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See my
editorial on the subject in Decision Pending.
Also checkout the contact list in the Editorial Section The
Time Is Now!!.
BIG-STEVE
3rd May 2004
NRL Partnership Committee
To the NRL Partnership Committee,
I am a North Sydney Bears
tragic and proud of it. This letter is in relation to your up coming
decision as to wether the NRL competition should expand to 16 teams.
No doubt you have heard many arguments about a 16th team. Indeed my
general view can be easily seen at my own website
www.redandblackzone.com and go to the Editorial Section. But I would
like to relate to you a dream I had only a matter of a few days ago in
an effort to help you understand how strongly I and many people feel
about the issue.
I arrived at the North Sydney Club to deliver some photos and came
across Greg Florimo and Geoff Simmonds. Both turned to me with strained
looks on their faces. Then Greg told me the horrible news – the Bears
would not be the 16th team.
I lost it. I stormed out of the Club got in my ute and drove to NRL
headquarters at Moore Park, walked in and demanded to see David Gallop.
I then let it fly. With tears streaming down my face and crying I
shouted the following “You barstards don’t care about anybody’s
feelings, you don’t care about history or tradition. Why can’t we have
our Bears back, we did everything you wanted us to do. How much hell do
we have to go through”.
I went on like this for a fare few minutes all the time pacing the
floor and waving my arms. Eventually I had to be escorted by two
security guards out of the building. David Gallop appeared somewhat
sympathetic even the two security guards seemed sympathetic me.
Shaking uncontrollably I managed to hop in the truck and drive back to
the Club were I proceeded to tell Greg Florimo what I had done and to
apologise. At that point Greg got a phone call from David Gallop
enquiring about me and asking if he could speak to me. I said “If he
thinks it’s really worth while”. Greg then said “He’s on his way here”.
This is how the dream finished.
I don’t really know what this dream means apart from proving to you
that your decision will personally affect me and many supporters like
me.
So I must implore you, indeed beg you that when you sit down to make
your decision as to whether to expand the competition please consider
the feelings and opinions of people such as myself.
Yours Sincerely,
Big-Steve
Long Life Bears Fan
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