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This, from Richard Becht on:
http://www.thewarriors.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=49669&title=the-week-that-was-
Mount Smart Stadiums second triple header in a year has again managed to deliver triple joy but it hasnt succeeded in quelling the deafening and sadly ugly roar of discontent from one part of the Vodafone Warriors support base. More is the pity.
It was in the fifth round last year that the Vodafone Warriors hosted the Sydney Roosters on a Saturday, turning it into an event by kicking off the programme with the New South Wales Cup encounter between the Auckland Vulcans and Roosters feeder club Newtown.
For those who may not remember the day clearly, the Vulcans overwhelmed the Jets 60-10, the Vodafone Junior Warriors delivered a 42-0 knockout in the NYC contest and the Vodafone Warriors beat the Roosters 24-12.
Something else, and this is instructive given the rumblings at the moment, the Vulcans happened to include a number of first graders on that occasion including Brett Seymour, Russell Packer, Kevin Locke and Joel Moon. Unless the memory is fading a bit, there wasnt any great outpouring of vitriol about others being in the NRL side ahead of them.
Move forward a year, though, and venomous comments theres no kinder description for it have been leaping out of posts on the clubs Facebook page and via various other outlets. Its one of the ugly that word again by-products of this age. Social media networks have a lot to answer for at times like this; they give everyone and anyone a voice with the outcome often being anything but becoming.
Such has been the case lately in matters surrounding the Vodafone Warriors, reaching a crescendo following the third-round loss to the Bulldogs last week. Repeat, this was after the third round when the record showed a win and two losses. Judging by the tone of the comments, anyone could have been forgiven for thinking the end of the world, or something approaching it, was nigh. Much of the language used was infantile at best, generally accusatory in the extreme. Quite why people purporting to be loyal fans feel the need to be so personal and so destructive is a challenge to understand.
So, better accept the inescapable (and unpalatable) truth that too many folk, when confronted with circumstances failing to match their expectations, simply dont comprehend the virtues embodied in patience, tolerance, decency and respect. More likely theyve never heard of the words before or certainly wouldnt know what they mean.
It was against such a backdrop that the Vodafone Warriors and the Vulcans went into 2012s early-season edition of the triple header concept. It yielded good results again, too, with the Vulcans outgunning Manly 48-24, the Vodafone Junior Warriors finishing 30-6 ahead of the young Titans and the Vodafone Warriors rounding the night off with a 26-6 victory. Ordinarily such a series of results would be a cause for celebration and, for most, they have been.
There are some, though, who just cant and wont let ago. Its a shame, a real shame, when it comes to this, to exposing New Zealand sport's unsavoury underbelly. And to think this is happening when the Vodafone Warriors have won two of their first four matches of the season. Perish the thought if they'd had three straight losses of the type Wests Tigers have just experienced.
http://www.thewarriors.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=49669&title=the-week-that-was-
Mount Smart Stadiums second triple header in a year has again managed to deliver triple joy but it hasnt succeeded in quelling the deafening and sadly ugly roar of discontent from one part of the Vodafone Warriors support base. More is the pity.
It was in the fifth round last year that the Vodafone Warriors hosted the Sydney Roosters on a Saturday, turning it into an event by kicking off the programme with the New South Wales Cup encounter between the Auckland Vulcans and Roosters feeder club Newtown.
For those who may not remember the day clearly, the Vulcans overwhelmed the Jets 60-10, the Vodafone Junior Warriors delivered a 42-0 knockout in the NYC contest and the Vodafone Warriors beat the Roosters 24-12.
Something else, and this is instructive given the rumblings at the moment, the Vulcans happened to include a number of first graders on that occasion including Brett Seymour, Russell Packer, Kevin Locke and Joel Moon. Unless the memory is fading a bit, there wasnt any great outpouring of vitriol about others being in the NRL side ahead of them.
Move forward a year, though, and venomous comments theres no kinder description for it have been leaping out of posts on the clubs Facebook page and via various other outlets. Its one of the ugly that word again by-products of this age. Social media networks have a lot to answer for at times like this; they give everyone and anyone a voice with the outcome often being anything but becoming.
Such has been the case lately in matters surrounding the Vodafone Warriors, reaching a crescendo following the third-round loss to the Bulldogs last week. Repeat, this was after the third round when the record showed a win and two losses. Judging by the tone of the comments, anyone could have been forgiven for thinking the end of the world, or something approaching it, was nigh. Much of the language used was infantile at best, generally accusatory in the extreme. Quite why people purporting to be loyal fans feel the need to be so personal and so destructive is a challenge to understand.
So, better accept the inescapable (and unpalatable) truth that too many folk, when confronted with circumstances failing to match their expectations, simply dont comprehend the virtues embodied in patience, tolerance, decency and respect. More likely theyve never heard of the words before or certainly wouldnt know what they mean.
It was against such a backdrop that the Vodafone Warriors and the Vulcans went into 2012s early-season edition of the triple header concept. It yielded good results again, too, with the Vulcans outgunning Manly 48-24, the Vodafone Junior Warriors finishing 30-6 ahead of the young Titans and the Vodafone Warriors rounding the night off with a 26-6 victory. Ordinarily such a series of results would be a cause for celebration and, for most, they have been.
There are some, though, who just cant and wont let ago. Its a shame, a real shame, when it comes to this, to exposing New Zealand sport's unsavoury underbelly. And to think this is happening when the Vodafone Warriors have won two of their first four matches of the season. Perish the thought if they'd had three straight losses of the type Wests Tigers have just experienced.
