Ok let’s suggest that your line of thinking is the norm when does it cut off from being plastic to non plastic? Is there a line of demarcation that everybody can follow because otherwise it is a very subjective viewpoint (so after a decade are they legitimite? 20 years? 30 years?) For example I’ve had people argue to me that the Raiders, Knights and Broncos are plastic even though they have been around for more than 30 years
On the other thing about history that is an interesting point. Now history is rather relative and subjective (in how it is viewed) I’ll give you the examples of the Raiders and the Knights. They are owned by two local clubs. Now would they have had more success in terms of brand recognition and overall support if they co-opted those brands for the premier competition? Not being a Canberra local, I can’t speak for the Raiders but I can vouch for the Knights and there is definitely no problem with how the community support and view the brand. I would highly doubt that if the Gold Coast Titans were the Burleigh Bears they would have had more support than they do mainly because I don’t think that the QRL and NSWRL competitions resonate with many people; particularly young people and particularly not with rusted ons like you and I.
