Alex 30372 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 These Aussies are getting uppity again. Surprised more don't support the mackems tbh. They've got the mentality perfected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 These Aussies are getting uppity again. Surprised more don't support the mackems tbh. They've got the mentality perfected These Aussies are getting uppity again. Bugger off you two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 @toontl He came out and tried to put a brave face on things but had to take a break about a month after that and couldn't even play for Warwickshire because of his mental health issues. Either way it's well documented the problems that he has had and I find it crass calling him a piss weak flouncing pansie after what he has had to put up with. Nah mate. He had a month off because of 'burnout'. As he described it. I never once saw anything in the press mentioning that he wished to retract his statements that people with mental illnesses weren't 'nutcases', as he put it. Trott's problem is that he's scared of facing short pitched bowling. Plain and simple. That's not a mental illness unless you consider being a coward a mental illness. He returned, after a month (which says a lot for the veracity of him actually having a mental illness) to county cricket because he obviously thought he'd be sweet against county opposition. Until he got badged after being bounced all day. I fully understand the severity and sensitivity of mental health issues. I agree with you that people who dismiss it as 'not a real disease' or advise people to 'toughen up' or whatever are crass at best. I'm not doing that. I'm dismissing Trott for being a piss weak coward who used a serious illness and the people who suffer from it as his personal shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14579 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Nah mate. He had a month off because of 'burnout'. As he described it. I never once saw anything in the press mentioning that he wished to retract his statements that people with mental illnesses weren't 'nutcases', as he put it. Trott's problem is that he's scared of facing short pitched bowling. Plain and simple. That's not a mental illness unless you consider being a coward a mental illness. He returned, after a month (which says a lot for the veracity of him actually having a mental illness) to county cricket because he obviously thought he'd be sweet against county opposition. Until he got badged after being bounced all day. I fully understand the severity and sensitivity of mental health issues. I agree with you that people who dismiss it as 'not a real disease' or advise people to 'toughen up' or whatever are crass at best. I'm not doing that. I'm dismissing Trott for being a piss weak coward who used a serious illness and the people who suffer from it as his personal shield. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jonathan-trott-and-the-problems-of-describing-mental-illness-9275507.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Beautifully written article about the seriousness of mental illness and its associated misconceptions perpetuated by many members of society. Members of society like Johnathon Trott for example. Am I missing the part in there where Trott apologises for equating mental illness with insanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14579 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Beautifully written article about the seriousness of mental illness and its associated misconceptions perpetuated by many members of society. Members of society like Johnathon Trott for example. Am I missing the part in there where Trott apologises for equating mental illness with insanity? Well you certainly didn't start out to make that point, you only came up with it after being called out for calling the bloke a coward. I dare say you're partially right about Trotts attitude, but it may also suggest that he doesn't fully understand the ins and outs of his complaint himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well you certainly didn't start out to make that point. In fact that's exactly the point I was making initially. I was comparing Trott's criticism of and critical misunderstanding of mental illness to the way in which Stevie criticised and misunderstood mental illnesses right here on the forum last week. It's quite clear... Carrying on about people with stress related disorders like Stevie after a week on the turps. Then I further clarified my exact beef with Trott... I never once saw anything in the press mentioning that he wished to retract his statements that people with mental illnesses weren't 'nutcases', as he put it. It should be fairly clear that I'm not belittling mental illness. I'm defending people with mental illnesses from an idiot who should know better. So I don't need to 'come up' with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34413 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 To be fair to toonotl, when I read his original post I took it to mean exactly what he's been trying to explain to you spanners ever since. I was always top of the class for reading comprehension though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 This is my punishment for trying to use forum politics to form part of an analogy. Never go full meta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14579 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 To be fair to toonotl, when I read his original post I took it to mean exactly what he's been trying to explain to you spanners ever since. I was always top of the class for reading comprehension though. Well yeah, and I did acknowledge he had a vague point with that. The article I quoted did seem to imply that ttl's point of view on Trott's issues in general was "absurdly simplistic" though. Which I also agree with. This is my punishment for trying to use forum politics to form part of an analogy. Never go full meta. I have no idea what this post means, but have a nice day/evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34413 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Bonza. They prefer "have a bonza day/evening". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Strewth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30372 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 See Dowton's got the heave-ho. Amazing the chancer got the role in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19807 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 A certain Mr Morgan's work looks like it might be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30372 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Ritchie Benaud has died. A man who genuinely deserves to be called a legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Totally that. RIP to a true great of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Family have been offered the option of a state funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2406 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Ritchie Benaud has died. A man who genuinely deserves to be called a legend Yep. Sad day. He's been in poor health for awhile now so it's not unexpected but still a sad day for cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Trott out for a duck and Cook for 11. Another great start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Richie Benaud's wife has asked for a quiet funeral; He was offered a state funeral by Premier and PM. My summers as a child, to an adolescent, growing to full muturity, had always involved Richie. Gone but never to be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19807 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 another comical england collapse. 4 wicets going for 4 runs. when was the last time we scored over 400? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19807 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 one short of 400, yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Had Jordan and Anderson not made a bit of a fist of it at the end it would have looked like a really piss poor score. Broad at one point was looking like he was almost an all rounder. Now he might as well be coming in behind Anderson. At least the bowling was a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19807 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 looks like strauss is set for the ECB director role. wrong man, if you ask me. yes he took england to number 1 test side int he world, but he's just as conservative in his approach to the game as moores and cook. it'll be more of the type of cautious selections and cricket that has seen us go backwards in the past couple of years. i think vaughan would have been a much more progressive appointment but it sounds like he's out of the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30372 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Wanted Vaughan, thought it would be Strauss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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