Those sports stars you just can't warm to
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Catogrande" data-cid="594711" data-time="1467875783"><p>I loved his post match comment after a narrow, come from behind victory - "Yeah mate, I was sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage".<br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="594587" data-time="1467843907"><p>He's easily my favourite English football player.<br>
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Loved how he would never give up on the feild. That qualifyer v Geece circa 2001/ when he put the cross onto Sheringham for the equliser and then free kicked the winner (or equaliser) to qualify. One of my favourite ever games</p></blockquote>
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I'm more of a Rooney disliker. Last tournament aside where no one played well, he usually works his nuts off for the team, will play in any position etc but the pubic hair on his head makes him look even more like a baby elephant and he'll be the size of one as soon as he stops playing. -
<p>On the flipside I really wanted to dislike Dennis Rodman, then was forced into reading his autobiography (Bad as I Wanna Be) when backpacking in pre-kindle days & he comes across incredibly well & really intelligent, a genuinely well rounded bloke.</p>
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<p>Well rounded => becomes US ambassador to North Korea. You can see why some people might have a few problems with that one!</p>
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Carlos Spencer - A legend to some but not a guy I warm to. An arrogant show pony who was looking to add to his highlights reel but was not a team man, made lots of mistakes on big occasions especially the horrible Mortlock intercept, the All Blacks got a lot better once they got shot of him.
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<p>point is someone you don't like, but you cant quite put your finger on why, not post up a bunch of reasons....</p>
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On Calos , I still think he could've run amok in that game in question had the forwards turned up , selecting him in the first place had to be about front foot ball first and formost .
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<p>On Calos , I still think he could've run amok in that game in question had the forwards turned up , selecting him in the first place had to be about front foot ball first and formost .</p>
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<p>Yep, and he got us back into the game by handing the ball to Suitcase to fall over the line. That intercept shouldn't have ended our chances in that game (and TBH that pass worked successfully for us most of that year) and we would have still been in with a shot if as you say the forwards had turned up.</p>
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<p>Sparky's reasoning is flawed, we didn't get better because of Spencer left we got better all over the bloody field. We actually had our most success in nearly 5 years with Spencer at 10.</p>
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<p>not to mention had the TMO awarded Mils the try he scored, the pass would never have happened...anywhoo, we have 2 RWC's since, so who cares :)</p>
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Carlos Spencer - A legend to some but not a guy I warm to. An arrogant show pony who was looking to add to his highlights reel but was not a team man, made lots of mistakes on big occasions especially the horrible Mortlock intercept, the All Blacks got a lot better once they got shot of him.</p></blockquote>
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How about the guy out off position on the play Leon MacDonald? Instinctively didn't like his style of play from the get go with Canterbury and gave plenty of ammo to back that assessment up in black (especially when contrasted with Mils or Evans in the latter part of his career).<br><br>
For a "safe pair of hands" he made some boneheaded errors - in the republic in 00 and the 2002 Bledisloe that somehow never gets mentioned yet Dowd and Cribb cop it for their Bledisloe blemishes. Ditto on his woeful goal kicking in the semi final that IMO had a bigger effect than the early intercept.<br><br>
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<p>Carl Lewis. Smug, smug, smug. Even though it was subsequently found to be drug-enhanced, Ben Johnson burning Lewis in that 100m final was one of the most exhilarating sports happening I've ever witnessed. And of course, Lewis was soooo clean himself...</p>
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<p>Greatest 100 M Mens Final in history... IMO</p>
<p>Growing up in Canada at the time, my memory of that whole time is clear as. The drama leading up to it and then the final and watching Big Ben jump out of the blocks, almost stumbling, and then just smashing it, pulling away from Lewis the whole time</p>
<p>Lewis, whilst always slow out of the blocks was always strong in the middle and end of the race when those long strides would take him past the tiring and shortening strides of anyone who managed to get slightly in front of him but in this race he couldn't make any headway and only lost ground to Ben.</p>
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<p>And then the news about the positive test...
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<p>Veering with you: In NSW you're not required to get a rego inspection for 5 years for a new car. </p>
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<p>But I've seen some fucking shockers driving around QLD, where they didn't have inspections for years due to <strike>remoteness.</strike> it being redneck Queensland</p>
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<p>Fixed it for you.</p>
<p>Speaking of such car things, just before the Xmas holidays, my wife and I wrote off our car, a 9 year old Lexus which we had since new The insurer said it was uneconomical to repair so we settled on an agreed value. When I went to empty out the glovebox, boot, etc I asked the guy what next for our old faithful and he said they would put it up for auction where it would be purchased cheap, towed up to Queensland, a likely dodgy repair job and then registered up there and sold.</p>
<p>As the VIN was recorded as "written off", NSW, ACT and Victoria will all now allow it to be registered, but guess where they still allow it to be registered. :idiot2:</p> -
<p>that is pretty normal here too, in NZ the process to re-register a car that has been written off is pretty rigorous and can be costly, that said, if you know someone in the right industry to tick the right boxes for you, you can get into the insurance fraud game and register damaged cars and stage accidents...</p>
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<p>Greatest 100 M Mens Final in history... IMO</p>
<p>Growing up in Canada at the time, my memory of that whole time is clear as. The drama leading up to it and then the final and watching Big Ben jump out of the blocks, almost stumbling, and then just smashing it, pulling away from Lewis the whole time</p>
<p>Lewis, whilst always slow out of the blocks was always strong in the middle and end of the race when those long strides would take him past the tiring and shortening strides of anyone who managed to get slightly in front of him but in this race he couldn't make any headway and only lost ground to Ben.</p>
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<p>And then the news about the positive test...</p>
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<p>Good documentary about it:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/201971/ben_johnson__the_race_that_shocked_the_world__on_nuffinlong_tv/'>Ben Johnson - The Race That Shocked The World</a></p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="RoninWC" data-cid="594826" data-time="1467933954"><p>Fixed it for you.<br>Speaking of such car things, just before the Xmas holidays, my wife and I wrote off our car, a 9 year old Lexus which we had since new The insurer said it was uneconomical to repair so we settled on an agreed value. When I went to empty out the glovebox, boot, etc I asked the guy what next for our old faithful and he said they would put it up for auction where it would be purchased cheap, towed up to Queensland, a likely dodgy repair job and then registered up there and sold.<br>As the VIN was recorded as "written off", NSW, ACT and Victoria will all now allow it to be registered, but guess where they still allow it to be registered. :idiot2:</p></blockquote>IIRC the strictness of the rules in NSW came about as a result of certain sections of society re-birthing cars. It's also made for a very cheap track bike market as bikes that have had minor accidents can't be registered.
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<p>How about the guy out off position on the play Leon MacDonald? Instinctively didn't like his style of play from the get go with Canterbury and gave plenty of ammo to back that assessment up in black (especially when contrasted with Mils or Evans in the latter part of his career).<br><br>
For a "safe pair of hands" he made some boneheaded errors - in the republic in 00 and the 2002 Bledisloe that somehow never gets mentioned yet Dowd and Cribb cop it for their Bledisloe blemishes. Ditto on his woeful goal kicking in the semi final that IMO had a bigger effect than the early intercept.<br><br>
For a guy who played as many tests as he did tricky to think of a great Leon memory.</p>
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<p>I think he was a pretty gutsy defender, that was probably his strongest suit yet Cullen was too and I'm pretty certain he was a pretty handy attacker.</p>
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<p>My league mad mate reckons MacDonalds game would have suited the 13 man code to a tee and considers him one that would have been an awesome kiwi.</p>
