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is it just me, or is Ducksworth the biggest hypocrite ever?

posted 17 years ago by Karma4301
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We know, of course that it was Ducksworth who put Gordon on that community service assignment for the double-offense of DUI and loud stereo. That's what led him to District Five, which became the Mighty Ducks, named after Ducksworth and his firm with Saver and Gross. Ducksworth agreed to lend Bombay some money to get the proper gear such as pads (rather than those stereotypical "tape-to-your-shins") for the players. But then, after Gordon stepped aside from coaching, much to Charlie's dismay, Gordon went back to Ducksworth's office to find, not only that his community service was over, but also that Ducksworth, Phillip Banks, and Coach Jack Reilly had made a deal with the peewee hockey league to make sure that Adam stays on the Hawks for the rest of the season, and next year they redraft the lines, but only if Bombay agrees to "withdraw his protest." Bombay refused, stating that Ducksworth wanted him to learn about fair play and how to be part of a team. And we know, he did, but then, he, along with Mr. Banks and Coach Reilly made it unfair by trying to intervene with the league rules. And when Bombay wanted to go back to coaching the Ducks, he was fired by Ducksworth. So, there you have it.

[–] Karma4301 17 years ago

Doesn't anyone have anything to say about this?

[–] Father_Vigo_The_Holy 17 years ago

Quack quack quack quack quack, Mr Ducksworth.

[–] 17 years ago

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[–] kevindugal24 16 years ago

GORDON, STOP QUACKING

[–] kobrickmamba 12 years ago

OP is right but i think this is how it was intended, he didnt practice what he preached.

[–] aqib4 11 years ago

You would think having poured $15K into the team and having the team named after him, he would have been all about getting the best player in the league even if it was his buddy's son. Just normal competitive instincts he would have been excited for a title shot.

[–] erac4412 11 years ago

Didn't Ducksworth say that him and Reilly were old friends?

[–] jsn_hylnd 10 years ago

Agreed but I think it was clear that the whole "sense of fairplay and compassion" were just to protect the image of his company because Gordon was about to fight the charges and Ducksworth knew that Bombay could do it which would "drag the firms good name through the mud" as he said. He didn't send Bombay to community service for his Bombay's own good but The Firms own good.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

Duckworth was a piece of garbage, he just wanted the image that he played fair but didn't actually want to play fair, he was just as dirty as Riley was.

[–] TommyJarvis82 (2601) 2 years ago

Ducksworth is an interesting, complex character - especially for a kids movie.

[–] daveyh (641) 2 years ago

Ironically, Gordon Bombay had quite the "win-at-all-costs" mentality himself. How much that was down to Reilly's influence during his childhood and how much was innate, I don't know.
It wasn't just the DUI that compelled Ducksworth to make Gordon take a leave of absence, you can see from his talk to him just before the night of his arrest that he's getting sick of Bombay's gloating and lack of humility. The spell of community service was supposed to curb this.
Instead Gordon's now going to war with him over a loophole/technicality in the district lines, and this after Ducksworth had put up over $10,000 to help the pee-wee team.
Don't get me wrong, I'd always cheered when Gordon reversed the question on him and said "are you prepared to fire me...". On my last viewing, though, I found myself wishing Ducksworth had replied "no, I'm prepared to fire you for antagonising one of our biggest clients and your bullish refusal to back down and grant a perfectly reasonable request"

In short, Gordon Bombay had become too much of a hot-dog for his law-firm and this was the final straw.