Patrick Smith Dumps Dons For Tigers

[St George]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6017305814

Not directly relating to the Saints, but we get mentioned in the article.

I do agree with his criticism of Essendon.

Patrick has been unwell for some months and only returned to writing yesterday.

[SainterK]

Interesting read actually, he makes a good point.

[Spinner]

Good article but nothing to so with us...

[St George]

"Nothing to do with us."

But it has:

"....and St Kilda has a 24-hour suicide watch on its coach Ross Lyon who has become the only man in living memory to read the front of the paper with both a lawyer and therapist in attendance..."

Also, Patrick Smith changing clubs is relevant to this forum because many posters here over the years have vehemently disagreed with his opinions.

[HSVKing]

"....and St Kilda has a 24-hour suicide watch on its coach Ross Lyon who has become the only man in living memory to read the front of the paper with both a lawyer and therapist in attendance..."

Don't like the man, but I give him credit for this line. Very good

[Johnny Member]

As usual, one of the worst pieces I've ever read.


The relevance of his pieces are consistently a mystery to me.

[SainterK]

As usual, one of the worst pieces I've ever read.


The relevance of his pieces are consistently a mystery to me.

Rodger?

[plugger66]

Pathetic that a person would quit following a club because the board did things he a disagreed with. What happens if the Tigers do it. Anyway you must be passionless if you just quit over stuff like that.

[Spinner]

As usual, one of the worst pieces I've ever read.


The relevance of his pieces are consistently a mystery to me.

Rodger?

Yeo.

[St George]

Agree Plugger - I could never leave the Saints, no matter what.

A relly of mine (who lived conveniently behind Linton Street) spat the dummy years ago because of a stuff up with reserved seats and began following the Demons. Crazy!

[GrumpyOne]

One wonders if Fatpryck changes his religion on the same basis.

Like others I will always support the Saints. The pissoff factor is whether I renew my membership each year.

[Moods]

What a pompous, grandstanding wanker. I too thought the bombers were deceitful in the way they went about sacking Knights and getting Hird. If you support the club though, why would you care as long as it benefits the club? Reminds me of the wankers who claimed they were quitting their memberships b/c of the dramas over summer.

[bergholt]

One wonders if Fatpryck changes his religion on the same basis.

he'd run out of religions pretty quickly if he left one each time their prophets or adherents did something evil in the name of religion.

[Johnny Member]

As usual, one of the worst pieces I've ever read.


The relevance of his pieces are consistently a mystery to me.

Rodger?

What?


I can never understand why his articles are even written.

They are never anything more than just a surly old man having a whinge. He has no ties with anyone or any club, and never breaks a story.
Never talks about the footy itself with any insight either.

And all of this is littered with misfired attempts at humour at other people's expense and witless sarcasm.

Whenever I read one of his articles, all I am left with is a feeling that he's mocked someone, but I'm not sure why. It's like he has something he wants to get off his chest, but never actually says it.


On top of all that, I generally completely disagree with the guy.

[GrumpyOne]

all of this is littered with misfired attempts at humour at other people's expense and witless sarcasm.

You rang?

[Enrico_Misso]

Patrick has been unwell for some months and only returned to writing yesterday.

He's been mentally dysfunctional for nigh on twenty years.
Used to write complete drivel in his "Age" days in the 90s.
And appears to have regressed since.

Abandoning his club shows just what a person of low morality he is.

[iwantmeseats]

pft. Its the Australian. Irrelevant.

[Thinline]

When he removes the tongue from his cheek and hits a target (his piece on the horse jumps a while back was excellent) he writes well. Mostly though his crotchety ramblings are just funny. I think people are taking him too seriously. And lets face it, you don't take just a little joy from someone hanging (highly deserved) s*** on the Bombers?

[plugger66]

When he removes the tongue from his cheek and hits a target (his piece on the horse jumps a while back was excellent) he writes well. Mostly though his crotchety ramblings are just funny. I think people are taking him too seriously. And lets face it, you don't take just a little joy from someone hanging (highly deserved) s*** on the Bombers?

He was on SEN today and he is very much serious. Cant agree on the jumping either. Totally against Patrick on all his horse racing ideas.

[Leo.J]

He must of had a near death experience...

He got to the gates of hell and saw that the Devil was Bomber Thompson.

[Cairnsman]

I've been thinking about a change lately. I really like the orange in the GWS strip.

[Thinline]

When he removes the tongue from his cheek and hits a target (his piece on the horse jumps a while back was excellent) he writes well. Mostly though his crotchety ramblings are just funny. I think people are taking him too seriously. And lets face it, you don't take just a little joy from someone hanging (highly deserved) s*** on the Bombers?

He was on SEN today and he is very much serious. Cant agree on the jumping either. Totally against Patrick on all his horse racing ideas.

So you don't mind whaling either?

[plugger66]

When he removes the tongue from his cheek and hits a target (his piece on the horse jumps a while back was excellent) he writes well. Mostly though his crotchety ramblings are just funny. I think people are taking him too seriously. And lets face it, you don't take just a little joy from someone hanging (highly deserved) s*** on the Bombers?

He was on SEN today and he is very much serious. Cant agree on the jumping either. Totally against Patrick on all his horse racing ideas.

So you don't mind whaling either?

Sorry. What has that to do with Horse racing? Please at least use something relevent to jumping.

[Thinline]

Whaling is cruel, callous, unnecessary and validated by perpetrators on spurious grounds of historical merit.

Jumping is cruel, callous, unnecessary and validated by perpetrators on spurious grounds of historical merit.

[plugger66]

Whaling is cruel, callous, unnecessary and validated by perpetrators on spurious grounds of historical merit.

Jumping is cruel, callous, unnecessary and validated by perpetrators on spurious grounds of historical merit.

That statement is just crap and over the top crap. Facts would be good.

I will give some of my own facts. Part owned 3 horses. All no good on the flat. 2 were sprinters and thus couldnt jump. Gave them to friends but they then sold them to the Knackery. Died a painless death but died way to early. The other became a jumper and won us plenty of money. We kept him on a farm and pay agistment and is still going today. Yes I know he could have fallen over and died as about 3% do but id rather go with the odds and give these horses a chance to live.

So it is probably an painless death for 25% of horses that go to the knackery or a painfull death for 3% that do jumps. I say jumping is good for horses. It gives them a second chance.