Most of us here are just like a bunch of old mates that come together for a friendly chat to discuss rumours and issues about Souths, no offense given and no offense taken.
I'm not trying to offend anyone. They get "offended" when they start feeling insecure.
Every conversation I have with one of these people goes the same way
-Them: Hey did you hear (insert rumour)
-Me: (interested by new information) Where did you hear that?
Them: (getting insecure) SHUT UP! YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS! YOU JUST HATE ME! YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO CAUSE TROUBLE!
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They can't claim they're just trying to "talk footy" at that point, because they're actively shutting down any discussion they don't like.
I get that if you've been around these people for a while that you're probably used to it, but you aren't helping them by enabling it.
If they try to act like this in their day to day lives they'll ruin every adult relationship they ever have.