I have splinters in my arse on this one.
I can see how some former Steelers supporters want to remember the pre-JV days with a heritage jersey event. I suspect that many of these also embrace the history of St George as their own. So I can understand Me So Hornby - someone who simply wants to support the team from an Illawarra perspective.
I can also see that we have only just begun to emerge from decade where there was an acceptance of mediocrity pervading through the culture of the club. Nothing grated on me more when wide-eyed supporters saying how great it was that we made the the top four, or even seeing something good about making the top eight. We hit rock bottom when the club chairman put a positive spin on the team finishing only 'two wins outside of the top eight', and some newbie post-JV fans accepted it without question. From an old St George fan perspective, this was as bad as it gets, and surely we don't want to ever go back there again. So I can understand Major questioning the validity of celebrating a period of underachievement.
What we have now is a club, players and supporters that are finally demanding a premiership, and that second best is simply not good enough.
We have healthy arguments and deliver a frank exchange of views, but it is our discussion to have. The trolls don't get it but they're not part of the debate.
At the end of the day, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I really don't think anyone is actively trying to insult the 'other side'. After all, we are all here to speak our minds. Right?
