Yeah, look it's a tough one...
On the field, everyone is doing to the job they're paid to do - win matches. So they're doing their high-profile jobs well - is that more newsworthy than Terry Wallace or Mick Malthouse
potentially losing their jobs? Well, no, of course not...
I think we're getting quite a bit of good media...(although we are still being
a little bit retrospectively punished for the way we handed the media in the past. There can be no question about this. Past mistakes have hurt us).
However, I'd like to point out that I have noticed some changes.
- The Ch 7 mini-docu before Round 2 was
excellent and was a sign that the club is realising that the media can be used for the good.
- Ross Lyon has realised that being an arsehole to the media was not only pointless but disempowering. It brought him scrutiny he could do without. Now he understands that you work with the media to explain things to fans, not against them.
- Our pre-season stuff with The Age was really good. The day of our NAB Cup opener we had honest articles with Ball, Riewoldt and Lyon (I think).
I reckon the media is giving us a fair run. We've been praised by: Garry Lyon, Mike Sheahan, Grant Thomas, James Hird, Gerard Healy, Nathan Buckley, Dennis Cometti, Bruce McAvaney...I mean, given the best team in the comp is also 5-0, what more do you want?
The Saintsational Man wrote:It's good.....I like it.
They'll jump on in time, but for now.....it's all about doing our thing.
Very true.
saint66au wrote:I reckon the fact we've beaten 5 Interstate sides has something to do with it, although I'm not quite sure why
Also a good point. Smaller crowds, lesser build-ups, etc.
But this has suited us to a tee. Lower expectation has probably helped us get away to a strong start, build confidence and get ourselves in strong armour for the rest of the year.
No cause for concern from where I stand. We have ground to make up on and off the field and this is what it boils down to: hard work (and continued, sustained, ongoing hard work).