"There's no agnostics on my show! This is a 100 per-cent All Black supporters zone," ranted Radio Sport journeyman Mark Watson last Saturday night.
Hive-mind syndrome in the media, from the NZ Herald's absurd Wynne "Sensible" Gray and Chris "Ratshit" Rattue down to fair-weather fans like Murray Deaker, Tony "Bootboy" Veitch and Mark Watson, means that complacency (and ignorance) levels are sky-high right now---almost totally in the media, and also among some of the more easily led and less thoughtful members of the public.
There's a surreal quality to the displays of ignorance and over-confidence. Just listen to fair-weather fan Martin "Moron" Devlin on TV1 after last night's game: "There's only one team in the final, isn't there." In a pathetic display of indulgence, Nick Mallett, Dan Crowley and Anton Oliver felt compelled to murmur agreement---however hesitantly. Oliver in particular would have remembered the puerile and malicious behavior of Devlin following the 1999 semifinal demolition by France. Yet he felt compelled to nod in unison with the others.
The mood of elation continued this morning. One jubilant (and inebriated) fan was asked by National Radio's Morning Report how he felt about next weekend's final. The drone bawled drunkenly: "It'll be a walkover!"
Back in the Morning Report studio, Geoff Robinson solemnly (and gullibly) reported a clever piece of mensonge diplomatiques by French captain Thierry Dusautoir: "We may not have talent, but we have heart." Of course, the very opposite has been true for much of this tournament.
Simon Mercep asked L'Equipe reporter Ian Borthwick and Sir Colin Meads to predict the result of the final. Borthwick declined, pointing out the great speed and skill of the Tricolors' loose forwards and the formidable power of the front five. Meads agreed, and observed that the French pack was the only pack with the power and skill to match the All Blacks' pack. They didn't even mention backs like Palisson, Mermoz, Clerc or Médard, each of them capable of tearing the All Blacks apart like they did to England a week ago.
Those are facts that that the likes of Watson, Devlin and their substandard colleagues in the sports media won't even permit to be mentioned: to show anything less than total belief, and to show any knowledge of or respect for France will jinx the All Blacks.
This all feels very like 1999, all over again. Worryingly, the loudest and most complacent voices in the sports media now are exactly the same voices as twelve years ago. Not one of them seems to have learned anything.
"There's no agnostics on my show! This is a 100 per-cent All Black
supporters zone," ranted Radio Sport journeyman Mark Watson last
Saturday night.
Hive-mind syndrome in the media, from the NZ Herald's absurd Wynne
"Sensible" Gray and Chris "Ratshit" Rattue down to fair-weather fans
like Murray Deaker, Tony "Bootboy" Veitch and Mark Watson, means that
complacency (and ignorance) levels are sky-high right now---almost
totally in the media, and also among some of the more easily led and
less thoughtful members of the public.
There's a surreal quality to the displays of ignorance and over-
confidence. Just listen to fair-weather fan Martin "Moron" Devlin on
TV1 after last night's game: "There's only one team in the final,
isn't there." In a pathetic display of indulgence, Nick Mallett, Dan
Crowley and Anton Oliver felt compelled to murmur agreement---however
hesitantly. Oliver in particular would have remembered the puerile and
malicious behavior of Devlin following the 1999 semifinal demolition
by France. Yet he felt compelled to nod in unison with the others.
The mood of elation continued this morning. One jubilant (and
inebriated) fan was asked by National Radio's Morning Report how he
felt about next weekend's final. The drone bawled drunkenly: "It'll be
a walkover!"
Back in the Morning Report studio, Geoff Robinson solemnly (and
gullibly) reported a clever piece of mensonge diplomatiques by French
captain Thierry Dusautoir: "We may not have talent, but we have
heart." Of course, the very opposite has been true for much of this
tournament.
Simon Mercep asked L'Equipe reporter Ian Borthwick and Sir Colin Meads
to predict the result of the final. Borthwick declined, pointing out
the great speed and skill of the Tricolors' loose forwards and the
formidable power of the front five. Meads agreed, and observed that
the French pack was the only pack with the power and skill to match
the All Blacks' pack. They didn't even mention backs like Palisson,
Mermoz, Clerc or Médard, each of them capable of tearing the All
Blacks apart like they did to England a week ago.
