TheRev
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For the past 20+ years, when we make grand-finals its by scraping into the 8, and coming through as underdogs... and everyone loves an underdog.
This year (regardless of the minor premiership), we are coming in from 1 or 2, and I only realised last night at the pub that everyone wanted us to lose (there were no other raider or dragons fans present).
And it occurred to me that although we still see ourselves as an underdog (based on this being just 1 good year, after 29 bad ones), most NRL supporters only see '2009', and just want to see a tall poppy cut down.
After the spate of ridiculous media articles last week & reading the hundreds of comments after last nights loss, supporters from all clubs trying to stick a boot in after 1 loss, 'the season is over', comments like 'choking' and 'the year is over' and 'serves u right'.. blah blah.. I mean seriously, anyone would think we were playing sudden-death finals footy & we had previously issued a media statement that said "we will like totally beat canberra lololol".
I think the people carrying on like the Finals are in August, are supporters from other clubs (and the media has just flaming the hatred).
This year (regardless of the minor premiership), we are coming in from 1 or 2, and I only realised last night at the pub that everyone wanted us to lose (there were no other raider or dragons fans present).
And it occurred to me that although we still see ourselves as an underdog (based on this being just 1 good year, after 29 bad ones), most NRL supporters only see '2009', and just want to see a tall poppy cut down.
After the spate of ridiculous media articles last week & reading the hundreds of comments after last nights loss, supporters from all clubs trying to stick a boot in after 1 loss, 'the season is over', comments like 'choking' and 'the year is over' and 'serves u right'.. blah blah.. I mean seriously, anyone would think we were playing sudden-death finals footy & we had previously issued a media statement that said "we will like totally beat canberra lololol".
I think the people carrying on like the Finals are in August, are supporters from other clubs (and the media has just flaming the hatred).