Well if true, that will be that from me for a while.
And if found true, the franchise will have completely proven that it does not have the best interests of Manly at heart.
It will be the final straw not only for me but for a lot of people. And as a result the franchise will not get a cent from me, my partner, my family, extended family and a few of my very close friends in 2017. All in all they are set to loose about $5000 minimum, if they have done this to Ferris.
To sign Brown in the first place was total stupidity but to keep him and to possibly loose Buhrer goes beyond total stupidity IMO. It shows the powers to be have lost the plot completely and really could not give a crap about Manly, success, loyalty or what it really means to be stronger together.
I will always love Manly, but in all honesty since the new owners, I have never felt so devastated and upset by total ruthless and egotistical decisions to boot people out.
And booting people not because they have underperformed but for petty ego plays is just that petty.
They want the product then they pay for it, because I will not.
Very bad business for the franchise, I thought they were meant to be smart entrepreneurs. But obviously not because they don't get what it takes to maintain and then build strong supporters. To maintain and create a feeling of being connected to a team, having a siege mentality, us against them etc. All of which make a club supporter base strong and therefore a team strong, and therefore a franchise or club strong.
It is the biggest ****ing disconnect ever in the history of the Manly franchise between them, the team and the fans.
And this is just totally devastating and sad beyond words.