This jealously must end. It is cheap and petty.
The Sydney Roosters endure constant sniping about their salary cap. It’s unfounded, on-going and acrimonious.
There is nothing worse than social media peeps that mix envy with anger and jealousy. It is a wicked concoction.
Roosters chairman Nick Politis told The Daily Telegraph earlier this year: “Everyone is jealous of the Roosters. This has been going on for 50 years.”
Politis is 100 per cent correct.
Why is it the Roosters are belted on social media every time the club signs a player?
No other club seems to fall under the same scrutiny. Does anyone question Brisbane’s roster? Souths? Cronulla? Penrith?
In the last two years, the Roosters have shed around $3m in talent.
Those players to leave include Mitchell Pearce, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Aidan Guerra, Connor Watson, Michael Gordon, Kane Evans, Paul Carter, Jayden Nikorima, Liam Knight and Dale Copley.
And before that James Maloney, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Michael Jennings also moved on.
Powerful winger Blake Ferguson and utility Ryan Matterson will depart after this season. Frank-Paul Nu’uausala will retire.
Surely that frees up enough money for the club to sign Angus Crichton, Ryan Hall and Brett Morris in 2019 without being hounded by fans from rival clubs.
I’m told Morris accepted minimal money.
The Roosters are a professional, glamorous and well-run club. Other clubs couldn’t run a sausage sizzle.
It seems they are hounded and criticised simply for being successful.
Maybe other clubs should try to rise to the Roosters’ high level rather than tear down a foundation club which constantly sets the benchmark.
