The Great Andrew Johns Not So Great

That's sort of a normal human reaction though, saying something like that to yourself so you think the best of yourself in the circumstances and try to draw sympathy from others.

 

Yeah, and unfortunately, that's the path they ended up taking - making out that Joey's been struggling in life for the last 10-12 years, suffering depression and ups and downs, etc. and that he's never going to take drugs again, and that he wants to use his experience and position to educate people about the evils of drugs.

Then they had testimonials from his brother and Paul Harragon, and Harragon just said a heap of corny ****, ending with "now he's free" as if he's been tortured all these years by his drugtaking.

Joey kept saying "I've been so ashamed of my drugtaking" as if he's been in pain all these years - I don't buy that, he's just like any other young bloke out looking for a good time, so part 2 was obviously all about damage control.

Still, it was certainly a different approach to this sort of thing.

 

This **** better not take the gloss off Souths fairytale run to premiership number 21.

Anyway, are the telegraph blaming Brian Smith yet?

 

Certainly jumped the gun there, he's not even in rehab yet, shouldn't make those claims/promises until he's been clean for a bit.

 

Rings a bell - did I start it? :huh

 

Not sure, I might have even started it.

 

Didn't Bort start it :huh, well knowing Bort he probably finished it.

 

Probably, it's a shame the board crashed. It'd be interesting to dig it back up again.

Anyway, this is all a decoy to steal the limelight off the Rabbitohs. :yep



Johns is actually innocent.

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Now see man, this interview was aimed at convincing people like yourself, who aren't really on touch with the drug culture, that Joey's been taking drugs all these years due to the pressure of footy and depression.

While I respect him infinitely for coming out and admitting to having been taking drugs for so long, I totally disbelieve all that crap he said about the suffering he's experienced and how that drove him to taking drugs.

It's kind of funny that you, with your hardline stance on drugs, now respect Johns for coming out and admitting his 'addiction'. That's a pure sympathy tactic. Do you think if he hadn't been arrested he'd be all down and ashamed like he was portraying tonight?

Anyone who has been a recreational E user knows EXACTLY what Joey was doing when he's been popping pills all these years - looking for a good time, not trying to escape reality or depression.

 

Good post. Its ****ing bull****. I am actually annoyed he has handled it this way. It isn't a big deal, and he could have played it down. Instead he has acted like a hopeless addict. Rubbish. E isn't physically addictive, and he didn't take it because he was depressed. And now all the fools who know nothing about it are acting like he is "cured". Garbage.

 

Exactly - he started off well, but then lost me when he started saying "I've been so ashamed of my addiction to drugs" total bull****, he's just playing that card to evoke sympathy and, as you say, to make people who have no idea about the drug believe that he was 'addicted' and is now clean.