The media at it again

The issues I have with Gordy and/or any other players comparing then to now and how players like Lodge, Roberts etc would not be hired/sacked on the spot is subjective to the eras conditions.

We had NO salary cap back in the day, we could pick and choose who we wanted. In a salary cap era, we just don’t have that luxury. Don’t get me wrong I’m not making excuses for our current form, but to compare eras without comparing all the conditions isn’t fair
 
CaptainHook said:
Tallis bled for the jersey. I believe he has the right to criticise the club.

Further reading:
Raging Bull by Gorden Tallis with Mike Colman
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No issue with him criticising the club and the players with regards to their performances on the field. Hell, even criticise the fact that we didn't appoint Walters because in his opinion he would have done a better job. But don't sit there like some kind of all knowing Oracle proclaiming that you could bring down the entire organisation with the things that you know. That's not criticising the club, that's just being a wanker.
 
Nashy said:
Tallis bled for it. And in previous years, he's grabbed it, and wiped his ass with it. He's out of line, and needs shut the hole in his dumb head.
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Meh. I kinda like him.

So many commentators are boring as batshit. Too many current players, ex-players, coaches say a lot but say nothing.

I would love a current player to speak about the Broncos and what it meant to play for them the way he does.

Most of them today look, act and sound like they don't have a heartbeat.

Get him in to for a pep talk.
 
CaptainHook said:
Meh. I kinda like him.

So many commentators are boring as batshit. Too many current players, ex-players, coaches say a lot but say nothing.

I would love a current player to speak about the Broncos and what it meant to play for them the way he does.

Most of them today look, act and sound like they don't have a heartbeat.

Get him in to for a pep talk.
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I would love is an ex player who still actually respected the club said it. Not an asshole who thinks he's god's gift to football and media.
 
Nashy said:
I would love is an ex player who still actually respected the club said it. Not an asshole who thinks he's god's gift to football and media.
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And sold his face to a rival club as an "ambassador", used his exposure in the media to spout some bullshit that could only be considered propaganda, continues to attack the Broncos because he know it gets the Outrage Train worked up, and yet still demands his comments to be taken seriously.
 
People love seeing the Broncos lose. Huge market for the tabloid crisis merchants. Lots of folk would get off on us going on a huge losing streak.

So hopefully we can get a calming win tonight.
 
Broncs_Fan said:
People love seeing the Broncos lose. Huge market for the tabloid crisis merchants. Lots of folk would get off on us going on a huge losing streak.

So hopefully we can get a calming win tonight.
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This is right. The media have gone out of the way in the off-season to make out we were world beaters without any evidence to back it up. We as a club for a long time now have just been hanging in there with the top. Apart from 2015 we have not looked a hell of a lot better then anyone. So its a set up in my opinion to have something to talk about. Fox essentially makes their own headlines from the tv to the web page, how many so and so slams or calls bullshit headlines can we read. Its the same thing as the off season from hell all the media talked up about how fans were leaving in droves only for the opening games to be record attendances. Now nothing about all that drama.
 
Morkel said:
And sold his face to a rival club as an "ambassador", used his exposure in the media to spout some bullshit that could only be considered propaganda, continues to attack the Broncos because he know it gets the Outrage Train worked up, and yet still demands his comments to be taken seriously.
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Gordon Goebbels
 
teampjta said:
The issues I have with Gordy and/or any other players comparing then to now and how players like Lodge, Roberts etc would not be hired/sacked on the spot is subjective to the eras conditions.

We had NO salary cap back in the day, we could pick and choose who we wanted. In a salary cap era, we just don’t have that luxury. Don’t get me wrong I’m not making excuses for our current form, but to compare eras without comparing all the conditions isn’t fair
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By the same token, we weren't as rich as several Sydney clubs and didn't have the NSWRL in our back pocket like Manly did. You'll have to remember, THEY(the big Sydney clubs) didn't have a salary cap either and could buy whomever they chose too!
 
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abashii said:
Honest question, what's the point of getting livid on here if players you don't like are picked? It's not like Seibold is gunna read the forum, slap his forehead and exclaim "**** me drunk, a bloke who can organise and kick at halfback, now why didn't I think of that!?"
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abashii, you know what, you are 100% correct. But I love watching the team, despite the constant frustrations and I love coming here to talk with like-minded fans about their sometimes briliiant, sometimes (mostly) shitty performances.

