Eels Next Coach

[Poupou Escobar]

Should give everyone involved with the club contract options

Without them this squad would be even worse, because we would be paying extra for those players.

 

[Milhouse2020]

I have no confidence in the club...

Hannay and Ryles do not inspire me at all.. May as well kept BA to be honest.

Reminds me of 2011 over again

With fans like you, can you wonder why Parramatta isn't winning games?

 

[the phantom menace]

Bring back Spags...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Five of the board members are there until they see fit to no longer be on the board. Those five appoint whoever they feel like appointing on any give day to those five positions should a position become vacant. It is only the two Leagues Club members that are there based on Leagues Club elections.

There is now ZERO accountability for this board...it's a do what you want free-for-all.

TBH I think we're going better than when there was total accountability and every two years we had f**kfight democracy at election time.

 

[Incorrect]

If the decision is made today compared to a few weeks from now, why would it be harder?

Getting the decision right is more important than making an uninformed, quick decision. This should NEVER be a quick process. And yes a month would be a quick decision IF the process is done right

Well with 4 spots in our 30 still unfilled, we had a chance for an incoming coach to have some input on who we might want to bring in to the squad for the remainder of this year before the 30 June deadline. It's a chance to start shaping the squad for next year. We could be asking the new guy "Are you OK if we let Barlow go to Newcastle as they've expressed an interest?" for example.

Whatever chance we have to turn things in a positive direction for 2025, we're diminishing that chance the longer we wait to appoint the new coach IMO

 

[Chipmunk]

TBH I think we're going better than when there was total accountability and every two years we had f**kfight democracy at election time.

Personally I think this system works well when you're going well, but if things turn to shit then there is no way to make a change.

This is the exact same system that the Tigers now have.

 

[Chipmunk]

This. Anyone who thought this new board structure was going to fix our club are idiots. Anyone who voted for the 2 should hang there heads in shame.

If the new coach doesn't work out, we'll be the Tigpies for the next decade.

 

[Delboy]

This. Anyone who thought this new board structure was going to fix our club are idiots. Anyone who voted for the 2 should hang there heads in shame.

I’ll argue that the issue is not with the board whose role is to ensure financial stability and keep the club growing. The most football decisions are made by the HOF and Head of recruitment , endorsed by the CEO and signed off by the chairman. Obviously inout from the coach, but there are 2/3 others who influence the overall position of the roster and club more.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well with 4 spots in our 30 still unfilled, we had a chance for an incoming coach to have some input on who we might want to bring in to the squad for the remainder of this year before the 30 June deadline. It's a chance to start shaping the squad for next year. We could be asking the new guy "Are you OK if we let Barlow go to Newcastle as they've expressed an interest?" for example.

Whatever chance we have to turn things in a positive direction for 2025, we're diminishing that chance the longer we wait to appoint the new coach IMO

Source?!?!?

Nah but seriously, we can make as many roster moves as we like without a coach. One of the benefits of having responsibilities distributed across various decision makers is that we aren't dependent on one merkin doing everything.

 

[JokerEel]

Without them this squad would be even worse, because we would be paying extra for those players.

Or we may not have some of these players and actually have to start being better at managing our roooster

 

[Noise]

I’ll argue that the issue is not with the board whose role is to ensure financial stability and keep the club growing. The most football decisions are made by the HOF and Head of recruitment , endorsed by the CEO and signed off by the chairman. Obviously inout from the coach, but there are 2/3 others who influence the overall position of the roster and club more.

Who is in charge or hiring the chairman and CEO that sign off on the HOF ?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Personally I think this system works well when you're going well, but if things turn to shit then there is no way to make a change.

Agreed, but we are having our first losing season since the new management structure came into place. It doesn't mean things have turned to shit, at least not at club level. Blame the coach or players, but upper management is entitled to sack at least one coach before merkins can say they've failed to solve problems with the NRL team's results.

 

[King-Gutho94]

This race is going on longer than the Grand National.

BA will find another job before we appoint his replacement.

 

[Chipmunk]

Agreed, but we are having our first losing season since the new management structure came into place. It doesn't mean things have turned to shit, at least not at club level. Blame the coach or players, but upper management is entitled to sack at least one coach before merkins can say they've failed to solve problems with the NRL team's results.

Agreed...but if things don't work out with the new coach, we'll be bottom 4 for a decade as a result of no ability to change anything.

 

[Incorrect]

Source?!?!?

Nah but seriously, we can make as many roster moves as we like without a coach. One of the benefits of having responsibilities distributed across various decision makers is that we aren't dependent on one merkin doing everything.

I don't have any confidence in the current decision makers at our club to make those calls right now... I'd be more comfortable if we appointed a head coach sooner than later to help validate those decisions. Someone who's accountable. Not MON for example....

 

[Chipmunk]

You'd imagine there will be a structural change within the Football Department at the club, and the Head Coach will be a subordinate to the Head of Football. The Head of Football being on the panel deciding the coach would likely allude to this.

There were reasons this wasn't the case under the previous coach, but no reason for it to exist like that going forward.

Whilst the current occupant remains the Head of Football, replacing only the Head Coach is no longer going to improve the club's position.

 

[hindy111]

This race is going on longer than the Grand National.

If we sorted our coach we could of sat down and tried to move on some dead wood on 5yr contracts with POs and even thou we'd still have to chip in we could of taken a hit this year and not suffered so much for the following few.

Management have f**ked up and this will cost us an extra 12 -24 mths in the rebuild from being so slow to act.

Souths are already making signings

 

[Noise]

If we sorted our coach we could of sat down and tried to move on some dead wood on 5yr contracts with POs and even thou we'd still have to chip in we could of taken a hit this year and not suffered so much for the following few.

Management have f**ked up and this will cost us an extra 12 -24 mths in the rebuild from being so slow to act.

Souths are already making signings

We dont want to get rid of those player options. They are awesome

 

[Incorrect]

We dont want to get rid of those player options. They are awesome

Win/win FFS

 

[hindy111]

Win/win FFS

Play well and we are forced to pay them more or they leave.
Play poorly they take one ore easy year and cash in before retire.
Win Win