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PC Pom	Nov 25 2006, 02:08 AM
Anyone for tennis? Posts: 654 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 23, 2006	I can understand why the Aussies like to call on their sporting teams but I can't understand why Ford would want to get in on the act (and it is an act that they hope will make them money) by turning friendly Aussies into piss-takers. Still, the cricket game on their website was a laugh, for a few minutes. You can see their tv ad too, turning you Aussie cricketers in to TonkaPom bashers. Kids won't understand. It wouldn't make me want to buy a new Ford. All that money spent and they've alienated a huge population of the Australia. When this stuff get's back to the UK it won't do the Ford company any good, will it? I suppose Ford think they'll make more friends than enemies. We'll see. Apparently, when an Aussie cricket player 'tonks' the ball for 4, the word "Tonk" appears on the big screen at the Gabba. But when an English player does it, nothing. All seems a little childish. And as for the tea-time song, heavy tactics around the ground with regard to the Barmy Army and a few other things, it's a sad thing for Brits, both on and off the field, to be watching and listening too. Avoid the crap, watch the cricket and just enjoy, win or lose. "Incite racism" was what many Brits commented after the tea-time song. Even the 'chiefs' at the Gabba admit that somehow that one had slipped through the net and hope that it'll never be repeated at this or any other cricket ground. They were somewhat disappointed by their own blunders. And now many Aussies are thinking it's a poor showing by their own kind. Still, if you're a fan of Aussie cricket you've still got something to smile about. Paul.
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