Greig Blanchett recommends crap book. WHY?
Long-time perusers of Usenet will probably be all too aware how often
the cyber-squatter Greig Blanchett <gre...@nzrfu.com> has drawn
attention to himself with some remarkably fatuous statements. Perhaps
his most astonishing performance came in early 2003 when he got
himself involved in a discussion on French football. Apparently not
one to burden himself with common sense or facts, he blithered forth
with the following, immortal, assessment: "It's all bullshit."
> the demise of rugby as we amateurs knew it) I strongly recommend "The
> Judas Game" by Joseph Romanos.
the cyber-squatter Greig Blanchett <gre...@nzrfu.com> has drawn
attention to himself with some remarkably fatuous statements. Perhaps
his most astonishing performance came in early 2003 when he got
himself involved in a discussion on French football. Apparently not
one to burden himself with common sense or facts, he blithered forth
with the following, immortal, assessment: "It's all bullshit."
Of course, any reader with any judgement at all will discount such
oafish ignorance. Blanchett's lack of common sense is apparent once
again in message news:<43ibvv4jdsfauj4dn39o0s1g
when he denies that the World Cup is the de facto World Championship
of rugby football.
oafish ignorance. Blanchett's lack of common sense is apparent once
again in message news:<43ibvv4jdsfauj4dn39o0s1g
when he denies that the World Cup is the de facto World Championship
of rugby football.
That much is easy to see and consign to the garbage bin. However,
what Blanchett writes next is, while it looks dull and innocuous
enough, even more idiotic than his "It's all bullshit" and the "RWC
doesn't count" comments, which can charitably be dismissed as
(possibly) just the piss talking. So here we go, with a rebuttal of
one of Mr Blanchett's more foolish efforts...
what Blanchett writes next is, while it looks dull and innocuous
enough, even more idiotic than his "It's all bullshit" and the "RWC
doesn't count" comments, which can charitably be dismissed as
(possibly) just the piss talking. So here we go, with a rebuttal of
one of Mr Blanchett's more foolish efforts...
>
> ...If you're interested in the development of the RWC (and
> ...If you're interested in the development of the RWC (and
> the demise of rugby as we amateurs knew it) I strongly recommend "The
> Judas Game" by Joseph Romanos.
Romanos is the dull, statistics-fixated hack who writes an unspeakably
boring sports column for the otherwise top-notch NZ Listener. He
seems incapable of crafting a sharp or amusing sentence, or of turning
out an interesting column. As you can imagine, his numerous forays
into full-length books - he's dumped more than a score on the bargain
bins of the nation over the years - have been, almost without
exception, a disaster. His luridly, and unfairly, titled book "The
Judas Game" - subtitled, ludicrously, THE BETRAYAL OF NEW ZEALAND
RUGBY - is perhaps his worst ever.
boring sports column for the otherwise top-notch NZ Listener. He
seems incapable of crafting a sharp or amusing sentence, or of turning
out an interesting column. As you can imagine, his numerous forays
into full-length books - he's dumped more than a score on the bargain
bins of the nation over the years - have been, almost without
exception, a disaster. His luridly, and unfairly, titled book "The
Judas Game" - subtitled, ludicrously, THE BETRAYAL OF NEW ZEALAND
RUGBY - is perhaps his worst ever.
Humiliatingly for Romanos, the cover, which was to feature an action
picture of Tana Umaga, has a large ugly strip plastered over it,
completely obscuring the identity of all the players. This
last-minute butchery occurred at the insistence of Umaga, who got wind
of what rubbish the book was, and took legal action to force Romanos
and his publisher (a sleazy ex-MP and convicted utterer and forger
called Michael Laws) to completely dissociate him from the book. "The
Judas Game" has been, deservedly, almost totally ignored by the public
and by the media.
picture of Tana Umaga, has a large ugly strip plastered over it,
completely obscuring the identity of all the players. This
last-minute butchery occurred at the insistence of Umaga, who got wind
of what rubbish the book was, and took legal action to force Romanos
and his publisher (a sleazy ex-MP and convicted utterer and forger
called Michael Laws) to completely dissociate him from the book. "The
Judas Game" has been, deservedly, almost totally ignored by the public
and by the media.
