Am I a bad supporter?

[TigerNeddyK]

My name is tiger_one and I'm a Wests Tigers supporter.

Hello Tiger one, keep coming back, it won’t work and it never gets better!😀

 

[jrtiger]

I'm 22, and for the most part we have sucked for as long as I've been alive. I remember bits and pieces of 05 and have watched videos extensively, I count 2010 and 2011 as our 'glory days'. been a member since 2013, my youngest brother reckons he's seen us win at Campbelltown probably twice, and we've been going for years!

this year's certainly tested my patience, but my loyalty has never waned. this club is a very big part of my life, like it is for all of us here. one day (who knows when at this point) we will be a threat, and times like these will make it all the more sweeter. stick around for those times. if there's anything that's true in life and especially in sport, it's that nothing lasts forever.

I just want to be proud of my club again.

 

[mike]

I'm 22, and for the most part we have sucked for as long as I've been alive. I remember bits and pieces of 05 and have watched videos extensively, I count 2010 and 2011 as our 'glory days'. been a member since 2013, my youngest brother reckons he's seen us win at Campbelltown probably twice, and we've been going for years!

this year's certainly tested my patience, but my loyalty has never waned. this club is a very big part of my life, like it is for all of us here. one day (who knows when at this point) we will be a threat, and times like these will make it all the more sweeter. stick around for those times. if there's anything that's true in life and especially in sport, it's that nothing lasts forever.

I just want to be proud of my club again.

Hear, hear... Good on ya champ.

 

[Needaname]

I have been a tiger supporter all my life even in the bad days of the 70s - but we had Larry Corowa then. I feel the pain, hurt. I believe the junior base is there. There are diamonds and rust. Currently we are finding rust but i see the light. it may not happen today , this year but it will happen. I will see the Tigers rise again - Care refer to Richmond Tigers - they wanted Coach, CEO board etc to be sacked within 18 months they were winning premierships - NEVER GIVE UP. Yes it will hurt for a bit longer

Do we have a Dusty Martin hiding away in the shadows?

 

[Tigerdave]

Hi everyone...it's been 10 years since I was really proud of the club.....

