Agree with Bluehammer completely.

Sticks could of simply pointed out the following:

- That the media doesn't get it right 100% of the time, and not to believe everything that you read/hear in the media
- Some of the positives in and around the club - AW's 50th game, Simmo's emergence as a player, Setanta's performances in the last few games, Fev's coleman, the debut's of Murphy, Blackwell, Smith, Bower, etc
- Having 3 top 20 picks and 5 in the top 50 or so

Give those involved at the function the feeling that there is a belief at board level that we are heading in the right direction, that a lot of hard work in rebuilding the list has been done, even if there is more to do.

Any news stories ensuing from the event would then have been positive. Prospective sponsors would then see Carlton as a good news story with a bright future around the corner, not a basket case taking cheap potshots at the media.

@#$%&!!! He had a light hearted dig at a few filthy journos, a bit of a roast.

So F&%$##^&* What!! Sure he was preaching to the converted - that's why he did it. Don't take it too seriously.

Sheesh

Some of you should just realise it aint the end of the world. Regardless of what the reportes say .

No such thing as bad publicity, Steve.

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Hmmm, wonder why Sticks was upset then eh?

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Bluehammer, quote the whole post mate.

F@%&#!!! He had a light hearted dig at a few filthy journos, a bit of a roast.

I don't think it was any where near as bad as the media think .

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yeah, what better way to get accurate reporting, thasn give them a roast.

light hearted? You call the dig at Fatprick light hearted? Sheeesh

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Not quite though Duke. There were obviously cameras & plenty of mikes there for it to be all over the media; Sticks has been going to B&Fs for 20 years & should & would have known that. The comments he made about Jake Niall were bloody lousy & could potentially be followed up, the ones about Smith just plain immature.

The final sentence smacked of Elliot.

I cringed when I heard AW play that on Sat arvo.

Agree with hammer - If that speech were a kick, it would be a mongrel out of bounds on the full punt circa 1993.

Loved Sticks as a player, but that's about where it starts & stops right now.

:cringe:

Compared to the pasting he gets on TC I'd say he got away very, very lightly.

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Synbad, dont underestimate what shit circumstances Sticks has had to work in..

he is entitled to lash out at the media who have been flogging him like a dead horse! Synbad, I like what he said!

The difference is that unlike in the 90's, when we could the players to back it up our attitude on the field, the comments at this time of the CFC will only go against us.

But if i was copping it left, right and centre, i too would want to bite back.

The sooner a new ticket is formed, with REAL leaders and THINKERS, the better!!

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In other news.. Melbourne has stepped up its Bid for Whitnall.. offering a 2nd round pick and it's promise to Whitnall to offer him a spot up forward with a Mega box of Krispy Kremes!

Absolutely not. We are running a business and lashing out at those that can assist us in rebuilding the brand is short-sighted in the least and extemely poor. Carlton Communications spend alot of time trying to curry favour with the press and I cant imagine how difficult it would be now given the outlandish and childish remarks made by Kernahan.

Without any good stories to sell we need these guys to put forward positivity for us - note Ando's article last week which although despised by some for presuming to know our recruiting strategies was positive because it talked about how close we could be if we put it all together.

We have to sell the positive side of the Club or who will want to know us? Which kids will want to sign up with us? We are in the business of building a long-term brand and short-term fury does nothing.

If the circumstances are too shit for Kernahan he shouldn't be there. Its a tough job under considerable stress but theres a need relationship here and we dont want to be burning anyone who can assist.

Look it wasn't the best way to get the point across but i reckon he may just have stirred up some emotion in some of those young guys.

They would want to be a part of the resurgance make no mistake about that..That will be history in the making, a real proud moment when we have our second coming in the football world.

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43 pots usually stirs up the emotion in young blokes.

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...