Have you moved on to support the Weststigers

[happy_tiger]

Saw the merge with excitement ,being an ex Maggie supporter just wanted a little bit of success and didn't care how we got it (as long as we didn't merge with the Dogs)

Like everyone else have ridden the club through the good times and bad and good and bad again

Wests Tigers til I die

 

[barra]

Saw the merge with excitement ,being an ex Maggie supporter just wanted a little bit of success and didn't care how we got it (as long as we didn't merge with the Dogs)

Like everyone else have ridden the club through the good times and bad and good and bad again

Wests Tigers til I die

Well said. Same.

 

[monkey]

I have fully embraced the WT's but if I had the chance to do a Souths and go for a few years in the wilderness in order to be brought back as the stand-alone heritage club then I would do it.

That's an interesting thought experiment for a Wests Tigers fan isn't it? Would you rather see your old club play first grade as Balmain or Wests? I can honestly say that despite being a Balmain kid and loving the hill at Leichardt, I've got too much affection for the Wests half to want it split now. I want to see us hold on to our history, I love seeing fans in their old Philips and Victa jumpers, I love that we play matches at Leichardt and Campbeltown but I think Wests Tigers is a great brand and good for the game. All we need is to send some lads around to have a word with the board members. One at a time. In the carpark.

I agree 100% maybe the board should listen to the fans , because if there is no fans there surely won't be a club . I went to Texas on my honeymoon to visit friends we took tigers jumpers for the kids and they were straight on toyoutube looking up old games and I sent them a copy of the 05 grand final . I just hope that when they come over in 5yrs time we will still there as a powerhouse club

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[system]

I forgot to add that despite being dragged kicking and screaming, Ink is for Wests Tigers as well, just joking about the kicking and screaming Ink but I'm sure you are also a true believer.

Thank you cunno…..I was very very distant for the first 2 or 3 years of the merge...attended few games though maintained an interest in the team thru the media.

Was a tough period personally too for other reasons which also contributed to my little interest then.

But since then its just been like a natural evolution....Ive quit smoking and given the booze away so I need something to replace all that - just as damaging to ones health :laughing: go the tigers

:sign:

I was the opposite to Ink. I really got behind the merge for the first couple of years but after 2005 I have become a little distant. Not entirely sure why, whether I miss the Maggies or whether Rugby League bores me to death these days. Probably a bit of both.

It's so boring and predictable. I now tape any game I have monetry involvement with and fast forward through the first 3 plays
of each set. I fast forward scrums and penalty goals. I can watch a game in 35 mins now.

Does anyone else find it that boring? There's no square ups, no passion, just a bunch of fit players all wearing their tough stickers proudly praying they don't get hit hard as they are all made of glass.

I started a balmain fan and totally agree with your post the game is deadseat boring to watch i love international soccer and have loved nrl but next year with gallop at A league last year the game has improved and nrl has dropped i might put my passion in the world game

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[DWC]

Have I moved on?
No, and yes. I supported Balmain for 20+yrs before the merger and I will always be a Balmain boy.
I would expect no less from a Magpie of similar experience.
My daughters know only Wests Tigers. We never miss a game. We are as passionate about this team as I ever was with Balmain. It did take me a couple of years to get that passion back, but there I was, standing in the grandstand in '05 behind the posts, inciting the croud around me to chant"TIGERS, TIGERS". Holding my 7yr old daughter above my shoulders when Payten scored.
I wil never fully "move on", but we are all brothers (and sisters) now and I will support the Wests Tigers with heart and sole till the day I, or they, cease to be.
Anyway it could be worse, we all coulda been Nth Sydney fans….........

 

[innsaneink]

I think the smokes may be better for the health then WT :slight_smile:

Yes been thinking of taking them back up again lately and quitting rugby league instead! :laughing:

It took me a little while to warm to the merger when it first happened, but after 14 years it's difficult not to be totally behind Wests Tigers - I know my heart and emotions are now fully engaged in supporting them, so it's a big yes for me. I must admit, though, I still really miss the Magpies sometimes - 35 years of supporting a particular team it's not that easy to extricate yourself from them totally.