ALMOST totally ignored, that is. Because on the day of the book's
release, a Friday in late 2002, a nervous, profusely sweating Romanos
appeared on the television show Holmes. In the space of ten minutes,
Holmes sliced, diced and roasted Romanos, pointing out that his
"statistics" were worthless and that the whole theme of his book was
unfair and untrue. Under Holmes' unrelenting pressure, Romanos backed
down on everything he had written. One could just imagine his
unethical publisher Laws, sitting tensely in the green room no doubt,
grinding his teeth in frustration and disgust as Romanos caved in so
weakly.
release, a Friday in late 2002, a nervous, profusely sweating Romanos
appeared on the television show Holmes. In the space of ten minutes,
Holmes sliced, diced and roasted Romanos, pointing out that his
"statistics" were worthless and that the whole theme of his book was
unfair and untrue. Under Holmes' unrelenting pressure, Romanos backed
down on everything he had written. One could just imagine his
unethical publisher Laws, sitting tensely in the green room no doubt,
grinding his teeth in frustration and disgust as Romanos caved in so
weakly.
>
> Although predominantly about the fall from grace of NZ rugby,
> Although predominantly about the fall from grace of NZ rugby,
New Zealand rugby has fallen from grace? See what I mean, fellas,
about the book being ludicrous and untrue?
about the book being ludicrous and untrue?
>
> a lot of it applies to other countries as well.
> a lot of it applies to other countries as well.
But not the racist stuff, where the blitheringly uninformed Romanos
simply recycles the racist anti-Polynesian "thinking" of the likes of
Murray Deaker, John Graham and NZ RUGBY WORLD "editor" John (Moron)
Matheson. At one point in the book, he even uses the word
"outstanding" to describe Matheson's dishonest, stupid, infamous
article "Where have all the white players gone?" from the October 2001
issue of his magazine.
simply recycles the racist anti-Polynesian "thinking" of the likes of
Murray Deaker, John Graham and NZ RUGBY WORLD "editor" John (Moron)
Matheson. At one point in the book, he even uses the word
"outstanding" to describe Matheson's dishonest, stupid, infamous
article "Where have all the white players gone?" from the October 2001
issue of his magazine.
>
> The stuff on how the IRB actively fought to prevent a RWC until
> they realised they could make money from it is an eye opener.
> The stuff on how the IRB actively fought to prevent a RWC until
> they realised they could make money from it is an eye opener.
Blanchett opened his eyes to this only after reading Romanos' turgid
account?
account?
>
> Since then, rugby has had little or nothing to do with the RWC.
> Since then, rugby has had little or nothing to do with the RWC.
Oh? So what was all the fuss about in, say.... 1995? And '99? And
last year? If not rugby - what?
last year? If not rugby - what?
>
> It's an excuse to make money, and damn the sport.
> It's an excuse to make money, and damn the sport.
Errrrr, no. Stoo-pid thing to say, worthy of a Joseph Romanos
article. I think most of us, even Mr Blanchett when he's in his right
mind, would agree that the World Cup is, without a doubt, an excuse to
make money. But how does that mean "damn the sport"? Romanos fails
dismally, in his unread book, to point out how. Perhaps his avid (and
perhaps only) fan Greig Blanchett would like to tell us.
article. I think most of us, even Mr Blanchett when he's in his right
mind, would agree that the World Cup is, without a doubt, an excuse to
make money. But how does that mean "damn the sport"? Romanos fails
dismally, in his unread book, to point out how. Perhaps his avid (and
perhaps only) fan Greig Blanchett would like to tell us.
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Greig Blanchett recommends crap book. WHY?
"Morrissey Breen" <morriss...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fb3a0456.0401032157.
> Of course, any reader with any judgement at all will discount such
> oafish ignorance. Blanchett's lack of common sense is apparent once
> again in message news:<43ibvv4jdsfauj4dn39o0s1g
> when he denies that the World Cup is the de facto World Championship
> of rugby football.
