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Good thing you're not the coach then. Also I thought we got over this immature name calling of rival teams in thread titles some time back.
Is he eligible to play first grade? Maybe they should bring him into the top 30.
Was a Bears fan until the merger and that pain is still there. Manly offer literally nothing to the comp
If the Bears had not gone we would have had to merge with the Eels. Roger Cowan was all for it and he was the boss.
Putting my love of the club aside and thinking big picture.....that would have been good for the comp
Retaining a side at North Sydney, which has long been mostly a commercial area, while the entire area west of Strathfield had just one team, I don't think that would have been good for the comp in 1999. However, it would not surprise me to see the Parra-Penrith merger happen in the future, but dominated in terms of management by Penrith, and called the Panthers. Take the best from each side. Parra have the fanbase and a nice new ground paid for by taxpayers, we have the academy, expertise in development, and much greater acumen in running a professional football club, and the better brand too.
