HoldenV8
Journey Man
I don't mean to sound cynical, but the funny thing is that if Manly had played so far this year to the expectations most of the so-called experts predicted in the pre-season (i.e. we'd be fighting for the spoon).....we'd all be sitting here picking apart the squad with who needs to go, who we should keep etc. And not many would be happy, or anywhere near happy.
But we are performing well above those expectations and rather than fighting to stay off the bottom, we are planted in the top 8. And naturally, the fans (people like us) are happy about it.
Winning changes attitudes quite a bit doesn't it, with players and fans, just take a look at Origin. Last year it was the start of a glorious new Blue Dynasty, or so we were told. Fittler was a genius and a new crop of players was supposed to be leading NSW to glory to wipe away the pain of a bakers dozen years of Qld dominance. Now NSW are looking down the barrel of defeat just 12 months later and everyone is up in arms about the coach, players and selections. And if they don't win on Sunday, heads will probably roll at the end of the series.
But we are performing well above those expectations and rather than fighting to stay off the bottom, we are planted in the top 8. And naturally, the fans (people like us) are happy about it.
Winning changes attitudes quite a bit doesn't it, with players and fans, just take a look at Origin. Last year it was the start of a glorious new Blue Dynasty, or so we were told. Fittler was a genius and a new crop of players was supposed to be leading NSW to glory to wipe away the pain of a bakers dozen years of Qld dominance. Now NSW are looking down the barrel of defeat just 12 months later and everyone is up in arms about the coach, players and selections. And if they don't win on Sunday, heads will probably roll at the end of the series.