> oafish ignorance. Blanchett's lack of common sense is apparent once
> again in message news:<43ibvv4jdsfauj4dn39o0s1g
> when he denies that the World Cup is the de facto World Championship
> of rugby football.
It is not possible to discount oafish ignorance on Usenet. One has to look
at all the chaff before any wheat can be found. For my part I have never
expected common sense from Blanchett and have not been disappointed.
at all the chaff before any wheat can be found. For my part I have never
expected common sense from Blanchett and have not been disappointed.
> > Although predominantly about the fall from grace of NZ rugby,
>
> New Zealand rugby has fallen from grace? See what I mean, fellas,
> about the book being ludicrous and untrue?
The book taken as a whole may well be "ludicrous and untrue" and I rely on
your judgment here. There is, however, no truer statement than "New Zealand
rugby has fallen from grace". I will not be making the effort to read the
book as I don't care a "thruppenny" for the future of New Zealand rugby,
know precisely what is wrong with the All Blacks method of play, and have
many more important ways of filling my time. I cannot imagine that I would
ever be bored enough to find myself reading a book written by a New
Zealander. I would amuse myself by extracting all of my teeth with a
nutcracker before I would contemplate that.
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Greig Blanchett recommends crap book. WHY?
"Morrissey Breen" <morriss...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fb3a0456.0401032157.
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Here we go: the 3rd of Jan and we're into post of the year already. Oh
sure, The Green Phantom will bung in the odd long post, John Williams
will talk sense, and I'll wade in with 'Scebe is a bit of a twonk'.
But the head nacho has to be Breen. I'm still laughing at Pimms and
catnip......
sure, The Green Phantom will bung in the odd long post, John Williams
will talk sense, and I'll wade in with 'Scebe is a bit of a twonk'.
But the head nacho has to be Breen. I'm still laughing at Pimms and
catnip......
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Greig Blanchett recommends crap book. WHY?
In news:7U1Kb.17138$FN....@
didgerman <aw99...@hotmail.com> presented us with:
didgerman <aw99...@hotmail.com> presented us with:
> "JD" <_antip...@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:6189a6f9.0401041433.
>> "didgerman" <aw99...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:<xpXJb.16789$526.1...@
>>>
>>> Bzzzzt! No such word as pedomorph. If you were to call somebody a
>>> 'mendacious pedomorph' you would also be implying they were child like
>>> twice-over: that is bad English.
>>
>> pe·do·mor·phism Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult,
>> occurring in mammals
>>
>> men·da·cious False; untrue: a mendacious statement.
>>
>> Seems you just can't help but make a fucking fool of yourself.
>>
> news:6189a6f9.0401041433.
>> "didgerman" <aw99...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:<xpXJb.16789$526.1...@
>>>
>>> Bzzzzt! No such word as pedomorph. If you were to call somebody a
>>> 'mendacious pedomorph' you would also be implying they were child like
>>> twice-over: that is bad English.
>>
>> pe·do·mor·phism Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult,
>> occurring in mammals
>>
>> men·da·cious False; untrue: a mendacious statement.
>>
>> Seems you just can't help but make a fucking fool of yourself.
>>
> There is no such word as pedomorph, and I know what mendacious means.
Of course you do, now that I've provided the meaning. In your previous post
you stated; 'If you were to call somebody a 'mendacious pedomorph' you would
also be implying they were child like twice-over:'
you stated; 'If you were to call somebody a 'mendacious pedomorph' you would
also be implying they were child like twice-over:'
> However, *if* there was such a word as pedomorph {we'll use the
> nearest to it} what you have said is: 'fibbing adult, who retains
> child like qualities', did you make that up?
> nearest to it} what you have said is: 'fibbing adult, who retains
> child like qualities', did you make that up?
Close enough and yes.
> Perhaps
somebody has
> called you that recently, and you looked it up?
somebody has
> called you that recently, and you looked it up?
My name isn't Andrew.
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