Not the 80’s again

[Noise]

I wasn't even around in the 1980s so it holds no meaning to me other then complete jealousy i wasn't around to witness our golden era of great players and probably never get to see a premiership let alone a dynasty.

Can you imagine them letting Ray Price in the sheds before the game this week after what we dished up yesterday.

He would tell the lot of them they were all not only a disgrace to the jersey but i reckon other names like gutless and cowards for the way they played would get mentioned because Pricey doesn't hold back and he would look them all in the eye and double down.

How would that go down with the group in this day and age where the new generation of soft cocks need to be moddy coddled.

Most of them wouldn’t give a f**k what a grumpy old man was saying. They’d likely laugh.
Avenger is right. We need to stop living in the 80s. It’s embarrassing that we are celebrating a 40 year drought this weekend

 

[Wizardssleeve]

Agree , it’s super cringe and embarrassing. You don’t hear the Dragons harping on about their glory years every other week. If there was ever a club that has a huge flex about past years , it’s them. Opposition fans remind us often enough how long it’s been without us celebrating it.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

I honestly think you mean the late 80's and early 90's

 

[Gary Gutful]

Do we have anything else?

 

[hineyrulz]

Do we have anything else?

Just the most spoons really.

plus a centre of Male Pattern Baldness,

So not much going for us at all.

 

[Avenger]

Seeing adidas is likely to be our new kit provider next year I’d even consider having them design a whole new jersey.

 

[T-Boon]

I am pretty sure that we hold more wooden spoons than any other team - meanwhile, Manly have never won a single spoon, even though they entered the comp the same year we did...

I could not believe it so I fact checked this. Turns out Manly have won 25 spoons.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

I could not believe it so I fact checked this. Turns out Manly have won 25 spoons.

None in first grade

 

[Gary Gutful]

Rebranding is just polishing a turd at this stage. Need to become better run and more successful before we think about changing our identity.

 

[the phantom menace]

I f**king loved the 80s - it's all our league team had, for people of my generation and younger.

For those a little older (and still with us), we also had a good run in the mid-60s, and from mid-70s onward.

The only ways around leaning on that 80s history is for an Eels team to win again - the 2009 asterix really sucks - or for us to jettison our identity and merge (e.g. Magpies and Tigers) or relocate (e.g. NS Bears -> Perth).

 

[the phantom menace]

That said, I did have a giggle when the club's new "varsity jacket" ads rolled out last week, celebrating our 40 year drought in big f**king numbers on the back - and it's virtually Bulldogs colours.



Who in their right might would spend $400 on that?!

 

[Gary Gutful]

I bought one to wipe my arse with.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Why not just bring back the actual jersey? I mean did anyone from the 1980s wear those jackets in Australia?

 

[TheParraboy]

Do we have anything else?

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Bring back the cheer girls. Ohh wait..that's too PC

 

[Wizardssleeve]

That said, I did have a giggle when the club's new "varsity jacket" ads rolled out last week, celebrating our 40 year drought in big f**king numbers on the back - and it's virtually Bulldogs colours.

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Who in their right might would spend $400 on that?!

theyd be flat out selling in Best & Less for under $100

 

[the phantom menace]

Bring back the cheer girls.

Some of them would probably play better than the blokes in our forward pack.

 

[Twizzle]

Bring the cheerleaders back

 

[Eelementary]

I could not believe it so I fact checked this. Turns out Manly have won 25 spoons.

I meant in First Grade footy.

It's an enviable stat.

 

[Avenger]

That said, I did have a giggle when the club's new "varsity jacket" ads rolled out last week, celebrating our 40 year drought in big f**king numbers on the back - and it's virtually Bulldogs colours.

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Who in their right might would spend $400 on that?!

It’s a f**king abomination.