Do you want Brad Arthur as coach

[Gary Gutful]

Yep, only a greedy entitled merkin watches a win and think big-f**ken-deal-it's-not-week-2-finals

We only won the final in Wk 1 because they are mediocre-er

 

[Gary Gutful]

BA running ahead in the poll. Back up to nearly 55%.

 

[hineyrulz]

We chopped and changed coaches between 1986-2013. How many premierships did win win during that period.

Well from 87-95 Fitzy spent all the clubs money on the Leagues club so not sure why you are bothering with that era. In 96 Hilditch was given the reins of the 9 million dollar team and failed. Should we have stuck by him just because?????


Brian Smith was brought in and made us instant contenders. As good as he was we made 1 GF 4 prelims and won 2 minor premierships and we still couldn’t win the big one. But at least under him we were contenders we beat the top sides we had plans against them and we’re unlucky not to win 1 or at least 2 GF’s. Compare those 10 seasons to what we are currently experiencing under BA. It’s not even close, beating up on some poor teams and limping into the finals but feeling good about being a finals team is the epitome of Medio whoops can’t say that well the epitome of Averageness.

 

[Gazzamatta]

No I don't. I believe you made a post saying it didn't cost us the game and I agreed and think I liked that post. We got some dodgy calls but we had plenty of opportunities to score.

We lost that game by not having a genuine 9 available. Whos fault was that?

 

[Noise]

We lost that game by not having a genuine 9 available. Whos fault was that?

Playing Lussick in that final throw away game against Penrith and getting injured? Keeping Ray Stone on at 9 making f**k up after f**k up instead of Will Smith when we were chasing points? I'm not sure whose decisions they were...

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well from 87-95 Fitzy spent all the clubs money on the Leagues club so not sure why you are bothering with that era. In 96 Hilditch was given the reins of the 9 million dollar team and failed. Should we have stuck by him just because?????


Brian Smith was brought in and made us instant contenders. As good as he was we made 1 GF 4 prelims and won 2 minor premierships and we still couldn’t win the big one. But at least under him we were contenders we beat the top sides we had plans against them and we’re unlucky not to win 1 or at least 2 GF’s. Compare those 10 seasons to what we are currently experiencing under BA. It’s not even close, beating up on some poor teams and limping into the finals but feeling good about being a finals team is the epitome of Medio whoops can’t say that well the epitome of Averageness.

I’m more confident in us winning a premiership under BA than I ever was under Smith. 98 was the biggest finals choke in history. 99 was a good one as well. 2001 was a cracker and who can forget that ball tearing 0-29 performance against the Cows in 2005.

 

[hineyrulz]

Playing Lussick in that final throw away game against Penrith and getting injured? Keeping Ray Stone on at 9 making f**k up after f**k up instead of Will Smith when we were chasing points? I'm not sure whose decisions they were...

Or playing Reed with a dodgy shoulder when we were down by 30 with 10 to go……….

This is after he took him off with 15 to go with the game on the line against Canberra to keep his outclassed son on the field. Coaching master genius.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Playing Lussick in that final throw away game against Penrith and getting injured? Keeping Ray Stone on at 9 making f**k up after f**k up instead of Will Smith when we were chasing points? I'm not sure whose decisions they were...

Well said Wayne Bennett.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Or playing Reed with a dodgy shoulder when we were down by 30 with 10 to go……….

This is after he took him off with 15 to go with the game on the line against Canberra to keep his outclassed son on the field. Coaching master genius.

Well said Jack Gibson.

 

[emjaycee]

Flanagan is an option for 2022.

And yes I am prepared to risk 2022 by telling him now that he won’t be extended beyond 2022. We won’t win anything with him anyway.

It looks like they might extend him for 2 years. That will be 11 years with only a spoon to his name. It’s f**king laughable.

Or it could be 11 years with 1 spoon, and 7 top 8 finishes.
Hell, we might even make a grand final and jag one in the next 3 years.
Never say never mate.

 

[hineyrulz]

I’m more confident in us winning a premiership under BA than I ever was under Smith. 98 was the biggest finals choke in history. 99 was a good one as well. 2001 was a cracker and who can forget that ball tearing 0-29 performance against the Cows in 2005.

Lol you do know you need to get past week 2 to hate a chance to win a GF?? That’s two more weeks after Bea gets us too.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Maybe we were spending more when Brian Smith was here? We certainly had some of the best junior recruitment. How about all those Guildford/Wenty kids who made their debuts at our club during that period:

Burt
Graham
Hayne
Iindmarsh
Nindmarsh
Lyon
Marsh
Moimoi
Ryan
Bmith
Tonga
Vaealiki

 

[hineyrulz]

Or it could be 11 years with 1 spoon, and 7 top 8 finishes.
Hell, we might even make a grand final and jag one in the next 3 years.
Never say never mate.

Yeah as I said it could be 11th time lucky, it’s very exciting!!

 

[hineyrulz]

Maybe we were spending more when Brian Smith was here? We certainly had some of the best junior recruitment. How about all those Guildford/Wenty kids who made their debuts at our club during that period:

Burt
Graham
Hayne
Iindmarsh
Nindmarsh
Lyon
Marsh
Moimoi
Ryan
Bmith
Tonga
Vaealiki
Vella

Well isn’t thats what meant to happen at the development club??? I mean look at us we have the best back up half money could buy at our club right at this moment. So exciting!!

 

[Noise]

Or it could be 11 years with 1 spoon, and 7 top 8 finishes.
Hell, we might even make a grand final and jag one in the next 3 years.
Never say never mate.

And if not we could just extend him again because stability.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Lol you do know you need to get past week 2 to hate a chance to win a GF?? That’s two more weeks after Bea gets us too.

Hate a chance? Thats a freudian slip if I've ever seen one....

 

[Eelementary]

We lost that game by not having a genuine 9 available. Whos fault was that?

We lost the game because the refs decided to police one team, and not the other.

We were dudded, pure and simple.

 

[Avenger]

Damn my Croatian heritage - I changed my vote back to "yes".

I was super impressed with our Final against Penrith - you know, the game where we were robbed.

I'm starting to believe that Arthur has what it takes.

You need time to heal.

 

[Avenger]

This is the sequel.

 

[Avenger]

It works, Our whole team should stare into Braco's gaze. Some testimonies here.