Cliffy it's become personal BECAUSE when someone disagree's with you they feel like taking a shot at you is better than offering constructive debate.
C & C's post above is well thought out and offers a stong view (his) of the situation, without the need to knock anyone. I applaud that and in fact encourage people to have their say, offer alternatives BUT not get personal!!
There's no doubting we are "true" supporters, all of us, it's just the way that we conduct ourselves on this forum and make comments about each other than suggests to me that certain sections of forum members are more concerned with just knocking whatever anyone says rather than actually participating in the debate.
As I have said time and time again, happy for everyone to agree with me, happy for everyone to disagree with me but NOT happy when people choose do discredit me!!!
I really enjoy meeting people that I converse with on the forums, in fact 99% of the Manly fans I now associate with are online. Most are great people, committed supporters. It's just a pity than on here there are some people I wouldn't bother associating with, in fact if they walked up to me at a game I'd simply walk away....and that indeed makes me sad!!!