Farewell Jack Watts

[PaulRB 6,297]

The difference is Lynch runs to create play in the centre corridor, whereas Jack runs from the corridor to the fringes. 

[Akum 2,660]

Love it that Jack is now being blamed for his crap media appearances. He can't do any media that the club doesn't want him to. Are we that desperate for attention?

I'd like the club to have the nads to say no to any more media appearances from Jack and put someone else out there.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

3 minutes ago, Akum said:

Love it that Jack is now being blamed for his crap media appearances. He can't do any media that the club doesn't want him to. Are we that desperate for attention?

I'd like the club to have the nads to say no to any more media appearances from Jack and put someone else out there.

I heard KB was on the radio blaming him for the fact the Tigers will have to wear their clash jumper for the grand final.

Edited September 24, 2017 by Wiseblood

[At the break of Gawn 4,419]

6 minutes ago, mo64 said:

And apart from looking like a [censored], wtf does it achieve? We lost to the same opposition in round 23, which cost us a place in the finals. How [censored]'n stupid is he to agree to it?

Players do these puff media pieces all the time. I think the club can't continue to be in perpetual mourning until round 1 and ignore these media requests. 

[Akum 2,660]

Said it before and I'll say it again - every club knows that if Dees want him, he'll always choose us and there's no point chasing him. They will also know that he would only be on the market if Dees don't want him. So they won't have to pay top dollar. So even if clubs would happily give up a late first rounder for him, they're fully aware that they won't have to.

[mo64 5,497]

18 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Players do these puff media pieces all the time. I think the club can't continue to be in perpetual mourning until round 1 and ignore these media requests. 

So you don't think that the nature and the timing of the puff piece was poor?

Most supporters (obviously not all) are still hurting from our rd 23 loss to the Pies. Who cares what happened on QB.

[SFebes 4,860]

You mean like these media performances???

 

 

 

[picket fence 16,696]

Cheezus we are so inept! Jack Watts thrown to the wolves! Never had an apprenticeship and tragically so poorly managed to this very day!

Our recruiting was ABYSMAL for much of the last ten years

Trengove instead Dusty

Then Scully again flawed chasing $$

Toumpas instead of Wines

Losing Scott Thompson

It goes on and on and on

We are a basket case of a club Really

Watts unfortunately I think Gone.

I will be happy to see him succeed in another environment and if he Belts us so be it!

Our club is a Basket case!

Too many head cases! and poor recruiting and shizenhuisen development!

Just needed to beat a skitful Collingwood last game and what do we do??

Cheezus Lose to NORF twice and other gimmees

Nup Norm Smith curse lives on and on and On!

We are light years away from finals! 

 

Edited September 24, 2017 by picket fence

[whatwhat say what 22,185]

1 minute ago, picket fence said:

We are light years away from finals! 

 

Actually just 0.5%

[picket fence 16,696]

Just now, DemonAndrew said:

Actually just 0.5%

Light years Andrew! not good enough for long enough!

I wager we don't make it next year either! 

[jumbo returns 6,703]

10 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

Actually just 0.5%

Two missed goals from Watts - what a spud....time to trade

[beelzebub 23,200]

49 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Cheezus we are so inept! Jack Watts thrown to the wolves! Never had an apprenticeship and tragically so poorly managed to this very day!

Our recruiting was ABYSMAL for much of the last ten years

Trengove instead Dusty

Then Scully again flawed chasing $$

Toumpas instead of Wines

Losing Scott Thompson

It goes on and on and on

We are a basket case of a club Really

Watts unfortunately I think Gone.

I will be happy to see him succeed in another environment and if he Belts us so be it!

Our club is a Basket case!

Too many head cases! and poor recruiting and shizenhuisen development!

Just needed to beat a skitful Collingwood last game and what do we do??

Cheezus Lose to NORF twice and other gimmees

Nup Norm Smith curse lives on and on and On!

We are light years away from finals! 

 

Mary Shelley wrote a better bedtime story ! 

Edited September 24, 2017 by beelzebub

[picket fence 16,696]

Frankly !! Welcome to my nightmare!!

[Biffen 12,840]

20 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Frankly !! Welcome to my nightmare!!

Port down the Gin bottle picket-you're depressing everybody with the shoulda, coulda ,wouldas,

[Moonshadow 17,552]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Cheezus we are so inept! Jack Watts thrown to the wolves! Never had an apprenticeship and tragically so poorly managed to this very day!

Our recruiting was ABYSMAL for much of the last ten years

Trengove instead Dusty

Then Scully again flawed chasing $$

Toumpas instead of Wines

Losing Scott Thompson

It goes on and on and on

We are a basket case of a club Really

Watts unfortunately I think Gone.

I will be happy to see him succeed in another environment and if he Belts us so be it!

Our club is a Basket case!

Too many head cases! and poor recruiting and shizenhuisen development!

Just needed to beat a skitful Collingwood last game and what do we do??

Cheezus Lose to NORF twice and other gimmees

Nup Norm Smith curse lives on and on and On!

We are light years away from finals! 