On Ink, I think the passion of his posts shows us that he is very much a WT fan these days. Although, I suspect that, like me, he may still hold a flame for the Magpies somewhere in his heart :wink:

Yeh youre right Cunno, I was almost 30 years a magpie, you dont forget where youre from, still have some very old wests items lying around the place.
Ones history is ones self…its your story, your being...you cannot change it.

 

[MagpieBilly78]

No, I have never embraced the joint venture, and never will. Once a Magpie, always a Magpie. What ever happened to dad's passing their team onto their kids, and it flowing through generations. Well sorry guys, my dad never supported Wests Tigers, and as such, I don't either. Why would the NRL kill teams off….. you cant make people change clubs overnight. That's why the NRL is dying. Tens of thousands supporters (Wests, Balmain, Norths, Illawarra etc) do not attend, or care about rugby league now. Who cares if young children will be heartbroken about the Wests Tigers dying. They will only have supported them for 5 - 13 years approx. What about us, who were supporters for anywhere from 30 - 80 years. NRL should have kept every club as it was, and created a second division with promotion and relegation. Everybody keeps their loyalty and tradition, and it creates excitement. Makes teams fight all season to stay in Division 1\. Parramatta can play woeful for 5 seasons straight, and we all know they will be back again next year. A-League has already taken over NRL, and will only get stronger.

 

[wtigers]

No, I have never embraced the joint venture, and never will. Once a Magpie, always a Magpie. What ever happened to dad's passing their team onto their kids, and it flowing through generations. Well sorry guys, my dad never supported Wests Tigers, and as such, I don't either. Why would the NRL kill teams off….. you cant make people change clubs overnight. That's why the NRL is dying. Tens of thousands supporters (Wests, Balmain, Norths, Illawarra etc) do not attend, or care about rugby league now. Who cares if young children will be heartbroken about the Wests Tigers dying. They will only have supported them for 5 - 13 years approx. What about us, who were supporters for anywhere from 30 - 80 years. NRL should have kept every club as it was, and created a second division with promotion and relegation. Everybody keeps their loyalty and tradition, and it creates excitement. Makes teams fight all season to stay in Division 1\. Parramatta can play woeful for 5 seasons straight, and we all know they will be back again next year. A-League has already taken over NRL, and will only get stronger.

Such optimism…

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[snowleopard]

And everyone talks about the problem with a 'split' board…reading this thread really says the problem with WT goes far deeper than the board, ceo, coach or players. The past is the past and there is nothing anyone can do about it now. It ain't going to change. Personally, I was a Balmain supporter for over 40 years prior to the merger and when it happened I wasn't happy but felt that the best 'fabric' merger that could have happened was with Wests cause I felt that both clubs were based on working class backgrounds/principles and this to me was the best 'fit' and outcome for both clubs. If you can forget all the BS of the past couple of years you will see this was a good move as WT is now one of the highest profile and best supported clubs in the NRL...Just pick up the paper ..good or bad press..we are always there. I love rugby league..I love WT and couldn't give a rats about rugby, soccer or AFL unless it is the Wallabies or Socceroos playing and I will support them 100% cause I am an Aussie. Let's not wait for the next generation to do it..let's bury the hatchets now and put our combined efforts behind the WT..you are a long time dead..there is still time to make a difference and enjoy WT success

 

[B_B]

I've been a Balmain fan since birth (37 years ago) but embraced the joint venture from the very first game. I would never follow another team if for some reason WT folded but I've recently been questioning how I'd feel if the Balmain side of the venture fell over and WT continued on without them.

It would feel like being told that the hospital made a mix up when your son was born 15 years ago and it's not actually yours. You've laughed, cried and watched the kid grow so you couldn't just stop loving it even though you're not the biological father.

It wouldn't be 100% the same but after 15 years I'd stay loyal to what has been built since the merger.

