Well beekershark I am somewhat taken by surprise by your agreement in-part which leads me to believe that I have from the outset of my travels stumbled into the path of the wisest and fairest Shark in the sea. I am pleased to meet you.
Firstly wanted to say that I did not venture to the player tunnel so I can't say what did or didn't occur down there but most reports are on par with what's in here although I don't know about racial slurs. At 3/10 games at WIN, fans will get to the cage to vent steam for one reason or another. Could be an onfield incident that inspires it. Who knows these things. If you had the same facility you guys would find a way to put it to good use I'm sure. Squirting red cordial at the opposition supporters certainly doesn't help, you would have to admit, but that incident didn't incite anything apart from shock that the jerk had the hide to do it. It was just one of several things they did that just isn't the norm, and is very provocative to do at a football match - let alone one with a record crowd sitting behind the fence. Perhaps it could be considered that the trainers were the ones who were useing the fence as a cage and they were poking a stick through the wire at us. Whatever.
Next let's describe WIN. Your squad was always going to be blown away by the atmosphere down there when they hit the field. We knew it because we've rehearsed it many times. At WIN the sideline is barely 5m from the front row. Shark Park is close too but perhaps twice the distance. With only 5m seperating a record crowd from the touchy it was always going to be right up in your face stuff. Your bench had to operate under these conditions. Your trainers and bench were perhaps 1m from a record crowd.
I can tell you that nothing was cast, and nothing was said to or about any trainer or any player on your bench. I know we were all at full volume and at times we said stuff about your team exactly as you would ours but it wasn't for your bench's sole benefit and I can assure you that the crowd noise was so loud that it was drowning out any hope of communications the trainers had with the coach and because I was closest and I could be heard the loudest I guess your trainers decided that I should be the one to be made to pay for the loss but unfortunately out of all the 19,608 people in attendance I can assure you that they made the unfortunate mistake of selecting me. Way too much support.
However I think if you have read my 'other' post (which had no valid reason to falsely represent events) you will perhaps appreciate that immediately after the game the Sharks and their official entourage did not do themselves any favours by choosing to interchange unpleasantries with the crowd. I believe this was all started by your trainer who called out to me and once he had my attention he said he wanted to fight me and was offering to wait for me outside. I didn't look at or saying anything to the guy all night so it was shocking to say the least. That one solitary act had many Saints fans turn their attention from their own team and focus it onto yours with many springing to their feet in disgust and in a rally of support. Your trainer turned my attention and that of every other fan in close proximity to the field-side of the players tunnel where your blokes were milling, from our team doing their lap and onto yours. Ludicrous, incitement, highly provocative, mental...all spring to mind. He deserves a huge holiday.
I would go as far as to say that your trainers do not have the mental toughness required for finals football because they obviously lost concentration at vital parts of the game and they may well have contributed to your loss.
I'm not 100% sure if it was Dr.Peter. I don't know what he looks like. This guy was weraing a Sharks tracksuit. He was about average height, a little overweight perhaps, thinning on top, dark hair, european appearance, psychotic.
I am happy to expand or answer questions so we may be able to come up with who was at fault here. Me or you ;-).
