No pain here. Australia got owned by Steve Ganson. More than makes me happy

So what exactly was attacking the referee and his boss in the hotel reception if it wasn't sour grapes. It has nothing to do with England it has everything to do with this man's actions and his abuse of the officials. The man is an absolute disgrace and has brought the good name of our sport and the Australian team into disrepute.

Anyone condoning such behaviour is no better than he is and that really is bad form.

correct it has nothing to do with england or their fans.

the fact that they are gloating is a sign of jealousy at the result vs australia.

simple really.

I find it highly amusing and as a fan of a dismal England showing any chance to laugh at the Aussies is most welcome! We laughed at the final performance on the field and laughed even harder at the coach that was being touted by the media as Australias coach forever when he acted like a little girl. Oh such joy and mirth! He who laughs last laughs loudest and all that!

i didnt see much laughter from english fans in melbourne

the atmosphere was like a morgue.

i went there expecting to hear lots of singing and stuff but you guys were as quiet as the australian fans during the game.

hmmm can't think why? 5 grand to travel half way round the world to watch a bunch of merkins embrass the jersey, so much to sing about!

at least we did'nt choke in the final.......again

i remember the last major final GB made in the tri nations.

it wasnt pretty.

neither where 2 of the last 3 australia made

winning for 40 years means you can lose a few and it doesnt matter one bit.

Seemed to matter to Stuart - so much so that he made a complete t!t out of himself as a result.

hes the coach of the side so yeah i guess it would matter to him.

why it matters to england fans is what im getting at

England fans, astonishing as this may seem to you, actually care about the image of the game as well as winning.

We don't have the luxury of the extensive coverage you enjoy in Aus, so we're very protective of our hard-earned image for being friendly and amiable, with no quarter asked nor given on the field but an extensive and good natured cameraderie off it.

You shouldn't assume it's simple schadenfreude from the England fans - many of us genuinely were disgusted by Stuart's behaviour towards the officials in public.

read this thread and see where people are concerned about the image of the game.

what a load of BS

what a w**k of a word.

Indeed.

Its a bit like being an aussie and declaring you were happy that NZ won because its good for the image of the game. You dont half make me laugh Dally

yeah its not as if i wore a NZ Warriors jersey in their semi final vs manly whilst sitting in a bay dedicated solely to manly fans.

There have been several posts up to this point on the thread saying Stuart's behaviour is unacceptable in his role.

You have a habit of simply making things up to suit whatever you're saying.

I am so glad someone else noticed Dally's trait.

im dissappointed you didnt fit in that word schned ... in again, that was really good.

and judging from the gloating on here, i think my point stands.

i think its pretty poor form myself especially givens englands disgraceful WC performances.

yeah mate, if i were you id be avoiding that other thread liek the plague too.

No, it doesn't.

This is you making things up again, and hoping people won't notice. It's a strange tactic, particularly as people can simply [iread the thread[/i.

example 1 - sorry JB, there are others too.

We can both quote, dally.

The difference is I've pointed out that some people don't think Stuart's actions are acceptable, regardless of who he coaches.