Re: Bulldogs reach a compromise with their unrepantant veteran
Originally Posted by
The Underdog
He's also quite clearly demonstrated that he doesn't care what his teammates or administration think. I think he's been a valuable addition to our club since we took him on and overall done what he's been asked until now but he's clearly shown that he views himself as more important than the team.
I don't think Caro gets the point and I think you might have missed it as well.
Yesterday everybody gave a bit of ground, that's what mature people do.
Nobody did the childish take it or leave it stuff, or the equally silly drawing of lines in the sand. In fact they worked on a win-win solution and in the end they showed the maturity and personal resources to maintain their focus on the football team and what Aker had to do to make a further contribution to it rather than on personalities or the multitude of supposed indiscretions committed or omitted.
They got a solution that doesn't make great headlines and doesn't play into the media crisis scenario. No doubt that doesn't go down well with those who built it up in their usually immature manner. Yet again the sky hasn't fallen on Cock Robin.
It should have also put to bed the idea that Aker has played his last game for the dogs, but that's too sophisticated an understanding for some of the scribblers to understand especially those who sensationalised the matter and now have more egg on their already well covered visages.
Given that Aker earns more money off the football field if he had quit yesterday in high dudgeon, and really disrupted our season he would have been able to cash in big on the notoriety. So I can't see how not having done this can be represented as contemptuous of either the club or his team mates, rather the converse.
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