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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Drink at home. I don't really care. It's not coincidence why only some people repeatedly get into trouble.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I've seen plenty of sportsmen do faaaaaaaar worse things than Symonds has been involved with but he is an easy target and probably should stay home for a while
Chances are that will result in early retirement but at least he wont be in the papers
Precambrian
Banned
Symonds is such an idiot.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This sums up the situation in Oz media perfectly
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/cr...future-in-doubt/2008/11/25/1227491548319.html
Symonds did nothing wrong, has been cleared and so the journo that started the rumour now looks like a fwit
His response: Symonds career in balance, team-mates upset, blah blah blah
What a load of horse-****
If his team-mates were upset, then why were 4 of them in the bar with him?
BTW, Symonds left before the others but there's been no word on whether they got home early or late, drunk or sober, or with their wives/girlfriend or a random stray
Guess that's not important when your aim is to assassinate somebody else's character
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/cr...future-in-doubt/2008/11/25/1227491548319.html
Symonds did nothing wrong, has been cleared and so the journo that started the rumour now looks like a fwit
His response: Symonds career in balance, team-mates upset, blah blah blah
What a load of horse-****
If his team-mates were upset, then why were 4 of them in the bar with him?
BTW, Symonds left before the others but there's been no word on whether they got home early or late, drunk or sober, or with their wives/girlfriend or a random stray
Guess that's not important when your aim is to assassinate somebody else's character
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Yea, well it doesn't excuse them either. I've never heard about Adam Gilchrist or Rahul Dravid or Michael Vaughan bar brawls and drunk fishing trips. Is that a coincidence?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Oh, I would so pay to see Michael Vaughan in a bar brawl. Hilarious.
Precambrian
Banned
Or Tendulkar. 20 years of International cricket. 150+ tests, 400+ ODIs. Clean record. Bloody hell, he could kill a man and get away with it during his heydays.
jondavluc
State Regular
And you know him and have a perfect understanding of who he is.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And I've seen sportsmen every bit as good as the above 3 do worse than Symonds and get away with it.
Coincidence or media witch hunt?
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Go on.....
Langeveldt
Soutie
Storm in a teacup for mine, and I hope it doesn't spoil the next test match of what is turning into an awesome series.. Once a person in the public eye gets involved in some unsavoury matters, then everyone is on his back and it becomes a hard issue to control, even if he has turned over a new leaf there will always be people out there trying to expose a dodgy reputation.. Herschelle Gibbs is another one who needs to watch his step at the moment..
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
What do you mean 'as good as'? In this context, 'as good as' means controlling themselves and not getting into bar fights or showing up drunk. If you saw them, then they obviously weren't as good as the ones I mentioned.
Woodster
International Captain
I think under different circumstances this would be classed as being blown right out of proportion, had it been someone other than Symonds, and had it been a little further down the road from his recent misdemeanours.
I'm thinking he's done pretty much nothing wrong in the actual incident, he's being hassled, this guys lost it, end of, not much Symonds could have done. However, the very fact he has put himself in this position begs the question how seriously is he taking his career ? Yes, fellow players were out with him, but they're not treading a tightrope and just admitted to drink problems.
Symonds seems to be the kind of guy that thinks people should just accept him the way he is and he has no reason to change. Well I'm sure it wouldn't have hurt him to just keep his head down for a while, stay out of the news till it all dies down a little. I'm sure he thought he was doing nothing wrong, but there are plenty of idiots out there that will make things difficult for people.
I'm thinking he's done pretty much nothing wrong in the actual incident, he's being hassled, this guys lost it, end of, not much Symonds could have done. However, the very fact he has put himself in this position begs the question how seriously is he taking his career ? Yes, fellow players were out with him, but they're not treading a tightrope and just admitted to drink problems.
Symonds seems to be the kind of guy that thinks people should just accept him the way he is and he has no reason to change. Well I'm sure it wouldn't have hurt him to just keep his head down for a while, stay out of the news till it all dies down a little. I'm sure he thought he was doing nothing wrong, but there are plenty of idiots out there that will make things difficult for people.
Storer
School Boy/Girl Captain
The first test, I must admit, was pretty boring, IMO. While there were some good catches, and good bowling, there was no real big shots. Was longing for someone to come out and hit the bowlers around the park.
Second test coming up. Hopefully better then the last.
Second test coming up. Hopefully better then the last.
Langeveldt
Soutie
To be fair, going to a bar for a quiet one, does constitute trying to stay out of the news in my book.. It wasn't like he was caught at 2am in a strippie
Woodster
International Captain
Fair enough, but would it hurt him to stay in while things die down! No-one is suggesting massive life changes but come on, he just needs to use his brain a little bit. He must realise when he goes to a place "that is not recommended for a quiet night", that there may be one or two in there trying to get a reaction and a story out of him. I'm not suggesting he did anything wrong during the incident, but I don't think he should have been in a position where there could have been an incident!
Woodster
International Captain
His recent disciplinary record suggests he does have to change, but only if he wants his international cricket career to carry on. If he's not bothered about playing for Australia, then no don't change.