Eels in the media

[lucablight]

We didn’t though did we?

We didn’t and last season would have been a huge disaster if we didn’t beat the Storm and were so competitive against the Panthers. Those two games likely saved Brad Arthur’s job.

 

[Incorrect]

I don’t think anyone is using it as an excuse. That’s incorrect, incorrect.

Rest of your post is correct though.

Well now I don't know who or what I am.... Just call me Caitlyn Jenner I guess....

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Joey johns said someone was very stubborn at parra

Was it gutho or ba?

Might’ve been Joey

 

[Gazzamatta]

Joey johns said someone was very stubborn at parra

Was it gutho or ba?

Newcastles A is looking better than last year at this stage. Maybe Johns isnt such a dud consultant. Did BA choose Johns or was it a MON appointment? That said MON has talked up BA this off season. Not sure Ive heard that prior.

 

[hineyrulz]

We didn’t and last season would have been a huge disaster if we didn’t beat the Storm and were so competitive against the Panthers. Those two games likely saved Brad Arthur’s job.

So those two efforts have probably set the club back a couple of years.

 

[Incorrect]

Newcastles A is looking better than last year at this stage. Maybe Johns isnt such a dud consultant. Did BA choose Johns or was it a MON appointment? That said MON has talked up BA this off season. Not sure Ive heard that prior.

I feel like the Joey consultancy was thrust upon BA, but I could be wrong. From what I've heard in the past, BA is very combative and wary of outside influences/influencer's....

 

[hineyrulz]

I feel like the Joey consultancy was thrust upon BA, but I could be wrong. From what I've heard in the past, BA is very combative and wary of outside influences/influencer's....

Or anyone with a clue.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We need to be the club with the "better" coach in that metric....

We can't keep having stats excusing repeated failures where the coach and board say, "well your honour, we did great to get where we went, but eventually we were always going to have play someone better so where finished was more or less expected"....

The 2005 Tigers should have f**ked off after week 1 in that scenario....

How do you expect to get a better coach than Bellamy?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Easily, especially with the start we had. 9 from 10.

We had all the easy teams first. We all knew it too. We were lucky we got the Storm on an off day. March premiers ffs

 

[hineyrulz]

We had all the easy teams first. We all knew it too. We were lucky we got the Storm on an off day. March premiers ffs

Always so negative, FFS!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s not good enough to just say we made the finals and that’s enough. Eventually you reach a point where the coach has to take you to the next level or you need a change.

Or do you just need better players or more luck? There's plenty of examples of clubs changing coach and not improving. Look at us after 2010, the Dogs after Hasler, Brisbane after Bennet, there's plenty more.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Always so negative, FFS!!

I'm positive about the future. This is our year, with a bit of luck.

 

[hineyrulz]

I'm positive about the future. This is our year, with a bit of luck.

Our year for what? Week 3??? That would be very exciting!!

 

[Incorrect]

How do you expect to get a better coach than Bellamy?

I dunno...get his Dad?!

 

[Gary Gutful]

We didn’t and last season would have been a huge disaster if we didn’t beat the Storm and were so competitive against the Panthers. Those two games likely saved Brad Arthur’s job.

Agree mate. I think it covered up an otherwise very poor effort for the second half of the season.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Our year for what? Week 3??? That would be very exciting!!

We might lose in week two again but we might win the comp as well. It's very excitement.

 

[TheRam]

Bellamy coached teams have only ever managed to beat a team above them on the ladder once in finals since 2014. Three losses in that same period.

Before some deadshit chimes in, I have just provided data. The data shouldn’t be used to compare Bellamy and BA. Clearly Bellamy is a better coach.

What it could suggest though is that it isn’t easy to beat teams above you in the finals. The fact that the best in the game hasn’t done it often speaks volumes.

Ultimately BA needs to get us to finish higher on the ladder if we want to be a threat. Teams that finish 4th or 5th do so for a reason and expecting them to win premierships is a fool’s paradise. Sure it happens, but not often.

Makes all the morons that say losing in round 2 or 3 sound even sillier doesn't it? All games count if you want to finish in the top 2. Gives you the best chance of winning the GF. Like I said all games freakin count and losing some of the early rounds does mean you probably wont win the title.

 

[TheRam]

Joey johns said someone was very stubborn at parra

Was it gutho or ba?

In what context?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Makes all the morons that say losing in round 2 or 3 sound even sillier doesn't it? All games count if you want to finish in the top 2. Gives you the best chance of winning the GF. Like I said all games freakin count and losing some of the early rounds does mean you probably wont win the title.

You didn’t write your first sentence properly. If you did it could have been an absolute zinger.

I feel like you keep taking that comment out of context, but I will concede I could have made my point differently at the time and as a result it sounded a bit stupid.

Sorry mate. No excuses this early in the season given I had such a strong off season.

 

[Gary Gutful]

In what context?

Since when has context been important?