I'm pleased you described yr mates as hard core Mystics fans because they obviously have one spectacle lens blocked. To call the Pulse a dirty team reminds me of something about pots and black kettles. Every team in the comp this year is getting away with multiple fouls, uncalled. How about DC you don't publish wild accusations without doing your own checking first.
I take your point Robbo but it was not intended as, and should not have come across as, serious analysis. It’s just a small insight into the world of netball fandom really. These people have an irrational dislike of the Pulse as hardcore Mystics fans. Reminds me in some ways of how people outside the NZ/ Crusaders bubble viewed Richie McCaw. We loved him for the legend he was; others viewed him as an insufferable cheat. It’s kind of what makes professional sport tick - rivalries, petty jealousies, blinkered fandom. Don’t get me started on Auckland rugby for example - I grew up hating them for no actual reason other than they used to come to Rugby Park NP and give us hidings because in my mind they were dirty cheats… I’ve lived here for the best part of 24 years and still haven’t forgiven them. Thanks for supporting The Bounce.
I'm pleased you described yr mates as hard core Mystics fans because they obviously have one spectacle lens blocked. To call the Pulse a dirty team reminds me of something about pots and black kettles. Every team in the comp this year is getting away with multiple fouls, uncalled. How about DC you don't publish wild accusations without doing your own checking first.
Love your work, just not yr mates comments.
I take your point Robbo but it was not intended as, and should not have come across as, serious analysis. It’s just a small insight into the world of netball fandom really. These people have an irrational dislike of the Pulse as hardcore Mystics fans. Reminds me in some ways of how people outside the NZ/ Crusaders bubble viewed Richie McCaw. We loved him for the legend he was; others viewed him as an insufferable cheat. It’s kind of what makes professional sport tick - rivalries, petty jealousies, blinkered fandom. Don’t get me started on Auckland rugby for example - I grew up hating them for no actual reason other than they used to come to Rugby Park NP and give us hidings because in my mind they were dirty cheats… I’ve lived here for the best part of 24 years and still haven’t forgiven them. Thanks for supporting The Bounce.