On Wednesday, 21 December 2016 14:50:12 UTC+13, nor...@googlegroups.com

JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, 21 December 2016 14:00:45 UTC+13, HitAnyKey wrote:

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:49:46 -0600, Tony wrote:

morrisseybreen@gmail.com wrote:
Kiwi Ironman told kicking with Richie McCaw ‘tarnishes his
achievements’

TVNZ, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/kiwi-ironman-told-riding- >> lance-armstrong-tarnishes-his-achievements

Ironman competitor Cameron Brown has been attacked on social media

publicly supporting disgraced footballer Richie McCaw.

McCaw arrived in Auckland on Sunday and met with Brown for a kick

in an Auckland park.

Brown took his son on the ride and posted a photo of the trio on
Facebook, to which he was heavily trolled for his involvement with
McCaw.

“Well I am disappointed for you Cam in my view it tarnishes your
achievements and he shouldn’t be validated by association with you.

grafted hard for everything you achieved you should protect that,”

follower commented.

“Sorry Cam. But he was a relentless cheat. The way he and his

ruined our memory of the 2011 RWC final with his cheating is possibly >> >>even worse than the way they cheated their opponents,” added

“Cheat not to be looked up to.”

However, not all were bad, with many people simply commenting on the >> >>meeting as “awesome”.

Brown spoke of his admiration for McCaw on NewstalkZB, in spite of the >> >>ex-captain’s low reputation in France.

“I watched him for 10 years competing in the All Blacks and it was

incredible to kick with him,” Brown said. “I’d never met him

so
it was pretty special. My little boy’s getting into rugby now so I

him along and Richie was great. I think he’s probably just trying to >> >>forget about the past and move on. And hopefully rugby fans can

him but probably there’s a lot of people—especially in

can’t.”

However, the reaction to Brown and McCaw’s meeting drew severe

online, resulting in the Ironman withdrawing from a scheduled

with Mike “Contra” Hosking this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7C6bTHyC0U

Trying satire now are you?
Just as good as your journalism, simply awful!
Tony

Nah - wit is the soul of satire, a quality lacking in this pathetically >> clumsy attempt.

And "Morrissey" is not a journalist either - he's just a weirdo with

He writes in esoteric and widely lauded (by more than 3 people worldwide) publications like The Standard that I know you read avidly JohnO so

he could be called a journalist.

Nah, he's just some crank who comments on blogs to be a journalist. He would

I prefer the word hack. He is anti semitic,
anti business, anti tall poppies and anti anything that his lack of ability

prevents him from aspiring to. He also writes vicious articles about people

cannot defend themselves, usually because they have died and does so in a cowardly way by virtue of his hidden real name. Ricjh quite likes him, what

surprise!
Tony

JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, 21 December 2016 14:00:45 UTC+13, HitAnyKey wrote:

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:49:46 -0600, Tony wrote:

morrisseybreen@gmail.com wrote:
Kiwi Ironman told kicking with Richie McCaw ‘tarnishes his
achievements’

TVNZ, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/kiwi-ironman-told-riding-

lance-armstrong-tarnishes-his-achievements

Ironman competitor Cameron Brown has been attacked on social media after >> >>publicly supporting disgraced footballer Richie McCaw.

McCaw arrived in Auckland on Sunday and met with Brown for a kick around >> >>in an Auckland park.

Brown took his son on the ride and posted a photo of the trio on
Facebook, to which he was heavily trolled for his involvement with
McCaw.

“Well I am disappointed for you Cam in my view it tarnishes your
achievements and he shouldn’t be validated by association with you.

grafted hard for everything you achieved you should protect that,” one >> >>follower commented.

“Sorry Cam. But he was a relentless cheat. The way he and his

ruined our memory of the 2011 RWC final with his cheating is possibly
even worse than the way they cheated their opponents,” added another. >> >>“Cheat not to be looked up to.”

However, not all were bad, with many people simply commenting on the
meeting as “awesome”.

Brown spoke of his admiration for McCaw on NewstalkZB, in spite of the >> >>ex-captain’s low reputation in France.

“I watched him for 10 years competing in the All Blacks and it was

incredible to kick with him,” Brown said. “I’d never met him

so
it was pretty special. My little boy’s getting into rugby now so I

him along and Richie was great. I think he’s probably just trying to >> >>forget about the past and move on. And hopefully rugby fans can forgive >> >>him but probably there’s a lot of people—especially in France—that >> >>can’t.”

However, the reaction to Brown and McCaw’s meeting drew severe

online, resulting in the Ironman withdrawing from a scheduled interview >> >>with Mike “Contra” Hosking this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7C6bTHyC0U

Trying satire now are you?
Just as good as your journalism, simply awful!
Tony

Nah - wit is the soul of satire, a quality lacking in this pathetically >> clumsy attempt.

And "Morrissey" is not a journalist either - he's just a weirdo with

He writes in esoteric and widely lauded (by more than 3 people worldwide) publications like The Standard that I know you read avidly JohnO so

he could be called a journalist.

I prefer the word hack. He is anti semitic,
anti business, anti tall poppies and anti anything that his lack of ability prevents him from aspiring to. He also writes vicious articles about people

cannot defend themselves, usually because they have died and does so in a cowardly way by virtue of his hidden real name. Ricjh quite likes him, what a

surprise!
Tony