SaveOurSaints

Tradesman. Memes and memories. Keeping the Spirit of St George alive.

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

People blame the coach. I blame the handful of men who set us down this path in 1998. Small minded fools lacking any vision of the future.

As ever, compare and contrast the growth of The Roosters and Souths in all facets since that to the withering away of the JV Dragons.

[Nick @NickRedV]

0-7 and 11 in a row and counting. Congrats to everyone that made this happen #saveoursaints

[Actual kits @actualkits]

Norway (1994)

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@gt65dusk @sandylanceley In theory. But you're also responsible for all ground management, maintenance and it's very hard to get govt funding for upgrades. All other clubs have "someone else" bearing that burden for them.

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@gt65dusk @sandylanceley Owning their ground is a weight around their neck, not a help. For 40 years the great hype from Cronulla is what they could make of the land around the ground, but that development doesn't look like it's going to produce the result it was hoped it would.

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@RonnyLerner It's BBL, hit and giggle. For all the crowds and viewership, it has no real fandom.

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@86Dib That South stand they built with a 9.6m govt grant lowered capacity. If you want to maintain / increase capacity when replacing a hill with a stand you gotta "go big or go home."

https://t.co/GbZ0NVWhMf

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

That shitty little Southern Stand they built in 2006 lowered the capacity of the ground lol.

[Alby T @steele_sports]

@JubileeStadium

https://t.co/VHOV7Y3J0k

[Alby T @steele_sports]

It’s Wednesday Night
AMCO Cup Night
#nrl #rugbyleague
@TheNRLSHADOW @ReadingThePlay

[Jubilee Oval @JubileeStadium]

Brian Smith (1974). He made 14 appearances for St George.

He scored 1 try against Cronulla at Caltex Field on 5.5.74 during a 40-5 victory. He also kicked a field goal at Kogarah Jubilee against Canterbury on 22.6.74 during a 16-5 win.
⚪️🔴⚪️🐉🐲 #redv https://t.co/iTyHGtzCkp

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@AaronBastani Ask Ash?

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

For a better write up of the issues I've only rendered in colourful shorthand;

https://t.co/h4Fq6Yzn3K

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

Counterpoint to all the bragging about the inherent brilliance of Australian RL and the conceit that it's due to all these ingenious choices and superior management, rather than just the particular social, demographic and economic conditions it happens to exist in.

[Mike Meehall Wood @MikeMeehallWood]

This can be two things at once.

On one hand, it's amazing for Penrith and damning for the UK.

On the other, you can't avoid the Panther in the room which is that Penrith have access to a proprietary group of casinos which invests $5.5m a year into growing that base.

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

Contrast to where, say, a Hull KR were at the same time and where they are now. Which one of these pictures, which one of these stories is more admirable? What's more impressive, doing more with less resources, or doing less with an embarrassment of resources?

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@SamCKx @TerryGW0 "born in England to a family who descended from Sikh immigrants who were recruited post-WW2 to help rebuild Britain."

His mother, and accomplice, was born in India in 1973. She's an Indian national.

Do you just regurgitate these lazy, tired talking points for everything?

[Jason Ford @TheFordFactor]

Your next BBL Franchise - Canberra Comets

[Kayla @AleagueSnob]

💚💛

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

The evening of Jan 20th, 1991. Steve Waugh was dismissed for 60 on the 2nd day of a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia. It was, he felt, the final straw. That evening, he was at his fiancee, Lynette's place when the Australian coach Bobby Simpson called. He had been dropped for the next test against England.
Steve immediately drove over to his parent's place at Panania. When his mother Beverly opened the door, she immediately sensed something was wrong. She asked him what the matter was & he said he had been dropped.
She was in tears when Steve said it was all right, he wasn't too concerned. When his ma asked about his replacement, he said, 'he's right here' & pointed to his twin Mark, chatting with their dad Rodger.
Mark got 138 on debut & they went on to play 108 tests together.
Happy B'day Steve & Mark Waugh!

[SaveOurSaints @SaveSaints]

@BareLeft "the party who are going to turbocharge climate change"

Such childlike thinking.