jesus some of the stuff on here and on Facebook is pathetic - I even saw some comments on FB that people would stop going to games if he signed.
Can someone please explain to me exactly why everyone hates him? It seems like he is a bit of dick (like many, many other professional footballers) and he once gave a linesman a flick on a cock while playing in a game that had nothing to do with us. If he is making our squad better, and increasing the chances of us finishing the season higher up the table we should be welcoming him with open arms.
Some of us - apparently naively - thought there was some truth in "Same old aussies - always cheating".
But no, looks like we're lowering ourselves to the ranks of the cheats too.
It's understandable to hack at an opposition player in a moment of red mist, but to attack a match official is assault and he should have been sent to jail.
1) a) Racist b) Untrue c) People from all countries cheat
2) What cheating has Griffiths done that a Phoenix player hasn't?
3) a) Why is it understandable to hack a player who annoys you but not a referee? b) No, no one gets imprisoned for a one-off sack-tap.
1) Er, race has nothing to do with it. Australians are a different nationality, not race.
b/c) Has NZ done anything as bad as the underarm incident?
NZers may cheat as well but we don't condone it. Remember the disapproval from the croud when Daniel used to dive in 2007 - season 1. He cut that out of his game.
2) See my example above.
3) a) Because in sport, you are fighting against the opposition. The referee is neutral. And the referee doesn't lunge in with a nasty tackle.
b) OK, that was hyperbolic of me ...