But I also come here to rant and rave and shoot off at the mouth at times. Where else can I do it?! I can't do it at work, I can't do it at home and I can't walk down the Queen St Mall and start ranting and raving there about Seibold and the team as I would be at significant risk of being taken away by men in white coats.

BHQ is a safe place for me to behave like a raving lunatic at times. Take no notice of me if I go too far.. It's just the way I was born lol.
 
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FaithinHook said:
abashii, you know what, you are 100% correct. But I love watching the team, despite the constant frustrations and I love coming here to talk with like-minded fans about their sometimes briliiant, sometimes (mostly) shitty performances.

But I also come here to rant and rave and shoot off at the mouth at times. Where else can I do it?! I can't do it at work, I can't do it at home and I can't walk down the Queen St Mall and start ranting and raving there about Seibold and the team as I would be at significant risk of being taken away by men in white coats.

BHQ is a safe place for me to behave like a raving lunatic at times. Take no notice of me if I go too far.. It's just the way I was born lol.
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Mate, I for one appreciate the fans who come on here and passionately speak their truth. Is it reality most of the time? Maybe, maybe not but that's what this forum is for. For all Broncos fans to gather and chat about our team, good or bad.

Keep it up.
 
I am one of the many who has been fed up with Tallis’ media commentary over the years but it’s only recently I have actually given some of his recent comments some credibility and put some of his agendas in perspective.

For starters I like most on here would have never picked up on the Issac Moses managing most of our playing roster plus our coach if it wasn’t for his rant last week. I also didn’t realise he is supposedly a paying Broncos member who still has a vested interest in the club.

He said on air recently the whole Titans ambassadorial role came about because apparently he is good mates with the Kelly and Frizelle families who are the owners and was doing it as a favour to them because he wants to help make their business/club a success. This actually explains a lot. I thought originally he was doing it for a huge cash grab and out of spite.

With the Kevin Walters fiasco, whether Tallis is lying out of his ass or not, he claims that many are upset with the club over Kevvy’s snubbing because he was informed there was a handshake agreement between Walters and the club for the head coach role. If there is any truth to this I can see why many club greats have got their backs up over this.

That on top of the direction the club is heading in and the questionable things we have done over the last few years, you can understand the ex greats are probably annoyed and pissed off that the culture they worked all their lives to instil and the club they bled for is being reduced to a laughing stock. Some old school fans obviously share that view too because many are getting disillusioned that the club they once knew has definitely dropped its standards big time on a range of things.

I like most though know nothing good lasts forever and I also know the generation change in society is going to ensure our club is going to go through a bit of a face lift as we change with the times. My only real concern at this point in time is I want there to be a hell of a lot more accountability for our underperforming players. I wouldn’t be so concerned about a 1/4 start of it wasn’t for the manner we have lost our games especially the roosters game as it seems to be an attitude thing. Otherwise I am happy to let Seibold mould his squad and make any changes as he sees fit.

I also think a second Brisbane team would be the beat thing to happen to us in the near future despite everyone south of the border saying we want the Broncos to keep a monopoly on Brisbane. A second Brisbane team would make us more accountable for our actions and would ensure we get on the front foot and not take everything for granted when we would be fighting for the corporate dollar. Direct Competition can only be a good thing and should actually bring the best out of us and get rid of this one team town ego and complacency.
 
Dee said:
Mate, I for one appreciate the fans who come on here and passionately speak their truth. Is it reality most of the time? Maybe, maybe not but that's what this forum is for. For all Broncos fans to gather and chat about our team, good or bad.

Keep it up.
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Good on you Dee! Appreciate reading your posts whether we win or lose too mate!

Let's get the munchies ready, knock the top off a cold one and strap ourselves into the rollercoaster to see what ups and downs tonite brings!
 
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FaithinHook said:
Good on you Dee! Appreciate reading your posts whether we win or lose too mate!

Let's get the munchies ready, knock the top off a cold one and strap ourselves into the rollercoaster to see what ups and downs tonite brings!
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I'm not expecting much, but I'll tell you this, if we lose tonight then we truly do have reason to panic.

What is everyone honestly expecting tonight?
 
Dee said:
I'm not expecting much, but I'll tell you this, if we lose tonight then we truly do have reason to panic.

What is everyone honestly expecting tonight?
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I'm expecting a hell of a lot more intensity from our boys
 
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