 

[liltiger]

Im all in Wests Tigers till i die

 

[LaT]

And everyone talks about the problem with a 'split' board…reading this thread really says the problem with WT goes far deeper than the board, ceo, coach or players. The past is the past and there is nothing anyone can do about it now. It ain't going to change. Personally, I was a Balmain supporter for over 40 years prior to the merger and when it happened I wasn't happy but felt that the best 'fabric' merger that could have happened was with Wests cause I felt that both clubs were based on working class backgrounds/principles and this to me was the best 'fit' and outcome for both clubs. If you can forget all the BS of the past couple of years you will see this was a good move as WT is now one of the highest profile and best supported clubs in the NRL...Just pick up the paper ..good or bad press..we are always there. I love rugby league..I love WT and couldn't give a rats about rugby, soccer or AFL unless it is the Wallabies or Socceroos playing and I will support them 100% cause I am an Aussie. Let's not wait for the next generation to do it..let's bury the hatchets now and put our combined efforts behind the WT..you are a long time dead..there is still time to make a difference and enjoy WT success

A lot of comments in here are a result of the factional BS from a 50/50 split.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

No, I have never embraced the joint venture, and never will. Once a Magpie, always a Magpie. What ever happened to dad's passing their team onto their kids, and it flowing through generations. Well sorry guys, my dad never supported Wests Tigers, and as such, I don't either. Why would the NRL kill teams off….. you cant make people change clubs overnight. That's why the NRL is dying. Tens of thousands supporters (Wests, Balmain, Norths, Illawarra etc) do not attend, or care about rugby league now. Who cares if young children will be heartbroken about the Wests Tigers dying. They will only have supported them for 5 - 13 years approx. What about us, who were supporters for anywhere from 30 - 80 years. NRL should have kept every club as it was, and created a second division with promotion and relegation. Everybody keeps their loyalty and tradition, and it creates excitement. Makes teams fight all season to stay in Division 1\. Parramatta can play woeful for 5 seasons straight, and we all know they will be back again next year. A-League has already taken over NRL, and will only get stronger.

So why are you on this forum exactly? to tell a bunch of anonymous strangers you don't support the JV?

 

[innsaneink]

I've been a Balmain fan since birth (37 years ago) but embraced the joint venture from the very first game. I would never follow another team if for some reason WT folded **but I've recently been questioning how I'd feel if the Balmain side of the venture fell over and WT continued on without them.**

It would feel like being told that the hospital made a mix up when your son was born 15 years ago and it's not actually yours. You've laughed, cried and watched the kid grow so you couldn't just stop loving it even though you're not the biological father.

It wouldn't be 100% the same but after 15 years I'd stay loyal to what has been built since the merger.

Funny BB…I was thinking this very thing myself...wests/part balmain/part ind.
Then Wests/Ind
Then Totally ind....and Balmain /Ind

I think Id be fine as long as WTs remained WTs, colours etc...we didnt revert back to one or the other. Id be OK with that.

Reading comments elsewhere here some are saying If balmain sell then theyre out....thats their right I guess....But Id also say that they hadnt totally embraced the JV

Interesting times ahead

Old Magpies like me thought we'd seen it all before, getting kicked out a couple of times, then upping and moving out of our district....here we go again -somewhat

We are like that family down the road always having dramas, never settled, no stability...its just one bloody thing after another

 

[system]

I've been a Balmain fan since birth (37 years ago) but embraced the joint venture from the very first game. I would never follow another team if for some reason WT folded **but I've recently been questioning how I'd feel if the Balmain side of the venture fell over and WT continued on without them.**

It would feel like being told that the hospital made a mix up when your son was born 15 years ago and it's not actually yours. You've laughed, cried and watched the kid grow so you couldn't just stop loving it even though you're not the biological father.

It wouldn't be 100% the same but after 15 years I'd stay loyal to what has been built since the merger.

