Mybludog
Reserve Grader
I’ll try again.
I had a fairly lengthy post made out last night but when I hit the post button the site crashed so to say that I was slightly pissed would be an understatement.
I was at the meeting Monday night and was sitting with Jono and about a dozen others off to one side of the auditorium all wearing some form of Manly colour. There were about another 6-10 up near the back including Des, Zorba, Wendy Harmer and some SE staff. May have also been a couple of others scattered around but not wearing any Manly colours.
Firstly I’ll say that I don’t mean any disrespect to Jono at all but I didn’t find it anywhere near as bad as he has described.
There were plenty of people heckling and interrupting all the candidates on stage about every subject that was discussed not just the people with Zorba.
While Zorba may have been a bit over the top I think that’s just more to do with the presence that he has and his voice. He was very passionate about the issue of Brookie and did seem quite bemused that the Lib pollies were giving us the “we haven’t heard from you in 2 years†bit.
Kerry Sibraa was there and while he didn’t say anything directly he was in deep conversation with Des at one stage outside.
Des spoke really well. Took the centre of the room and was fairly clear in what he said. “Turn the ground over to a trust and take it away from the council and ratepayersâ€Â.
What I did find a bit funny was that this seemed to be the first time anyone had heard this idea, but that was just the impression that I got.
For mine, I’d of thought that the club/owners/whoever would have been pushing this with the Lib’s for quite some time and if they weren’t getting anywhere…..then raise the issues in this type of forum. This may have been what’s happened but it didn’t seem to come out like it.
As far as the comment about not taking his kids to the footy by Baird, I’m certain that it was made tongue in check……he had a big smile on his face when he said it.
Also in relation to Hazzard’s comment about “Abbott not in power†and “taking it up with Gillard†I’m pretty sure this was made to one of the ALP candidates sitting 2 seats up, he seemed to throw the mic on the desk in front of her as he made it and was looking at her.
One last point that was interesting to me being from outside the electorate was that at the end the bloke from the Manly Daily asked them about O’Farrell giving the Bears the 3.5mil there was a large grown from the crowd and words to the effect of “not Brookvale againâ€Â.
Didn’t seem to be too many in the room interested in Brookvale Oval or the Sea Eagles……..and that’s worrying
I had a fairly lengthy post made out last night but when I hit the post button the site crashed so to say that I was slightly pissed would be an understatement.
I was at the meeting Monday night and was sitting with Jono and about a dozen others off to one side of the auditorium all wearing some form of Manly colour. There were about another 6-10 up near the back including Des, Zorba, Wendy Harmer and some SE staff. May have also been a couple of others scattered around but not wearing any Manly colours.
Firstly I’ll say that I don’t mean any disrespect to Jono at all but I didn’t find it anywhere near as bad as he has described.
There were plenty of people heckling and interrupting all the candidates on stage about every subject that was discussed not just the people with Zorba.
While Zorba may have been a bit over the top I think that’s just more to do with the presence that he has and his voice. He was very passionate about the issue of Brookie and did seem quite bemused that the Lib pollies were giving us the “we haven’t heard from you in 2 years†bit.
Kerry Sibraa was there and while he didn’t say anything directly he was in deep conversation with Des at one stage outside.
Des spoke really well. Took the centre of the room and was fairly clear in what he said. “Turn the ground over to a trust and take it away from the council and ratepayersâ€Â.
What I did find a bit funny was that this seemed to be the first time anyone had heard this idea, but that was just the impression that I got.
For mine, I’d of thought that the club/owners/whoever would have been pushing this with the Lib’s for quite some time and if they weren’t getting anywhere…..then raise the issues in this type of forum. This may have been what’s happened but it didn’t seem to come out like it.
As far as the comment about not taking his kids to the footy by Baird, I’m certain that it was made tongue in check……he had a big smile on his face when he said it.
Also in relation to Hazzard’s comment about “Abbott not in power†and “taking it up with Gillard†I’m pretty sure this was made to one of the ALP candidates sitting 2 seats up, he seemed to throw the mic on the desk in front of her as he made it and was looking at her.
One last point that was interesting to me being from outside the electorate was that at the end the bloke from the Manly Daily asked them about O’Farrell giving the Bears the 3.5mil there was a large grown from the crowd and words to the effect of “not Brookvale againâ€Â.
Didn’t seem to be too many in the room interested in Brookvale Oval or the Sea Eagles……..and that’s worrying