One Sorry Season

[LostDoggy]

Re: One Sorry Season

I take your point but don't many of the players have individual boot sponsorships? Perhaps Sherman is sponsored by Blades and is just doing the right thing by his sponsor?

Or perhaps he was put on the spot and didn't have the Kooga cap stuffed down his back pocket.

[The Coon Dog]

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Or perhaps he was put on the spot and didn't have the Kooga cap stuffed down his back pocket.

I doubt he would have been put on the spot. Emma Quayle would have sought permission from the club before interviewing Justin Sherman.

[Sedat]

Re: One Sorry Season

I take your point but don't many of the players have individual boot sponsorships? Perhaps Sherman is sponsored by Blades and is just doing the right thing by his sponsor?

This is a possibility, as footy boots are considered tools of trade. But then Sherman would be choosing to support an individual boot sponsor (where he would only be receiving free boots) over a team apparel sponsor for the photo - probably a worse look if it was premeditated than if he was just being absent-minded.

[Greystache]

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This is a possibility, as footy boots are considered tools of trade. But then Sherman would be choosing to support an individual boot sponsor (where he would only be receiving free boots) over a team apparel sponsor for the photo - probably a worse look if it was premeditated than if he was just being absent-minded.

Sounds about par for the course for Sherman if you ask me.

[Maddog37]

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Geez the knives are out.

[AndrewP6]

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Far out, can we cut the bloke SOME slack?? If Gia, Murph or the like had been the subject, chances are we'd all be going gaga over the article. The timing of the McVeigh article is completely irrelevant, the two articles are totally separate issues.

As for him appearing self-absorbed, I didn't read that in the article one iota. He mentions a number of times how bad he felt, how he'd made the mistake, how he had to now go about things the right way (not direct quotes). Sounded fairly contrite, to me. Can we move on?

[azabob]

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Far out, can we cut the bloke SOME slack?? If Gia, Murph or the like had been the subject, chances are we'd all be going gaga over the article. The timing of the McVeigh article is completely irrelevant, the two articles are totally separate issues.

As for him appearing self-absorbed, I didn't read that in the article one iota. He mentions a number of times how bad he felt, how he'd made the mistake, how he had to now go about things the right way (not direct quotes). Sounded fairly contrite, to me. Can we move on?

Good call Andrew, he may have a high opinion of himself but he does appear remorseful, in print at least.

[Doc26]

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There's really not a lot more he can say, bit like all the other good vibrations coming out from the Club. Of course it all means squat unless it's turned into results on the field.

[LostDoggy]

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Far out, can we cut the bloke SOME slack?? If Gia, Murph or the like had been the subject, chances are we'd all be going gaga over the article. The timing of the McVeigh article is completely irrelevant, the two articles are totally separate issues.

As for him appearing self-absorbed, I didn't read that in the article one iota. He mentions a number of times how bad he felt, how he'd made the mistake, how he had to now go about things the right way (not direct quotes). Sounded fairly contrite, to me. Can we move on?

I think it's a result of lingering anger over his actions last year, and whilst that's fair enough to a degree — what he did was pretty bad — at some point we need to forgive and move on.

I agree with AndrewP6 in that I do believe he is remorseful and he has made efforts at redemption.

[the banker]

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I thought the contrition seemed sincere and that he learnt a big lesson. I am cutting him slack. Let's hope he grows through the experience and it helps him with his footy.

[LostDoggy]

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I doubt he would have been put on the spot. Emma Quayle would have sought permission from the club before interviewing Justin Sherman.

You're right. I didn't really think that one through.

[MrMahatma]

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If he has a separate sponsorship, our major sponsor would be aware and all that would be factored into what they paid for the deal.

At any rate, is this kind of article REALLY what sponsors want to be associated with?

[Doc26]

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If he has a separate sponsorship, our major sponsor would be aware and all that would be factored into what they paid for the deal.

At any rate, is this kind of article REALLY what sponsors want to be associated with?

Fair point. Maybe it was Kooga that put in a request that he wear their competitors strip.

[LostDoggy]

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I'm fairly sure he has a deal with Blades. They sent him boots and he tweeted about them. But that is all beside the point. Think it was an interesting article. It had all been forgotten, yet here he is discussing it and dredging it all back up again, he's comfortable admitting he made a mistake and regrets it. Think it says a lot about how much he has grown since the incident.

[jeemak]

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Yeah my bad, I read both Satuday and Sunday papers last night for the first time. I still think the article looked a little 'poor me' compared to the McVeigh story, who has really endured personal tragedy and hardship. Whilst I'm not a fan of Sherman, I certainly don't doubt his sincerity in what he said in the interview, just that the timing was unfortunate in comparison with the McVeigh story.

What really annoyed me was the cap - some might see this as a minor issue but for mine KooGa are paying the club some serious coin and spending bucketloads kitting out the entire playing group and coaching staff head to toe in official Bulldogs gear, so it wouldn't have hurt Sherman to plonk on his official Bulldogs KooGa cap and polo for the photo shoot and support the company that is providing significant financial support to his key employer. Why give Blades (who are NM's on-field sponsor) such a blatant free kick?

PS - theimmortalmike, the McVeigh story was in both The Age and HS

Are you familiar with the specifics of the Kooga contract? Perhaps it isn't rigid in this area, and perhaps they didn't pay for such a provision.