Dave Q said:The bears are undoubtedly one of the greatest clubs in the league.
Their recent success is due in no small part to the massive injection of quality players courtesy of Souths. In return, the bears have provided careful stewardship and care of same.
A fringe player for the bears at the start of the season could easily find himself in front of 32 thousand fans in a game at the back end.
Like the jets last year, the bears success shows that the traditional clubs are the backbone of this game and we ignore them at our peril.
Congratulations to our brothers, the North Sydney Bears.
The league turns its lonely eyes to you.
It has been a great idea for Souths to support the Bears as they have. Who knows what would have happened had the Bears management during their demise had the backbone and spirit of the Souths mob. They may still be around in the top grade in the near future but it will mean getting rid of Gallop and his cronies before it can be achieved.
It should be a real high quality match too so well worth getting out there.