Former Manly Sea Eagle junior Jamil Hopoate convicted for drink-driving

[Maroubra Eel]

Stuck with a Dud ?

It's understandable that Will's relationship with the club will be strained. Some people believe this is why we got rid of Reddy. Poupou can explain it all.

 

[IFR33K]

Stuck with a Dud ?

We should be immune to it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

pretty sure it was reported that keating had come to terms with the club (if you are talking about 2010 when he chose the dogs).

from memory he got jack of waiting for the formal contract while ossie was chasing qc around, so keating took the dogs offer. our club screwed kris keating over.

Well it's good that his brother was able to remain professional about it, because plenty of other blokes couldn't - look at Reddy's and Horo's attitudes after their dads got the sack.

Hopefully Hopoate's desire to play for the club isn't diminished by his brother's termination. If it wasn't in question there wouldn't be a newspaper article about it.

 

[Twizzle]

since when does anything have to be in question for the media to try and sell more fish and chip wrappers

 

[Suitman]

Only 58 more posts Twiz until you make the big 100k.
You should get there in the hour I reckon.
Go Hindy!

Suity

 

[Delboy]

Pou, just so you know, Horo's dad did not get the sack. he did not get a coaching gig and Penriff offered him one. Spoke to Mark about it, he did not want to leave but understood he had to take the opportunity.

Simple, he never expected his son to leave, RS made that decision completely separately.

 

[Twizzle]

Only 58 more posts Twiz until you make the big 100k.
You should get there in the hour I reckon.
Go Hindy!

Suity

try 55

adding up is obviously not a prerequisite for getting a builders license ?

 

[hineyrulz]

try 55

adding up is obviously not a prerequisite for getting a builders license ?

Go Twizz/Hindy!!

 

[Gronk]

Someone should start a Twiz tribute thread.

 

[Suitman]

try 55

adding up is obviously not a prerequisite for getting a builders license ?

It was 58 when I posted, f**k knuckle.

Suity

 

[Twizzle]

Someone should start a Twiz tribute thread.

and speak about my humility

 

[Poupou Escobar]

since when does anything have to be in question for the media to try and sell more fish and chip wrappers

They can't sell drama without ambiguity. There are even quotes from the manager of both brothers denying the possibility.

You'll notice he's not denying that they're terrorists. Or gay prostitutes. That's because those aren't in question. But a rift between the club and the Hopoate family over this is a real possibility.

I wouldn't be surprised if this thinking was behind Jamal's disregard for the club's rules - 'they won't sack me because they want to keep my brother happy'.

If you disagree that's fine but don't imply that this kind of thing is impossible. People fall out with their empoyers all the time over divided loyalties.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Pou, just so you know, Horo's dad did not get the sack. he did not get a coaching gig and Penriff offered him one. Spoke to Mark about it, he did not want to leave but understood he had to take the opportunity.

Simple, he never expected his son to leave, RS made that decision completely separately.

I don't consider Mark Horo to have gotten the sack either, but since we're talking about Kris Keating being sacked, Mark Horo's situation is the same thing. We didn't offer an opportunity but someone else did.

 

[Twizzle]

your opinion of the media is considerably higher than mine

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Mate, I agree to an extent, but the only degree of ambiguity needed for them to make a story here relates to the fact that the 2 players have the same surname....so they can put "Eels sack Hopoate" as the unqualified headline in the paper and on websites.

Parra and the west are over-represented in the Telecrap's market, this section of the market likely rugby league more than other sports, no rugby league being played currently, so any story like this is gold dust.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

your opinion of the media is considerably higher than mine

I have a low opinion of the media only because I have a low opinion of media consumers. The media can't sell what merkins won't buy. We get the media we deserve.

 

[Twizzle]

I have a low opinion of the media only because I have a low opinion of media consumers. The media can't sell what merkins won't buy. We get the media we deserve.

seriously, you dont think they have any responsibility for the rubbish and innuendos they provide ?

its all the consumers fault ?

I suppose you buy Women's Day and Who magazine every seek to see what the Kardashians are up to

 

[Poupou Escobar]

seriously, you dont think they have any responsibility for the rubbish and innuendos they provide ?

its all the consumers fault ?

My point is it's everyone's fault. Why the need for a scapegoat? If 'the media' stopped printing rubbish, someone else would step in and provide it, and make big money doing so. So where's the incentive for 'the media' to stop what they're doing?

The only way to stop it is governmental control, but merkins don't like that either. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

I suppose you buy Women's Day and Who magazine every seek to see what the Kardashians are up to

Those pigs sell magazines because enough useless merkins want to know what they're up to. This is democracy in action.

Beautiful isn't it?

 

[spiderdan]

Well it's good that his brother was able to remain professional about it, because plenty of other blokes couldn't - look at Reddy's and Horo's attitudes after their dads got the sack.

Hopefully Hopoate's desire to play for the club isn't diminished by his brother's termination. If it wasn't in question there wouldn't be a newspaper article about it.

agree with your point and yeah, I hope this doesn't affect will's position with the club

 

[lucablight]

Was Jamil any good?