God forsakes Fury for Glory on the other side
Roar Pro By drew777, 29 Apr 2010 drew777 is a Roar Pro
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God of football, Robbie Fowler, may well have forsaken the already embattled North Queensland Fury by leaving for greener pastures in our nation’s west.
It could be argued that the Fury are not a one man team; I totally agree, but what Fowler did bring to the Fury was hope, a spark, a leader and crowds.
How many Fury fans are now to feel hung out to dry that their superstar has left? How many fans will not turn out to see the Fury lose every second and third match now that the shining light has diminished?
Life after Fowler will certainly go on, but for how long?
It seems God has put the final nail in the coffin and condemned the Fury to the fiery pits of football failure.
Ironically, however, the Fury could pull off a Glory-esque (remember the signings of Coyne and Sterjovski last season) off season and revamp the entire squad, push for the final series and show that life after Fowler is in fact better than ever before.
Just how realistic is this sliver of hope though? Almost non-existent I’d say. Steffanutto left, Fowler left, how long until Williams goes?
The remaining squad that the Fury “boasts” – if you can call it boasting – is Spagnuolo, Brockie, Talay and Grossman. Were any of those players, at their former clubs, any more than bit part players? I think not.
I hope that the Fury can recover, but how realistic is it? A club forsaken and condemned by God himself, left in remote rugby league land, like a dingy without a motor out at sea. The hope that they can recover is just that – a hope.
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April 29th 2010 @ 8:27am
Australian Football said | April 29th 2010 @ 8:27am | Report comment
That’s a cute headline. Gee I’m glad the moderators did not change it for one of their usual boring adaptions.. Well written Drew.
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April 29th 2010 @ 12:52pm
Mick said | April 29th 2010 @ 12:52pm | Report comment
And here we go, let the Fury bashing begin. Fowler: too old, too slow. WE WILL SURVIVE AND PROVE ALL THE NAYSAYERS WRONG. I am sick and tired of this ‘failure’ crap from southern columnists who know nothing of the situation apart from what they read in biased southern media accounts. Get a grip.
April 29th 2010 @ 9:54pm
drew777 said | April 29th 2010 @ 9:54pm | Report comment
Sorry mate but the Fury is in nothing but dire straights atm. Their first season was…. valiant at best.
I believe the facts; the stars are leaving, you have half a squad left, the owner walked out, financial difficulty, based in a rugby strong hold and not getting a huge amount of fans to games either (on that note, you didn’t do terribly on crowds either, it must be said).
Any club who endures that will either fail or become hardened and better for it. I am all for the Fury battling back, and I sincerely hope it does happen. But as I said, in the current circumstances, your blind optimism is over shadowed by the fact that all that is left is hope for the Fury.
Fingers crossed.
April 29th 2010 @ 12:53pm
drew777 said | April 29th 2010 @ 12:53pm | Report comment
They did change it slightly, my original was “God forsakes Fury” they added the “for Glory on the other side”
If it were going to read anything like that I would have had it as “God forsakes Fury to chase Glory” or something a bit more atheist
April 29th 2010 @ 1:20pm
jimbo said | April 29th 2010 @ 1:20pm | Report comment
Fowler is a great player and will get some extra fans to games, but don’t forget he refused to play one game because he didn’t like the managers tactics and then only agreed to re-sign for Fury if they made him player manager.
Fury will re-group and do OK – especially since they are now owned by the FFA, who will make sure it is a success.
April 29th 2010 @ 9:57pm
drew777 said | April 29th 2010 @ 9:57pm | Report comment
You don’t put your marquee, especially Fowler, on the bench. It is ludicrous. I know that one man isn’t bigger than the team, but Fowler’s impact on a game would be felt the entire time he is on the pitch, he isn’t a live wire like Minniecon who you bring on when defenders are tired to create a spark. He is the player who carries the team from the beginning and makes everyone plat better because he is around.
Yeah, the fact that the FFA own them is a major plus, but how long until conspiracy theories emerge about FFA getting refs to favour the Fury? lol
April 29th 2010 @ 7:26pm
Don said | April 29th 2010 @ 7:26pm | Report comment
umm, Brockie has already gone…
April 29th 2010 @ 9:58pm
drew777 said | April 29th 2010 @ 9:58pm | Report comment
oh, sorry about that, should have researched a bit better. My bad, I’ll make sure not to mess up again.
April 29th 2010 @ 8:12pm
whiskeymac said | April 29th 2010 @ 8:12pm | Report comment
maybe the fury shld enquire about micky owen