Those are facts that that the likes of Watson, Devlin and their
substandard colleagues in the sports media won't even permit to be
mentioned: to show anything less than total belief, and to show any
knowledge of or respect for France will jinx the All Blacks.
This all feels very like 1999, all over again. Worryingly, the loudest
and most complacent voices in the sports media now are exactly the
same voices as twelve years ago. Not one of them seems to have learned
anything.
supporters zone," ranted Radio Sport journeyman Mark Watson last
Saturday night.
Hive-mind syndrome in the media, from the NZ Herald's absurd Wynne
"Sensible" Gray and Chris "Ratshit" Rattue down to fair-weather fans
like Murray Deaker, Tony "Bootboy" Veitch and Mark Watson, means that
complacency (and ignorance) levels are sky-high right now---almost
totally in the media, and also among some of the more easily led and
less thoughtful members of the public.
There's a surreal quality to the displays of ignorance and over-
confidence. Just listen to fair-weather fan Martin "Moron" Devlin on
TV1 after last night's game: "There's only one team in the final,
isn't there." In a pathetic display of indulgence, Nick Mallett, Dan
Crowley and Anton Oliver felt compelled to murmur agreement---however
hesitantly. Oliver in particular would have remembered the puerile and
malicious behavior of Devlin following the 1999 semifinal demolition
by France. Yet he felt compelled to nod in unison with the others.
The mood of elation continued this morning. One jubilant (and
inebriated) fan was asked by National Radio's Morning Report how he
felt about next weekend's final. The drone bawled drunkenly: "It'll be
a walkover!"
Back in the Morning Report studio, Geoff Robinson solemnly (and
gullibly) reported a clever piece of mensonge diplomatiques by French
captain Thierry Dusautoir: "We may not have talent, but we have
heart." Of course, the very opposite has been true for much of this
tournament.
Simon Mercep asked L'Equipe reporter Ian Borthwick and Sir Colin Meads
to predict the result of the final. Borthwick declined, pointing out
the great speed and skill of the Tricolors' loose forwards and the
formidable power of the front five. Meads agreed, and observed that
the French pack was the only pack with the power and skill to match
the All Blacks' pack. They didn't even mention backs like Palisson,
Mermoz, Clerc or Médard, each of them capable of tearing the All
Blacks apart like they did to England a week ago.
Those are facts that that the likes of Watson, Devlin and their
substandard colleagues in the sports media won't even permit to be
mentioned: to show anything less than total belief, and to show any
knowledge of or respect for France will jinx the All Blacks.
This all feels very like 1999, all over again. Worryingly, the loudest
and most complacent voices in the sports media now are exactly the
same voices as twelve years ago. Not one of them seems to have learned
anything.
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That kind of stupid journalist is doing nothing more than putting his
team under huge pressure. He should always talk up the opposition.
The ABs will be bags of nerves taking the field. The French have
nothing to lose as no-one expects them to win (except me, who thinks
they might just do it, but I would be far from certain)
What they have going for them is a hugely powerful pack, great
runners, very good defence and a phenomenal placekicker. When they
click they can be unbeatable.
team under huge pressure. He should always talk up the opposition.
The ABs will be bags of nerves taking the field. The French have
nothing to lose as no-one expects them to win (except me, who thinks
they might just do it, but I would be far from certain)
What they have going for them is a hugely powerful pack, great
runners, very good defence and a phenomenal placekicker. When they
click they can be unbeatable.
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On Oct 18, 6:24 am, Large Paddy <gol...@gmail.com> made some highly
pertinent observations:
It wasn't the all Black players or management that were complacent in
1999 or 2007.
>
> He should always talk up the opposition.
The All Blacks always do that anyway.
>
> The ABs will be bags of nerves taking the field. The French have
> nothing to lose as no-one expects them to win (except me, who thinks
> they might just do it, but I would be far from certain)
>
> What they have going for them is a hugely powerful pack, great
> runners, very good defence and a phenomenal placekicker. When they
> click they can be unbeatable.
That's a heretical view that is banned from talkback radio in New
Zealand.
pertinent observations:
> That kind of stupid journalist is doing nothing more than putting his
> team under huge pressure.
