Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
I love a good conspiracy theory. You know the second shooter who did in JFK. The secret service elimination of Marilyn Monroe. The agenda through Blue Book to debunk UFO sightings. Lots of fun and worth pages and pages in pulp magazines.
But sometime conspiracies are real.
Two issues that concern me in Rugby League
1. The Manly Warringah club has been under siege now for well over a decade and it seems the ante is being raised to see us expelled, replaced or relocated because of recent crowd figures, ground conditions etc. The Sea Eagles have been under siege from allegations of drug use, game fixing, salary cap rorts for years. Only the salary cap issue was shown to have some validity. Yet the media and NRL have consistently made scurrilous accusations for years and yet when its been found that the issues are groundless, there is this endless silence. No apology, no compensation for lost sponsorship. It goes on and on while other clubs such as Melbourne, Brisbane, Parramatta Sydney City are treated with kid gloves, given a helping hand even when they are found to be up to no good. One wonders if there is an agenda, possibly also backed by Bears sympathises to bring the Sea Eagles down. It's patently obvious that Greenberg is out to hit us time and again. Curious for instance that this ridiculous no fault rule (retrospective mind you but only for some cases) is introduced when Walker is facing a court case. Sure De Bellin is there also but for an indictable matter, not a local court issue. Such cases have been going on for years, very few from Manly. Yet when Walker comes under scrutiny...surprise… Greenberg gets on his moral high horse. Personally I think this conspiracy has substance and someone like Dean Ritchie should be onto it big time, or is he kowtowing to his News Ltd Roosters supporting top dogs.
2. Rugby League in general is on the decline. Perfect example is on the back page of today's Manly Daily. The administration has ignored country and junior league for decades. Kids are increasingly looking to other sports especially Australian Rules because they put in the money, give the support for country and junior teams. The present NRL administration, still a sub section of News Ltd, have dragged this game down since the SuperLeague debacle. One wonders if there are quislings in our administration, with an agenda to make the game second rate in Australia to allow Aussie Rules to reign. Perhaps that's pushing the conspiracy issue a little too far though. In reality it is just pure incompetence at the highest level
What's your opinion?
But sometime conspiracies are real.
Two issues that concern me in Rugby League
1. The Manly Warringah club has been under siege now for well over a decade and it seems the ante is being raised to see us expelled, replaced or relocated because of recent crowd figures, ground conditions etc. The Sea Eagles have been under siege from allegations of drug use, game fixing, salary cap rorts for years. Only the salary cap issue was shown to have some validity. Yet the media and NRL have consistently made scurrilous accusations for years and yet when its been found that the issues are groundless, there is this endless silence. No apology, no compensation for lost sponsorship. It goes on and on while other clubs such as Melbourne, Brisbane, Parramatta Sydney City are treated with kid gloves, given a helping hand even when they are found to be up to no good. One wonders if there is an agenda, possibly also backed by Bears sympathises to bring the Sea Eagles down. It's patently obvious that Greenberg is out to hit us time and again. Curious for instance that this ridiculous no fault rule (retrospective mind you but only for some cases) is introduced when Walker is facing a court case. Sure De Bellin is there also but for an indictable matter, not a local court issue. Such cases have been going on for years, very few from Manly. Yet when Walker comes under scrutiny...surprise… Greenberg gets on his moral high horse. Personally I think this conspiracy has substance and someone like Dean Ritchie should be onto it big time, or is he kowtowing to his News Ltd Roosters supporting top dogs.
2. Rugby League in general is on the decline. Perfect example is on the back page of today's Manly Daily. The administration has ignored country and junior league for decades. Kids are increasingly looking to other sports especially Australian Rules because they put in the money, give the support for country and junior teams. The present NRL administration, still a sub section of News Ltd, have dragged this game down since the SuperLeague debacle. One wonders if there are quislings in our administration, with an agenda to make the game second rate in Australia to allow Aussie Rules to reign. Perhaps that's pushing the conspiracy issue a little too far though. In reality it is just pure incompetence at the highest level
What's your opinion?