John Elliot and the Carlton FC

[gadj1976]

Do you think it had an adverse affect on the players?

Maybe Sticks speech before the game did it?

This is a great post to read at halftime of the telecast

Sorry CP, I assumed people would read the Live scores!!! My apologies.

[JK]

Do you think it had an adverse affect on the players?

Maybe Sticks speech before the game did it?

This is a great post to read at halftime of the telecast

Sorry CP, I assumed people would read the Live scores!!! My apologies.

Deliberately been avoiding the LS thread all night lol

[stan]

Apparently Kernahan has stated that this effort from Elliot may well cost him his life membership. I just don't get why he would have come forward about it now.

Crazy read, not sure what was going on there. But of course there are going to be consequences from this, I mean what did anyone expect?

[dedja]

Sticks was good to his word ... Jack's been banned

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 12,00.html

[Voice]

Sticks was good to his word ... Jack's been banned

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 12,00.html

Good. Piss off Jack!

[smac]

But is there any truth in it? I think that question is more important than whether the bloke goes back.

[Voice]

But is there any truth in it? I think that question is more important than whether the bloke goes back.

Certainly. If there is any truth in it then it needs to be investigated thoroughly.
I think the question of him being banned is more to do with the way he revealed what he said. If he had info on such wrong-doings then he should have just went to the appropriate authorities and not sensationalised it.
Carlton beleived there was no pay-offs done so there is every reason to ban him unless proven otherwise.

[Dirko]

Don't let the door hit ya arse on the way out....

[Sojourner]

Not sure about this issue, its one thing to kick him out of the club, yet he was the President for how many years, and why would he make up a story that the club had made x number of payouts to people over those issues?

Despite what we all want to believe and the issue of the "moral high ground", how many clubs and organisations really have not made these types of payouts to people and settled outside of court over issues that may or may not have happened? When the issue occured of Dean Brogan being involved at the airport, it was mentioned that it was not unusual historically for "issues" along those lines to have to be dealt with by the club on a Monday Morning.

Resultantly I am surprised at the action taken of banning him from the club. Banning him from the club suggests that the club is in fact clean as a whistle and that nothing has ever taken place like that. - I am just not convinced at this stage.

[Dirko]

Soj, think you'd find this was the straw that broke the camels back. There's been a build up of "rage" for Elliot leading up to this....

[dedja]

They banned him because he's been an embarrassment and loud mouthed moron for years and they finally had a good excuse to do it.

[gadj1976]

I think the ban is more of a "stop telling our secrets to the media" type ban rather than telling lies to the media. It's a good stance and hopefully Elliot will see the light.