I used to be an Eels supporter for 30 years and just got sick and tired of their "Administration" - they seem have the dumbest continuous management team in the comp and the most passionate supporters.
When the Storm came along (with the exception of some really stupid management appointments) I found I was supporting a team that was fighting for the underdog (League in Victoria) and I always like underdogs. If you meet any of the Storm players in the street they are not celebrities and they are happy to chat as they know they are underdogs and happy that you acknowledge their efforts.
If anyone comes to Melbourne to support their team I have found that the storm supporters (usually jibe them) but then welcome them with a "I buy you a beer and lets talk sh*t".
As a Melbourne supporter we know when you come down here it is a big thing because we have to travel interstate for 50% of our games. So we appreciate that you come down here.
Rounding this off, sure we, like yourselves, hate teams when we play them BUT we like the journeyman supporters that come down to see them play and if you hate our team - that's cool, but we will buy you a beer because you make the same effort as we do and basically who wants the talk AFL sh*t when League sh*t is so much more interesting.
When the Storm came along (with the exception of some really stupid management appointments) I found I was supporting a team that was fighting for the underdog (League in Victoria) and I always like underdogs. If you meet any of the Storm players in the street they are not celebrities and they are happy to chat as they know they are underdogs and happy that you acknowledge their efforts.
If anyone comes to Melbourne to support their team I have found that the storm supporters (usually jibe them) but then welcome them with a "I buy you a beer and lets talk sh*t".
As a Melbourne supporter we know when you come down here it is a big thing because we have to travel interstate for 50% of our games. So we appreciate that you come down here.
Rounding this off, sure we, like yourselves, hate teams when we play them BUT we like the journeyman supporters that come down to see them play and if you hate our team - that's cool, but we will buy you a beer because you make the same effort as we do and basically who wants the talk AFL sh*t when League sh*t is so much more interesting.