Unfortunately for the Raiders and their fan-base, this isnt the first time this has happened in recent years. A player acts the c**t, is pulled into line over and over until the club has no choice but to act. The player is disciplined, comes back radiant in the Telegraph talking ‘last chances’ and ‘doin’ it for the boys’ etc and they end up at the Roosters. The Raiders have always been an underdog club. Even at their most successful in the ’80s, they were nowhere near the most financially succesful club in the league and yet success on the field made them glamorous. These days, they’ve been also-rans for so long, few even remember when they were a genuine threat for more than a few weeks at a time. But what might have happened if the team had names like Carney, Ferguson and Dugan week in and week out? In my opinion, we’d be looking at a side who would threaten every year. I won’t be surprised if this latest problem further retards the growth of the club’s fan-base and loses them plenty of opportunities to scoop up young talent. (That also might have something to do with the ACT being a c**t of a place to live).