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Dick Slaughter says what goes up must go Ka-boom
Posted Mar 15, 2009 - 17:05 PM
Well my FootyGoss nut bags, 2 giant bubbles burst over Melbourne this week that will have major repercussions for the season ahead. Firstly Geelong showed the football world why they will rule the roost in 2009 and there is little any team can do about it. Secondly Ricky Nixon’s car, ego and career will never be the same again and very few people will shed a tear for poor old drunk Ricky.
Let’s start with the Cats. Collingwood planned to win the NAB Cup final and believed they were in with a mighty magpie chance. However they were beaten senseless by a team that I forecast in December will ultimately destroy all comers this year. The Cats are one angry mob and Hawthorn especially had better watch out. As it is the Hawks will struggle to field a decent side for round 1 and should anything happen to Buddy or Hodge and they are completely screwed. Come finals time Geelong will crush them and anyone else stupid enough to take them on.
As for tram ramming wine guzzling Ricky Nixon, what the hell was he thinking? He’d have more chance of convincing a magistrate that Aliens had abducted him and carried out alcohol based experiments on his bloated body than he will of talking his way out of this mess. I don’t know the man but I wouldn’t want to see him after a few beers and kebabs sunbaking in the nude if you know what I mean. He sounds fearsome, arrogant and obnoxious and appears to have the skill of upsetting many people to the point of outright hatred. Consequently don’t expect anyone to offer him a shoulder to cry on; more likely they will be lining up 5 miles long to kick him repeatedly in the goolies. The old saying of ‘what goes around comes around’ couldn’t be closer to Ricky’s beer guzzling ego recovering bones if he tried. Player Manager’s can’t afford to do this and they don’t come bigger and meaner than Nasty Nixon. Will it cost him job and career......let’s wait and see.
As for our 2 local teams, the Eagles are trying hard but every time they appear to get one player back they just as quickly lose another, and if Cox get’s injured Woosha will be pulling Matt Priddis’ hair out and pulling on the boots himself. As for the Dockers they look pretty darn good. They too can’t afford to lose any top class players but with some luck and Harv’s may be smiling like a little boy eating an endless ice cream come September.
At last my footy comrades, the season is about to begin proper.
Till next week
Keep pumping that ball into the attacking 50 and don’t drink and drive when Tram’s are about.
Hoorah
Dick Slaughter
