Sam Newman – open thread
Would this incident have attracted police & media attention if he were not such a high profile person? I doubt it.
It’s open season & open slather on Newman
Rox’s comment under another post made me think it’s worth a separate post where you can express your opinion on The Footy Show’s funny man/bad-boy Sam Newman after his latest er, indiscretion - a road rage incident involving him, his precious Mustang and a female driver.
Hey, how about Sam Newman’s latest display of thuggery? The Footy Show made him, then he ruined it. What an a…hole.
That’s what Rox said. The other side of the coin is as per my comment under the the photo. I’m not excusing him (and I think he’s a dickhead) but if you read the article in the link above, you have to wonder how this became a police matter.
But what do you think of Sam Newman?
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Sam Newman is an overblown sleazebag who used to play football and lucked into a good football show, where he started off pretty well, was funny and witty to start with.
This show gave him such a high profile that he started to believe he was something extra special, he has come to represent the worst aspects of blokey sportsdom, especially the misogynistic side, acts like a spoiled 2-year-old, has driven lots of former fans away from the TV show, and insulted the heaps of women without whom football would fall over on its backside – including one of its best newspaper columnists. Eddie McGuire used to keep him in check, but now he rules the roost of his grubby media domain.
I tried to watch the Footy Show on Thursday night, after many years, but his whole demeanor oozed self-importance and disdain. I don’t know why the police got involved, but perhaps it was for the damage he intentionally (allegedly) did to her car, and the abuse – isn’t that considered to be a form of assault?
Anyway, bad luck to him, the prat.
Sam deserves the police & media attention. He’s a shocking example of ‘how not to behave’.
Pretty much agree with all that, Rox, especially the bit about Lyon not being in charge. I think he’d do better to dump Brayshaw just so it’s clear who ‘the boss’ is. What’s Brayshaw doing there anyway?
Back to Sam: He’s a renowned womaniser who has lost his ‘bottle’ and now (because he can’t get it any more, or can’t get it up) he takes it out on them.
But I think some onlooker must have dobbed him in to the police.
Probably someone who used to love the Footy Show.
Very rarely watch the Footy Show, partly because of Newman, but partly because I never have ‘got’ what amounts to a talking heads show about footy, particularly one as long-winded as TFS. The only one I watch is Footy Classified on Monday night. Getting rid of Trevor Marmalade was a bad move too.
One of my brothers knows people who know him (I don’t know how well exactly) and the bro reckons the Footy Show persona is all an act and Sam is actually a nice bloke off the telly. I’m sure there is some truth to that but I still reckon you see a fair slice of the ‘real’ Sam Newman on the telly.
I left the Footy Show years ago, caters for the lowest common denominator. Sam is smart enough to milk that but agree with Rox that he got caught up in his own publicity. Idiot in an idiot show.
As for the term “dobbing” I would prefer the correct term “reporting”. The former has a negative connotation and informing the authorities of inane and damaging behaviour such as bullying etc, is a duty. And yes, i am being pc but not apologising. About time we stood up to moronic, malicious behaviour.
Whether it’s called “dobbing” or “reporting” is not the point. I certainly don’t condone his behaviour but I’d strongly suggest that he was “reported” because he is who he is and if it had been Joe Ordinary no complaint would have been laid. Realistically, you can’t go policing public rudeness.
“Realistically, you can’t go policing public rudeness.”
Depends, Ray. There is public rudeness and public rudeness. If it doesn’t offend someone, fair enough, but if it does offend it should get the appropriate attention and dealt with accordingly.
I also agree he’s a dickhead. At least he was in my opinion when I used to watch it occasionally.
Baldrick’s assessment of “common denominator” is about right
If it doesn’t offend then it’s not rudeness.
I think we’ve all experienced our fair share of dickheads doing things like Newman did, but would we report them to the police if we weren’t in any way physically harmed and/or if the property damage was minor?
Maybe she should have kicked him in the nuts or, better still, maybe the onlookers should have come out and slapped him around a bit?
It’d be good to see him get some public humiliation but what will happen now is it’ll go to court and he’ll get a slap on the wrist. And he’ll continue his offensive behaviour.
He might get the bullet from TV.
Sam shits me.
Best outcome, Rox.