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A few things to say...

Sean7

Juniors
Messages
561
Can someone please post a message defending Brian Smith, Ashley Graham, etc.? It's been a bad day and I need a laugh.

I'll accept that it's not a great idea to change the coach mid-season... as long as someone can give me a reason to keep him.

The positive view:

We could improve. Actually, we might win the comp... yeah, I think we'll probably go through the rest of the season undefeated. We'll be so pissed off about the Brisbane game that nothing will be able to stop us.

I also think that "Ash" will represent for sure. He had an injury. The rest of the team should suffer while he tries to find his feet in first grade. It's the nice thing to do. After all, he had an injury. Did I mention that he had an injury... oh I did? Oh well, he did and it's going to take some time to find his feet. The poor guy had an injury I tells ya!

Other teams have problems too you know. Brisbane were smashed last week. Yeah I know they've put in some pretty awesome performances too, but we'll keep that between you and I shall we. And Newcastle... my god, they look terrible, so does their line-up, but shhh.

I also like to insert sharp objects into my eyeballs.

The negative view:

Brian Smith has had 3 years to turn things around and we seem to be going down-hill despite recruiting better than any other club. There must be something wrong with the mentality within the club. Something is drastically wrong, how could anyone say different? No other team would accept results like this. If we change the coach and things don't improve, then what have we lost? At least we've actually tried to do something about club's situation. Instead, the club sits on it's hands and says that Brian Smith is the man to lead them, yet there doesn't seem to be any evidence to support that point of view. There is however, ample evidence to say otherwise. The players change, yet the results stay the same... where do you look next? I know where I'd look.

If a cat has 9 lives, how many do Smith, Burt and Graham have?

I hope the team makes me look like a fool for writing this. But the thing about being a negative Parramatta supporter is that you're constantly proven right. I and many other Parramatta supporters are sick of being right all the time.

And to all the super positive supporters who'll say they've heard it all before a million times. Well, yeah, you probably have, but maybe that that make you think about what's been going on for the past few years. You've heard it a million time because the same thing seems to have happened a million times, or is that a million and one?
 

EELMAN JACK

Juniors
Messages
535
you are entitled to your opinion and your right to voice it. i do agree that something has to be done. but what, i don't know.
 

CrazyEel

Bench
Messages
3,680
Sean7 said:
You've heard it a million times because the same thing seems to have happened a million times, or is that a million and one?
Sadly that is the truth of it. :(
 
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2,227
well i am starting to think the same, the team we have on paper is better than 3\4 of the comp but we are not playing like it....is it a case of time to gel???

I just dont know
 

booeycollector

Juniors
Messages
782
parra-all-the-way said:
well i am starting to think the same, the team we have on paper is better than 3\4 of the comp but we are not playing like it....is it a case of time to gel???

I just dont know

Is it?????????
 

Eelementary

Post Whore
Messages
57,903
Sean7 said:
Can someone please post a message defending Brian Smith, Ashley Graham, etc.? It's been a bad day and I need a laugh.

I'll accept that it's not a great idea to change the coach mid-season... as long as someone can give me a reason to keep him.

The positive view:

We could improve. Actually, we might win the comp... yeah, I think we'll probably go through the rest of the season undefeated. We'll be so pissed off about the Brisbane game that nothing will be able to stop us.

I also think that "Ash" will represent for sure. He had an injury. The rest of the team should suffer while he tries to find his feet in first grade. It's the nice thing to do. After all, he had an injury. Did I mention that he had an injury... oh I did? Oh well, he did and it's going to take some time to find his feet. The poor guy had an injury I tells ya!

Other teams have problems too you know. Brisbane were smashed last week. Yeah I know they've put in some pretty awesome performances too, but we'll keep that between you and I shall we. And Newcastle... my god, they look terrible, so does their line-up, but shhh.

I also like to insert sharp objects into my eyeballs.

The negative view:

Brian Smith has had 3 years to turn things around and we seem to be going down-hill despite recruiting better than any other club. There must be something wrong with the mentality within the club. Something is drastically wrong, how could anyone say different? No other team would accept results like this. If we change the coach and things don't improve, then what have we lost? At least we've actually tried to do something about club's situation. Instead, the club sits on it's hands and says that Brian Smith is the man to lead them, yet there doesn't seem to be any evidence to support that point of view. There is however, ample evidence to say otherwise. The players change, yet the results stay the same... where do you look next? I know where I'd look.

