NorthShoreEel
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Is it just me, or is anyone else sick & tired of hearing this "Carney was devastated by his own grave error of judgment last Saturday morning."??
The only thing devastating him, was getting caught out.
He (and other Roosters) are known to frequent the pub quite regularly.
I havent seen Carney, but, I have seen a few of the Roosters players at The Sheaf quite often. (During the holidays, there was one ex Parra halfback hitting the ATM as fast as he could, to get back to the TAB area & having a drink at the same time).
I feel sorry for them, if they are genuine & then try to do something about their affliction. When they come out & sook and say sorry, then so blatantly go back to their old ways - why should I feel sorry for them? There is plenty of other kids who would like the opportunities given to these turkeys.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...ys-big-night-out/story-e6frexnr-1226014944387
LIKE so many big nights out, it ended at the Coogee Bay Hotel.
And according to those who saw Todd Carney there last Friday night, as he was lavished by young girls aplenty, it had certainly been a big night. The Sydney Roosters five-eighth was eventually helped home, up along Coogee Bay Road, by teammates Daniel Conn and Aidan Guerra, who had both paced themselves during the evening.
We all know that at 7am the next day Carney's silver Dodge Nitro was pulled over by police as he drove to a business meeting.
He recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.052. He is a P-plater. He is in serious trouble with the law. Again.
That is the issue Carney must address with NRL chief executive David Gallop today as the NRL decides if it will suspend the reigning Dally M Player of the Year - or allow him to cop a fine and then work through his "issues with alcohol" while still playing the game that kept him so grounded during his stunning return last season.
According to Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce, Carney will do most of the talking when he meets with Gallop this afternoon.
"David will get the opportunity to see how remorseful Todd is about what's happened," Noyce said.
"Todd will be telling him what plan he has to address his issues. Todd is the one who has to make this work. Not Steve Noyce. Not Nick Politis. Not Brian Smith. He's the one who is accountable.
"This is a good opportunity for Todd to show that."
The is the issue he must confront with Gallop. The issue Carney must address with his club and teammates has more to do with the slippery slope he has trodden since the end of last season.
Since last year's grand final, there has been a growing struggle between a 24-year-old who felt entitled to enjoy a beer after nine months of abstinence and a coach in Brian Smith who has long warned him of its dangers.
Make no mistake: Carney was devastated by his own grave error of judgment last Saturday morning.
It might have something to do with the fact he knows how fine the line is that he walks.
While there is no clause in his $1 million contract that prohibits him from drinking alcohol - as much as some Roosters officials had wanted it - there is certainly one that allows the club to sack him over any alcohol-related incident.The time-bomb has been ticking. It started during last year's Four Nations when he was picked in the Australian squad but watched mostly from the stands.
The Daily Telegraph has been told that he found a more than willing drinking partner in Dragons fullback Darius Boyd, who was also sitting idle for much of the tournament. Carney's short relationship with Channel 7 presenter Liz Cantor ended in January, but some at the Roosters privately believe that new signing Anthony Watts has been the most destabilising influence.
Watts, who suffered a serious knee injury shortly after joining the Roosters late last year, was the shirtless player photographed picking up Carney's car on Coogee Bay Road shortly after his arrest last Saturday morning.
He is also the player ejected from the chic Bondi bar Ravesi's last month, which prompted its management to email Noyce complaining about the behaviour of the former Cowboy hooker. It is understood that correspondence pointed out that Carney was not at fault. But the fact he was at such a popular bar has concerned Roosters management.
As did the fact he was hitting the bars at the notorious Coogee Bay Hotel.
Big nights always have big consequences.
The only thing devastating him, was getting caught out.
He (and other Roosters) are known to frequent the pub quite regularly.
I havent seen Carney, but, I have seen a few of the Roosters players at The Sheaf quite often. (During the holidays, there was one ex Parra halfback hitting the ATM as fast as he could, to get back to the TAB area & having a drink at the same time).
I feel sorry for them, if they are genuine & then try to do something about their affliction. When they come out & sook and say sorry, then so blatantly go back to their old ways - why should I feel sorry for them? There is plenty of other kids who would like the opportunities given to these turkeys.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...ys-big-night-out/story-e6frexnr-1226014944387
LIKE so many big nights out, it ended at the Coogee Bay Hotel.
And according to those who saw Todd Carney there last Friday night, as he was lavished by young girls aplenty, it had certainly been a big night. The Sydney Roosters five-eighth was eventually helped home, up along Coogee Bay Road, by teammates Daniel Conn and Aidan Guerra, who had both paced themselves during the evening.
We all know that at 7am the next day Carney's silver Dodge Nitro was pulled over by police as he drove to a business meeting.
He recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.052. He is a P-plater. He is in serious trouble with the law. Again.
That is the issue Carney must address with NRL chief executive David Gallop today as the NRL decides if it will suspend the reigning Dally M Player of the Year - or allow him to cop a fine and then work through his "issues with alcohol" while still playing the game that kept him so grounded during his stunning return last season.
According to Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce, Carney will do most of the talking when he meets with Gallop this afternoon.
"David will get the opportunity to see how remorseful Todd is about what's happened," Noyce said.
"Todd will be telling him what plan he has to address his issues. Todd is the one who has to make this work. Not Steve Noyce. Not Nick Politis. Not Brian Smith. He's the one who is accountable.
"This is a good opportunity for Todd to show that."
The is the issue he must confront with Gallop. The issue Carney must address with his club and teammates has more to do with the slippery slope he has trodden since the end of last season.
Since last year's grand final, there has been a growing struggle between a 24-year-old who felt entitled to enjoy a beer after nine months of abstinence and a coach in Brian Smith who has long warned him of its dangers.
Make no mistake: Carney was devastated by his own grave error of judgment last Saturday morning.
It might have something to do with the fact he knows how fine the line is that he walks.
While there is no clause in his $1 million contract that prohibits him from drinking alcohol - as much as some Roosters officials had wanted it - there is certainly one that allows the club to sack him over any alcohol-related incident.The time-bomb has been ticking. It started during last year's Four Nations when he was picked in the Australian squad but watched mostly from the stands.
The Daily Telegraph has been told that he found a more than willing drinking partner in Dragons fullback Darius Boyd, who was also sitting idle for much of the tournament. Carney's short relationship with Channel 7 presenter Liz Cantor ended in January, but some at the Roosters privately believe that new signing Anthony Watts has been the most destabilising influence.
Watts, who suffered a serious knee injury shortly after joining the Roosters late last year, was the shirtless player photographed picking up Carney's car on Coogee Bay Road shortly after his arrest last Saturday morning.
He is also the player ejected from the chic Bondi bar Ravesi's last month, which prompted its management to email Noyce complaining about the behaviour of the former Cowboy hooker. It is understood that correspondence pointed out that Carney was not at fault. But the fact he was at such a popular bar has concerned Roosters management.
As did the fact he was hitting the bars at the notorious Coogee Bay Hotel.
Big nights always have big consequences.
