Eels Next Coach

[Poupou Escobar]

Actually I slept on it and I think you're right. A coach doesn't make a difference. You don't even need one really.

No you were right the first time. Coaching is the only thing that matters. Ricky Stuart was a great coach at the Roosters and the worst coach at Parramatta. Ivan Cleary was below average until 2020 but now he is the best.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So in reflection..

Big Club = when you make finals
Small Cub = when you are not making finals

The size of the club is determined by resourcing, which we don’t get to see. The only objective evidence for us is results over a long enough period of time. The ability to recruit and retain is also a good indicator.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don’t know… if any club could, it’d be the Boncos

There was a period where they didn’t have the best squad (not even close) but did have a lot of quality youth. They might’ve been poorly run back then, and had to adjust to every other club dipping into ‘their’ junior catchment. This meant promoting young merkins (with associated salaries) sooner than they would’ve liked, but last year’s effort proved they are back. Even now they are fourth in premiership betting. They have a massive amount of talent. I don’t expect we could ever afford such a squad.

 

[Suitman]

Yawn.

 

[lucablight]

Unlike every other club who doesn’t need their halfback or their best attacking player. The Broncos also have the best forward in the game and another who is in the top half dozen.

I’m not sure what you’re refuting here. I’m saying they were only able to put together this team through dumb luck. It was literally an accident and not good management.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yawn.

I’ll give you a like since nobody else will, you boring, useless merkin.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’m not sure what you’re refuting here. I’m saying they were only able to put together this team through dumb luck. It was literally an accident and not good management.

Can’t help good luck

 

[lucablight]

Can’t help good luck

That’s the point. It’s good luck not because they’re a “big club”.

 

[Suitman]

I’ll give you a like since nobody else will, you boring, useless merkin.

Says the boring useless merkin.

 

[Avenger]

He just can’t help himself

Nathan Cleary's confession about Trent Barrett as truth emerges about Parramatta coach

Trent Barrett's coaching record makes for some ugly reading. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

 

[Zoso]

or what ever suits your argument

People come here to argue?

 

[eels_fan]

What appears obvious from Barrett’s pre-game presser is that O’Neill & Sarantinos will be deciding who the assistant coaches and not Ryles.

media constantly asked Barrett would he like to stay on under Ryles, and not once did he say “I’ll have to have a chat to Rylesy” it was always “I’ll have to speak with the club in the next few weeks”

the club should have nothing to do with who Ryles puts around himself

 

[Chipmunk]

What appears obvious from Barrett’s pre-game presser is that O’Neill & Sarantinos will be deciding who the assistant coaches and not Ryles.

media constantly asked Barrett would he like to stay on under Ryles, and not once did he say “I’ll have to have a chat to Rylesy” it was always “I’ll have to speak with the club in the next few weeks”

the club should have nothing to do with who Ryles puts around himself

I think that's possibly over-analysis of a pretty off the cuff response.

If Ryles supposedly told the Dragons to f**k off because he couldn't have his own people in place, why would he say yes this time?

 

[hineyrulz]

People come here to argue?

We come here to be educated on RL by @Poupou Escobar

 

[Twizzle]

People come here to argue?

is has been known to happen

 

[Noise]

What appears obvious from Barrett’s pre-game presser is that O’Neill & Sarantinos will be deciding who the assistant coaches and not Ryles.

media constantly asked Barrett would he like to stay on under Ryles, and not once did he say “I’ll have to have a chat to Rylesy” it was always “I’ll have to speak with the club in the next few weeks”

the club should have nothing to do with who Ryles puts around himself

That could mean Barrett asks the club “am I staying on next year?” To which the club replies “nah Ryles is bringing his own crew”

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We come here to be educated on RL by @Poupou Escobar

I’m a pedagog ffs!!!

 

[Incorrect]

I’ll give you a like since nobody else will, you boring, useless merkin.

And this is why I could never put the Pou bear on Ignore. For every 487 posts defending the indefensible when it comes to our club with the obligatory circular logic, you get golden nuggets like the above that make lol

 

[Noise]

I’m a pedagog ffs!!!

I hope the colloquial term for that is ‘gog and not the alternative

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That’s a lot more complex than the reply I was expecting.