If a cat has 9 lives, how many do Smith, Burt and Graham have?

I hope the team makes me look like a fool for writing this. But the thing about being a negative Parramatta supporter is that you're constantly proven right. I and many other Parramatta supporters are sick of being right all the time.

And to all the super positive supporters who'll say they've heard it all before a million times. Well, yeah, you probably have, but maybe that that make you think about what's been going on for the past few years. You've heard it a million time because the same thing seems to have happened a million times, or is that a million and one?

I want to nitpick, just for today.

Being a 'negative supporter' is a juxtaposition - an oxymoron, if you will - of concepts.

You cannot negatively support anything. "Constructive criticism," I hear you say.

And that would answer your own question.

Oh I'm too annoyed to reply.
 

Eelementary

Post Whore
Messages
57,903
Sean7 said:
Can someone please post a message defending Brian Smith, Ashley Graham, etc.? It's been a bad day and I need a laugh.

I'll accept that it's not a great idea to change the coach mid-season... as long as someone can give me a reason to keep him.

The positive view:

We could improve. Actually, we might win the comp... yeah, I think we'll probably go through the rest of the season undefeated. We'll be so pissed off about the Brisbane game that nothing will be able to stop us.

I also think that "Ash" will represent for sure. He had an injury. The rest of the team should suffer while he tries to find his feet in first grade. It's the nice thing to do. After all, he had an injury. Did I mention that he had an injury... oh I did? Oh well, he did and it's going to take some time to find his feet. The poor guy had an injury I tells ya!

Other teams have problems too you know. Brisbane were smashed last week. Yeah I know they've put in some pretty awesome performances too, but we'll keep that between you and I shall we. And Newcastle... my god, they look terrible, so does their line-up, but shhh.

I also like to insert sharp objects into my eyeballs.

The negative view:

Brian Smith has had 3 years to turn things around and we seem to be going down-hill despite recruiting better than any other club. There must be something wrong with the mentality within the club. Something is drastically wrong, how could anyone say different? No other team would accept results like this. If we change the coach and things don't improve, then what have we lost? At least we've actually tried to do something about club's situation. Instead, the club sits on it's hands and says that Brian Smith is the man to lead them, yet there doesn't seem to be any evidence to support that point of view. There is however, ample evidence to say otherwise. The players change, yet the results stay the same... where do you look next? I know where I'd look.

If a cat has 9 lives, how many do Smith, Burt and Graham have?

I hope the team makes me look like a fool for writing this. But the thing about being a negative Parramatta supporter is that you're constantly proven right. I and many other Parramatta supporters are sick of being right all the time.

And to all the super positive supporters who'll say they've heard it all before a million times. Well, yeah, you probably have, but maybe that that make you think about what's been going on for the past few years. You've heard it a million time because the same thing seems to have happened a million times, or is that a million and one?

I want to nitpick, just for today.

Being a 'negative supporter' is a juxtaposition - an oxymoron, if you will - of concepts.

You cannot negatively support anything. "Constructive criticism," I hear you say.

And that would answer your own question.

Oh I'm too annoyed to reply.
 

PARRA_FAN

Coach
Messages
18,312
Can I just say, Williams and Reddy in the team ASAP.

Look I agree pretty much what sean7 said, but whilst Ash Graham was bad in defence, he wasnt the worse player on the field, did some good things in the second half. But Grothe, Cayless, Cannings, Peek and Burt on occassions were ordinary. The fact is we just didnt turn up and I think it was bad coaching to start off with.

Now against Penrith we did alright, but it wasnt a great performance there still a few things we needed to pick up on. It shouldve been that game. Just like the Souths game, after the win they thought "oh yeah we'll just what we did last week". As a result we copped a flogging. Embaressing I tell you.

The only good thing to come out of that game was the performance of Hindmarsh. I mean fair dinkum this bloke must be that frustrated making all the tackles, some of them he shouldntve made. Great effort from Hindmarsh as usual. :clap:
 
Messages
13,894
Why do we have a defensive coach who had his chance as a head coach and failed big time? His teams defence were poor at best. What is the point having a defensive who coash who can't coach defence?
 

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