The players, and indeed most fans, do not respect these journalists.> team under huge pressure.
It wasn't the all Black players or management that were complacent in
1999 or 2007.
>
> He should always talk up the opposition.
>
> The ABs will be bags of nerves taking the field. The French have
> nothing to lose as no-one expects them to win (except me, who thinks
> they might just do it, but I would be far from certain)
>
> What they have going for them is a hugely powerful pack, great
> runners, very good defence and a phenomenal placekicker. When they
> click they can be unbeatable.
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"Mo" <morriss...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>N.Z. sports journalists have learned nothing in the last twelve years
That's 'learnt' not 'learned', it's an irregular verb.
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in common usage. The demise of seemingly redundant vowels is surely
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expect their audience to want to read. Successful radio djs are
successful because they say what they what their listeners want to
here. If no one in New Zealand listened to them or read the newspaper
articles we are now constantly subjected to on here, then they would
have to find something more intelligent to comment on.
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Commonwealth/British English, which relates to the legal profession. So
there is a real difference between 'learnt' and 'learned'.
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DJs if they play a few tracks. Whilst most seem to be broken records
that's not really the same thing.
Mike
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On Oct 18, 7:30 pm, mike <mikeloveschampagneandru...@
wrote:
> >> Mermoz, Clerc or M dard, each of them capable of tearing the All
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The Earl has no idea why you might think that I am "Didge". The Earl
thought that he was "Newport". Does being "Didge" mean that I have
gone up in the world. If the Earl starts swearing every other word
does that make me "Matua".
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> >> Blacks apart like they did to England a week ago.
>
> >> Those are facts that that the likes of Watson, Devlin and their
> >> substandard colleagues in the sports media won't even permit to be
> >> mentioned: to show anything less than total belief, and to show any
> >> knowledge of or respect for France will jinx the All Blacks.
>
> >> This all feels very like 1999, all over again. Worryingly, the loudest
> >> and most complacent voices in the sports media now are exactly the
> >> same voices as twelve years ago. Not one of them seems to have learned
> >> anything.
>
> > The Earl wishes to note in public that journalists write what they
> > expect their audience to want to read. Successful radio djs are
> > successful because they say what they what their listeners want to
> > here. If no one in New Zealand listened to them or read the newspaper
> > articles we are now constantly subjected to on here, then they would
> > have to find something more intelligent to comment on.
>
> That's hear not here (shame on you didge) and radio journo's are only
> DJs if they play a few tracks. Whilst most seem to be broken records
> that's not really the same thing.
>
> Mike- Hide quoted text ->
> >> Those are facts that that the likes of Watson, Devlin and their
> >> substandard colleagues in the sports media won't even permit to be
> >> mentioned: to show anything less than total belief, and to show any
> >> knowledge of or respect for France will jinx the All Blacks.
>
> >> This all feels very like 1999, all over again. Worryingly, the loudest
> >> and most complacent voices in the sports media now are exactly the
> >> same voices as twelve years ago. Not one of them seems to have learned
> >> anything.
>
> > The Earl wishes to note in public that journalists write what they
> > expect their audience to want to read. Successful radio djs are
> > successful because they say what they what their listeners want to
> > here. If no one in New Zealand listened to them or read the newspaper
> > articles we are now constantly subjected to on here, then they would
> > have to find something more intelligent to comment on.
>
> That's hear not here (shame on you didge) and radio journo's are only
> DJs if they play a few tracks. Whilst most seem to be broken records
> that's not really the same thing.
>
>
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The Earl has no idea why you might think that I am "Didge". The Earl
thought that he was "Newport". Does being "Didge" mean that I have
gone up in the world. If the Earl starts swearing every other word
does that make me "Matua".
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On 19/10/2011 4:47 AM, WorkHard wrote:
> Does the Earl think his words make sense?
>
> "They say what they what their listeners want to here."
It's a pity that fucking Newport didn't say what his listeners want to> Does the Earl think his words make sense?
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> "They say what they what their listeners want to here."
hear. Which from him would be nothing.
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approximately once every every 17 posts. The interesting point
perhaps to note is that some of the nonsense the Earl was spouting
weak's ago is now being repeated by other posters.
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