Carlton Are More Embarrassing Than Setanta
February 6th 2009 07:18
The Blues have suspended Setanta O'hAilpin indefinitely. He punched a teammate, and gave him a little extra love-tap with the boot while he was down for good measure. Now he cannot mix or train with his team, and will undergo anger management therapy.
But while Carlton may have very short memories, a lot of us don't.
It wouldn't look out of place on The Rich List - how many Brendan Fevola indiscretions can you name?
Four? Five? Six?
One, quite notably, also involving some punches, deportation and playing a part in the suspension of an international rivalry for a few years.
In some ways, yes, punching a teammate is worse than punching a stranger in a bar. But in some ways, it isn't. If a stranger irritates you, you never have to see them again. Let alone trust, train with or shower with them - all while putting on a happy face and essentially lying to the public about how much you get along with them.
Setanta's outburst was really bad, the last thing that a footy team wants to see. It was unprofessional, immature and mostly inexcusable. It invoked images of the infamous incident in which Lee Bowyer attacked West Ham teammate Kieron Dyer onfield during an English Premier League match.
But what message is Carlton sending here? Brendan Fevola may have got a week for any of his public failures. However unprofessional or immature his mostly inexcusable actions may be, somehow he manages to take the field in club colours within a fortnight.
Setanta, on the other hand, commits one sin and is out. His career is in jeopardy. There are buckets of young kids on the Blues' list that will look at this and take away from it the message that Carlton sells untouchability at the cost of just 99 goals a season.
It doesn't have to be like that. Collingwood were potential flag challengers last season but still suspended two of its biggest and most in-form names in Didak and Shaw for the last month and a half of the year for their deceit. They showed that it doesn't matter who you are, your conduct will earn consequences.
Carlton have shown the exact opposite.
But while Carlton may have very short memories, a lot of us don't.
It wouldn't look out of place on The Rich List - how many Brendan Fevola indiscretions can you name?
Four? Five? Six?
One, quite notably, also involving some punches, deportation and playing a part in the suspension of an international rivalry for a few years.
In some ways, yes, punching a teammate is worse than punching a stranger in a bar. But in some ways, it isn't. If a stranger irritates you, you never have to see them again. Let alone trust, train with or shower with them - all while putting on a happy face and essentially lying to the public about how much you get along with them.
Setanta's outburst was really bad, the last thing that a footy team wants to see. It was unprofessional, immature and mostly inexcusable. It invoked images of the infamous incident in which Lee Bowyer attacked West Ham teammate Kieron Dyer onfield during an English Premier League match.
But what message is Carlton sending here? Brendan Fevola may have got a week for any of his public failures. However unprofessional or immature his mostly inexcusable actions may be, somehow he manages to take the field in club colours within a fortnight.
Setanta, on the other hand, commits one sin and is out. His career is in jeopardy. There are buckets of young kids on the Blues' list that will look at this and take away from it the message that Carlton sells untouchability at the cost of just 99 goals a season.
It doesn't have to be like that. Collingwood were potential flag challengers last season but still suspended two of its biggest and most in-form names in Didak and Shaw for the last month and a half of the year for their deceit. They showed that it doesn't matter who you are, your conduct will earn consequences.
Carlton have shown the exact opposite.
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