The Wests Tigers want all their fringe players playing in the same team, this is a fair and reasonable request and provides the best for the 1st grade team. Their proposal to allow this to happen was to merge the state cup teams. The Magpies response to this was basically tell them to get stuffed and that they would go their own way. What did they expect the Wests Tigers to do?
Now to your coment about moving the club to campbelltown. I had long been a supporter of basing the club down there, but as this argument has keep coming up it has made me think about the issue a little more. The Magpies were never able to make a success of being based in the area, now I dont know if this was due to the Magpies total incompetence, which is there for all to see, or because maybe just maybe a team will not work down there. The major problem I see with moving the club down to Campbelltown is the ability to attract the big name player to the club. Now I'm not trying to bag out the district, I live in Penrith myself, but a young professional footballer wants to live closer to the city. Penrith itself has had trouble attracting players in the past due to its location, and has lost local players due to it aswell.