Comments on: Dark days indeed for Eddie ‘Nowhere’ McGuire http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Darren http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1809 Darren Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1809 Can somebody explain how Eddie can be on Kevin's Social Inclusion Board and at the same time keep defending the behaviour of his mate Sam Newman? what part of denigrating women is socially inclusive? Can somebody explain how Eddie can be on Kevin’s Social Inclusion Board and at the same time keep defending the behaviour of his mate Sam Newman? what part of denigrating women is socially inclusive?

]]> By: Venise Alstergren http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1810 Venise Alstergren Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1810 McGuire represents everything that is cheap, tawdry, bog-Irish man with no scruples about lying, about anything. 'The so-called blokey-bloke', who would know the first name of every bar-girl in Melbourne. He has that 'insider's permanent semi snear. The sort of man who knows every sh*t-house piece of dirt on everyone in Melbourne. Isn't football 'on the nose' to too many people, to tolerate an also-ran like him? McGuire represents everything that is cheap, tawdry, bog-Irish man with no scruples about lying, about anything. ‘The so-called blokey-bloke’, who would know the first name of every bar-girl in Melbourne. He has that ‘insider’s permanent semi snear. The sort of man who knows every sh*t-house piece of dirt on everyone in Melbourne. Isn’t football ‘on the nose’ to too many people, to tolerate an also-ran like him?

]]> By: Connor Moran http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1811 Connor Moran Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1811 Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke or boozy gun-toting team. ROFL!<br /><br />Eddie in politics? Is the talent pool or barrel THAT low in Victoria? Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke or boozy gun-toting team. ROFL!

Eddie in politics? Is the talent pool or barrel THAT low in Victoria?

]]> By: Keith http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1812 Keith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1812 He used to be Eddie everywhere. Now he is Eddie Nowhere. He used to be Eddie everywhere. Now he is Eddie Nowhere.

]]> By: Dave Liberts http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1813 Dave Liberts Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1813 Like anyone who hates Collingwood, I find Eddie a bit grating but I also don't want to give him too big a dose of the tall poppy treatment. He's played out his ambitions on a grand scale, and as long as he learns from his failures he doesn't deserve to be pilloried too far. He's proven he's not CEO material, and that he's not as attuned to the Australian psyche as his backers once claimed. He's a good salesman and a pretty good tv presenter, and he deserves to make a buck accordingly. I'm a bit worried about him becoming a politician though - he needs to have a good think about where he went wrong as a CEO before he starts claiming he's the best man to represent a constituency. Politicians with massive egos are either geniuses (Hawke, Keating, Kennett) or disasters. Most successful pollies who aren't geniuses enjoy success because they are known for putting their ego aside and being genuinely consultative. Like anyone who hates Collingwood, I find Eddie a bit grating but I also don’t want to give him too big a dose of the tall poppy treatment. He’s played out his ambitions on a grand scale, and as long as he learns from his failures he doesn’t deserve to be pilloried too far. He’s proven he’s not CEO material, and that he’s not as attuned to the Australian psyche as his backers once claimed. He’s a good salesman and a pretty good tv presenter, and he deserves to make a buck accordingly. I’m a bit worried about him becoming a politician though - he needs to have a good think about where he went wrong as a CEO before he starts claiming he’s the best man to represent a constituency. Politicians with massive egos are either geniuses (Hawke, Keating, Kennett) or disasters. Most successful pollies who aren’t geniuses enjoy success because they are known for putting their ego aside and being genuinely consultative.

]]> By: Paul http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/05/dark-days-indeed-for-eddie-nowhere-mcguire/#comment-1814 Paul Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1814 Nasty stuff Stephen. <br /><br />It's easy to forget what a financial basket case Collingwood was when McGuire went there. He could easily have rested on that achievement and his on-air profile. I think he deserves credit for having a crack at the CEO job. And the suggestion that his role at Collingwood could be under threat because of what's happened is a joke. <br /><br />Few people know how much McGuire puts back into the community either with little or no fanfare. Not so sure what our Stephen contributes when the cameras aren't turned on. <br /><br />One thing McGuire does have is loyalty and that sometimes might lead him to do things that cause others to question his judgment. He can probably live with that, given the level of the criticism (see above) and the mean spiritedness of the critics. Nasty stuff Stephen.

It’s easy to forget what a financial basket case Collingwood was when McGuire went there. He could easily have rested on that achievement and his on-air profile. I think he deserves credit for having a crack at the CEO job. And the suggestion that his role at Collingwood could be under threat because of what’s happened is a joke.

Few people know how much McGuire puts back into the community either with little or no fanfare. Not so sure what our Stephen contributes when the cameras aren’t turned on.

One thing McGuire does have is loyalty and that sometimes might lead him to do things that cause others to question his judgment. He can probably live with that, given the level of the criticism (see above) and the mean spiritedness of the critics.

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