I don’t understand all the doom and gloom but maybe it is just me. Sure, many of our outside backs don’t have many runs on the board and there are serious question marks over whether they are first grade standard.
But, so what? Anyone who thinks we are going to win the premiership in 2019 is delusional. Anyone who thinks we are going to be top 4 even if Walker successfully and expeditiously fights his charges and we jag another decent centre is wildly optimistic given our overall depth. So why not sit back and enjoy the start of the rebuild under Des, look for the shoots of growth in particular players and the team as a whole and watch the team develop from what I am sure will be a good team into what we all hope is a great team? Personally, so long as everyone is putting in and playing with desire, I will look forward to watching next week’s game irrespective of last week’s result.
It’s an old saying but very true - Rome wasn’t built in a day. Our 2008 success was a gradual build up over a few years and there were guys in the 2004, 2005 teams that weren’t much chop either. We still supported them because they played for Manly - for us. I think we need to remember that one of the reasons why 2008 was so sweet was because of the hard times and the journey we took to reach the pinnacle. It was worth it and it will be again.
There is every chance I have simply drunk the Kool-Aid but I just think there are many, many things to be positive about all things considered.
