Back on deck (just)
Manly support last night was......one word......****ING AMAZING (sorry that's two).
With my group and others there would have been around 300 in Bay 301...in one area....then in the dedicated supporters bay (725) I'd say maybe 1000-1200 BUT spread across the ground I'd say for every two Bronco's there was one Manly fan, I would really love to be able to harness the numbers that just buy tickets and sit anywhere but not much I can do about that.
However (as is usual) we drowned them out (noise wise) BIG TIME.
My pre game function at the Caxton Hotel was a great success, lots of drinks and bit of "warming up of the tonsils" and then down the road to Suncorp....really these days we "own" Suncorp....such a treat to see Manly Jerseys everywhere.
The noise from our bay was immense, more like a home game and the poor Bronco's supporters who were in our bay or near our bay didn't know what had hit them, we started about 10 minutes before the players even arrived and never stopped until the players went off at the end!!
Sadly Jono's drum was confiscated, a whinging Bronco supporter saw to that.
A great game and the players just loved us being so close to them.
The post match function was well attended (350)...the whole team was there and from the past Rowdy Shearer, Ben Kennedy, Fatty Vautin, Danny Moore.
Overall a fantastic night.
AND no voice today!!