The Football (all sorts) Thread

[optimus1]

I dont know if the Storm can recover from this, the Bulldogs did, but they had a far stronger fanbase, history and support than the Storm do.

I agree with this entirely. Overall a very sad day for the NRL

[Fungal Infection]

As a Storm supporter, I cant even recall the number of times I've used an effing expletive since the news broke out. Even when I was picking up my daughter from childcare, I just sat in the car for 5 minutes, listening to the news shouting "F#@K!!!!!" till the cows came home before I was able to calm down enough to get out of the car and collect her. In fact, lets add another one just to show how POed I am - F#@K!!!!!!!

[mknell]

As a Storm supporter, I cant even recall the number of times I've used an effing expletive since the news broke out. Even when I was picking up my daughter from childcare, I just sat in the car for 5 minutes, listening to the news shouting "F#@K!!!!!" till the cows came home before I was able to calm down enough to get out of the car and collect her. In fact, lets add another one just to show how POed I am - F#@K!!!!!!!

It's the fans I feel Sorry for, they have been cheated and lied too tis a very sad sad day

[i_amtrunks]

It's the fans I feel Sorry for, they have been cheated and lied too tis a very sad sad day

And the players who were not involved too, they have had everything they worked fairly for taken from them.

Questions now over who knew what, and how much they knew... I'm going to guess that Smith, Slater, Inglis are not players who were given "additional" payments, instead I think it;s more likely the second tier players on salaries around $100,000 who might have had some payments from brown paper bags.

I'd hate to be the Warriors this weekend, they dont know if they are going to face off against an angered united Storm, or a team that has given up the ghost for the season (I'd be tipping the first, Bellamy wont let them switch off without ramifications, and there are still Origin and Kangaroo spots to play for)

[Golden Phoenix]

It's the fans I feel Sorry for, they have been cheated and lied too tis a very sad sad day

Apparently some supporters have dumped their team merchandise outside the teams HQ out of anger.

If I followed the Storm I'd be very angry with them. I'd be wanting heads on sticks. I certainly would not be following them anymore

[Fungal Infection]

Apparently some supporters have dumped their team merchandise outside the teams HQ out of anger.

If I followed the Storm I'd be very angry with them. I'd be wanting heads on sticks. I certainly would not be following them anymore

I can't even wear anything Storm related as a result of this even though I'm still going to support them through this fiasco. Its not the embarrassment that stops me but rather the abuse I'm likely to cop from bogan fans.

[dirge]

Don't worry Sam, I won't wear any Storm gear either

One of the disadvantages of following Rugby League is the bogan fans...

[Bartrim]

Considering the bunch of a**holes picked to play for NSW I think I might have to join Trunks and support Queensland this year

[i_amtrunks]

Best NSW team in years (on paper), weakest QLD team in years (on paper).

Result: QUEENSLAND!

Even though the scoreline ended up looking close, that game only had one result once Slater and his magic hands took that ball to score (same hands that might be good at taking brown paper bags too! )

[dirge]

NSW need to stop trying to fit Kimmorley into Origin. He's an organiser, and a damn good one, but he lacks "spark". With a converted centre outside him, the halves had no idea how to create for NSW. Same old same old.