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Club bigger than me
Posted by Peter Peters - Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:33
You don't always get to write your own ending in life and leaving the Sea Eagles amid great drama and controversy was not how I'd planned my exit.
To describe the past week or so as tumultuous would be a great understatement - and those who know me well will tell you I am anything but understated.
While I am saddened to be leaving this fabulous club after an association stretching back more than 40 years, I won't be going out kicking and screaming.
The Sea Eagles mean too much to me for me to unload on them.
There is a new direction the club is taking and they've made it clear I am not part of it.
Put simply, if they don't have a place for me then I don't want to be there.
The club is bigger than Peter Peters.
I am but a full stop in one paragraph of this club's history.
There have been people who have put in far more than me and have asked for nothing in return.
I'm sad but at the same time relieved it's going to come to an end soon.
I am ready to walk away and begin a fresh, new chapter in my life.
I can now add a few extra pages to the book I am writing - and I can assure you the tome will have plenty of people from a variety of sports I've covered over the years ducking for cover.
You'll definitely still see me at Brookie supporting the team next season and beyond.
I am a life member and no one can take that away from me.
I have been blown away by the support I have received this week from fans, sponsors, players, friends, members of the media and my wonderful family.
Some of the messages have left me in tears.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all.
Now I just want to do my best over the next few weeks for the players, fans and fabulous staff I work with before walking away peacefully, hopefully with the club's eighth premiership in the bag.
And don't bet against it happening.
This is one of the strongest playing groups I've ever come across.
They showed how tough they were in Brisbane last Sunday.
Down 14-0 with a host of players missing and with a 50,000-strong crowd baying for blood in Darren Lockyer's final regular season game, Manly were staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat.
But they dragged themselves back into the contest and can consider themselves unlucky not to have gone on and won it.
Des Hasler-coached teams play for every second of every game each and every week.
It will take a very good side to stop them.
First up it's the Cowboys and while it will be a tough match, I expect Manly to prevail by a few points.
My other winners for week one of the finals are: Dragons, Warriors and Storm.
See you next week!
Club bigger than me
Posted by Peter Peters - Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:33
You don't always get to write your own ending in life and leaving the Sea Eagles amid great drama and controversy was not how I'd planned my exit.
To describe the past week or so as tumultuous would be a great understatement - and those who know me well will tell you I am anything but understated.
While I am saddened to be leaving this fabulous club after an association stretching back more than 40 years, I won't be going out kicking and screaming.
The Sea Eagles mean too much to me for me to unload on them.
There is a new direction the club is taking and they've made it clear I am not part of it.
Put simply, if they don't have a place for me then I don't want to be there.
The club is bigger than Peter Peters.
I am but a full stop in one paragraph of this club's history.
There have been people who have put in far more than me and have asked for nothing in return.
I'm sad but at the same time relieved it's going to come to an end soon.
I am ready to walk away and begin a fresh, new chapter in my life.
I can now add a few extra pages to the book I am writing - and I can assure you the tome will have plenty of people from a variety of sports I've covered over the years ducking for cover.
You'll definitely still see me at Brookie supporting the team next season and beyond.
I am a life member and no one can take that away from me.
I have been blown away by the support I have received this week from fans, sponsors, players, friends, members of the media and my wonderful family.
Some of the messages have left me in tears.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all.
Now I just want to do my best over the next few weeks for the players, fans and fabulous staff I work with before walking away peacefully, hopefully with the club's eighth premiership in the bag.
And don't bet against it happening.
This is one of the strongest playing groups I've ever come across.
They showed how tough they were in Brisbane last Sunday.
Down 14-0 with a host of players missing and with a 50,000-strong crowd baying for blood in Darren Lockyer's final regular season game, Manly were staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat.
But they dragged themselves back into the contest and can consider themselves unlucky not to have gone on and won it.
Des Hasler-coached teams play for every second of every game each and every week.
It will take a very good side to stop them.
First up it's the Cowboys and while it will be a tough match, I expect Manly to prevail by a few points.
My other winners for week one of the finals are: Dragons, Warriors and Storm.
See you next week!
