anybody but Manly not sure what they do to annoy me but seriously have a disliking for them. but usually just follow the teams with english players such as storm, bulldogs and bunnies, I guess i will be supporting the NZ Warriors a lot more.

you and most of Sydney
Warriors for me....

It is going to be very interesting to see how young Sam Tomkins goes. I hope he doesn't make any blunders under the high ball, esp if they lead to opposition tries. If that happens he could be back in reserve grade, with Kevin Locke recalled.

I also want to see Sammy succeed so that Kevin Locke has an incentive to leave for London Broncos.

Manly are disliked because they come from the wrong side of town - North of the harbour - where the rich people live.

Quote: dubairl "i had no idea that they where disliked a lot, it was just personal opinion they seem to be very grubby and if they are losing they start poop housing a lot. the fans don't seem a pleasant bunch either. why are they generally disliked?'" www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6143318680

Quote: dubairl "i had no idea that they where disliked a lot, it was just personal opinion they seem to be very grubby and if they are losing they start poop housing a lot. the fans don't seem a pleasant bunch either. why are they generally disliked?'" www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6143318680

As Jean says...decades ago

Manly now bring as many local juniors through as other clubs do.

Are Souths the new "Silvertails" now then?

Wests after living in Ingleburn years ago and watching the Magpies at Cambeltown every other week.

Managed to take a team on tour to Sydney years later and played on Cambletowns pitch.

Why did every like the North Sydney Bears then?

They are disliked, because the club and people like Ken Arthurson had money and would buy players to win comps, much to the annoyance of everyone else. In fact they even bought players to stop them playing in the teams from which they were bought. Also as Arko was responsbile for signing Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Ken Irvine, Terry Randall, Mal Reilly, John O'Neill, Phil Lowe, Paul Vautin, Les Boyd and Kerry Boustead. This made Manly disliked.

You seem to forget the history of the clubs.in 1908, Easts, Souths, Wests, Norths (which was decimated when the bridge was being built) Newcastle, Balmain and Glebe, were all working class, poor areas.

As for the original point of being rich v poor. The silvertails v fibros comes more from when Wests played in Lidcombe. But if you look up where they originally played, Birchgrove Oval, you'll see how beautiful their ground was... though still a tough working class area back then.

Liked the Roosters since Morley played their. Kind of followed them ever since. First came down here for a year in 2009 and endured that horrendous season, but still followed them. Now permanently live in Sydney and a Roosters member.

Sharkies are my 2nd team, seeing as I live in Cronulla.

Brisbane, since watching Gordon Tallis as a kid, and as a saints fan, the Mal Meninga connection when i was proper little!

The dragons

Ok, didn't make a great argument with the beer goggles on!.

Manly don't go around other clubs buying up their established stars like they used to (its not like clubs here didn't do it in the past is it) .

Also I can kind of understand the hatred of Manly down to the likes of Fulton & Arko, their whining and moaning when they were involved with the Australian National side would make a vicar swear!

The point made about Souths were buying a fair few Poms (who I want to do well, as all of the British players down under) and the likes of Inglis.

One thing my cousin said about visiting Brookvale was that the ground doesn't have great facilities and that hill is a health hazard when wet...guess Manly & Cas have something in common then