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2024 NRL GRAND FINAL: Penrith v Melbourne Oct 6th

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The answer (imo) is a "Conversations with Pou" thread.

Kind of like The Swamp, but a thread which Pou can start and then any people that want to engage with him and his views/trolling can do so within that thread - while others don't have to enter, and are saved from reading through any Pou-instigated tripe (and replies) in all the other forum threads.
 

Gronk

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You merkins could just stop replying to him, and then I wouldn't have to read through all the rubbish of your replies to obvious troll bullshit.
I tried that, but as much as they “complain” about it, they are apparently providing this forum a public service. :rolleyes:

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emjaycee

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The answer (imo) is a "Conversations with Pou" thread.

Kind of like The Swamp, but a thread which Pou can start and then any people that want to engage with him and his views/trolling can do so within that thread - while others don't have to enter, and are saved from reading through any Pou-instigated tripe (and replies) in all the other forum threads.
Or you could just stop feeling like you have a need to reply or post an emoji to E.V.E.R.Y. single one of his posts or anyone elses that challenges what he says.
Seriously, you need to get a new hobby dude. IMO you are actually worse than Pou who at least attempts to discuss football.
 

King-Gutho94

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The GF still hasn't been announced as sold out.
A sad indictment on Panthers fans primarily.
The Eels could win 10 in a row and it would easily sell out every year.
Are Panthers fans becoming complacent with their ongoing success?
So a story over the weekend which probably shows the growth of Penrith and RL fans that will be felt in the next 2 decades that Penrith have created

One of our Ukraine sub-contractors who works for us has lived in Australia since 2000.

Has 4 kids 2 x boys & 2 x girls who were all born here & live in the Penrith area.

His kids age all range from 12-17 so all teenagers now.

All his kids play basketball and were into that sport and still play it since a young age.

And he never got into rugby league until his kids started following it due to hanging out with other kids at primary & high school who all follow it. Ever since Penrith started winning the kids have all become massive fans of not only Penrith but Rugby League.

I got the whole family tickets to the GF last week as it hadn't sold out so i was able to purchase them on ticketek for them once the General public had access.

He came into the office today grinning showing me videos and photos of the whole family there on GF day all decked out in Penrith Jerseys. The Girls had there pink jerseys on and the boys had the black one. And Ihor the contractor had his Penrith panthers polo shirt on.

We did get them tickets to 2022 GF as well when they beat us but i think we only got him 3 or 4 from memory due to demand so all the kids couldn't go that year.

Now there kids even older and won 4 straight they love Rugby League so much so they even used our season tickets at times this year 1-2 times this year when we didn't use them to go watch Parra play and it wasn't the Penrith game.

For me thats the impact Penrith have created with this dynasty its got people in the area who weren't originally rugby league fans due to foreign backgrounds into loving the sport off the back of Penrith success and wanting to be apart of it.

I imagine it would have been the same in the 1980s with Parramatta.
 
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hindy111

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Or you could just stop feeling like you have a need to reply or post an emoji to E.V.E.R.Y. single one of his posts or anyone elses that challenges what he says.
Seriously, you need to get a new hobby dude. IMO you are actually worse than Pou who at least attempts to discuss football.

I don't mind Phantom. I get impression he is a weird merkin tho
Hey Phantom are you a weirdo?
 

soc123_au

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So a story over the weekend which probably shows the growth of Penrith and RL fans that will be felt in the next 2 decades that Penrith have created

One of our Ukraine sub-contractors who works for us has lived in Australia since 2000.

Has 4 kids 2 x boys & 2 x girls who were all born here & live in the Penrith area.

His kids age all range from 12-17 so all teenagers now.

All his kids play basketball and were into that sport and still play it since a young age.

And he never got into rugby league until his kids started following it due to hanging out with other kids at primary & high school who all follow it. Ever since Penrith started winning the kids have all become massive fans of not only Penrith but Rugby League.

I got the whole family tickets to the GF last week as it hadn't sold out so i was able to purchase them on ticketek for them once the General public had access.

He came into the office today grinning showing me videos and photos of the whole family there on GF day all decked out in Penrith Jerseys. The Girls had there pink jerseys on and the boys had the black one. And Ihor the contractor had his Penrith panthers polo shirt on.

We did get them tickets to 2022 GF as well when they beat us but i think we only got him 3 or 4 from memory due to demand so all the kids couldn't go that year.

Now there kids even older and won 4 straight they love Rugby League so much so they even used our season tickets at times this year 1-2 times this year when we didn't use them to go watch Parra play and it wasn't the Penrith game.

For me thats the impact Penrith have created with this dynasty its got people in the area who weren't originally rugby league fans due to foreign backgrounds into loving the sport off the back of Penrith success and wanting to be apart of it.

I imagine it would have been the same in the 1980s with Parramatta.
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.
 

Soren Lorenson

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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.
Yep, most of my mates who are Eels fans have kids who are now Storm, Penrith and Sharks fans. It's failed parenting imo. Your mum knew how to raise a child.
 

soc123_au

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Yep, most of my mates who are Eels fans have kids who are now Storm, Penrith and Sharks fans. It's failed parenting imo. Your mum knew how to raise a child.
Only time she has ever lied to me. It was time for my first Jersey and I wanted a Parra one. She told me it was a bad idea as they were changing their colours the following year to pink & purple (ironic considering the gf just played) and from the Eels to Wooden Spoons (Had no idea the wooden spoon meaning at that time) So I begrudgingly left Venture on High St with a nice Brown and White one., with a brown and white leather supporters ball thrown in to seal the deal. Never looked back. I love my Mum. Was so good watching the 4 peat with her.
 

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Only time she has ever lied to me. It was time for my first Jersey and I wanted a Parra one. She told me it was a bad idea as they were changing their colours the following year to pink & purple (ironic considering the gf just played) and from the Eels to Wooden Spoons (Had no idea the wooden spoon meaning at that time) So I begrudgingly left Venture on High St with a nice Brown and White one., with a brown and white leather supporters ball thrown in to seal the deal. Never looked back. I love my Mum. Was so good watching the 4 peat with her.
Lol that's gold!!!

Given our seemingly expert ability to collect wooden spoons, she was an absolute visionary to come up with the "Parramatta Wooden Spooners" tagline.... Well played Mama soc123
 
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