I have previously posted this story...this happened in the off season 1979,
One morning the papers reported that Eastern suburbs (the Rorters now) are offering the 3 young Mortimers a massive contract then worth $90K a season.
A Belmore businessman that I knew who was a Canterbury tragic and on great terms with Bullfrog himself, didn't like what he read.
Rolled the paper and headed up to the club, walked straight into Bullfrogs office...
This was their conversation
F. Hi bullfrog
B. hi F.
F. what is this story in the papers
B. sit down F.
F. the Mortimers will not go nowhere, pulling $10k out of his pocket placing them on bullfrogs desktop continuing...I will come back with the rest he said
B. put your money in your pocket F. We have offered the Mortimers a fair offer and will look after them in the future,
If they want to go for the money...they can go !
If they want to stay for the money only...we don't want them here !
The rest is HISTORY and the DAWN of Canterbury's greatest era !!!
This is where the BULLDOGS DNA and BLUEPRINT comes from !!!
Chris Anderson was the son-in-law and eggs salesman then
Lynn Anderson is Bullfrogs daughter and the eggs salesman wife
Let's just hope they and the rest of the board truly have learnt well from Bullfrog...as they claim to have !