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

I grew up playing (as an amateur) and watching Rugby League. The first game I recall watching live was an Amco Cup game at the SFS where Easts hosted Brisbane. Oh it was a spectacular contest and I went home loving rugby league even more. From that moment on, my younger Brother supported Easts. Me on the other hand was just happy to watch every team play. Played in the Balmain district but I’d struggle to want to associate myself with a side doing so poorly so I chose not to exclusively support the Balmain Tigers. I didn’t have the same emotional attachment to them as some of my mates had. I liked mostly watching the Raiders and the Bulldogs but wouldn’t lean to either of those two teams because my local team was still the Tigers. So I officially became a ‘whole of ARL supporter’ and not a supporter of any particular team.
Over the late 90s and the 2000s I would attend games Leichhardt, Parramatta Stadium, Campbelltown, ANZ but it wasn’t until about 2003- 2004 that I became a Wests Tigers supporter. Up until that year I’d casually tag along just enjoying the spectacle of rugby league. Rode the lows of the early seasons and experienced the greatest high of 2005. Watched 2006 and 2007 with great anticipation only to watch the team fail in the final quarter of the season. 2008 and 2009 started with some promise but a whole heap of inconsistency and in the case of 2009 finished with a real bag. 2010 and 2011 were great years, by that stage I’d moved out of home and moved West into Panthers territory. From then on Penrith became another interest of mine. I would attend the occasional Penrith game, but I still stayed true to the tigers. Funny in 2010 both sides were flying. Unfortunately for the Panther 2011 was as bad as many of their other common years and 2012 they hit rock bottom. So there was no harm in keeping tabs with the Local battler. But then that man Gus and his counter part Ivan changed everything in 2011 the Panthers had Enough. Sacked Elliot and quickly looked for a suitable replacement. In Ivan. 2012 Ivan started the season like Todd Payton at the Cowboys putting everyone on notice and moving on whoever didn’t want to confirm and the Panthers started to grow. Of course the Tigers weren’t doing as bad at that stage so I was never tempted to sway allegiances.
But the years went on, they improved we declined. We recruited Mick Potter, a hard nosed coach whom would put strong focus on our junior development and start to build our side from the ground up. I would watch 2013, 2014, cheering on our young Cubs in Sironen, Moses, Teddy and Brooks convinced that this is only growing into a very good future and would start to back them as our lifeblood. But then part way 2014 rumblings occurred, the young kids and old kids started to doubt the coaching strategy and shortly after the club believed them.
I personally feel that during 2011/2012 that Sheens plan and the playing group were hopeful that Todd Payton would be appointed our head coach. But instead Potter was appointed and following his sacking another coach with a reputation for enforcing change of culture was appointed.
Taylor and potter through those seasons had the youngest WT sides that have existed and persevered in their own way of kicking off we aren’t rebuilding, rebuild.
The last year of Taylor. After the players finally adapting to Taylor’s style and in turn Taylor loosening up his structure we had a much more promising end to a season in 2016. Once again it all came down to the final match and we were no match. But the boys were ready to shake that off and head into 2017 with confidence. 2017 started and talk that Tedesco was about to resign on a long term deal had everyone buzzing, the toxicity of RF had left the club and we came out round 1 firing. How quickly highs and smugness of the board convinced that Farah was the problem for all our wrong doings was turned around after 2 big defeats and then Round 4 that was it. Taylor was gone.
Talk of Ivan coming and I was ecstatic that He was recruited as I noted earlier, he was one of the key factors in Penrith now reversing their Fortunes and was one of the most relatable likeable coaches on the market.
Talk of his boy coming over started to get the tongue s wagging and any poor result on the field was offset by the promise of a much brighter future just around the corner.
But he couldn’t get his Son to leave his mates and nepotism happened thus him leaving us with a new bombshell. And we started again. A hard nosed coach with a determination to change the way we approach the game and build our systems from the ground up.
Now here we are, repeating 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2017-2018 again only 3 years on in 2021. The only difference is our young future is full of kids that have been recruited from other sides and have no emotional attachment to either Campbelltown and or Leichhardt.
It feels like 2017 but worse much worse.
Sorry the question is am I a bad supporter because every game I attend and support the Tigers I’m one game closer to giving away following this losing organisation and jumping on the Panthers bandwagon. I’m pretty sure my Brother made the right decision all those years ago when he told me I want to follow a successful team that’s why I chose the Roosters.
As Paul Kent quoted that one bloke on the hill that shouted out during the cowboys match. “Do you know how hard it is to follow youse “

Needaname = Ivan Cleary

 

[Ultimate Warrior]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats about the fans.

I never said it was a good marriage ?

 

[tiger_one]

My name is tiger_one and I'm a Wests Tigers supporter.

Hello Tiger one, keep coming back, it won’t work and it never gets better!?

Hello there tigerneddyk, I think I'll always need to be as I am, an addict to the cause.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

 

[hobbo1]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

 

[jirskyr]

TLDR

Just pass on by, man, don't be a knob to people who want to express their opinion.

 

[jirskyr]

I’m pretty sure my Brother made the right decision all those years ago when he told me I want to follow a successful team that’s why I chose the Roosters.

Trying to place your time - I don't know if they ever actually played any mid-week cup games at the SFS, especially given it was opened in 1988 and the Panasonic Cup ended in 1989?

However assuming your brother started following Easts around late 1970s or early 1980s, despite a good run between 1974-1983, your brother must have been wondering exactly just how good his side was when they made the finals only once in 12 seasons between 1984 and 1995.

Also the two finals and 1 wooden spoon in the 8 years between 2005-2012.

Swings and round-a-bouts for lifelong fans. Any team you pick will have peak and low periods... except perhaps Melbourne Storm if you are around 30 years old.

 

[Needaname]

I’m pretty sure my Brother made the right decision all those years ago when he told me I want to follow a successful team that’s why I chose the Roosters.

Trying to place your time - I don't know if they ever actually played any mid-week cup games at the SFS, especially given it was opened in 1988 and the Panasonic Cup ended in 1989?

