snowman
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Not-So-Great White
"I'm too busy lurking forums to post on them"
Ok, firstly, I have little issue on a whole with what he has posted here, and it seems genuine enough. I also think the article he wrote is perhaps closer to the mark than any of us would like, though I really, really hope that is not how things pan out.
However.....
Hold on pork chop! Nothing has been proven yet. If danks is the key then manly and essendon have a hell lot more to answer for than we do.
Whilst i dont go for the conspiracy theory I do think there are many who would be glad to see us go, and this combined with the NRL's lack of understanding/support (as opposed to AFL) has certainly not helped.
How the f*** though, u can agree that bombers used x/y/z but were ok, and manly had this program in place for years but are ok, and then say 'oh, sharks did this for 5 or 6 weeks' (which i reiterate is still completely unproven after 6 mths of allegations), and call us rorters (not to mention we did ****house in 2011) you have to be off your ****en rocker. Disgraceful??? see below comment
irrespective of the matter, this is a f***en funny comment in any circumstance, and ill be sure to use it in future.
However.....
Hold on pork chop! Nothing has been proven yet. If danks is the key then manly and essendon have a hell lot more to answer for than we do.
Whilst i dont go for the conspiracy theory I do think there are many who would be glad to see us go, and this combined with the NRL's lack of understanding/support (as opposed to AFL) has certainly not helped.
How the f*** though, u can agree that bombers used x/y/z but were ok, and manly had this program in place for years but are ok, and then say 'oh, sharks did this for 5 or 6 weeks' (which i reiterate is still completely unproven after 6 mths of allegations), and call us rorters (not to mention we did ****house in 2011) you have to be off your ****en rocker. Disgraceful??? see below comment
irrespective of the matter, this is a f***en funny comment in any circumstance, and ill be sure to use it in future.
League Freak
Mullet
You don't think the Sharks are at the center of this whole thing? You must be on another planet!
There is a bloody good reason why so many Sharks players are being. There is a reason why your clubs captain has allegedly had his phone seized by customs officials.
Get your head out of the sand. Guilty or innocent, the Sharks are in this up to their ear balls as Laurie Daley would say!
As for "lurking", I was getting hits from this forum which show up in my site stats. I clicked to take a look at what had been posted and saw the idiots I mentioned saying things that needed to be addressed. Don't let that get in the way of the little narrative you built up in your head though....
There is a bloody good reason why so many Sharks players are being. There is a reason why your clubs captain has allegedly had his phone seized by customs officials.
Get your head out of the sand. Guilty or innocent, the Sharks are in this up to their ear balls as Laurie Daley would say!
As for "lurking", I was getting hits from this forum which show up in my site stats. I clicked to take a look at what had been posted and saw the idiots I mentioned saying things that needed to be addressed. Don't let that get in the way of the little narrative you built up in your head though....
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Not-So-Great White
ZZzzzzz. Why do you feel the need to address faceless "CRAZIES" on the Internet? You have a website to worry about running, instead you come around and start throwing rocks at everyone's mental state & making assumptions that I thought enough into the subject to build up my own little story. That's not how I roll.
geez coming to a forum to explain yourself really doesn't look good for your image any journalist knows that..... its like journalistic suicide dropping to the average joe's level
uncle tywin will explain it for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4ydK2BEi8
uncle tywin will explain it for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4ydK2BEi8
League Freak
Mullet
I'm not a journalist! Lol
I'll say it again, I saw I was getting visits from this forum, saw a few people here that said they knew who I was, that clearly didnt have an idea who I was, and decided I'd set the record straight.
I'll say it again, I saw I was getting visits from this forum, saw a few people here that said they knew who I was, that clearly didnt have an idea who I was, and decided I'd set the record straight.
HaroldBishop
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Hard to disagree.
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Don't be bringing your objectivity in here. You'll up set the status quo.
First of all I have no opinion of who you are or what you do. Good luck to you. I will say though that this isn't even close to being one of the most disgraceful episodes in Australian sport. I'm not defending what's gone on but that's just unnecessary hyperbole. It is more than likely a failed attempt by some clubs and players to get an edge by taking substances that while being banned, bear no resemblance to the substances at the centre of most drugs in sport scandals such as cycling/athletics/baseball etc.
