Denis, do us all a favour and shut up.....

[JessEel]

it shits me that he does it and then the people that go to games and support the eels cop the abuse for it!! have you ever sat near a souths fan!! we still cop it!

as twizzle said, no other CEO feels the need to get his ugly noggin' in the paper, why oh why does this d***head need too?? :evil: i just shake my head

 

[parra-all-the-way]

what if he waas trying to bums on seats...stir up a crowd for eels fans to get there and edge em on...

 

[parralight]

So what if what he is saying is true ???

Saying this before the melbourne game is just crazy...

Either
1. He meant to say it and wasnt misquoted ... - Then he is a complete and utter moron

OR

2. He has been sucked in by the media ... For a CEO of his experience Then he is a complete and utter moron

VERDICT either way ....... He is a complete and utter moron

 

[Suitman]

Twiz,

I told you so. ;-)

Suity

 

[parra pete]

Suity, that is spelt "sew". Stay home and sew the socks is what you meant wasn't it. Did you see his interview with Russell Faifax on FOX.
What he said was SPOT ON. He didn't say wipe the Storm, just relocate them to Gold Coast. Makes sense to me. The players with the Sorm would probably prefer to be at the Gold Coast as well. There reserve grade side plays out of Norths in Brisbane.
Talk about you lot making mountains out of molehills.
Fitzy, as usual, is SPOT ON the money. Onya Fitzy.

 

[The Worm]

I agree with him on this one, which is a rare change of heart for me. I'm usually wishing he'd keep his trap shut, but this would allow the Storm to relocate to a strong rugby league region with a strong supporter base and the Central Coast could pick up the last franchise and finally adopt those bears who have been out in the wilderness for some time now.

 

[parra pete]

COURAGE TO SUCCEED

It takes courage to stand by your convictions when all those around you have no convictions
It takes courage to keep fighting when you are losing
It takes courage to stick to your game plan and unrelenting pursuit of your goal when you encounter obstacles
It takes courage to try to be the very best you can when others around you settle for mediocity.

Denis Fitzgerald has plenty of courage both as a man and as an administrator. He is NOBODIES 'Yes' man..
That's how tough you want a leader.

 

[shadowboxer]

see how you feel after the melbourne game. If his way of thinking turns out and you guys give it to the storm, alls sweet. If not, well i guess we will wait and see

 

[sheet_ed]

As an ex Parra supporter and now living in Melbourne (supporting the Storm) there is amount of truth in what Denis says, in the same context that Parra should dump league and move to Union. He doesn't look outside of Parramatta anymore.

Very simply, it is not about attendance, it is about ADVERTISERS. Kill of the storm in Melbourne and your sponsors will drop league like a hot potato as you have eliminated the 2nd largest City from their budget - And the 10000 loyal Storm supporters will switch to Union (which already has a following in Victoria).

Denis would die if he came down here and see the crap that the Storm cop and still do a good job - with ADDITIONAL NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE NRL (thanks to him). The AFL laugh at the way the NRL handles the Canberra, North Queensland, Auckland and Melbourne franchises. They have openly stated that Canberra is next on their target and relocating a Melbourne AFL team to Canberra will happen in the next 3 -5 years.

If you want Melbourne to go then first determine if it is viable - that means putting in place the same structure as is in the AFL - with additional funds to at least cover relocation expenses and advertising.

If Melbourne closes - the storm supports will follow the Ra Ra sport (because they have the brains and money to do it properly) and League will be a game gone to history.

Denis used to be a visionary - I believe it is now tunnel vision.