'Gutter' kick at Gold Coast Titans

[DIEHARD]

'Gutter' kick at Gold Coast Titans

GOLD Coast Titans coach John Cartwright yesterday blasted the 'gutter element' of Gold Coast sporting fans who have turned on the club.

"It makes me angry, very angry," a fired-up Cartwright said. "I tell myself not to let it get to me, but it does, only because of the type of comments being made and who they are being made about.

"It is coming from just a minority, a gutter element from within the Gold Coast and I guess that is what hurts the most -- people from this city attacking us.

"This club was established through a lot of hard work. But it was established for this city ... yet the moment we hit our first hurdle the knockers, the critics, crawl out of the woodwork."

Cartwright was reacting to negative comments on a long-running dispute the club is having with builder, and former sponsor Alex Simpson, which has kept the Titans out of their new Centre of Excellence training and administration centre at Robina.

The barbs have also become more stinging after his team lost their last two outings to the lower placed Roosters and Raiders.

"I think it is fantastic that people on the Coast support clubs other than the Titans, but some of the crap that is getting around is just ridiculous," he said.

"Would these people be happier if there was no NRL team on the Gold Coast, no reason for their club to come here each year and play at Skilled Park, a ground which has been created because of the Titans.

"These people seem intent on the negatives. Open their bloody eyes and have a look at the amount of positives this club has brought to the city.

"There are two glaring examples in Friday night's clash with Manly at Skilled -- Luke O'Dwyer and Ryan James.

"Both local juniors, both still on the Coast because of the Titans. Luke had to go to Sydney to get a start, but because of this club he was able to come back home.

"Ryan is a great kid ... if it wasn't for the Titans he would be in Sydney or Melbourne. Ask his parents where they would prefer he play.

"Our under-20s are 99 per cent local products. They wouldn't be here without the Titans."

http://www.goldcoast.com.au

[DIEHARD]

It really is frustrating lately to hear NRL club fans attacking our club, especially about the COE. But it doesn't bother me because I know we will sail out of the storm into sunny and calm waters.

We are here to build a legacy club and we are doing the right things.

Make sure you get out and support your club tomorrow night against Manly.

[Ryan]

Was this a response to anyone\anything inparticular that has happened recently, or just the last few months in general?

[TITAN PETE]

Was this a response to anyone\anything inparticular that has happened recently, or just the last few months in general?

He's probably been reading some of the Thickheads comments on here :boo:

[Cowboy Titan]

He's probably been reading some of the Thickheads comments on here :boo:

You'd be surprised who reads the forums. I'm an administrator on the Cowboys forum and there are a number of senior Cowboys people online every day.

It makes it hard as an administrator when you see the very negative comments about the heirachy. I'd love to delete alot of the comments but you have to get the balance of free speech right.

[DIEHARD]

You'd be surprised who reads the forums. I'm an administrator on the Cowboys forum and there are a number of senior Cowboys people online every day.

It makes it hard as an administrator when you see the very negative comments about the heirachy. I'd love to delete alot of the comments but you have to get the balance of free speech right.

That;s so true Cowboy Titan! You need to strike a balance.

I was a bit like Ryan...

Was this a response to anyone\anything inparticular that has happened recently, or just the last few months in general?

It has been happening since the start of the year and I'm not aware of any big incident.

Maybe Carty just exceeded his bull**** tolerance level.

[matti]

I wish titans players came on here and posted, be nice

[titansrawesome]

simcorp incident may have turned some fans i dont really know

[Sydney Titans Fanatic]

simcorp incident may have turned some fans i dont really know

wasnt simcorp it was your stupid comments on this forum and you puttin the team down

[titansrawesome]

wasnt simcorp it was your stupid comments on this forum and you puttin the team down

****ing shut up **** head, go away

[daveyk]

****ing shut up **** head, go away

dude... you are one of the BIGGEST offenders!!!!!!

[titansrawesome]

dude... you are one of the BIGGEST offenders!!!!!!

where do you get off, you never speak in any forum i'm in so shoosh, and btw its not my intention to be in arguments with tools since he started this one.

[daveyk]

where do you get off, you never speak in any forum i'm in so shoosh, and btw its not my intention to be in arguments with tools since he started this one.

where do i get off???? i read ALL your dribble that you come up with and you are the exact type of person that CARTY is talking about...

its a very simple thing to understand

[titansrawesome]

where do i get off???? i read ALL your dribble that you come up with and you are the exact type of person that CARTY is talking about...

its a very simple thing to understand

seriously you just come out of nowhere and attack, lay off, did i say anything against you ever?

[daveyk]

seriously you just come out of nowhere and attack, lay off, did i say anything against you ever?

i didnt just come out of no where and nor did i attack... all i said was your are a main offender relating back the what carty was saying in the article...

seems that i have hit a very raw nerve with some truth instead of your usual dribble