King-Gutho94
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In a way Penrith have been a sleeping giant for so long. And have turned themselves into a super club.Thats a great story and respect for getting them tickets.
And you are right about the 80's. I grew up in Penrith and had just turned 10 a few months before the 81 GF. Most of the kids at School were Parra supporters, I nearly joined them until Mum intervened (another story) Quite a few of them I still have contact with are still Parra fans along with their kids. Those still in the area will most likely lose the Grandkids to the Panthers. A decent period of sustained success is gold, but can take a while to fully see the payoff.
The so called little brother of not only Parramatta but the big 4 Western Sydney clubs.
Parramatta and the Bulldogs will always dominate a large part of western Sydney. There rivalry from the 1980s will live on forever.
The Tigers have a lot fans but atm are a basketcase that are all hidden away.
If the Tigers did get there act together eventually there potential is massive.
Because I now see Penrith in 20-25 years time joining the big boys when it comes to fan representation.
And the best thing is no matter what the fumbleball keep spending to grow the game in western Sydney.
Penrith have basically shut the door on it with this run of success if there was any hope anyway.