Eels in the media

[Phil Mann Stand]

Honestly hearing the booing the last two weeks has made me embarrassed to be a Parra supporter. More than the efforts put in on the field.

 

[Eelementary]

I'm not a fan of booing our own players, but....


Boo your halfback, who wants $1 million a season, but goes missing more often than Harold Holt? Nope.

Boo your captain, who has leadership skills that are as vast as the Warriors' trophy cabinet? Nope.

Boo your NSW Origin forward, who is practically stealing a living off us at the moment? Nope.


Hey - let's boo the 19-year old, doing the best he can, coming on the field when the game is well, and truly, done.

Eels fans...we may have 20,000+ members, but I'd wager that the collective IQ of that bunch would struggle to breach 10...

 

[Happy MEel]

I'm not sure how your summation is even remotely similar to what I said,

I'm talking about the JA name calling and rubbishing simply because he gets picked, he's not a selector.

What name is JA being called on here?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Hi Nanna!

 

[Chipmunk]

Why Nanna?

 

[The Predictor]

Honestly hearing the booing the last two weeks has made me embarrassed to be a Parra supporter. More than the efforts put in on the field.

Disagree, people work hard and purchase tickets to watch these inept pricks, they deserved to be booed, though do not agree if JA was singled out

 

[Eelementary]

What name is JA being called on here?

Some people have called everything from spastic, to useless, to hopeless...

 

[Eelementary]

Disagree, people work hard and purchase tickets to watch these inept pricks, they deserved to be booed,

But does a 19-year old who gets sweet f**k all game time deserve to get booed, just because his inept father is the coach?

 

[Happy MEel]

Some people have called everything from spastic, to useless, to hopeless...

I 100% disagree with the first one (if that happened) but geez, useless and hopeless is a bit soft isn’t it? That’s more referring to his ability as an NRL half.

Those two are no worse than what anyone else in the team cop.

 

[The Predictor]

No

But does a 19-year old who gets sweet f**k all game time deserve to get booed, just because his inept father is the coach?

, definitely not!!

 

[Eelementary]

I 100% disagree with the first one (if that happened) but geez, useless and hopeless is a bit soft isn’t it? That’s more referring to his ability as an NRL half.

Someone definitely used the term spastic to describe him...

Regardless - he's played a handful of NRL games, way before he's ready, because daddy wants him to. Calling him useless because of it is not only unfair, but inaccurate - he's set up a few tries already.

 

[Happy MEel]

Someone definitely used the term spastic to describe him...

Well that’s poor form for a number of reasons. I have no problem with someone referring to any of our players as useless. Hell, I call myself useless regularly when it’s deserved.

 

[Twizzle]

I 100% disagree with the first one (if that happened)

oh, it happened, and worse

some have been removed

 

[Gronk]

Honestly hearing the booing the last two weeks has made me embarrassed to be a Parra supporter. More than the efforts put in on the field.

Well said.

 

[Eelementary]

oh, it happened, and worse

some have been removed

I can't believe some of the vitriol that has been spewed Jake's way, tbh. It's disgusting.

 

[Gronk]

Gee there are some garbage people about.

You can still play Jake bingo on here. My guess is 25 jake sledges by midnight tonight and each post will get 3 like.

 

[IFR33K]

He’s in first grade not kindergarten. There’s obviously pros and cons with being in grade. He’s up for criticism like any other player/athlete in world sport.

 

[Gronk]

So many internet tough guys about.

 

[Rocket man]

He’s in first grade not kindergarten. There’s obviously pros and cons with being in grade. He’s up for criticism like any other player/athlete in world sport.

How many athletes get a boo from their own supporters.

 

[IFR33K]

How many athletes get a boo from their own supporters.

Not sure tbh. There’d be a few I guess if said player is nowhere near the standard needed to play that particular sport.

I’m sure the booing of ja is directed at Ba. It’s the fans only way of telling Ba to get his head out of his ass and select a team that might’ve won the game.