Drew Starkey

I’ve supported @NRL_Dragons since I was a boy of 6 standing on Kogarah Oval and seeing the mighty Red V run with pride. I grew up with Walford, Coyne, Priddle and Gourley as my heroes. I’ve watched as the club continued the extending of a narcissist as the head coach to make him our most capped coach of the JV. He brought it to its knees. I’ve watched us devalue and destroy the history of a club that by rights stands (or rather, stood) taller than all but a handful in professional sport. We have diluted to all but nothing what took decades to build I’ve watched as (one in particular) CEO disenfranchised and annihilated the fan base through decision after decision to consolidate power and retain control. The board were complicit and has been reduced to the professionalism of a bickering junior rugby league club. I’ve watched decision after decision - whether football department related or business - ruin or spoil the almost unlimited supply of juniors that we had coming through. Young players now look to Penrith and Canterbury as better decisions for their career than sticking by the junior club the grew up playing for and supporting. I think something snapped in me this last fortnight. This isn’t about supporting another team or withdrawing support of the club. It’s the fulfilment of apathy. Packing away the jersey’s felt fine. And it shouldn’t. I just don’t care any more. If the club and the players show the level of disrespect for the jersey and heritage on the field as they have for the past ten years, I see no reason to care until they do. This will likely remain so until the club has the decency to want supporters involved in their club and gives a shit about restoring some pride into the jersey.

The other AIs would STILL rather nuke Earth than misgender Caitlyn Jenner, something Caitlyn has said is nuts! This is why @Grok must win.