However assuming your brother started following Easts around late 1970s or early 1980s, despite a good run between 1974-1983, your brother must have been wondering exactly just how good his side was when they made the finals only once in 12 seasons between 1984 and 1995.

Also the two finals and 1 wooden spoon in the 8 years between 2005-2012.

Swings and round-a-bouts for lifelong fans. Any team you pick will have peak and low periods... except perhaps Melbourne Storm if you are around 30 years old.

Thanks for the analysis, it was not at that time that my brother made the statement. Probably when we were in our late teens, around the 2000s between when Easts made a run of GF and the Tigers won the big dance.
My memory might be a bit out, so I looked up some games courtesy of RugbyLeagueProject.
It would of been a Monday night game during the the 90s

 

[Fade.To.Black]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

? Single man now mate, that river got negotiated!

 

[hobbo1]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

? Single man now mate, that river got negotiated!

Half ya luck ?

 

[Fade.To.Black]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

? Single man now mate, that river got negotiated!

Half ya luck ?

?? As the ad used to go LG: Life's Good!
If only our useless footy team would have a go on game days.......

 

[Swordy]

I grew up playing (as an amateur) and watching Rugby League. The first game I recall watching live was an Amco Cup game at the SFS where Easts hosted Brisbane. Oh it was a spectacular contest and I went home loving rugby league even more. From that moment on, my younger Brother supported Easts. Me on the other hand was just happy to watch every team play. Played in the Balmain district but I’d struggle to want to associate myself with a side doing so poorly so I chose not to exclusively support the Balmain Tigers. I didn’t have the same emotional attachment to them as some of my mates had. I liked mostly watching the Raiders and the Bulldogs but wouldn’t lean to either of those two teams because my local team was still the Tigers. So I officially became a ‘whole of ARL supporter’ and not a supporter of any particular team.
Over the late 90s and the 2000s I would attend games Leichhardt, Parramatta Stadium, Campbelltown, ANZ but it wasn’t until about 2003- 2004 that I became a Wests Tigers supporter. Up until that year I’d casually tag along just enjoying the spectacle of rugby league. Rode the lows of the early seasons and experienced the greatest high of 2005. Watched 2006 and 2007 with great anticipation only to watch the team fail in the final quarter of the season. 2008 and 2009 started with some promise but a whole heap of inconsistency and in the case of 2009 finished with a real bag. 2010 and 2011 were great years, by that stage I’d moved out of home and moved West into Panthers territory. From then on Penrith became another interest of mine. I would attend the occasional Penrith game, but I still stayed true to the tigers. Funny in 2010 both sides were flying. Unfortunately for the Panther 2011 was as bad as many of their other common years and 2012 they hit rock bottom. So there was no harm in keeping tabs with the Local battler. But then that man Gus and his counter part Ivan changed everything in 2011 the Panthers had Enough. Sacked Elliot and quickly looked for a suitable replacement. In Ivan. 2012 Ivan started the season like Todd Payton at the Cowboys putting everyone on notice and moving on whoever didn’t want to confirm and the Panthers started to grow. Of course the Tigers weren’t doing as bad at that stage so I was never tempted to sway allegiances.
But the years went on, they improved we declined. We recruited Mick Potter, a hard nosed coach whom would put strong focus on our junior development and start to build our side from the ground up. I would watch 2013, 2014, cheering on our young Cubs in Sironen, Moses, Teddy and Brooks convinced that this is only growing into a very good future and would start to back them as our lifeblood. But then part way 2014 rumblings occurred, the young kids and old kids started to doubt the coaching strategy and shortly after the club believed them.
I personally feel that during 2011/2012 that Sheens plan and the playing group were hopeful that Todd Payton would be appointed our head coach. But instead Potter was appointed and following his sacking another coach with a reputation for enforcing change of culture was appointed.
Taylor and potter through those seasons had the youngest WT sides that have existed and persevered in their own way of kicking off we aren’t rebuilding, rebuild.
The last year of Taylor. After the players finally adapting to Taylor’s style and in turn Taylor loosening up his structure we had a much more promising end to a season in 2016. Once again it all came down to the final match and we were no match. But the boys were ready to shake that off and head into 2017 with confidence. 2017 started and talk that Tedesco was about to resign on a long term deal had everyone buzzing, the toxicity of RF had left the club and we came out round 1 firing. How quickly highs and smugness of the board convinced that Farah was the problem for all our wrong doings was turned around after 2 big defeats and then Round 4 that was it. Taylor was gone.
Talk of Ivan coming and I was ecstatic that He was recruited as I noted earlier, he was one of the key factors in Penrith now reversing their Fortunes and was one of the most relatable likeable coaches on the market.
Talk of his boy coming over started to get the tongue s wagging and any poor result on the field was offset by the promise of a much brighter future just around the corner.
But he couldn’t get his Son to leave his mates and nepotism happened thus him leaving us with a new bombshell. And we started again. A hard nosed coach with a determination to change the way we approach the game and build our systems from the ground up.
Now here we are, repeating 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2017-2018 again only 3 years on in 2021. The only difference is our young future is full of kids that have been recruited from other sides and have no emotional attachment to either Campbelltown and or Leichhardt.
It feels like 2017 but worse much worse.
Sorry the question is am I a bad supporter because every game I attend and support the Tigers I’m one game closer to giving away following this losing organisation and jumping on the Panthers bandwagon. I’m pretty sure my Brother made the right decision all those years ago when he told me I want to follow a successful team that’s why I chose the Roosters.
As Paul Kent quoted that one bloke on the hill that shouted out during the cowboys match. “Do you know how hard it is to follow youse “

