O'Grady

[blackadder]

Good to hear O'grady is doing as well as can be expected.
The injury curse knows no limits.

[omni]

Yea, but in this incident Stringers is actually a VERY lucky man, and I think he knows that.

[blackadder]

Very true, could have ALOT worse.

[Pete]

Anyone who has seen a number of motor accidents (particularly when folks get trapped inside the wrecks) will know, once that car loses traction, or gets hit, or flies off the road, it's just a roll of the dice as to what injuries you may end up with. To survive such a crash often brings about a change in attitude on many things, and can lead to very positive outlook on life once they've recovered.
I wish Paul a speedy recovery.
No doubt his very good physical fitness will help him get over the injuries quicker than most folks.

[EGGBA]

Good news guys was talking with stringers last night he is looking well and believes he will be resuming training as of next week.
Considering his accident thats a big effort well done.

[marinermick]

Well, it looks like one of the worst kept secrets in football was finally revealed in today's Telegraph.

Last week Stringers was charged with high level drink driving as a result of his accident.

Let's hope it doesn't affect the sponsorship with MAA.

[DJ]

marinermick said:

Let's hope it doesn't affect the sponsorship with MAA.

too right!

MAA pay a large amount for the sleeve sponsorship (1 of the best in the league if not the best), losing something like this would be a huge loss.

I'm sure it won't affect it thou!

[alicia]

marinermick said:

Well, it looks like one of the worst kept secrets in football was finally revealed in today's Telegraph.

Last week Stringers was charged with high level drink driving as a result of his accident.

Let's hope it doesn't affect the sponsorship with MAA.

Was it in the central coast lift out section? Cause I just checked a guys paper here at work and couldn't see anything.

[marinermick]

djgrounsell said:

marinermick said:

Let's hope it doesn't affect the sponsorship with MAA.

too right!

MAA pay a large amount for the sleeve sponsorship (1 of the best in the league if not the best), losing something like this would be a huge loss.

I'm sure it won't affect it thou!

let's hope so

they may even stipulate that the player be sacked for them to continue their sponsorship

has happened in league and afl

[Melsy]

Bye Bye Licence.................. He is lucky he did not hurt himself more or hurt somewhere else.

[bakery5]

I dont think they will renew the sponsorship.

[serious14]

Tsk tsk, what a silly man...... what was he thinking?? (well obviously he wasn't, but you know what I mean)

[bakery5]

Ben Counsins hehee

[Adz]

Maybe they will give the club a warning - The TAC withdrew their sponsorship from Richmond but I think that was after "repeat offences".

[serious14]

In all honesty he deserves to lose the sponsorship for being so stupid...... no doubt because he's a sportsman he'll get off with a warning (which sets a terrible example and is completely and utterly the wrong thing to do).

[bakery5]

serious14 said:

In all honesty he deserves to lose the sponsorship for being so stupid...... no doubt because he's a sportsman he'll get off with a warning (which sets a terrible example and is completely and utterly the wrong thing to do).

Hate to say this, but I agree

[Adz]

I thought it was club sponsorship, not player sponsorship we were talking about here. Why should the club lose sponsorship money based on an isolated incident involving one of its players?

[marinermum]

Well if u need role models, Ancient Mariner drove me home on Friday.

I don't want to think that the team looses the sponsorship for one persons error.

We do make mistakes and I'm hoping he has learnt a valuable lesson personally. Wouldn't like to hear the lecture he got from his mum & dad!!!! Injury could have also been a lot worse and his life could have been changed completely for ever. Thankfully it wasn't.

[bakery5]

adz said:

I thought it was club sponsorship, not player sponsorship we were talking about here. Why should the club lose sponsorship money based on an isolated incident involving one of its players?

Yeah, its an club sponsorship. Some of the players are on the big screen at half-time saying dont drink and drink. Basically, I think it not a good look that an organisation who main purpose to reduce drink/driving is giving money to a club, where an indivdual has been done for HIGH RANGE DRINK DRIVING. Maybe if he was just over the limit, then I would say that MAA should countine to give money to the club.

[serious14]

adz said:

I thought it was club sponsorship, not player sponsorship we were talking about here. Why should the club lose sponsorship money based on an isolated incident involving one of its players?

Hmmmmmm, I see where you're coming from, but you know what company's are like these days with their 'corporate image' and such.

That, and one of the clubs players has basically acted in directly the opposite manner to that promoted by said company blah blah blah.....

Basically - he should have done it, he's a goose for doing it, in some respects if the sponsorship was lost I wouldn't be surprised, and it's unfortunate this sort of thing has happened. You can just see the NRL and AFL oriented media going "omg lolz roflcopter, those rowdy sokkah players and their boozy nights out" and running with that sort of story in an attempt to discredit the A-League. At which point we'll just go "Hello?? West Coast Eagles anyone??"