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  1. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    To be honest we need a couple of “statement” signings, as we don’t appear to have anything occurring that would ensure success. My daughter and husband will definitely not be renewing season tickets, said they don’t see why they should spend close to $1200 for what the club is offering.They...
  2. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    So why can the Dogs, Dolphins Roosters, etc get nice things and as a club with our resources etc can’t get in that league. Is it the coach, admin , can’t be because of facilities, sponsorship, membership,resources etc - perhaps we have so so relationships with the movers and shakers as player...
  3. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Not confident at all , look at the NrL level players signed under their watch Moses - agitated for a release RCG - similar to above Matterson - see above Cartwright - a gamble, languishing in reggies Simmonson - Raiders reserve grade Addo Carr - Ryles connection and decision Lomax - BA dinner...
  4. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Here’s the thing,what exactly is happening at the The Eels, 8 pages in to days Tele and really nothing re our club, similar for the whole week. We are currently invisible . If the re recruitment team don’t make us more visible and relevant, next year will be a massive struggle. So, is the club...
  5. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Waiting patiently for ONeil to strike, actually extending Big Sam would be a decent start if it was announced as done. Not hard to think of the reaction if Galvin actually goes to the Dogs 🤬🤡
  6. Delboy

    NRL 360 + other footy shows

    Brian Smith created and nurtured the pathways through the first JETS program, he attended just about every junior rep game and knew the names of players prior them actually hitting junior reps. Sure some never developed but we had so many coming through it was a luxury . Won’t say what happened...
  7. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Not sure any of Hoopers so called scoops have ever happened, he just reads the fan blogs and makes a story out of them. Never know I guess, but could be Gus winding him up .
  8. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    If that’s the case and I hope it is, let’s see how we go with quality signings, we should be a destination club so no pressure .
  9. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    Whatever the criteria is, we just aren’t t good at recruiting for the past 5 years, that’s the reality. Truth hurts and we need to get better by some measurement. No good being an identifiable good club with resources, membership, facilities , sponsorship etc if you can’t identify and close...
  10. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    Their identification and negotiations are superior to ours despite their location. Topine, Young, Starling, Tamale, Weekes, Savage, Strange, Horsburgh and the pommie recruits who are better than most of our fwds and I left a few out that they’ve signed. So who’s doing it better, anyway keep...
  11. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    The process was flawed in a sense, the CEO appeared to be appointed as he came from Ferrier Hodgson and would institute procedure and keep the club in order. He then appointed the HOF, understand we had plenty of applications as at the time it was highly sought after with some experienced...
  12. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    How did our recruitment guru go after 2021/2022 seasons, finals and GF and followed by awful talent identification,
  13. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    Let’s agree to disagree, we have been below par in that area however you want to explain it
  14. Delboy

    Eels in the media

    The number of targets we have missed perhaps tells that it’s part of the issue. Definitely need to see improvement and results from that area, despite my concern would obviously be extremely happy if things turned and R&R moved into a positive for the club.
  15. Delboy

    NRL 360 + other footy shows

    Was involved with the club in a limited way with a couple of other mates in the time that DA was coach, and saw what was happening, and after 3 rounds of 2009 I put $50 on the Eels to win the wooden spoon. DA didn’t appear to be in coordination with the players, then bang he struck lightning in...
  16. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Don’t need a fullback, spend the money up front first and 5/8 Surely the gurus in charge are working towards some decent signings
  17. Delboy

    Rumours and Stuff

    Spoke to Fogarty when he was here at a preseason meet and greet, he said he came down without his family and it was extremely hard for him . Think that was the reason he returned to the Gold Coast, family first at the time.
  18. Delboy

    Parramatta Eels Juniors

    Some seriously questionable calls going in favour if the Dogs, goodness knows the penalty count
  19. Delboy

    Rd10 2025: Non Parra games

    Yep , 2 pommies and an ex Newcastle player, that’s how you scout and sign success.. Not Momoseia, Murchie and the like.
  20. Delboy

    Rd10 2025: Non Parra games

    The major thing to take out of the game is the successful recruitment the Raiders have done, go through the team and look at who they brought into the club. Good eyes for talent and even better negotiators, must be our turn soon.

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