Funny BB…I was thinking this very thing myself...wests/part balmain/part ind.
Then Wests/Ind
Then Totally ind....and Balmain /Ind

I think Id be fine as long as WTs remained WTs, colours etc...we didnt revert back to one or the other. Id be OK with that.

Reading comments elsewhere here some are saying If balmain sell then theyre out....thats their right I guess....But Id also say that they hadnt totally embraced the JV

Interesting times ahead

Old Magpies like me thought we'd seen it all before, getting kicked out a couple of times, then upping and moving out of our district....here we go again -somewhat

We are like that family down the road always having dramas, never settled, no stability...its just one bloody thing after another

We choose to follow the WT's because what other choice do we have?

I am 57, my dad was born in Balmain and I have always followed Balmain with him. He's gone now and I follow Wests Tigers because Balmain still exist as a JV partner.

When the JV began I had a choice, follow WT's, follow another NRL team or don't follow anyone. While there is still a JV I will support them. Good or bad.

However, if Western Suburbs take control and there is no longer a true JV then unfortunately I am gone.

Sorry, I never followed the Magpies and I never will even if they sugar coat it by sticking to WT's colours, emblems etc

Nuff said

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[Naroomatiger]

I support the wests tigers

 

[tigermaniac]

I've been a Balmain fan since birth (37 years ago) but embraced the joint venture from the very first game. I would never follow another team if for some reason WT folded **but I've recently been questioning how I'd feel if the Balmain side of the venture fell over and WT continued on without them.**

It would feel like being told that the hospital made a mix up when your son was born 15 years ago and it's not actually yours. You've laughed, cried and watched the kid grow so you couldn't just stop loving it even though you're not the biological father.

It wouldn't be 100% the same but after 15 years I'd stay loyal to what has been built since the merger.

Funny BB…I was thinking this very thing myself...wests/part balmain/part ind.
Then Wests/Ind
Then Totally ind....and Balmain /Ind

I think Id be fine as long as WTs remained WTs, colours etc...we didnt revert back to one or the other. Id be OK with that.

Reading comments elsewhere here some are saying If balmain sell then theyre out....thats their right I guess....But Id also say that they hadnt totally embraced the JV

Interesting times ahead

Old Magpies like me thought we'd seen it all before, getting kicked out a couple of times, then upping and moving out of our district....here we go again -somewhat

We are like that family down the road always having dramas, never settled, no stability...its just one bloody thing after another

We choose to follow the WT's because what other choice do we have?

I am 57, my dad was born in Balmain and I have always followed Balmain with him. He's gone now and I follow Wests Tigers because Balmain still exist as a JV partner.

When the JV began I had a choice, follow WT's, follow another NRL team or don't follow anyone. While there is still a JV I will support them. Good or bad.

However, if Western Suburbs take control and there is no longer a true JV then unfortunately I am gone.

Sorry, I never followed the Magpies and I never will even if they sugar coat it by sticking to WT's colours, emblems etc

Nuff said

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I have to disagree, Balmain acted as kingpins all those years and I still stuck by Wests Tigers. In all honesty I still love the Magpies, but I don't think it's the right thing to ditch our partner, not that it will ever happen. Surely you understand why people like me don't want an independent board. I want my Magpies deciding what's best for the WT, not an independent board. I've been through plenty of tough decisions, but our board made those tough calls, eg moving from Lidcombe. An independent board, like many claim they want, mainly Balmain supporters, can decide we're moving out of Sydney, why should I support such a move, but if the Magpies called for it, I'm more likely to go with it.

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[king_sirro]

The club is in ruins because of those who havent embraced it. These fools who continue to hang on to the past may just ruin the future as a result.

 

[tigermaniac]

The club is in ruins because of those who havent embraced it. These fools who continue to hang on to the past may just ruin the future as a result.

Did you embrace the Balmain influence of the WT or WT for who they were.

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[innsaneink]

Each to their own, but its becoming evident many really havent accepted the JV

You think you have….until the REALLY tough times arrive