Crying footballers - Another bogfooty special
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Crying footballers - Another bogfooty special
I've had enough of the morons and keyboard heroes on that site. I'm aware we have them here too but at least they barrack for the same team as me.
One particular example that irks me is the Riewoldt crying incident. Now I don't mind if the picture is brought up as a joke or something in bay 13 - that's fair game. BUT, it SH!ts me that no matter how awesome a player Riewoldt is, no matter how much he dominates, he will ALWAYS be remembered for that goddamn night he did his collarbone.
Never mind that he was frustrated, felt like he was letting the team down and felt like a failure as a captain - all in his first match as captain - at the age of 21 no less - watching St.Kilda fail, when it was because of him we hit the front. The very reason these effing keyboard heroes think he cried was becuase he hurt his shoulder.
No wonder, every post I read on that site makes me want to smash the computer screen.
Let me express something here - crying, whatever the reason is a form of emotion, which may be a cause of pain, anguish or loss BUT is also caused by PASSION.
Passion is a powerful emotion to have - its the reason we all love Harvey so much. It drives us, it motivates us and it rules us. Unfortunately, this is something those idiots will NEVER understand. Safe behind their keyboards, they take potshots at Riewoldt simply because he cried on camera. Disregard everything else he has ever done - htis has branded him a sook for life and earns him the label "soft".
These same idiots obviously weren't watching his amazing mark in round 11 2004 against Sydney back with the flight of the ball (that saintbot still has on his avatar) or they'd think twice before calling him soft I bet.
It really is so easy to just say something on the internet when in life, its a completely different story. But again, that is just something all these people will never understand.
this damn thread has some good examples of the kind of morons I'm talking about:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthrea ... c&t=426080
One particular example that irks me is the Riewoldt crying incident. Now I don't mind if the picture is brought up as a joke or something in bay 13 - that's fair game. BUT, it SH!ts me that no matter how awesome a player Riewoldt is, no matter how much he dominates, he will ALWAYS be remembered for that goddamn night he did his collarbone.
Never mind that he was frustrated, felt like he was letting the team down and felt like a failure as a captain - all in his first match as captain - at the age of 21 no less - watching St.Kilda fail, when it was because of him we hit the front. The very reason these effing keyboard heroes think he cried was becuase he hurt his shoulder.
No wonder, every post I read on that site makes me want to smash the computer screen.
Let me express something here - crying, whatever the reason is a form of emotion, which may be a cause of pain, anguish or loss BUT is also caused by PASSION.
Passion is a powerful emotion to have - its the reason we all love Harvey so much. It drives us, it motivates us and it rules us. Unfortunately, this is something those idiots will NEVER understand. Safe behind their keyboards, they take potshots at Riewoldt simply because he cried on camera. Disregard everything else he has ever done - htis has branded him a sook for life and earns him the label "soft".
These same idiots obviously weren't watching his amazing mark in round 11 2004 against Sydney back with the flight of the ball (that saintbot still has on his avatar) or they'd think twice before calling him soft I bet.
It really is so easy to just say something on the internet when in life, its a completely different story. But again, that is just something all these people will never understand.
this damn thread has some good examples of the kind of morons I'm talking about:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthrea ... c&t=426080
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I respect Riewoldt for crying, to me it shows his passion, if anybody wants to call him a sook they're the ones that look like a moron...
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No one seems to remember james hird on TV crying on the bench when he injured his ankle early one season, commentators and everyone said how they felt for him because he was going to miss at least half a dozen matches, Hird was captain of the Bummers and a lot older than Nick... I get p...ed`off about it myself.....
And the president said " I did not have sex with that woman"
And our former president said " Football is like golf"
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Go Sainters !!!!!
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yeah he prob just rolled it too....pansiesupersaints wrote:No one seems to remember james hird on TV crying on the bench when he injured his ankle early one season, commentators and everyone said how they felt for him because he was going to miss at least half a dozen matches, Hird was captain of the Bummers and a lot older than Nick... I get p...ed`off about it myself.....
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2009 and 2010 were 2 of the 5 best years ever by the St.Kilda FC.
Thanks for all your efforts Saints.
2009 and 2010 were 2 of the 5 best years ever by the St.Kilda FC.
Thanks for all your efforts Saints.
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I don't read/post on that site at all these days. It's full of spineless morons taking pot shots elite athletes from behind their keyboards. Pre-internet those type of conversations were restricted to lunchtime in primary school.
Take a look at SaintBot's avatar. That's courage. Leading his team at 21, that's courage. Backback into a pack. Breaking his collarbone and playing on. He's one of the most couragous blokes playing the game and has proved it time and time again.
Take a look at SaintBot's avatar. That's courage. Leading his team at 21, that's courage. Backback into a pack. Breaking his collarbone and playing on. He's one of the most couragous blokes playing the game and has proved it time and time again.
I wonder if those who call sit behind computers and eat pies in the outer calling Riewoldt soft for crying, would run flat out and through themselves head first in marking contests.
and then would do it all again as soon as they return from a broken collarbone...
I very much doubt these tough guys would stand up to such a test.
and then would do it all again as soon as they return from a broken collarbone...
I very much doubt these tough guys would stand up to such a test.