I think the club realizes that if the fans stuck through the team through the salary cap fiasco and Coffs Harbour scandal, then it is unlikely they will be put off by a team that won't put in. The club has no motivation to achieve results if the fans aren't prepared to vote with their feet. This was evident in 2008, where we sported spectacular crowds of 8,000 and 9,000 to a series of home games. The club however, is in a strong position, and to survive 2002 and 2004, where other clubs would have folded demonstrates the resilience of the club, particularly of its supporters. People often confuse support with sponsorship, they are two entirely different things. The fans that got up and left at half time against Manly should be commended. They don't carry the delusions of some that the club would come back from an impossible deficit or that the 'team needs them' to be there. The players don't need you there watching them getting pummeled. It is not a suburban ground where a little bit of support can go a long way to helping the team. The players don't share the same passion you have for the club. We play at a stadium that is sparingly occupied by three other NRL clubs, Souths, Tigers and the Eels. The club needs to be proactive in its pursuit of success and ensure a necessary connection (and input) from its supporter base. I'm not talking about the The Kennel because they are not an accurate representation of half a million Bulldogs supporters. People support teams for different reasons, but their level of support or enthusiasm for the team is not always measurable. The Kennel has a core group of followers, and they too have different motivations for turning up.