Because it's all critical sh*t. The people of this forum sit back here with their opinions, spout all this knowledge, and offer no solutions. They seem to have all the judging capacity available to man, but f**ked if they'll offer a solution or try to help. "It's up the Bulldogs"? Give me a f**king break. People can ramble on about making own beds and lying in them, but at the end of the day, this isn't just for the good of our club, it's for the good of our game. For each of the sixteen clubs, for every junior club, the ARL, NRL, CRL, NSWRL, QRL, WARL, VRL... you know what I mean.
In summary, the people of this forum generally use any event such as this as a tool to give sh*t to the supporters on here, who, for the most part, generally agree that something needs fixing. The good supporters, for want of a better word, who go to the games, support the blue & white through EVERYTHING, and don't cause trouble. As much as you all might like to pick at me and think I'm annoying as pie, I am one of those people. I've never been part of any crowd violence. The only sin I'm guilty of is supporting a club that has made well over it's fair share of mistakes. I'm not playing a sympathy card, because I don't deserve sympathy. But to continually give me and others sh*t because someone in our club has f**ked up yet again, it's got to end.
Now, in terms of the actions and so on - each based on their own merit - let me start with Reni as an example.
People need to understand that Reni was on his own leisure time when the event happened. As his job does not encompass driving as a prerequisite skill, the club has no grounds to sack him on. They are more than entitled to give him a warning, which they have done, as well as a fine ($10k, announced tomorrow). Contract negotiations have also been suspended, and I'll place my bets that at tomorrow's announcement, they'll tender his release. Quite frankly I'll be disappointed if they don't. If that isn't the club acting, I don't know what is. Further to that, any measure that discourages binge drinking IMO is a good start. Maybe ill-informed, maybe a little too high the reading of 0.10 - but it's a start. The measure can easily be toughened from there, and they're also conducting random breath testing through the week at training as well. The way you've carried on like a pork-chop, it's almost like the club has released a press statement indicating that Tooheys New longnecks will be distributed at the entry to Belmore Oval.
Back to Reni, the clubs actions are there in black and white, and it isn't as if they've failed to act. An interim suspension followed by a fine and possible release from contract is a pretty hefty punishment, given he still has a court appearance and possible jail term/large law enforcement-based fine to face.
Things like crowd violence are always dubious. The Souths incident was covered in part by SMH, and otherwise was subject of a whinge by a very questionable journalist in the way of one R. Hadley. The same man who took the liberty of leaking a police report regarding Coffs Harbour, and has chucked numerous tanty's for any number of reasons. Nothing apart from a sketchy and ever-changing complaint from Spud's wife and a few hard heads on this forum was ever really mentioned. Don't you think if it happened the Telecrap would've been all over it like Lleyton on Bec?
The Tigers game, I don't want to get into. Ink will have me for breakfast in five seconds. I know what I know about that night, and that's that IMO. Anything else, well - measures again have been taken. No Friday night footy for the 'Dogs.
I don't know what else I can say. I planned to ramble on for ages and have a poignant yet victorious finish, but I'm just worn out.
Maybe I am burying my head in the sand. Maybe I'm making excuses. To be honest, I don't really care what you think I'm doing.
All I know is I'm defending my club and myself on this forum, and to me, that's all that counts.
