Im not here to put s**t on boards or anything like that, nor am I wishing to put it on the fans - Ive been a Magpies fan since I was old enough to goto the footy, I know what its like to cop s**t for following a team.
All Im saying is that its a bit rough on Wests and Norths who have struggled and begged to play 100 years of CONSTANT SENIOR football to have to share the limelight with those who havent - including Souths, Easts and Balmain. Dallas, as much as I rattle the cage on this forum, I do really need to take you too task over this comment, truth of the matter is the roosters are the only club to have participated in every year for the past 100 seasons. you can "technicaly" spin doctor all you like, eg: the NSWRL 1st formed the rugby league competition, then came along the super league war, from that came the ARL/NRL whom now are the current administrators, so if you wish to discredit a team on the basis of a name change, we in fact are not celebrating 100 season at all, it would be something like 10 maybe 12 years of NRL! ask your mate shuan what he thinks and lets us know?
Yes, Newtown is a foundation team. Yes, they are a traditional team, yes they are a club (just like Wests and Norths). No, they havent played 100 years of professional Senior football, and thats what this year should be - a celebration of 100 years of the highest level of NSW Rugby League.
For sure, celebrate 100 years of being a club - but only on the proviso that you were an operating entity between 1984 and 1991, if not, then its like saying that the Cumberland club, who played a handfull of games in 1908, or Newcastle who played only away games in 1909 are also celebrating 100 years.
Yes, I recognise that Newtown were a foundation club - however, your participation in the Metro cup doesnt mean you are able to celebrate 100 years of top level NSWRL .( one could argue this point, they played in a NSWRL sanctioned competition) participation - nor were you the first club formed - that honour, as previouslly mentioned goes well and truely to Glebe.
I really think it would be a crying shame for the game, and for our history for there to be confusion about the first club in the game - that first club was Glebe, followed closely by Newtown.