I enjoyed the read. I suppose being a supporter means different things to different people.

Over the years I have supported only the Balmain Tigers, and then Wests Tigers. I cant bring myself to do anything else. The closest I have come is to have a genuine and real admiration for the Wests Magpies. I have even started getting excited (like I did with Balmain) when they play old Magpies games on Foxtel.

I grew up and played in the Penrith Comp and was even graded there in 87, but a turn of events and my big mouth saw that finish after 18 months. I hated Penrith then and I still hate them now. My Dad took me to Leichhardt so often, it was almost like home. I live in QLD now and don't get to Leichhardt maybe once a year.

But I have to say my patience and loyalty is really being tested this season. TBH, I don't care that we lose to good sides, because you cant win every week. But I am really, really pi55ed that there doesn't appear to be effort. Effort is everything!!

If we get beat 50-nil, I can accept that ....if every single players literally drags themselves off at the end because they can't walk anymore and have not one ounce of effort left to give. Otherwise, you're a bunch of sooks not having a go.

 

[happy_tiger]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

? Single man now mate, that river got negotiated!

Half ya luck ?

Your a horrible supporter

 

[hobbo1]

@Needaname

Having read your long winded post ?

I think it’s pretty poor form you’d even consider supporting another NRL team to be honest mate ..

Yeah we totally suck as a club but I’d rather totally suck each year than follow another NRL team .

I watch every game every week without fail ..at the moment I really enjoy watching the Storm play ...would I become a supporter.. not a chance !

WTTID

Hang in there !

My 2 cents ✌?

This is a marriage guys - richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will always love the Tigers. Remember, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up!

Disclaimer: I can’t confirm we’ve hit rock bottom

Is it?
In a marriage the love is meant to be both ways.
I don’t feel like the Tigers management give a rats

After 20 years the love has dwindled..
Now it’s like getting spag bowl shoved down your throat every night.. ?

Sleeping on the couch these days as well.

You need to put your foot down mate ?

? Single man now mate, that river got negotiated!

Half ya luck ?

Your a horrible supporter

They started it ?

 

[hank37w]

Funny that this topic should come up because my son was asking me on Sunday while we were being mauled like a hot chip by the sea eagles, who I would follow if for some reason Wests Tigers were no longer around.

I told him that was pretty tough because I had followed Tigers since I was about 8 years old and really couldn't seriously follow another team.

Told him that I have always had a bit of a soft spot for the Warriors because I couldn't really follow another Australian team.

I feel that the Warriors are a bit of an enigma, much like the Tigers as you just didn't know if and when they are going to turn up to play, but when they were on they were generally good to watch.