 

Hey Mr Wisdom, could you post a link to share the moment you said all of these would be terrible outcomes before they happened? Anyone can be wise after the fact.  Give us next week's lotto numbers rather than last weeks Picket

[Little Richard 6,216]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Cheezus we are so inept! Jack Watts thrown to the wolves! Never had an apprenticeship and tragically so poorly managed to this very day!

Our recruiting was ABYSMAL for much of the last ten years

Trengove instead Dusty

Then Scully again flawed chasing $$

Toumpas instead of Wines

Losing Scott Thompson

It goes on and on and on

We are a basket case of a club Really

Watts unfortunately I think Gone.

I will be happy to see him succeed in another environment and if he Belts us so be it!

Our club is a Basket case!

Too many head cases! and poor recruiting and shizenhuisen development!

Just needed to beat a skitful Collingwood last game and what do we do??

Cheezus Lose to NORF twice and other gimmees

Nup Norm Smith curse lives on and on and On!

We are light years away from finals! 

 

Analyse any club and you can up with the same scenarios to these. Try to accept that this stuff is in the past and despite some speed bumps we're on the way up, it'll do your mental state a world of good.

[At the break of Gawn 4,419]

1 hour ago, SFebey said:

You mean like these media performances???

 

 

 

A lot worse than Watts' one. Every time I go on instragram, there's a story update of Hogan, Gawn and Harmes [censored] faced in Bali sipping on bintangs. 

[pitmaster 3,446]

My goodness some people do over react.

As Channel 7 pointed out the Titanic theme overdub of Watts' goal was the work of a fan.

Get over yourselves,

[DeeZee 7,296]

There is interest in Watts, mainly Collingwood, but Watts has declared he would prefer to stay.

[dees189227 12,154]

As I put in another thread

Watts said he and Goodwin have no issues and he said he wishes he was taken pick 72 in a rookie draft and just play footy without the attention. 

On footy classified they mentioned if the right trade came along watts could go. Mentioned the pies are after him. If he goes to collingwood I will be disgusted. I couldnt handle him being in a black and white jumper. 

Watts could cure cancer and people would still criticise him. 

[Lucifers Hero 38,985]

RE the ch 7 interview. 

No other player at our club rumoured for a trade is put out in the media to showcase or defend himself. 

Goodwin said on SEN last week that they don't talk about trading players in the media.  Well, afford Jack that respect and not parade him like that. 

Like Jack said to Roos':  'I just want to be treated like a human being'. 

So MFC, if you are going to trade him, trade him.  But do it respectfully and let it play out in private like, everyone else.

[rpfc 28,052]

If this [censored] club has this bloke up for trade and at the same time sanctions a puff piece for him to address whether he is up for trade - then we are getting no better as a club.

It screams that we are just a [censored] for attention and the most divisive player we have is a good way to get it so let's trot him out and let him soak up the ire of fans still hurting from a few weeks ago...

Just a pathetic way to treat an employee. Who is the leader of this club again? Honest question. Who shoulders the burden?

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, rpfc said:

If this [censored] club has this bloke up for trade and at the same time sanctions a puff piece for him to address whether he is up for trade - then we are getting no better as a club.

It screams that we are just a [censored] for attention and the most divisive player we have is a good way to get it so let's trot him out and let him soak up the ire of fans still hurting from a few weeks ago...

Just a pathetic way to treat an employee. Who is the leader of this club again? Honest question. Who shoulders the burden?

We need to be careful here, though.  Where has it been stated as fact that we ARE actually putting him up for trade?  There are plenty of baseless rumours flying about, such as Ricky Nixon posting stuff which he would know nothing about, but there is close to nothing concrete.

I find it hard to believe that PJ would allow something like this to happen if we are looking to trade him, yet the fact we're allowing him to get interviewed and state his love for the club suggests we aren't.

Until we know for sure then I think we can lay off sinking the boots into the club.

[SFebes 4,860]

https://www.9now.com.au/footy-classified/2017/clip-cj7yvgy8t002p0goacxrf1ld1

 

 

[Lucifers Hero 38,985]

6 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

We need to be careful here, though.  Where has it been stated as fact that we ARE actually putting him up for trade?  There are plenty of baseless rumours flying about, such as Ricky Nixon posting stuff which he would know nothing about, but there is close to nothing concrete.

I find it hard to believe that PJ would allow something like this to happen if we are looking to trade him, yet the fact we're allowing him to get interviewed and state his love for the club suggests we aren't.

Until we know for sure then I think we can lay off sinking the boots into the club.

Wise, I agree it is worth being cautious.

But Jack seemed to confirm a potential trade when he said something like:  I want to stay but it depends on what the club wants to do, I suppose.  Not something a player with 2 years on his contract would say if a trade wasn't being considered (doesn't mean it will happen).

Even if he was interviewed to speak to his love of the club I see no benefit to the club or to Jack. 

If the club wanted to skwosh rumours the best thing to do is say nothing or have his manger say clearly that he is not up for trade like Connors did for Salem and he didn't do when asked about Watts.