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Watching Parramatta games these days is just sad. Imagine what might have been...
Imagine being Brian Smith...
He spent years building a great side. He got close to a Grand Finals a few times....but just couldnt get his team over the last hurdle.
But 2001 was different.
In 2001 the Eels were one of the greatest sides in League history. Their attack was record breaking and while it got alot of attention, the real strength of the Eels was their defence.
Parramatta destroyed a number of teams and never looked like losing the title.
We all know what happened. One dreadfull half of football...and the rest is history. The Eels never recovered.
Now having said all that, remember how good we all thought the Eels would be? How many Premiership did you think they would win?
This isnt a thread about re-writing history. This isnt a thread about hindsight. I really want to know what you were thinking in 2001 about how good the Eels were going to be once it was all said and done.
Im not an Eels fan so Im not trying to scrape for some lost dream.
How did you think history was going to look at the Eels. Were they going to be one of the great sides of all time. Were they going to be a dominant champion for years to come.?
Imagine being Brian Smith...
He spent years building a great side. He got close to a Grand Finals a few times....but just couldnt get his team over the last hurdle.
But 2001 was different.
In 2001 the Eels were one of the greatest sides in League history. Their attack was record breaking and while it got alot of attention, the real strength of the Eels was their defence.
Parramatta destroyed a number of teams and never looked like losing the title.
We all know what happened. One dreadfull half of football...and the rest is history. The Eels never recovered.
Now having said all that, remember how good we all thought the Eels would be? How many Premiership did you think they would win?
This isnt a thread about re-writing history. This isnt a thread about hindsight. I really want to know what you were thinking in 2001 about how good the Eels were going to be once it was all said and done.
Im not an Eels fan so Im not trying to scrape for some lost dream.
How did you think history was going to look at the Eels. Were they going to be one of the great sides of all time. Were they going to be a dominant champion for years to come.?