why does the age hate us?

MC Gusto · Post: # 1165789Post **MC Gusto** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:23am

seriously what have we done to that fkn paper to get all this hate??

StGoddard18 · Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:42am

What have they said?

MC Gusto · Post: # 1165802Post **MC Gusto** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:49am

what havent they said?

they are at us all the time!

today's headline:

The saints the big losers of trade week

perfectionist · Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:51am

Don't worry. The HUN has pretty much the same story. So they are all against us.

Saints43 · Post: # 1165809Post **Saints43** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:52am

Walsh has gone to Sydney. Some Saints fans annoyed. Walsh guaranteed solid income at Sydney. Sydney have solid record with international recruits. Saints described the loss of Walsh as the 'lowlight' of trade week. Dealt with Sydnet reluctantly once they realise he was definitely leaving.

Dwason, Peake, Clarke, Ray, Gamble & Polo all out of contract.

Watters meeting with Harves today to discuss role at club. Harves disappointed not to be appointed senior coach.

What does come across is that Watters appears to have some bridge building to do at the club. But he seems to be straight onto it.

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:52am

I would think Freo and Collingwood were the bigger losers of trade week ... Freo put all their eggs in one basket and then saw it walk to the Dees ... And collingwood traded all of their picks for fringe Players

StGoddard18 · Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:53am

Ohhh geee really? I think we did great considering we still have Goddard. Saad and Milera are great pick ups. I think behind gws us and Brisbane have the most pics.

They just want make us look like idiots, well sir they are the idiots!

Saints43 · Post: # 1165812Post **Saints43** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:54am

The headline was "Saints trade weak'

Whatever, the article all seems pretty factual to me.

And St Kilda has appointed Terry Dillon from hawthorn as its new Chief Operating Officer.

thejiggingsaint · Tue 18 Oct 2011 9:58am

Dear God! MC mate, if you don't like what they say,DONT READ IT!!!!!!!! If Walsh left (in spite of being offered a 3 year deal and a spot in the side in round 1) then we move on. If Harves is having some sort of sulk (Which I find VERY hard to believe) at being overlooked, then with respect to the great man, he has some decisions to make. No time for wasting energy on such matters (IF they are true

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The OtherThommo · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:02am

Reading the article itself, there's something of a disconnect between the headline and the body of the article. I didn't think the writing was overly critical.

Some time back The Age decided to outsource their sub-editing. Since then there has been a noticeable change in the relationship between headlines and reports/commentary. In short, they've gone for the headline grab, rather than consistency between headline and body.

It's not just in sport that the change is apparent. The whole thing has more of a tabloid feel.

Waltzing St Kilda · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:05am

The OtherThommo wrote:Reading the article itself, there's something of a disconnect between the headline and the body of the article. I didn't think the writing was overly critical.

Some time back The Age decided to outsource their sub-editing. Since then there has been a noticeable change in the relationship between headlines and reports/commentary. In short, they've gone for the headline grab, rather than consistency between headline and body.

It's not just in sport that the change is apparent. The whole thing has more of a tabloid feel.

Exceptionally well put.

saintly · Post: # 1165831Post **saintly** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:11am

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:I would think Freo and Collingwood were the bigger losers of trade week ... Freo put all their eggs in one basket and then saw it walk to the Dees ... And collingwood traded all of their picks for fringe Players

i agree re collingwood, but they had such a positive article about them that i wanted to spew!

Superboot · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:12am

Apparently, Walsh has gone from St Kilda to Kings Cross.

Completely unnecessary reference. Wonder how long it took Gleeson to think up that one? Posted on-line at 3.00am, so he must have sat up half the night thinking about it.

thejiggingsaint · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:17am

hmmmmmm? longer than that I'd think Super!!!!

saintlee · Post: # 1165837Post **saintlee** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:18am

I can't see what's wrong with the articles..... fans are upset we lost Walsh, but we didn't have much choice. At least we got some picks this time.

thejiggingsaint · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:21am

Pur-LEESE!! Do stop making sense

borderbarry · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:28am

Carlton, St>kilda, and Collingwood all in the same boat, that is no one wanted the players they put up for trade, and each club now has to delist one of these players possibly. However each club is treated differently by the media. Guess which one is made to look the loser!
(Although we did lose badly on the Tommy Walsh deal).

terry smith rules · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:33am

Superboot wrote:Apparently, Walsh has gone from St Kilda to Kings Cross.

Completely unnecessary reference. Wonder how long it took Gleeson to think up that one? Posted on-line at 3.00am, so he must have sat up half the night thinking about it.

it's a line from a paul kelly song, I think it is quite a smart line

don't be so sensitive

saint66au · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:34am

As long as fans continue with this victim mentality, the media will be seen to "hate us"

Funny...noone said "the media all clearly hate us" when Robbo wrote those two excellent articles about Roo in the Hun last week...and thats that they were.

Whilst its true the tabloid media have a fixation with us due to their ability to use "sex" and 'schoolgirl" in headlines, I think its best not to draw a broad brus....and just take each article on its merits.

saint66au · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:34am

terry smith rules wrote:
Superboot wrote:Apparently, Walsh has gone from St Kilda to Kings Cross.

Completely unnecessary reference. Wonder how long it took Gleeson to think up that one? Posted on-line at 3.00am, so he must have sat up half the night thinking about it.
it's a line from a paul kelly song, I think it is quite a smart line

don't be so sensitive

+1..I chuckled too, pretty clever really

terry smith rules · Tue 18 Oct 2011 10:35am

and we didn't come out of trade week well

as we still have salary cap issues and now we have to cut some players with out getting anything for them, in my mind that is a loss

westy · Post: # 1165899Post **westy** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 11:46am

Here's another spin. Because we now have a West Australian coach, we are getting plenty of favourable exposure over here. There was even a slight spin on Lyin joining Freo for a while but, I think may be because The West Australian is pro-Eagles. Something else to consider is that I think Watters is the first West Australian to coach a major AFL/VFL team.

Kilda · Post: # 1166033Post **Kilda** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 3:58pm

I don't believe the post here re The Age. The Age has been a sponsor of the club for several years now and it only makes sense that they write articles about them.

As far as I can tell, they are merely reporting what is...no slants or agendas...you have to get used to the fact that St Kilda - regardless of their on-field status- is always in the news. This is part of the drama that one takes on board when following this club.

spert · Post: # 1166042Post **spert** » Tue 18 Oct 2011 4:07pm

westy wrote:Here's another spin. Because we now have a West Australian coach, we are getting plenty of favourable exposure over here. There was even a slight spin on Lyin joining Freo for a while but, I think may be because The West Australian is pro-Eagles. Something else to consider is that I think Watters is the first West Australian to coach a major AFL/VFL team.

Was Polly Farmer a sandgroper who coached Geelong?

Animal Enclosure · Tue 18 Oct 2011 4:13pm

Superboot wrote:Apparently, Walsh has gone from St Kilda to Kings Cross.

Completely unnecessary reference. Wonder how long it took Gleeson to think up that one? Posted on-line at 3.00am, so he must have sat up half the night thinking about it.

Funny reference (& great song).

The article itself was fine... no StK bashing as far as I could see.

Ordinary work by the sub editor though... they must have got him from the HS.