Turn SEN off when Thomas comes on

[Ipaidmy200in89]

I am sick of this guy bagging us. Turn SEN off when Thomas is on!!!!

Please join the fight against the ignorant one!!

[Mantis]

Re: Turn SEN off when Thomas comes on

No.

I quite like him.

[The Coon Dog]

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It's well known he doesn't rate us. Not sure he has worked out yet that we are not the same Western Bulldogs he constantly thinks are 'mentally fragile' Gee, he's a stubborn bugger isn't he? Just won't admit he's wrong.

He has a different way of looking at things to others which does make him interesting. I don't like him, but won't let him spoil SEN for me.

[Mantis]

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He was on this morning explaining his comments.

He said that we were a mentally weak in the team in the past (which is partly correct), but made mention that this is an area of huge improvement in our team and of our players. Also made mention that our contested work had really improved this year and that we are one of the main challenges to Geelong for the flag.

I really can't see what's wrong with those comments.

[Bornadog]

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Did he expalin what he meant by his comments that the bulldogs would become more vulnerable as the year goes on.

Mantis I know you have defended his comments in the past, and rightly so at times, but why would bulldog supporters want to listen to someone that says he hates our club.

If someone says that they hate you, then they can't comment in an unbiased manner.

I agree, can't stand Thomas. Couldn't coach for peanuts and now he thinks he is the world expert in special comments.

[The Pie Man]

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Did he expalin what he meant by his comments that the bulldogs would become more vulnerable as the year goes on.

Mantis I know you have defended his comments in the past, and rightly so at times, but why would bulldog supporters want to listen to someone that says he hates our club.

If someone says that they hate you, then they can't comment in an unbiased manner.

I don't listen to SEN so I don't know, but did he really say he hates us?

I'd be amazed a media person (even though I don't doubt he does feel that way) would admit that on air.

[hujsh]

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Apart from when he talks about the Dogs i have no problem with Thomas apart from being a bit negative

[GVGjr]

Re: Turn SEN off when Thomas comes on

He was on this morning explaining his comments.

He said that we were a mentally weak in the team in the past (which is partly correct), but made mention that this is an area of huge improvement in our team and of our players. Also made mention that our contested work had really improved this year and that we are one of the main challenges to Geelong for the flag.

I really can't see what's wrong with those comments.

Agreed. I have a bit of time for him. He didn't rate us because his team regularly beat us which is understandable. The only thing left for him to do is acknowledge that we are a very different team from when he was coaching.

[dog town]

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I dont agree with much of what he says but as a special comments man he is a breath of fresh air. Insightful and brutally honest which makes him well worth listening to.

[Twodogs]

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I dont mind Thomas. He smacked Robert Walls with one of the greatest sledges I ever heard a couple of saturdays ago on Crunchtime.



Did he give reasons why he thinks that? It's his opinion and he's entitled to it. My opinion is different and I can give you several reasons and examples to back my case.



Any way isnt it mentally fragile to get worked up about what someone says about us? If Thomas is silly enough or complacent enough to assume because we were mentally fragile, and I wouldnt argue that we werent, then that's his problem. Hopefully it's a misconception that 15 senior AFL coaches share with him.


As an aside I'm curious to know what his opinion on how mentally tough Nick Riewoldt is? Actually someone ring in and ask him about the whole St Kilda list.

[LostDoggy]

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I suppose we were his bitch for many years so he only has that view of us.

I thought he was spot on with his assessment of us over the summer but his lack of acknowledgement about our current performance has made him a dill in my eyes.

Can't wait to stick it up him.

[LostDoggy]

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Thomas was probably the worst coaching appointment of modern times, Rhode and Lyon notwithstanding. Any other coach worth his salt would have developed a hell of a team from the number of first round picks he had, but the fact that he didn't even develop a decent team says a lot about his coaching ability. Just looking at the debacle that is St Kilda now is a testament to the job he did. And because of his insistence on doing everything -- scouting, etc etc -- himself, he has no one to blame. No one.

He didn't need ruckmen either. Everytime he opens his mouth to give tactical insight I have to stop myself from giggling. This guy learnt his coaching from clever or controversial cliches he got out of a book or off tv.

The fact that he has not stopped being embroiled in lawsuits since he's left says a lot about the way he conducts his personal affairs as well.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I dont mind Thomas. He smacked Robert Walls with one of the greatest sledges I ever heard a couple of saturdays ago on Crunchtime.

As an aside I'm curious to know what his opinion on how mentally tough Nick Riewoldt is? Actually someone ring in and ask him about the whole St Kilda list.

What was the sledge TD?

I dont hate Thomas, I think he definitely has something to offer a club, but he is a sanctimonious character

And it could be argued that he coached the most brittle mental club in the history of the competition

[Twodogs]

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What was the sledge TD?

I dont hate Thomas, I think he definitely has something to offer a club, but he is a sanctimonious character

And it could be argued that he coached the most brittle mental club in the history of the competition

"He's coached two clubs that no longer exist. Having played under him at one of them, it's not something that suprises me" That's not word for word but it's the gist of it.

[LostDoggy]

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I have been turning off the radio whenever he comes on, since I first heard him.