Eels Next Coach

[Noise]

I’m starting to warm to the idea of either Ryles or Madge

we need a smart alpha…

I reckon both of them are probably 'alpha', but neither are smart. We have enough dumb at the club already.

 

[Twizzle]

Madge is a no for me as well

 

[Incorrect]

We have enough dumb at the club already.

Less since circa 5pm Monday arvo....

 

[Avenger]

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Matt King

 

[King-Gutho94]

‘I haven’t lost the passion’: McGregor puts hand up, Hannay’s agent set for Eels talks

The man who helped the Eels to the grand final two years ago is the first to publicly express an interest in the position made vacant by Brad Arthur’s sacking.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Please not Mary.

Please surely not

Please just no

 

[TheCrowe]

Winner!

 

[TheCrowe]

Go to 20mins 20secs

Gus Gould recommends Brian McDermott.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Go to 20mins 20secs

Gus Gould recommends Brian McDermott.

Gus Gould can go f**k his own arse.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Brian McDermott is basically Pommie Madge. Leeds had an absolute champion side before and during his tenure. I wouldn’t take any recommendation from Gould about Parra with a straight face.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Gus Gould can go f**k his own arse.

Yeah why would we listen to the GM of one of our fircest rivals.

Get f**ked Gus

 

[TheCrowe]

True. We all know so much more about the NRL then Gus does.

 

[Zoso]

Go to 20mins 20secs

Gus Gould recommends Brian McDermott.

Interesting at the 30min mark he talks about pathways.
In summary, takes about 10 years and you need 2-3 goes at it to get it right.

 

[Gary Gutful]

True. We all know so much more about the NRL then Gus does.

He doesn’t even know what it stands for. Watch his latest plopcast with Matt Thomson. He refers to it as Notably Rough Lesbians.

 

[TheCrowe]

He doesn’t even know what it stands for. Watch his latest plopcast with Matt Thomson. He refers to it as Notably Rough Lesbians.

Im not going to judge his sexual preferences.

 

[ALX25]

Hannay - maybe but likely to get the Cowboys job if/when Payten gets sacked. Highly regarded.

But what does the Parra board want in the next coach?

I'd pick Ryles for something fresh.

 

[eels_fan]

I'm not sure where all this talk of Slater has come from in the media. I know his name gets thrown up all the time when a position becomes available.

Despite my disdain for the bloke as a player, he a damn brilliant tactician, footy mind and would be the absolute best option - but lets be real, he isn't dropped his multi-million dollar media commitments and coaching the best of the best to come to our rabble and swing us back to the good side.

Madge i think is the next best option as he wont take shit from any of the players, or Mark O'Neill. He runs his own ship, his way or the highway, and i think we need that. Any rookie coach is likely going to be pushed into towing the line.

The only except i'd consider in the rookie line is Ryles, only because he has done such a long apprenticeship under both Bellamy and Robbo. Bellamy also said he is now involved in recruitment too at Storm so he's been getting experience as a quasi-head coach, not just being an offsider.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I want to hear Ryles talk. Not heard him say anything ever. Maybe a bit like Webster.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Hannay - maybe but likely to get the Cowboys job if/when Payten gets sacked. Highly regarded.

But what does the Parra board want in the next coach?

I'd pick Ryles for something fresh.

Hair

 

[ImTheMan]

Which Eels head coach since the turn of the new millenium has the highest win percent as an NRL head coach??? I'm wondering if he is still available for the rest of the year. Should he be reinstated as the most winning coach the Eels will see in most of our lifetimes?

I'm glad it has taken another decade to realise the coach is once more the problem so much so that the Eels have decided to actually not have one for half a season. /s

#HaganJohns2025