Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

[lemmon]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

This is going to end negatively for the club IMO. Cant imagine Aker keeping quiet, things are going to come out now that he has a free reign. At least while he was contracted we maintained some form of control now that he has no affiliation I can imagine him having an absolute field day... and the papers will lap it up. Perhaps it should have been a case of 'keeping your enemies close' so too speak.

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

This is bad. Why couldn't he just shut up.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

It really is a sad way for him to depart from our club. The MEDIA in the end got what they wanted. They got deep into our skin. We (the fans, the club and Aker) are the real loser.

Not right,you can't pin this one on the media Aker made his bed! Now We hear he was sending text messages shit canning his teammates. Enough is Enough

[Remi Moses]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

This is going to end negatively for the club IMO. Cant imagine Aker keeping quiet, things are going to come out now that he has a free reign. At least while he was contracted we maintained some form of control now that he has no affiliation I can imagine him having an absolute field day... and the papers will lap it up. Perhaps it should have been a case of 'keeping your enemies close' so too speak.

Disagree I think it will create a resolve among the group

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

This is bad. Why couldn't he just shut up.

That is the million dollar question and only Aker can anwser this.

Agree entirely, why could he simply not go anywhere near any discussion about the club for the next two months. No coincidence that this has now happened at two different clubs where he has made his position untenable.

Don't see how anyonce can blame the club over this, one common fault between what happened at Brisbane and the Bulldogs .... Aker.

[anfo27]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Wow i didn't see this coming.

I'm really disappointed it has come to this and just get the feeling that this will have a negative effect on our performance for the est of the year. I really hope i'm wrong and the boys can come out and take their game to another level.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

That is the million dollar question and only Aker can anwser this.

Agree entirely, why could he simply not go anywhere near any discussion about the club for the next two months. No coincidence that this has now happened at two different clubs where he has made his position untenable.

Don't see how anyonce can blame the club over this, one common fault between what happened at Brisbane and the Bulldogs .... Aker.

The club knew what they were getting into when they recruited him. I still think the whole issue could've been handed much better.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Always imagined aker playing a star role if we made the Gf thi year. Oh well, let's get on with it!

[LostDoggy]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Steve Price and Co. on MTR: "Aker, what are all the Bulldogs gameplan secrets etc?"


Mouthy Fool: "*Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing*"

I stand by my comments about him last week. Interesting to see how he goes in civilian life from now on.

[Ozza]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

I'm hopeful this will galvanise the group. Aker will throw mud at the club over the next few days. Probably heaps of mud because thats the kind of bloke he appears to be (Brisbane + recent behaviour as examples). But he was obviously not well liked, rather he was tolerated - and if the boys stick together - we'll be fine.

We've gotten Zero out of Aker this season - well nothing but issues - so we are not losing anything from where we stand today. We just aren't gaining his return to good footy - which is only a 'possible' anyway.

[Sedat]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Some of you guys are over-rating the impact of Aker the media performer. He has saturated his media brand to the point of no return. Of course he will throw a few hits in our direction - big deal. If he is not prepared to put it all on the line for a final tilt at a premiership, then do we really want someone at the club who is there under false pretences? This coming from one of his biggest fans. I want 100% comitted and focused players representing our club between now and the end of the season. Aker clearly has only been half-assed with his commitment on the field this season, and on several occasions has chosen to support his media master over the club. So long and thanks for the memories.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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True, they could have waited to the end of the season to make any announcement. IMO the club has handled this whole issue in the wrong way.

I know you qualified your statement by saying it was your opinion. But unless you know exactly what has gone on and what the dialogue between Aker & the club has been, isn't your opinion really baseless?

I am confident that the club has not made this decision on a whim or without taking into considerations various alternative courses of action. That they have chosen this severe action, seems to indicate that they consider his removal to be less disruptive to our fortunes than his staying.

I'll wait until I've heard the club's official line of reasoning before I assume they don't know what they're doing.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Does anyone know if it's possible to watch the press conference live? If so can someone link me?!

Aker will not be attending the press conference. It will be Eade, Smorgon and Fantasia.

[SonofScray]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Huge pressure on our Club now. The media hunted him, we bought into it and now they have got what they wanted they'll turn on the Club in support of Aker. Prepare to cop a bashing from all corners.

I'll back the club on one condition. The guys that have had their say need to step up and stamp themselves on the contest. It is all well and good to have a solid, tight knit team culture and embrace vanilla personalities but there is room for brilliance in the game. Aker had that brilliance, as an individual he could exert his influence on the contest and have it impact on the scoreboard where it counts. After Johnno noone in the team has really done that for us. Guys like Cooney, Gia, Griffen, Higgins etc want to be stars? they need to make it happen now.

[Sedat]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

I'll back the club on one condition. The guys that have had their say need to step up and stamp themselves on the contest. It is all well and good to have a solid, tight knit team culture and embrace vanilla personalities but there is room for brilliance in the game. Aker had that brilliance, as an individual he could exert his influence on the contest and have it impact on the scoreboard where it counts. After Johnno noone in the team has really done that for us. Guys like Cooney, Gia, Griffen, Higgins etc want to be stars? they need to make it happen now.

He doesn't have it anymore. Worse, he doesn't have the desire to get it back. We've lost nothing on the field with this decision.