It's an excellent article about online supporters
@Disco . It's a long read and is obviously well researched. The writer introduces a number of themes which can easily be identified as common to this, and other NRL team forums.
I would definitely agree with you that match day threads on Silvertails are much busier when we lose. There are a few easily recognised members who love coming on during and after losses to put **** on players, coaching staff et al.
They are clearly much happier when we lose. They are even happier again when they can take out their mindless, bitter vitriol on whichever player/players have been judged as being responsible for the loss.
I am not talking about constructive criticism or fair comment, but what is often clearly offensive and abusive.
These posters know who they are. No point in naming them. Some of them are looking forward to Manly losing on Friday. They will come online, all smug and satisfied with themselves, just to bait the true supporters online at the time. If we win they won't turn up at all. They can go **** themselves. They are not Manly supporters, and never will be.
Go Manly.