Poor Nathan Brown

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Poor Nathan Brown

I think it's a little sad people keep obsessing over it.

McPhee hates Knights so is moving on, pure & simple. Apparently almost every player on the list hates Knights, with Lloyd's relationship with Knights being quite frosty as well.

Libba didn't like him much either.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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It's much different. The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. I find the lingering bitterness amongst supporters over an incident that occurred years ago (one we still don't know the details of) a bit sad. AND Bulldogs players are still mates with him.

Don't know why people don't move on. Plenty of other football issues to worry about.

If fear is the basis of anger and hate then maybe the enduring animosity towards Brown is because his Judas act really threatened our club because it was saying it was not worthy of its own great player who it had developed and who had became an important part of who it was. His departure, piggybacking Wallace's was saying we are not worthy.
Hell hath no fury like a scorned football club.
Ironically he has added value to loyalty and devalued talent.

[EasternWest]

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If fear is the basis of anger and hate then maybe the enduring animosity towards Brown is because his Judas act really threatened our club because it was saying it was not worthy of its own great player who it had developed and who had became an important part of who it was. His departure, piggybacking Wallace's was saying we are not worthy.
Hell hath no fury like a scorned football club.
Ironically he has added value to loyalty and devalued talent.

Amen brother.

[mighty_west]

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Reading and hearing people go on & on & on about this kind of issue is like listening to the mother in law repeat herself over & over & yawnnnnnnnn.

Obviously people have their own opinions, views etc, i don;t see the point in holding onto this subject, i know alot of people who in life hold a grudge over the smallest of issues, and go on about them like you wouldn't believe, they never see happy, maybe they just can't move on? who knows.

But, we are all a passionate bunch, and footy can bring out the best & worst in us all.

[EasternWest]

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Reading and hearing people go on & on & on about this kind of issue is like listening to the mother in law repeat herself over & over & yawnnnnnnnn.

Obviously people have their own opinions, views etc, i don;t see the point in holding onto this subject, i know alot of people who in life hold a grudge over the smallest of issues, and go on about them like you wouldn't believe, they never see happy, maybe they just can't move on? who knows.

But, we are all a passionate bunch, and footy can bring out the best & worst in us all.

I'm happy in life. I'm also happy to hold the grudge. It costs me zero energy at all. If you don't want to hear/talk about it, why would you read the thread/contribute when you can just as easily not click on it? Respectfully of course.

[mighty_west]

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I'm happy in life. I'm also happy to hold the grudge. It costs me zero energy at all. If you don't want to hear/talk about it, why would you read the thread/contribute when you can just as easily not click on it? Respectfully of course.

Don't get me wrong, i understand most supporters feeling this way about Nathan, i felt the same way myself, i guess my whole attitude about the issue kind of changed when he snapped his ankle, when i first heard it happening, my first thoughts were INSTANT KARMA! when i actually watched the replay and saw how bad it was, it was like my attitude about the situation changed, and even Nathan didn't deserve an injury as bad as that.

My opinions are that issues don't need to drag out, to me, it is wasted energy, it's like people bagging our own players at games, i hate that with a passion, and with the Nathan issue, i could ignore it on here, but you can't escape it at the footy, and yes, it does remind me of the mother in law when she asked me if she told me about what she got up to today "yes love, only 6 times now"..

[EasternWest]

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Don't get me wrong, i understand most supporters feeling this way about Nathan, i felt the same way myself, i guess my whole attitude about the issue kind of changed when he snapped his ankle, when i first heard it happening, my first thoughts were INSTANT KARMA! when i actually watched the replay and saw how bad it was, it was like my attitude about the situation changed, and even Nathan didn't deserve an injury as bad as that.

My opinions are that issues don't need to drag out, to me, it is wasted energy, it's like people bagging our own players at games, i hate that with a passion, and with the Nathan issue, i could ignore it on here, but you can't escape it at the footy, and yes, it does remind me of the mother in law when she asked me if she told me about what she got up to today "yes love, only 6 times now"..

He he he. Nice reply.

Well, I do hold a lot of vitriol for NB, but that certainly doesn't mean I was happy when he had that terrible injury-I'm with you there.
FWIW I absolutely HATE when supporters bag out our players too. That is wasted energy. If all you're doing is focussing on the bad things, you miss all the wonderful things that happen. I remember in about Cooney's third game some knuckle behind me spent the whole time yelling out how he was a wasted pick and he'll never be worth the number 1. I couldn't believe it. He was a little fat kid with terrible hair, but even then you could see he had something special. Of course this guy couldn't, because he only saw the negatives.
Don't get me wrong, I'll groan and roll my eyes at horrible clangers and disastrous brain fades, but that temporary heart attack is forgotten the next time Harbrow goes for a daring run or Lake clamps his iron paws around another contested grab. I love the Dogs so much, and all the more for the emotional fluctuations that come with being a Dogs man.

[chef]

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Nathan who?

[AndrewP6]

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i know alot of people who in life hold a grudge over the smallest of issues, and go on about them like you wouldn't believe, they never see happy,

Holding a grudge over a small issue is silly. Holding a grudge over what Brown did to the Bulldogs (not a small issue at all) is warranted.

[AndrewP6]

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The 'care' part has nothing to with the loving the Bulldogs, its the hatred people still carry towards Wallace and Brown.

As soon as I find a reason to change my opinion of them , I'll do it.

[LostDoggy]

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As soon as I find a reason to change my opinion of them , I'll do it.

Who said you have to change your opinion? I doubt any bulldog fan thinks highly of Brown or Wallace. Whats sad is some will be bitter forever and never get over it.
My point was this is ancient history, this subject has been done to death and is getting really boring.

[AndrewP6]

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Who said you have to change your opinion? I doubt any bulldog fan thinks highly of Brown or Wallace. Whats sad is some will be bitter forever and never get over it.
My point was this is ancient history, this subject has been done to death and is getting really boring.

Fair enough...

[GVGjr]

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My point was this is ancient history, this subject has been done to death and is getting really boring.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[LostDoggy]

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I was quoted in the Footscray Mail (will have a rummage at home when I get there to find out exactly when) vox pop section answering the question as to whether the Bulldogs should trade Nathan Brown? I answered no, because he had the capability to be a match-winner.

[mighty_west]

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I was quoted in the Footscray Mail (will have a rummage at home when I get there to find out exactly when) vox pop section answering the question as to whether the Bulldogs should trade Nathan Brown? I answered no, because he had the capability to be a match-winner.

When young Nathan was starting to become an extremely good player, i always thought he could win a Brownlow one day, he would have if he stayed with us imo, it was a shame the way he left, in his prime at the Dogs, geez he was a gun.