Some big mistakes have been made, and more than likely by lots of clubs and lots of players, but no one won a world championship or gold medal or premiership from it. In our code, the salary cap scandals of the last decade are far worse.
And anyone who thinks league is going to move a Sydney club against it's will, while the code in this city is under seige from afl and football, is simply engaging in yet more baseless hyperbole.
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Jaws
Well, we still don't actually know what has happened yet. So, it can't really be labelled "one of the most disgraceful episodes in Australian sport". League freak, you've prematurely ejaculated.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Disagree with this bit. As long as there's another team, like Perth, ready to take our place there is no doubt in my mind the ARLC wouldn't mind seeing us collapse or relocate.
If they move the sharks they lose that entire part of Sydney. It won't be like south Melbourne and the swans. Sydney sports fans are much more willing to just try something else, and I think they would. Sharks fans would abandon the code I think. Still league has made some stupid decisions in the past...
I also think the example of the bunnies and news limited is still fresh in peoples minds.
I also think the example of the bunnies and news limited is still fresh in peoples minds.
After reading your post about taking the n and the i out of Penrith to make Perth, and your post above, I've decided you've got a touch of the Roy and HG's about you slide rule.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
We don't have anywhere near the support or history of Souths, there is no comparison to the reaction we'd receive from the public to what Souths got.
If we were given the flick and a team from Perth or second Brisbane team was brought in the commercial opportunities are far bigger there than what they are in the Shire. Like it or not that's what the ARLC will be thinking about. We're a small club, they won't care if we go under.
If we were given the flick and a team from Perth or second Brisbane team was brought in the commercial opportunities are far bigger there than what they are in the Shire. Like it or not that's what the ARLC will be thinking about. We're a small club, they won't care if we go under.
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Jaws
At the time when Souths were kicked out they were seriously unloved. They were getting absolutely terrible crowds etc. The only people that turned up were the housos from Redfern. I'm of the belief that a lot of their support has come post-kick out. Actually a lot of it has come post privatisation, since they've actually been competitive.
As for the commercial opportunities elsewhere, that may be the case, but it also costs an absolute **** load to set up a new club. Look at the money that has been spent on GWS for instance (and they are coming last). I'm not sure the NRL wants to commit to that just at the moment. It would also cost a **** load in travel to base a team out of Perth. The airfares alone would be exorbitant. It would also add to the overall costs to the League to have a team in Perth. Each club would have to lug a whole team and support staff across there once a year.
Do each of the clubs want to fork out for an extra team which will ultimately take away from their own bottom line? They are nearly all struggling financially at the moment. Personally I wouldn't want to see another Melbourne where it becomes the Rugby League heartland's responsibility to fund an out of town team. Lending the Sharks 1mil would be a much more financially palatable solution for most parties than coming up with starting costs of 10- 15MIL+, plus an ongoing increased grant that would no doubt be necessary.
That's not to say that it won't be done, but I don't think the financial argument for expansion isn't as clear cut as some in the media would have us believe. Even the Gold Coast pretty much went broke straight away.
The problem league freak is you are not seeing this in context. Where there is room for drug cheating to be done without detection, as there has been here, there are always lots more people involved than is initially thought. After the Lance Armstrong saga, they keep coming out of the woodwork.
By the time this is over, lots of players and lots of clubs will be involved.
That's good work Roy.
slide rule
Jaws
haha Cheers. :cheers
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Yes Souths were unloved as far as crowds were concerned but they've always had a large supporter base because of their rich history.
GWS are coming last because their team was stacked with the best 17 year old talent in the country. There will be a few years of pain but they will be a gun team in a few years time. Anyway, I'd say a second team in Brisbane would come in before a Perth team if we were to fold. Yes, it would cost a bit to set it up but the support for league in Brisbane is unquestioned so the new team wouldn't be relying on cash from the ARLC for long. I don't think that would be a concern at all.
I just don't think there's a whole lot of love for our club outside of the supporter base. Maybe I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see the administrators shedding a tear if we folded.