Does anyone else no longer care? What makes you continue to show up?

GNR4LIFE said:
You think there could be a worse way to go into an off season losing by 50 in spoon bowl at fortress Cambo? Everyone forgot about in no time.
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I get your point, but I think each season of failure knocks people down a peg or two more. This year has really killed it for me, going backwards again after a slightly promising rise up the ladder last year is unacceptable imo, but there will always be the eternal optimists I suppose.
 
TTTiger said:
I also have checked out. Have followed the Tigers (Balmain) and Wests Tigers since I was 8 years old, I am now 70, do the maths. Find myself very depressed with everything that's been going on, not just the loosing, but all the crap besides that. To try to balance this, I have recently adopted a second team, the Dolphins, don't get me wrong, I still follow the Wests Tigers and will for eternity, but having a second team to follow helps me mentally, at least I can look forward to perhaps some good news when they play, hopefully a win.
I deliberately chose the Dolphins, not because of where I live, or that they are favorites, but because they are a new entity and partly because I dislike all the adjoining clubs such as Bulldogs, Eels, Roosters and Manly. Besides that I personally think that the Dolphins play an attractive style of football.
Just my way of not feeling as depressed just following the basket case of a club such as the Wests Tigers.
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I hear you. I’m following Dolphins too for the same reasons. They play like winners. Not like our sad bunch.
 
I’m checked out but I still watch every game and look for news stories (which are usually fake and just for clicks). I live in hope I guess. What frustrates me are how new clubs can enter the competition and be competitive from the get go. And teams that are bottom four manage to make the eight in the next year with a new coach. None of that happens for us.

I don’t like where the game is going either. Why do we need more teams when there is a such shortage of talent? It diminishes the reputation of the game and sets up a ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ situation. WT’s will struggle for a few years yet until their juniors become truly first grade ready. Good signs this year but you can see the young fellas coming through are still raw and it has cost us games this year. I hope we can hang onto junior talent when we are playing like losers.

This season is nearly over. I’ll peel the membership sticker off my back screen and spend summer looking for good news stories!
 
You never know where the bottom is.

I haven't watched a full game in weeks. Prefer to check scores and avoid.

Have been like that for several seasons, barring the beginning of this season. They fooled me yet again.

I was actually not happy when AD kicked his field goal on the weekend. That's a new one for me.

I turned it off just before the siren, not out of rage or sadness but because I didnt want to see Parra look happy lol
 
I don’t like the Sharks at all, but I admire how every year for decades except the odd season they win more than their fair share of matches. They do it by a very simple formula, they play very uncomplicated style of football based on discipline, winning the grind and consistency.

Our mob for decades are the complete opposite and that is why they are perennial losers. We have no discipline, we fail miserably at the fundamentals and when the going gets tuff we turn it up.
 
I care a lot about our team, but it’s waned over time… losing consistently will do that to you.

What I’m excited about is that my kids love sports. Both boys are in the Sydney Comets system. I grew up playing basketball, and hopefully they continue to love the game too.

The biggest upside is that they could potentially earn a lot more money than league and avoid some of the risks that come with constant head knocks.
 
supercoach said:
I don’t like the Sharks at all, but I admire how every year for decades except the odd season they win more than their fair share of matches. They do it by a very simple formula, they play very uncomplicated style of football based on discipline, winning the grind and consistency.

Our mob for decades are the complete opposite and that is why they are perennial losers. We have no discipline, we fail miserably at the fundamentals and when the going gets tuff we turn it up.
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I hated the Sharks for years. Mainly due to shit humans like Gallen and Ennis. However, outside of Ronaldo, they don’t really have any grubs in their side these days. And it’s hard not to be won over by how consistent they are, every single year. Whether they are contenders or not, they more often than not play in September.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I hated the Sharks for years. Mainly due to shit humans like Gallen and Ennis. However, outside of Ronaldo, they don’t really have any grubs in their side these days. And it’s hard not to be won over by how consistent they are, every single year. Whether they are contenders or not, they more often than not play in September.
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All that consistency sounds pretty flamin' boring compared to the fun of being a Wests supporter.
 
SeanT said:
I wasn't going to bring it up yet but oh well. I'm supporting the Bears from next year. It's not on a whim..I've lived in Perth for 6 years now so convenient to see live NRL and get involved. The Bears will be bottom 4 for quite awhile I know but i honestly have no problem not supporting the Tigers anymore. Yeah after year of ineptitude. Also at the end of it all I don't even care about the players anymore. Maybe Twal or a couple others but the rest could leave for all I care.

Anyway still have a free weeks to see how the young guys turn out in first grade I guess.
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this as well ive been slowly started to change my teams as of late(to perth) cause i lost a lot of enjoyment i had with the older teams
2 weeks ago i was a mess that lasted a week straight the stress of supporting this team has got too much for me
i hope the team does well in the future i really do but i dont think ill be back for it
i was balmain/wests tigers since 1994-2016 just cant anymore
 
supercoach said:
I don’t like the Sharks at all, but I admire how every year for decades except the odd season they win more than their fair share of matches. They do it by a very simple formula, they play very uncomplicated style of football based on discipline, winning the grind and consistency.

Our mob for decades are the complete opposite and that is why they are perennial losers. We have no discipline, we fail miserably at the fundamentals and when the going gets tuff we turn it up.
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I'm with you on this and I was just thinking about it a few weeks ago. I was thinking about on the basis that they are not an especially well financed team but annually punch well above their weight. Is this correct or are they funded up there with the broncos?
 
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