Smith confirms Carney to return against Sharks

[supermario]

Where's the quote from Smith saying he'll be back?

There isn't, as usual, tellucrap sensationalisim.

[Geohood]

Smith: "If Todd completes every training session the way we hope he will he'll be available for the Sharks game Sunday week."

[supermario]

Smith: "If Todd completes every training session the way we hope he will he'll be available for the Sharks game Sunday week."

i wouldn't say that confirms it.

It alludes to it, a person who reads it may assume smith has confimed it, but there is no concrete confirmation.

We all know he will play anyways.

[Guest]

i wouldn't say that confirms it.

It alludes to it, a person who reads it may assume smith has confimed it, but there is no concrete confirmation.

We all know he will play anyways.

What would confirm???????blood signature inscribed on a stone tablet????????? "if carney trains well he will play"....in proffessional sport that is confirmation sweetpea........ its like obama saying..."you may kill mr Laden if he offers resistance"

[Cockadoodledoo]

Yesterday in the Herald was a picture of Carney taken through a tattoo parlour window getting a tat. No story associated with the picture.

But I guess he just doesn't get it!

What's wrong with that?

[novice chook]

Actually it will be David Gallop who makes the final decision as to when Carney returns, not Brian Smith or anyone else at the Roosters.

The Roosters will have to supply the NRL with enough evidence to convince them that he should return to playing.

And they'd best be careful about it, because it's the bloke's future that's at stake here, not just the Roosters 2011 season.

Short term gain could be long term pain if Carney's still in the right headspace and stuffs up again. I doubt he'll be gifted nothing but a few weeks suspension next time.


NC

[Rooster_6]

Actually it will be David Gallop who makes the final decision as to when Carney returns, not Brian Smith or anyone else at the Roosters.

The Roosters will have to supply the NRL with enough evidence to convince them that he should return to playing.

And they'd best be careful about it, because it's the bloke's future that's at stake here, not just the Roosters 2011 season.

Short term gain could be long term pain if Carney's still in the right headspace and stuffs up again. I doubt he'll be gifted nothing but a few weeks suspension next time.


NC

Well said NC and more what I was getting at, the professionals have obviously given him permission to go back and train but he's still serving a suspension. Smith could be getting a little desperate here with our season on the line, lets see how sympathetic Gallop is first.

[rooster_booster]

So now atleast we know why Braith has been shipped off to the Whitsundays lol. From a supercoach perspective, is it likely Toddles will kick for goal?

[fletch]

Actually it will be David Gallop who makes the final decision as to when Carney returns, not Brian Smith or anyone else at the Roosters.

The Roosters will have to supply the NRL with enough evidence to convince them that he should return to playing.

And they'd best be careful about it, because it's the bloke's future that's at stake here, not just the Roosters 2011 season.

Short term gain could be long term pain if Carney's still in the right headspace and stuffs up again. I doubt he'll be gifted nothing but a few weeks suspension next time.


NC

Smith went out of his way this morning to say its the club decision when Carney returns not Gallops or the NRL, he also praised Gallop for taking a personal interest in Carney's well being of the last couple of weeks, so if you take Smith by his word the club either doesn't give a rats what the NRL thinks or they have got behind closed doors approval that it is now up to their discretion when he will return.

Smith also hinted that Carney won't be the only change to the lineup for next weekend, whether that just means Kennedy is out injured who knows, but it is interesting to note Naughton/Linnett/Lazarus all haven't been named for Newtown this weekend.

[Guest]

Smith also hinted that Carney won't be the only change to the lineup for next weekend, whether that just means Kennedy is out injured who knows, but it is interesting to note Naughton/Linnett/Lazarus all haven't been named for Newtown this weekend.

Linnett playing for Newtown is a joke. One of the quickest in our club and also a good defender.

If Todd Carney is playing I would love to see an all speed backline (J Carney, Linnett, Graham, SKD). We are desperately lacking someone kicking to our speed men. But alas, I know we'll persist with the comp's slowest winger BJ, and slot in the second slowest winger Perrett when he is back from injury.

[Chook Norris]

apparently Carney said on Ch 7 news:

""the medical staff said to go and have the whole year off but he told me to play now""

[Vasco]

Actually it will be David Gallop who makes the final decision as to when Carney returns, not Brian Smith or anyone else at the Roosters.

The Roosters will have to supply the NRL with enough evidence to convince them that he should return to playing.

And they'd best be careful about it, because it's the bloke's future that's at stake here, not just the Roosters 2011 season.

Short term gain could be long term pain if Carney's still in the right headspace and stuffs up again. I doubt he'll be gifted nothing but a few weeks suspension next time.


NC

I'm sure he is over all of his depression, alcholism or whatever other bullshit was thrown about at the time.

At the end of the day he is just a footy player, a brilliant one at that.

I love all the bad stuff footy players get up to. I reckon it's hilarious. Not sure why people take it so personally. We need to remember most of us have professional jobs whereas most of them have never worked in their lives.

Their profession is to entertain. Most of them are uneducated. They are going to do stupid things because they don't know any different.

Get back out there Todd and lead Easts to the finals!

Easts to win.

[Bansai Pipeline]

I love Carney but the more time passes the more I get the feeling that he's one of the real tragedies.

The best player in the world but incapable of holding it together.

In years to come, we will look back on Todd Carney and feel numb.

[Guest]

It really is only a matter of time before he stuffs up again. I really don't see him lasting his full contract at our club.

[bondi-boy]

Smith went out of his way this morning to say its the club decision when Carney returns not Gallops or the NRL, he also praised Gallop for taking a personal interest in Carney's well being of the last couple of weeks, so if you take Smith by his word the club either doesn't give a rats what the NRL thinks or they have got behind closed doors approval that it is now up to their discretion when he will return.

Well he didn't break any NRL rules...no anti-social behaviour, only went out and had a few drinks when injured, the same as the 3 Wests Tigers' players did and broke their club's rules.

Steve Noyce got it right in his media interview on 2GB this afternoon when he said, when asked if this was Carney's last chance, said that he's "a work in progress".
Exactly right.
He didn't break any laws...and Noyce said "let's not go making any promises".
In other words..."he might have a drink sometime in the future in 'error' but that's not a crime and that's that".