Eels Next Coach

[Poupou Escobar]

It could be that the eels hierarchy are enjoying this thread so much, they don’t want to ruin it by appointing a coach.

I am sympathetic to the enormous challenges they face having to actually do something…anything as it seems to be.

In my long and mostly forgettable life, I’ve always lived off the mantra that one should never get something done today that one can put off until tomorrow or indeed next week.

Any youngsters under 45 reading this, trust me.

The best advice I ever got was if you leave it to the last minute, it only takes a minute.

 

[Avenger]

Maguire has proven he can take a well-resourced club to the promised land. If that's not us, does it even matter who the coach is?

If you compare the 2014 Souths premiership winning team to potentially our 2025 side they are somewhat similar. Solid halves, long standing fullback and their forwards I'd even say may be weaker if you take out Sam Burgess.

1 Greg Inglis
2 Alex Johnston
3 Dylan Walker
4 Kirisome Auva'a
5 Lote Tuqiri
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 George Burgess
21 Apisai Koroisau
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Ben Te'o
12 John Sutton (c)
13 Sam Burgess

Interchange
14 Jason Clark
15 Kyle Turner
16 Chris McQueen
17 Thomas Burgess

 

[T-Boon]

It seems like the possible candidates 2 or 3 years ago were a lot better. No point dwelling on it but we should have punted BA ages ago.

 

[hindy111]

The best advice I ever got was if you leave it to the last minute, it only takes a minute.

Cathouse?

 

[Legal Eel]

It seems like the possible candidates 2 or 3 years ago were a lot better. No point dwelling on it but we should have punted BA ages ago.

Don’t you remember the refrain from the acolytes - “Who would you replace him with?” And “There is no one better!”

 

[the phantom menace]

100%

Ciraldo and his staff have touched up the soft cocks at the club

Euphemism for turning the soft ones into hard cocks?

 

[the phantom menace]

If the board are interviewing coaches in secret at the CEO's house they are not just interviewing rookies with bad teeth.

*hookers

 

[JokerEel]

Euphemism for turning the soft ones into hard cocks?

Bloody auto correct

Toughened up but still works either way

 

[the phantom menace]

Toiling is a talent in itself, and a valuable part of the game. Throw a few stars around these 'limited talented individuals' and it's a recipe for success.

Thanks for being our limited talent "toiler" amongst the stars on this forum, Pou

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I’ve got my spoon back and I’m ready to give myself a good flogging with it before work tomorrow.

It’s been a tough couple of days. I was having dreams.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I was against Madge but now I am warming. We need a hard nose to clean out the softness

Clean out the softness on the forum as well I’d say.

The eels hierarchy used to leak like a sieve…Decisions could be criticised before they were made. Alas no longer.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Are you suggesting backhand deals?

No

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Don’t you remember the refrain from the acolytes - “Who would you replace him with?” And “There is no one better!”

Two or three years ago Arthur was coach of one of the more successful teams. There was nobody better available.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Two or three years ago Arthur was coach of one of the more successful teams. There was nobody better available.

And that still seems to be the case young man.

At the very least, eels command should have had someone lined up to coach.

Instead, they wait for Baz to fail, although I get this uneasy sense he’s on the cusp of some good wins.

 

[eels_fan]

If you compare the 2014 Souths premiership winning team to potentially our 2025 side they are somewhat similar. Solid halves, long standing fullback and their forwards I'd even say may be weaker if you take out Sam Burgess.

1 Greg Inglis
2 Alex Johnston
3 Dylan Walker
4 Kirisome Auva'a
5 Lote Tuqiri
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 George Burgess
21 Apisai Koroisau
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Ben Te'o
12 John Sutton (c)
13 Sam Burgess

Interchange
14 Jason Clark
15 Kyle Turner
16 Chris McQueen
17 Thomas Burgess

If we compared that starting 13 to our best 2025 13 based on who we have currently the only wins we have in head to head on paper would be

Lomax over Auva’a
RCG over Tyrell

maybe a struck match between Moses and Reynolds.

that souths team would put 40 on us

 

[Parra Pride]

They did and he said Watmough.

The only ones laughing were Manly.

Hey now, nine games of Foran's career were under BA's watch!

 

[blue bags]

Joe Biden. Young coach
BA linked to Perth Bear's

 

[Gazzamatta]

Come on Justin. We need you desperately. Holbrooks the man. Just do it.

 

[hineyrulz]

Two or three years ago Arthur was coach of one of the more successful teams. There was nobody better available.

 

[Gronk]

Of course they’d be on the phone updating Rupert, not.