FFS, the author of this click bait got exactly what they wanted (even if you assume they included every word Thaiday said, in the article) ... and that is a MASSIVE OVER-REACTION ...
people are acting like he called a press conference for the specific purpose of saying "**** the Broncos, i'm a Cowboys supporter"
you can't tell me that every player who plays for Melbourne or the Rabbitohs or the Rooster supported those clubs growing up ... hell, let's go bigger and include the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd etc.
these players are professional sportsmen. and Thaiday has been extremely loyal and dedicated to this club, even staying despite much bigger offers to play elsewhere.
I'm sure if any of the whingers were rugby league players, that ended up playing for say the Roosters, they would never support the Broncos again, even after their career was over. but you can't expect that of everyone.
This post is a very dishonest addition the discussion and I expected a more rational reply from a member of staff.
No one said anything to imply it was like he called a press conference and said **** the broncos. The frustration is at our current most capped player, and at times captain doesn’t see our club as the team that he supports. I find that disheartening to hear as a fan of the club. I also find it hard to believe that even if he were a fan of the cowboys because of where he was born that after everything this club has done for him and all that he’s achieved that he still “supports the cowboys” and will continue to do so.
There’s no way Cam Smith would come out and say that he supports another club and will cheer for them when he retires. He didn’t grow up in Melbourne.
But fair enough, even if 300 games, 15 years, and millions of dollars isn’t enough for the broncos to be the club you support, at least have the tact to not mention it, especially when it’s the team that provided the most painful moment in our teams history, especially the week before we play them.
I remember when Wallace was talking about the broncos still being his favourite club, and then there was a video of him singing our team song when we won. My reaction then was “if I were a titans supporter, I would not want that guy in my team after that”.
Lastly, do you see a difference between journey men players having a preferred team and a guy who played 300 games for one club since a teenager? Yeah, I guess I’m a whinger and if roosters gave me a shot and i played 300 games for them for over a decade, never putting on another teams jersey...yeah, sorry but i would be a roosters fan.
