chris.hinton
International Captain
Wasn't there some rumours about him
You genuinely didn't know?Roebuck's dead? When?? How!?
I had thought he'd gone quiet as hadn't seen his thoughtful writings on the game for some time. Assumed he was just busy with his charitable efforts mentoring disadvantaged young men in South Africa and Zimbabwe...You genuinely didn't know?
Mentoring is one word for it I guess.I had thought he'd gone quiet as hadn't seen his thoughtful writings on the game for some time. Assumed he was just busy with his charitable efforts mentoring disadvantaged young men in South Africa and Zimbabwe...
Think you might be going about your mentoring the wrong way if babies are the resultHa, well in that case I've mentored the missus into three babies now.
Reading through this resurrected thread it seems there was some support for Roebuck's position in that dispute. Crowe and then Steve Waugh (who replaced Crowe when he got injured in 1988) were hugely successful.Instrumental in getting Richards an Garner out of Somerset. Botham put JUDAS above his dressing room clothes peg.
Never liked him personally.
Roebuck was very paranoid about Botham for the rest of his life. Thought he was behind the Devon court case and probably saw him behind the SA police investigation that led to his death.Reading through this resurrected thread it seems there was some support for Roebuck's position in that dispute. Crowe and then Steve Waugh (who replaced Crowe when he got injured in 1988) were hugely successful.
The most obvious explanation seems to be that very few people actually really knew himRoebuck was very paranoid about Botham for the rest of his life. Thought he was behind the Devon court case and probably saw him behind the SA police investigation that led to his death.
A very troubled man. Again it is extraordinary the SMH and ABC were willing to employ someone who had his acknowledged record even before the SA case.
The hate he projected onto the English was really just his self loathing.
Even a lot of English journos, who Roebuck despised (again, projection and paranoia - to him, they were all in Botham’s pocket) spoke highly of his intellect while acknowledging nobody ever really knew him. Vic Marks was a teammate for years and I think at some point Roebuck stopped speaking to him too.The most obvious explanation seems to be that very few people actually really knew him
Ed Cowan, Jim Maxwell and others spoke highly of him after his death while the SMH donated to his “orphanage” after his passing
Even the UK case could be fobbed off as being antiquated punishment as there weren’t any accusations of ***ual misconduct (afaik)
Adam Shand is a criminal investigative journalist with a solid reputationEven a lot of English journos, who Roebuck despised (again, projection and paranoia - to him, they were all in Botham’s pocket) spoke highly of his intellect.
remembered this post randomly today and laughed in publicTime flies unlike Roebuck.
Probably my funniest post on here even if I say so myself.remembered this post randomly today and laughed in public
**** you