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Eels or Knights - whose supporters have had to cop more in recent years?

Posted by Numbers on January 18, 2017 at 9:37am

We played the 2001 GF (which I'm still hoping is a very bad dream) and have won consecutive wooden spoons in the last few years. My question is which group of supporters do you think have had to endure more pain in the past few years? Apart from the wooden spoons we have also had the Jarryd Hayne drama, Ricky Stuart walking out, salary cap and Corey Norman dramas. But the knights have also had Wayne Bennett walking out, the Nathan Tinkler failed privatisation, Alex McKinnon tragedy and now Jarrod Mullen.For me I think the Knights issues have been worst but the media have a tendency to sensationalise the Eels dramas.

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Michael Ericson January 18, 2017 at 9:57am

At least the knight won a couple of comps in the last 20 years. Also the knights dramas have largely been off the field, sure they have stunk it up for the last couple years but before then they have always been competitive at least.

On balance the eels are worse because we have had to endure years of shite performances on the field, no premierships, on top of all the off field dramas of which you are forgetting quite a few, for example the extensive board room dramas Kieran Foran, Chris Sandow and Semi Radradra. There is so much going on with the eels its hard to keep up.
- Adam Magrath > Michael Ericson January 18, 2017 at 10:05am
  
  Agreed at least we have something to look forward to, tough times ahead for poor knights fans.
- Numbers > Michael Ericson January 18, 2017 at 10:16am
  
  Yes I agree over the last 20 or 30 years. I guess my question was more over the last 5 or 6 years. The good thing is I think we are much closer to success than the Knights. They are probably a few years behind us in the rebuilding phase.
- Rise of an empire > Michael Ericson January 18, 2017 at 10:29am
  
  They are at least 3 or 4 years behind where we are now. Couldn't happen to a better team on 2nd thought there are a few more teams I would like to see it happen to
RazorRam0n January 18, 2017 at 10:22am

not sure, but to go through what the club has and still be regarded as one of the best financially supported clubs in the comp is a platform that should never be taken for granted. newcastle can only wish for such a foundation
- Rise of an empire > RazorRam0n January 18, 2017 at 10:31am
  
  Very true
Jack January 18, 2017 at 10:45am

Us time 2. Knights have only really had 2 years of battler life, more is around the corner for them but
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 January 18, 2017 at 10:51am

We have, but Brad has single handily turned this club into genuine top 8 certainties, whilst the Knights are a fair dinkum disgrace right now.
iamnot January 18, 2017 at 11:07am

We have. Purely on the fact that their supporters have had 2 premiership wins to savour in the past 30 years
The Offside Eel January 18, 2017 at 12:08pm

Us because most people have a soft spot for the knights but people either like us or hate us witch is why we cope it from all angles when shit hits the fan.