Let them fold. Rugby league and the viable clubs will survive. Dogs will survive.
this may be true. They will go to the north shore and survive just fine, but this is the issue I have with this line of logic.
If you're a fan, are u a fan of just the dogs, or the ecosystem as well!?
I'm a fan of the ecosystem. Nature lover.
By this I mean I like things like;
-our rivalry with the Eels
- the unique branding and history of Souths
- the roosters unchanged look from 1908
- I love to hate the broncos and roosters
- Manlys dominance of the peninsula and Cronulla-Sutherland in the shire. I live driving into their territory and instantly fearing and knowing I could get attacked or abused. I feel like Black hawk down without the death and it's fun.
- I like the green machine of the nineties
- I like going down the main road of Balmain and getting tiger colours and symbolism everywhere
- the tribalism, tradition and history!
This is what I love. Can you imagine Seinfeld without George and Kramer? The side characters and sideshow make it for me.
If bulldogs survive and they are up against 'west Sydney heat' or 'southern suburbs fight' id be pretty cheesed off as a supporter. Wouldn't feel the same to me. At all. I might watch a game or two but that's where it will end. The magic of the nrl that we built the game on and what survived it through super league will be lost.
Only GC feels alien to me. I wouldn't mind them folding. They feel fake and wasn't done right.