Halls side of the story

[Triple B]

How did we go from Powerade to Gatorade???

[Dosser]

(yep, you guessed it, it's a slow day at work)

I hear you Al, I hear you.

[Big Al]

As I understand it, nobody can get to the Gatorade because of all of the male RWOers crowding around it.

Yep - Bas, BBB and the good looking one whose name escapes me at the moment are the protectors, the knights of the stand if you will. It's rare that strangers are allowed into the inner sanctum.

(yep, you guessed it, it's a slow day at work)

[Big Al]

Ok I admit to being ignorant what happens at the Gatorade stand? Fasicinating.

The Gatorade Stand is an Oasis of tranquility and beauty among a sea of muddy, tired and sweaty footballers.

It is also the secret behind the success of the reserves this year. Henry we thank you for this wonderful gift.

[Dosser]

Ok I admit to being ignorant what happens at the Gatorade stand? Fasicinating.

As I understand it, nobody can get to the Gatorade because of all of the male RWOers crowding around it.

[swannielady]

I second this.

Ok I admit to being ignorant what happens at the Gatorade stand? Fasicinating.

[longmile]

I object to all of this Sydney 'elitism'. Just because you live in Sydney you can go and enjoy the Gatorade stand but none of the rest of us get to see! We need pics, my friend - pics!

I second this.

[Dosser]

Especially around the Gatorade stand. !!

I object to all of this Sydney 'elitism'. Just because you live in Sydney you can go and enjoy the Gatorade stand but none of the rest of us get to see! We need pics, my friend - pics!

[Nich]

Am I the only one who thinks its been written horribly?

Them's the problems you run into when ghost writing for a footy player

[longmile]

Am I the only one who thinks its been written horribly?

[Go Swannies]

The Swans gave Baz a Premiership and his enduring forward partner in Magic; the Dogs gave him a comfy retirement home and a lot of disappointment. Of course you'll love the Doggies forever, Baz.

But can you just shut up for a while?

[Triple B]

That being said, just because you may be right in your opinion doesn't mean its always a good idea to offer it publicly.....

When you are trying to flog a book it is. Which of course is why the whole thing has come to light...

Storm in a D-Cup...

[Cygnus]

Hall can think, feel and say whatever he wants, I even think his opinion is fairly well justified in this case.

That being said, just because you may be right in your opinion doesn't mean its always a good idea to offer it publicly. I think a day will come when Hall looks back at this and regrets the way HE handled this too, but he may or may not actually admit it like roos did.

Anyway, the whole thing has been blown out of proportion as is often the case in football media.

[BSA5]

This is all true, but let's not forget Baz has thrown fuel on this story by declaring himself a dog, questioning the bloods culture, having a go at Kirk, dislike for the swans style of footy, and ragging off about Roos and insinuating Roos was too gutless to call him or meet with him.
While at the same time declaring he has respect for Horse. ie No respect for Roos.
Now he might be right on all these points, but to say the perception of his views ,of Roos and the Swans, is all media driven is wrong.
Baz has driven this boat, with plenty of help from the media, but he's the skipper.
As I said in an earlier post, IMO, his behaviour ,generally, is like that of a petulant little boy, and I reckon he'll get over it in time, just like little boys do.

1. Declaring himself a dog - HE IS A DOG. What did you expect? If Bradshaw had been interviewed and said he still considered himself a Lion WHILE PLAYING FOR US, I'd have been mighty pissed off.
2. Questioning the bloods culture - What, you mean like pretty much everybody here was in 2009? I think it's fair to say that a culture can be questioned, can't you? What's wrong with pointing out a few of the flaws. I think most here felt it was getting a bit cultish, to the detriment of the team, in 2008/9.
3. Having a go at Kirk - Quotes? And complaining that he talked to the media before he talked to him is fair enough. It's not a great look for Kirk.
4. Dislike for the Swans style of footy - What's wrong with that? Again, most people on here have expressed a dislike for the Swans style of footy.
5. Ragging off about Roos, etc - Already addressed. He's allowed to be honest. Roos acted poorly.

Most of the stuff here has been incidental statements that are basically inferred from what he's saying when praising the Dogs anyway. He says something good about the Dogs, and the journos pump up the inference that the Swans were somehow inferior in this regard. He's mentioned he was happy with the supply he was getting at the Dogs, so maybe the Swans weren't that great. Etc, etc, etc. He gets fed leading questions, he answers them honestly. Fair game IMO. Doesn't mean he'll never be a Swan again, doesn't mean he harbours any resentment, he just has some opinions which when you think about them are fair enough. After all, they're opinions that have been expressed here by posters numerous times.

[ernie koala]

Exactly. The media keep trotting out the same stories based on a tiny passage from the book. For all we know, the rest of the book could be dedicated to his own wrongdoings. He could spend 5 chapters praising Roos and the Swans.

Hall has written ONE negative thing about Roos. ONE. Think about it for a second. ONE. Every single one of the countless articles we've read about Hall and Roos' rift, every single "quote" from Hall, they've all come from ONE passage. People seem to think Hall is beating this drum. Hall has written the one book, it is the media which keep bringing it up as if every article they write reflects a new dig.

This is all true, but let's not forget Baz has thrown fuel on this story by declaring himself a dog, questioning the bloods culture, having a go at Kirk, dislike for the swans style of footy, and ragging off about Roos and insinuating Roos was too gutless to call him or meet with him.
While at the same time declaring he has respect for Horse. ie No respect for Roos.
Now he might be right on all these points, but to say the perception of his views ,of Roos and the Swans, is all media driven is wrong.
Baz has driven this boat, with plenty of help from the media, but he's the skipper.
As I said in an earlier post, IMO, his behaviour ,generally, is like that of a petulant little boy, and I reckon he'll get over it in time, just like little boys do.