End of the Lunatic fringe

If we can take a positive out of the governance review, I think that maybe we can say that we've seen the end of the lunatic fringe.

I'd argue the potential for losing four points, in a year where we are genuine finals contenders, is as dire situation as we've seen in the past.

However, there are no talks of marching out the front of the Leagues Club, or holding placards up at games in protest.

Instead, we're actually having the kind of rational and robust debates that a healthy organisation needs to have about important issues about our future.

I think everyone having that debate, no matter what side of the coin you're coming from, is arguing genuinely from the point of view of what's best for the club.

I don't think I've ever gone into a year, where the coach and playing group has so much unilateral support.

This is all a VERY good thing.

For one, it means we're probably at a point, where we're going to be able to have a genuine discussion about constitutional reform, where we can put behind us the paranoia of the past. It means we can have a little more faith in the democratic process that underpins our club. Most importantly, it means we can ALL get behind a bunch of blokes who are obviously working really, really hard to bring success to our club.

It actually feels for once that we're looking forward, rather than backwards!

"Ryles has shown he prefers to blood young players instead of giving player on the way out a bit more time. That's exactly what most on here have been asking for years."

Replies

Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown February 12, 2016 at 2:24pm

Phil with all due respect, after the way youve been talking about the club of late ive got no idea what your talking about here?
- Wile E. Coyote > Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown February 12, 2016 at 2:35pm
  
  I think Phil is talking about Madame Kwazimodo
  Pity really
Mitchy February 12, 2016 at 2:25pm

As those pollies in the backbenches would say ' here here' 1eyed.
Kramerica February 12, 2016 at 2:29pm

lol - Phil, have you found my stash?

This is called taking a positive aspect in a dire situation - I like it!!!
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown February 12, 2016 at 2:42pm

Mitch those people are still around, the lunatic fringe hasnt gone anywhere, this stuff is ingrained, they have been a bit quieter because we are assembling a good team and probably planing their next move, the calm before the storm.
Glenn Lifetime Eel February 12, 2016 at 2:56pm

Isn't the board made up of the lunatic fringe? Painting themselves in a corner over constitutional reform and daring the NRL to deduct 4 points is ridiculous. Self interest standing in the way of reform, WTF! Do we have a board full of pollies or people genuinely interested in what's best for the club? At the moment it seems like the former.
Orange Eel February 12, 2016 at 3:45pm

lol

...that doesn't answer the question.
Orange Eel February 12, 2016 at 4:00pm

While ever we continue to supply the clowns and monkeys the media circus will follow us.

However, at least we have a semblance of stability that has allowed us to build a competitive team. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
1Eyed Eel February 12, 2016 at 4:39pm

There is nothing wrong with any one who opposes the board to use the AGM or the elections to run against the current board - that's our democratic process.

If Fitzy or Roy or whoever want to use that mechanism, there's not a problem with that.

However, you have to remember that pretty much every one who opposed this board in the past has had their membership suspended/removed so can't run for like 3 or 4 years anyway.
HKF February 12, 2016 at 4:53pm

Whoa, whoa there, stop the ride, I want to get off, i'm getting dizzy.