Roos - the coach who changed the game

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • aardvark
    Veterans List
    • Mar 2010
    • 5685

    #16
    Originally posted by KirkysSocks
    Ask anyone outside victoria and they rate the 2005 team.

    Ask anyone in victoria and they have no respect for the 2005 team, some even going as far as saying it was a terrible GF.
    Should have asked me KS. I think its the best GF iv'e ever seen....but i'm biased.

    Comment

    • swansrule100
      The quarterback
      • May 2004
      • 4538

      #17
      Originally posted by KirkysSocks
      Ask anyone outside victoria and they rate the 2005 team.

      Ask anyone in victoria and they have no respect for the 2005 team, some even going as far as saying it was a terrible GF.
      and the afl gave us the flag
      Theres not much left to say

      Comment

      • KirkysSocks
        Suspended by the MRP
        • May 2010
        • 243

        #18
        Originally posted by swansrule100
        and the afl gave us the flag
        Yeah thats another beauty..but thats more an online myth these days. Poor victorians ran out of taunts when we won the flag so they just had to come up with a new one.

        Comment

        • KirkysSocks
          Suspended by the MRP
          • May 2010
          • 243

          #19
          Originally posted by aardvark
          Should have asked me KS. I think its the best GF iv'e ever seen....but i'm biased.
          Ask any non swan

          Comment

          • AnnieH
            RWOs Black Sheep
            • Aug 2006
            • 11332

            #20
            Roos had already changed Sydney by the manner in which he'd won the coaching job. The Swans had wanted - and apparently signed - Terry Wallace. The fans rose up and demanded that Roos, the caretaker, get the gig. Sydney had never seen such a display of people power. It was a watershed moment in which the members and supporters asserted their ownership of the club.
            I'm so glad we're recognised in this story.

            Great read.
            Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
            Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

            Comment

            • BSA5
              Senior Player
              • Feb 2008
              • 2522

              #21
              Originally posted by TheHood
              What about Benny Matthews?
              Mathews was a very good player at his best, including in 2005. He faded quickly, but he was still a quality medium defender for many years. He was a very important part of our Premiership side.
              Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

              Comment

              • KirkysSocks
                Suspended by the MRP
                • May 2010
                • 243

                #22
                Originally posted by AnnieH
                I'm so glad we're recognised in this story.

                Great read.
                So you were one of the 4 people who showed up that day and held colless at ransom.

                Was the dog yours?

                All 5 of them need a statue at the SCG.

                Comment

                • KirkysSocks
                  Suspended by the MRP
                  • May 2010
                  • 243

                  #23
                  Originally posted by BSA5
                  Mathews was a very good player at his best, including in 2005. He faded quickly, but he was still a quality medium defender for many years. He was a very important part of our Premiership side.
                  Was one of the first victims post 2006 of Vlad speeding up of the game with his new rules. Poor Benny had no chance after that.

                  Comment

                  • AnnieH
                    RWOs Black Sheep
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 11332

                    #24
                    Originally posted by KirkysSocks
                    So you were one of the 4 people who showed up that day and held colless at ransom.

                    Was the dog yours?

                    All 5 of them need a statue at the SCG.
                    He got a phone call from me plus an emailed petition with 50 names on it threatening to cut up our memberships.

                    Money talks ... bull@@@@ Wallace walks.
                    Easy.
                    Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

                    Comment

                    • stellation
                      scott names the planets
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 9718

                      #25
                      Originally posted by AnnieH
                      He got a phone call from me plus an emailed petition with 50 names on it threatening to cut up our memberships.

                      Money talks ... bull@@@@ Wallace walks.
                      Easy.
                      I imagine that the alledged payout to Wallace cost more than 50 memberships.
                      I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
                      We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

                      Comment

                      • KirkysSocks
                        Suspended by the MRP
                        • May 2010
                        • 243

                        #26
                        Originally posted by AnnieH
                        He got a phone call from me plus an emailed petition with 50 names on it threatening to cut up our memberships.

                        Money talks ... bull@@@@ Wallace walks.
                        Easy.
                        I really hope that you are being sarcastic.

                        I think it was more to do what the players wanted and then the fans, overall, not just 50, that swayed the decision. Plus the reaction of the players at the end of that Richmond game.

                        Comment

                        • Damien
                          Living in 2005
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 3713

                          #27
                          I think a few fans take a little bit too much credit for the Roos appointment lol

                          Nice article though, going to be a Roos lovefest until the end of the year.

                          Comment

                          • Big Al
                            Veterans List
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 7007

                            #28
                            Roos - the coach who changed the game

                            My recollection was there was a massive ground swell of support from the fans and players. I emailed the club at the time to offer my support for Roos. I'm certain it was this email that swayed the board. lol
                            Last edited by liz; 18 June 2010, 02:27 PM. Reason: Deleted response to deleted post above
                            ..And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC

                            Here it is Again! - Huddo SEN

                            Comment

                            • aardvark
                              Veterans List
                              • Mar 2010
                              • 5685

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Big Al
                              Your having a go at someone for being obnoxious. ROFLMAO
                              It's like George Bush having a go at Paris Hilton for being dumb.

                              My recollection was there was a massive ground swell of support from the fans and players. I emailed the club at the time to offer my support for Roos. I'm certain it was this email that swayed the board. lol
                              Hmm...and i thought it was my massive skill at mental telepathy tipped the debate Roosy's way

                              Comment

                              • Bleed Red Blood
                                Senior Player
                                • Sep 2003
                                • 2057

                                #30
                                Originally posted by KirkysSocks
                                Was one of the first victims post 2006 of Vlad speeding up of the game with his new rules. Poor Benny had no chance after that.
                                Yet he kept getting games.

                                Comment

                                Working...