Roy, we have followed you throughout your entire career. You have entertained us all, off and on the field. Your drunkenness, rude way with fans, mild abuse to the press, and general need to fuck yourself over has been a breath of fresh air in this age of professional robot cricketers (Probots). James Sutherland will never allow us another you, Roy. You are it, a dying breed of drunkard cricketer, a throwback to a time when getting drunk and being good at cricket went hand in hand. You had the misfortune to be born in the wrong era, in the 70s or 80s there would have been no scandal if the odd bus was missed, or if you rocked up to the odd game with no sleep. Those days are gone ol’ chap, and your story is testament to that. You’ve had your fun though; you ol‘ lump of shit you. You played for your country, hit a streaker, appeared half naked in ads, and got more free booze and women than most of us could ever dream of.
When you sit down in the Drunkard’s Valhalla, you can do it proudly, as you pissed away your career with stunning masculinity and brutish charm.
Cheers to Roy.
A fitting tribute Jrod. There aren’t too many guys out there like Roy, except for the ones sleeping on cardboard.
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He should’ve gone for the NRL, after all – nobody wouldn’t noticed his mild “behaviour” there. Siddle is our last hope in the larrikin stakes
I shed a tear.
Be still now, my bolshy warrior, be still.
The world may never see your like again.
The world may never see your like again.
Jay, are you serious?
Leg Break,
I’m always serious mate, although the profundity might get lost through the tears.
The rest of the team should have been sacked for not getting pissed and watching the
State of Origin game.
Fucking wowsers.
bloody fuckin’ Cameron White as replacement! jesus!
al least he can field
sent home for getting drunk on origin?
how far are these rods up their arses?
that’s it, i quit. i need a new team to support
c’mon jesse! go the sheep-shaggers!
when’s bond gonna play?
All bow at the feet of the one who is the one and only true Roy God.
Only John Davison is higher on the diety celeb list.
I seriously doubt that he was sent home just for being drunk. I mean, think about it: He’s been up all night. He’s pissed. He’s just watched the canetoads roll NSW in the footy. And weedy little blue bagger Clarkey sitting right there next to him. A few hours later and he’s going home. What do you think happened?
Is it just me that finds it ironic that Ponting’s statement to the media about the reason for Symond’s banishment was delived while he was wearing a VB cap?
Not just you, Sunny mentioned something similar and Mr Haigh wrote all about Australia’s alcoholic sponsors in crikey today.
I don’t know why jrod seems to think alcoholism (or a general tendency to enjoy a drink too many) was at the root of the 60s and 70s glorious champions’ skills or brilliance. Plus none of the players in those days were paid anything like the cricketers of today.. as professionals.
You can’t have it both ways. High pay and 0 responsibility.
Plus, Symonds’ problem is not drink. No, seriously. He genuinely and honestly believes no rules apply to him, and that he can get away with anything. Just as long as he continues to convince people that he will definitely not do that again.
Like Sreesanth and harbhajan, his prime antagonists he does have talent and skill, but cricket won’t miss them because they are, to use the technical term, douchebags.
some people never learn. I would like to disagree with you on this jrod. Arent there any characters who are not drunkards ? I know drunkards coz of the their natural inclination would bring color everywhere.
For me Ambrose was a character, so was Andrew Nel.. U can name many..
You dont have to be drunkard character.. at least while you are playing international cricket.
I liked him as cricketer but do I care, he is gone? No not a bit.
Anand, Andre Nel is a legend, and when he left cricket I was even more disappointed than I am now. You don’t have to be a drunkard to be a character, but that was part of Roy’s appeal to many of us.