Round 8, 2011: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs @ ANZ Stadium

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No this is not an advertisement for any upcoming gigs with The Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman & The Stems unfortunately but rather a pre-match headline of sorts for when the Bunnies play the Sharks.

With Cronulla's impressive off season build up they are really going to challenge Souths in the forwards & this all leads to a great match if injuries to all the main players dont interfere with what should be a game worth waiting for.

As a Souths supporter i cant be too enthused about losing someone like Beau Champion to accomodate any player however what's done is done.

Look forward to seeing this match & i hope all you Sharkies supporters are ready for it as well.
 

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Coogee, can I ask you mate, would you have preffered to hung on to Champion instead of buying GI?

Cheers mate.
 

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hitman124, there is no doubt that Greg Ingliss is a class act & would compliment any team / club.
However the manner in which Crowe, HaC & Richardson handled the negotiations is a disgrace so to answer your question though my honest answer is that i would have thought that Beau would have made an excellent centre combination with Greg & to me that would have made better sense than what has actually transpired.
I feel gutted after what they did to a bloke who bleeds Red & Green & it goes to show that Crowe is trying to buy a premiership rather than build one.
I'm sad to see my club carry on like this & i thank christ i never voted for privatisation.
 

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hitman124, there is no doubt that Greg Ingliss is a class act & would compliment any team / club.
However the manner in which Crowe, HaC & Richardson handled the negotiations is a disgrace so to answer your question though my honest answer is that i would have thought that Beau would have made an excellent centre combination with Greg & to me that would have made better sense than what has actually transpired.
I feel gutted after what they did to a bloke who bleeds Red & Green & it goes to show that Crowe is trying to buy a premiership rather than build one.
I'm sad to see my club carry on like this & i thank christ i never voted for privatisation.

Coogee, I normally respect your POV - but are you trying to convince yourself of the bold point or did Inglis take you for a spin on his boat?
 

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Rep to you Coogee, great answer, thats what I love about Cronulla, a club that wont sell out to win a comp.
 
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hitman124, there is no doubt that Greg Ingliss is a class act & would compliment any team / club.
However the manner in which Crowe, HaC & Richardson handled the negotiations is a disgrace so to answer your question though my honest answer is that i would have thought that Beau would have made an excellent centre combination with Greg & to me that would have made better sense than what has actually transpired.
I feel gutted after what they did to a bloke who bleeds Red & Green & it goes to show that Crowe is trying to buy a premiership rather than build one.
I'm sad to see my club carry on like this & i thank christ i never voted for privatisation.

just so everybody knows I will be calling souths man city from now on
 

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hitman124, there is no doubt that Greg Ingliss is a class act & would compliment any team / club.
However the manner in which Crowe, HaC & Richardson handled the negotiations is a disgrace so to answer your question though my honest answer is that i would have thought that Beau would have made an excellent centre combination with Greg & to me that would have made better sense than what has actually transpired.
I feel gutted after what they did to a bloke who bleeds Red & Green & it goes to show that Crowe is trying to buy a premiership rather than build one.
I'm sad to see my club carry on like this & i thank christ i never voted for privatisation.

You are a smart man
 

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Rep to you Coogee, great answer, thats what I love about Cronulla, a club that wont sell out to win a comp.

I wouldn't mind if they did, and to be honest I think they would if they could afford it.
 

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what team doesnt try to "buy" a comp??

everyone does it, they go after the high priced players when they are off contract, if they can afford, they buy it.
 

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hitman124, there is no doubt that Greg Ingliss is a class act & would compliment any team / club.
However the manner in which Crowe, HaC & Richardson handled the negotiations is a disgrace so to answer your question though my honest answer is that i would have thought that Beau would have made an excellent centre combination with Greg & to me that would have made better sense than what has actually transpired.
I feel gutted after what they did to a bloke who bleeds Red & Green & it goes to show that Crowe is trying to buy a premiership rather than build one.
I'm sad to see my club carry on like this & i thank christ i never voted for privatisation.

That post surely deserves some rep. It takes guts to tell it how it is, especially when you are criticising your Club. You are the class act coogeeboy, not Inglis. He is a money-grubber who has displayed his total lack of loyalty to anyone but himself.

Souths as a Club have deteriorated considerably since privatisation and this is the final straw for me. I see Souths as the new Melbourne. If I was you mate, I would be worried about getting caught rorting the salary cap. The whole deal stinks, in my opinion.

What was once "The People's Team" is now "The Rich and Famous Peoples Team" :(

I wouldn't mind if they did, and to be honest I think they would if they could afford it.

:Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes:

Would you really want to see our Club sold to the highest bidder. Have control taken away from the real "owners" of the Club - the members - and handed to some rich ego-maniac who wants a new toy?

Have you thought about what will happen to Souths when Crowe runs out of money or get's bored of his "hobby"? What happens to the Club then? What if he decides to move them to New Zealand or merge with some of his other rich mates at the Roosters. Privatisation doesn't provide the security blanket many people see is as.

Sure, in the short term, everythings great. What happens ten or twenty years down the track?

what team doesnt try to "buy" a comp??

everyone does it, they go after the high priced players when they are off contract, if they can afford, they buy it.

Yeah, that would be great if that were true, mate. Unfortunately, as the Storm scandal shows - some people have the resources and are prepared to spend more than what is allowed to win a comp. Have a close look at the history of South's deal with Inglis. It's as dodgy as.
 
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Top post Coogee also a good post by yourself Iron. These two posts have summed up my thoughts.
 

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Have you thought about what will happen to Souths when Crowe runs out of money or get's bored of his "hobby"? What happens to the Club then? What if he decides to move them to New Zealand or merge with some of his other rich mates at the Roosters. Privatisation doesn't provide the security blanket many people see is as.

Sure, in the short term, everythings great. What happens ten or twenty years down the track?

A hypothetical. Tomorrow I get picked up off the street to play the role in the new Tarentino flick. Sharks are in trouble and I can help them out , a la Crowe. I would do everything in my power to help the club to not only survive, but to thrive.

As far as being a supporter of a Rugby League club I don't think Crowe is much different from you or I, he just has the means to make an impact. Its a shame he is such a bell end otherwise he would just come across as a passionate league fan.

More realistic, if Brendan Cowell got famous. He would help sharks out and I would support him in doing that. Even if it meant convincing a marquee player to walk away from a handshake deal. As dishonourable as that may sound, come Grand Final day noone will remember what happened in December 2010.
 

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It's not entirely altruistic though. There are strings attached. They are buying a team not donating money to a team.
 
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