Our God Father started this in 72 when we won our first premiership with players like Oniell Branighan Irvine and Mal Rielly and now all successful professional clubs have followed suit .I would like to enjoy footy success.... but at what price?
Seems we are selling our soul.
Will winning the GF with a team of mercenaries taste as sweet as a win with true Manly men?
I guess that's just the way footy is played out these days. For better or worse, Manly is just another footy team now, no longer something special.
I fear those in control have sterilized our game. It has gone downhill since the sense of tribalism was removed.
As far as I am concerned any player that puts on a Manly jumper and is baptised in the maroon and white Sea eagle spirit is one of us
Don't tell me that when you see our captain who left the eels to wear our colours is not something special to you
Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!