Blues 2018
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@bones said in Blues 2018:
@SammyC was at the game?
Cos nobody else has ever questioned Akira’s workrate?
If that story is true then the Ioane brothers sound like a couple of dicks. Blake Gibson should come to the crusaders, we’d make him a better player.
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@nzzp said in Blues 2018:
I'm not too worried. If true, good on Blake for calling someone out, no matter their status or pedigree. Could be a good'un - doesn't respect reputations, just what's happening. Won't hurt Rieko either, getting a message.
Agreed. Quite well known that Reiko doesnt give a hoot about anything the 'senior' players say or do cos he knows he's the best player on the roster therefore untouchable ....and he has little or no time for the younger players there. He does nothing to make them feel comfortable or part of the team...in fact he makes sure he lets them know there place is at the bottom. Probably best if he does leave. Its the old story, you have to weigh up what the cost is to the team morale/culture having him on the team.
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@nogusta said in Blues 2018:
Probably best if he does leave. Its the old story, you have to weigh up what the cost is to the team morale/culture having him on the team.
Best player in the world - I'd invest heavily in him to keep him, but not at any cost
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Given the shambles on the field and the complete lack of leadership evident it's not surprising to hear any of this.
This goes against all the 'great things happening off the field' that gets peddled by this fraud of an organisation.
So if Rieko is basically Nonu does that mean Blues will bring in Hamateur?
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@pukunui said in Blues 2018:
@nepia said in Blues 2018:
re: Akira. So which of you guys wouldn't go over to help out your old man if he was in a scuffle?
Depends if it was my dad who started it and whether i had a lucrative rugby career to risk or not.
So you'd look up see the scuffle going on and first enquire, "excuse me who started this?" before going over to help your old man out, and then you'd stop and think 'oh best not ruin my lucrative rugby career by going over'.
Hmmm, ok. Well, you have more self control than me.
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@toddy said in Blues 2018:
@nepia I think it's more that no one is surprised that Akira's dad is up in the crowd having a scrap.
Why? Is he a known scrapper? During the Lions tour both him and the wife came across as bloody nice people. I think it's understandable if he had to put up with @SammyC
giving Akira shit all match that he'd tell him to calm his farm and it could easily escalate from there.Jesus, BBBR's old man is going to kill someone in the stands by that measure.
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@nepia said in Blues 2018:
@pukunui said in Blues 2018:
@nepia said in Blues 2018:
re: Akira. So which of you guys wouldn't go over to help out your old man if he was in a scuffle?
Depends if it was my dad who started it and whether i had a lucrative rugby career to risk or not.
So you'd look up see the scuffle going on and first enquire, "excuse me who started this?" before going over to help your old man out, and then you'd stop and think 'oh best not ruin my lucrative rugby career by going over'.
Hmmm, ok. Well, you have more self control than me.
This made me laugh. It's been a good day for posts making me laugh.
Can you imagine that scenario and his Dad says he in fact started it and Ikira actually tells the stranger it's ok to keep laying into him
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TSF thread diversions are gold!!
A thread about the Blues is now discussing sticking up for your dad who may or may not deserve support haha!!
My dads bigger than yours!
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@nepia said in Blues 2018:
@pukunui said in Blues 2018:
@nepia said in Blues 2018:
re: Akira. So which of you guys wouldn't go over to help out your old man if he was in a scuffle?
Depends if it was my dad who started it and whether i had a lucrative rugby career to risk or not.
So you'd look up see the scuffle going on and first enquire, "excuse me who started this?" before going over to help your old man out, and then you'd stop and think 'oh best not ruin my lucrative rugby career by going over'.
Hmmm, ok. Well, you have more self control than me.
Well um yes, at least to the career part. Just like you might stop before punching someone on the street because it might land you in jail.
This wasn't some bar fight where his dad was outnumbered getting a beating. This is fucking Eden park at a professional rugby game. It's becoming clearer that both brothers have a problem with self control when it comes to tough guy shit (if all these stories are true).
