andrew 474
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they have to say they like the ground , can you see them saying its a crap hole and we rather play lo or sfs
GNR4LIFE
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@andrew 474 said:
Way to keep the divide going champion
@andrew 474 said:
The _GROUND_ at Campbelltown isn't a crap hole. Wests Leagues and it's facilities for fans and players alike are perfectly fine.
Campbelltown itself per say? Well…... not so sure.... it's pretty ordinary in parts.
and before I get jumped on, I have lived and grown up in the area for all of my 31 years.
@andrew 474 said:
Was it really necessary for you to say this?
GNR4LIFE
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@Sabre said:
Completely missed the point you did. Its the comparisons to Leichardt that were unnecessary.
1974semifinal
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Its all positive talk..better playing there than SFS ..for sure, its our home ground..NOT Dusters or Souffs..
andrew 474
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a few of you missed what i was saying , the players could not bag any of the grounds , as for gnr4life its you who keeps coming up with keep divides going , so champion read it again it had no reference to any club , just the fact not 1 of OUR wests tigers players can bag grounds out etc , or they would start making the divide worse
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@andrew 474 said:
Lol with comments you've made in the past, you are in no position to be pointing the finger at others :crazy
My point is we shouldn't have to hear that the players enjoy Cambo as much as Leichardt. You'd think and hope that it would already be a known fact
andrew 474
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glad you said past, look back over my last 2 / 3 months , i keep it to myself , yes you may know of who i supported prior but we can also see who you support , you jumped on me straight up , that how divides and crap start , cultured bogan was also straight in and he is a moderator
Yeah, there is a disingenuous vibe about the comments.
Kind of suggests, let's throw the plebs in the south west a few feel good crumbs and then we can rack off, quick smart back to the civilized climes of our parmesan paradise, Norton Street.
it's just forced … In a cringeworthy way.
However I do concede, winding back the imbalance is a very fragile and tricky balancing act.
Perhaps a few throw away platitudes in mainstream rags about Campbelltown being the 'Practical Home' of the club might begin the process.
Kind of suggests, let's throw the plebs in the south west a few feel good crumbs and then we can rack off, quick smart back to the civilized climes of our parmesan paradise, Norton Street.
it's just forced … In a cringeworthy way.
However I do concede, winding back the imbalance is a very fragile and tricky balancing act.
Perhaps a few throw away platitudes in mainstream rags about Campbelltown being the 'Practical Home' of the club might begin the process.
GNR4LIFE
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@andrew 474 said:
Nice to see you still harbour those feelings
You're comment was one that would tug on the emotional strings of a lot of ppl, mine wasn't
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@GNR4LIFE said:
Ah but it isn't.
You have been around this debate long enough to know that it isn't a known fact, that some people think every mention of players enjoying leichhardt is a slap in the face to Wests fans etc. etc. You know this is the case so let's not pretend.
Let's also not pretend that this is anything more then PR. It is what we should be doing because people on the ground in the Macarthur want to hear players talking about loving their home grounds. People with no knowledge of the festering mess that some people percieve the merger.
Some kid reads the paper and one of his football heroes is talking about how he loves the home ground in his suburb. Attatchment is fostered.
The looking at everything through tinted glasses is the problem, I suffer from it on occasion as do many others. Lets not let it railroad the intended purpose of this and other articles like this in the future.
@smeghead said:
Ah but it isn't.
You have been around this debate long enough to know that it isn't a known fact, that some people think every mention of players enjoying leichhardt is a slap in the face to Wests fans etc. etc. You know this is the case so let's not pretend.
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Players don't come out off their own bats and offer a like or dislike for Leichhardt, Campbelltown or Yankee Stadium. They are asked, or prompted by journo's ... And what upsets Magpie fans (we are all Wests fans Smeg, remember) is that the Leichhardt bias is spawned from Holt Street, TCN Nine etc etc .... Spewing out this mindless, regurgitated dogma about "spiritual home" nonsense. Hence here we are in 2012 with the club attempting a ham fisted realignment campaign.
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@Snodgrass said:
It is born from the fact the guys commentating and producing the shows and telecasts of games have known football at leichhardt their entire lives. It has always been whereas, in comparrisson, Campbelltown Sports Stadium is a baby of a stadium and the spiritual home of the Western Suburb Magpies was never there.
Ham fisted realignment campaign? Again you are looking at this through very dubious hindsight.
The Wests Tigers are in a campaign to engage with and court all of it's fan base and that is the way it should be.
Anything else just comes across as "Mum, Billy got a bigger Tonka truck then me" Frame it in whatever way makes you feel more validated but that is the essence of the argument
LOL love Groats comment
@smeghead said:
I take your point about longevity … the Magpies were hopping from Pratten to Lidcombe to Cambo whilst Balmain were prancing around in ever consistent circles above the bay. But has anyone ever heard a journo, player or passer by refer to Kogarah as the spiritual home of The St George Illawarra Dragons ?
And my hindsight is 20/20 mate, it's my foresight that's often dusty.
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They refer to the Leagues club as the home of the Dragons.
They also only ever refference St George greats.
Finally when they won in 2010 they used a premiership tally which was just a continuance of the St George Dragons one.
They also only ever refference St George greats.
Finally when they won in 2010 they used a premiership tally which was just a continuance of the St George Dragons one.
@smeghead said:
You know, that always confused me because I thought the Taj Mahal was in India.
Yeah, but I'm hearing you Smeg … And I feel for the Scarlet faithful from the Gong.
Given a hefty wad of forsight, the spiritual home of that club will soon become ... Dapto.
You see, imbalance doesn't sit well ... Where ever it resides.
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Regardless of media perception I feel the Dragons do a good job of engaging with both communities.
