08-21-2017, 04:09 AM
I find it hard to respect Hawthorn, even though my father barracked for them.
[1] Clarkson: He is an excellent coach: his record speaks for itself. But that does not make him a good human. He is almost everything I would prefer a human NOT to be. He doesn't like acknowledging that any other team is better than his on any given day. He has an angry streak larger than his height.
I have seen him since his first game (the Battle of Britain). His assault on Aitken should have been forwarded to the police.
[2] Hypocrisy: Clarkson, Hodge and many others are total hypocrites. I was at the game many years ago when both Buddy and Fev were going for their 100th goal of the season. Buddy got his early: we couldn't stop Hawthorn at the time. However, as the game went on, Fev got closer and closer, up to 99 at 3/4 time. Hawthorn then did everything they could to stop Fev getting that final goal, including playing 5 men on him. Naturally Fev fell short, although a number of very cheap goals managed to be scored by us during the quarter.
Clarkson, Hodge and others then came out of separate occasions to state that it was pity that Fev didn't get his 100, that they did not try extra hard to stop him getting the goal and that they would be happy to see it happen.
What bald faced lies they uttered.
It doesn't bother me that they were so competitive that they felt they had to defend every goal. I can understand that. But to come out publically and to try to rewrite history with them in the role of good guy was ridiculous. I cannot believe any of them could honestly have believed that trash having seem them play.
[3] Arrogance: we have been accused of this and we may have been guilty once upon a time.
[1] Clarkson: He is an excellent coach: his record speaks for itself. But that does not make him a good human. He is almost everything I would prefer a human NOT to be. He doesn't like acknowledging that any other team is better than his on any given day. He has an angry streak larger than his height.
I have seen him since his first game (the Battle of Britain). His assault on Aitken should have been forwarded to the police.
[2] Hypocrisy: Clarkson, Hodge and many others are total hypocrites. I was at the game many years ago when both Buddy and Fev were going for their 100th goal of the season. Buddy got his early: we couldn't stop Hawthorn at the time. However, as the game went on, Fev got closer and closer, up to 99 at 3/4 time. Hawthorn then did everything they could to stop Fev getting that final goal, including playing 5 men on him. Naturally Fev fell short, although a number of very cheap goals managed to be scored by us during the quarter.
Clarkson, Hodge and others then came out of separate occasions to state that it was pity that Fev didn't get his 100, that they did not try extra hard to stop him getting the goal and that they would be happy to see it happen.
What bald faced lies they uttered.
It doesn't bother me that they were so competitive that they felt they had to defend every goal. I can understand that. But to come out publically and to try to rewrite history with them in the role of good guy was ridiculous. I cannot believe any of them could honestly have believed that trash having seem them play.
[3] Arrogance: we have been accused of this and we may have been guilty once upon a time.
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