Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

[lemmon]

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.

Will be broadcast on triple m if you can get too a radio

[SonofScray]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

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?

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Probably, but you can say that about anyone on here who ever says anything. I suppose you can take your own slant on it. My feeling is the media hunted Aker, which he was happy with because it promotes his brand. The Club bought into the media hunt, the heat intensifies, Aker backs himself into a corner and the Club can't budge for fear of going against the team values and principles that the leadership group has strongly espoused.

Now, the catalyst there for me is Aker so he can reap what he sowed but I was disappointed in the way the Club in my eyes got sucked into a few non issues.

[LostDoggy]

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.

I don't think so Anfo27.

Aker was obviously already having an extremely negative effect. I guess they just figured better to have a (now) ex player as an ongoing distraction, than a current one that just continued to cause distractions week after week .

[SonofScray]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

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.

I tend to agree. However with Higgins massively down and Johnno mostly out I still rated Aker's "magic" above most others in the side to date. I just look at the squad and can't see anyone who will go BANG when it counts.

Excuse the cliches but for me I was banking on what might happen, maybe the Club were as well given he got another year.

[chef]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Disagree I think it will create a resolve among the group

I agree with this, it should galvanise the group.

[Grantysghost]

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.

Going to be on SEN 1116 am or here http://sen.com.au/mediaplayer at 4:50

[LostDog]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

west now aker, club is really digging a hole

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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.

interesting view point, but I'd disagree with the Aker being hunted by the media. Yes the reaction to his initial article was a circus. Everything thereafter in the escalation of the situation remained totally at the discretion of Aker to either inflame or cool down. In each instance he chose to push it to the forefront, despite his employer and workmates telling him to cork it.
Re the ' my words were changed without my knowledge' - within akers realm of control.
Re: divulging the contents of his club reprimand. Again within Akers control
re: his statements since he came back for willy, all of akers own control.
No, Aker, and not for the first time, and not because he doesn't fit the 'vanilla' mold has ensured he has escalated the media's interest.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

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.

Its not the issue is it? He obviously has form. He kicked 5 for Willy and has been working hard. If he has it or doesn't, that's not the point. You can see what happens if decisive action is not taken for the sake of big egos ( Fev ) No man is bigger than the team.

[Chicago1]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Thank God he's gone. Now he can concentrate on his "career" at that shithole of a station and the rest of the team can concentrate on winning a Premiership. Sorry, but he just became a media whore this year and divided the players and the supporters.

If only I had 30 pieces of silver to drop in front of him...

[Bornadog]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Thank God he's gone. Now he can concentrate on his "career" at that shithole of a station and the rest of the team can concentrate on winning a Premiership. Sorry, but he just became a media whore this year and divided the players and the supporters.

If only I had 30 pieces of silver to drop in front of him...

What a dickhead to throw away his last year, the friendships etc just for the media. I thought he should have retired last year.

[ReLoad]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Matthew knights is the happiest man on earth, the media caravan packed up from windy hill and moved down the road.

[comrade]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

The media hunted him.

Aker IS the media. Now he can concentrate on his number 1 priority - himself

[Throughandthrough]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Your either with us, or against us. He put himself ahead of the team, so he's against us.

I didn't buy the Sam Newman 'i was eaves dropping" story last week one bit.

Where did I read it about the book coming out later this year where he pots many of the current players, and the words had got back to the group?

He's obviously a sh*t bloke, and i wouldn't want to play with him either.

I just hope there's a FEW people at the club he feels slightly for, and he does them a favour and STFU for the next few months.

After the seasons over, he can go his hardest if it helps sell more books in time for Christmas. If he remains dignified for the next few months i'll even buy the book myself.

[SonofScray]

Re: Aker press Conference at 4:45 PM

Aker IS the media. Now he can concentrate on his number 1 priority - himself

Quote the rest of it and you'll see I have acknowledged that a media hunt was in his best interests.