Fan day aftermath.

[Ron Jeremy]

lol at spygate, the Rams were screwed, and i believe it did occur. Rams players have stated since that the Pats were calling there offense plays in the goal line...even though many plays were only done once or twice by the Rams all year.

'The greatest show on turf' is still the best offense i've ever seen, simply amazing and they were rorted!

 

[Hellsy]

 

[big boppa eel]

BBE,

That's fine. honestly. You are of the school that success is measured in premierships. I am of the opinion that Success is measured week in and week out on the pitch. If we win more than we loose, then to me it is a successful season. It is not the ultimate success but I enjoy watching our club run around week in and week out, and don't need to premiership to continue to enjoy it. Then if we do win a Premiership or 2, that is cream on top for me. From what you are saying it seems to be the only measure of success for you.

I also count Junior Premiership and performances quite highly, I have enjoyed 3 years of Premierships with the Premier League who I have far more interaction with than 1st's. As well as watching our Harold Matthews side take out the premiership from Behind last year. Oh that was something.

No more than 2000 people in the ground, but the Noise and the Energy was something else.

Once again you have made a valid point, though again as mentioned we measure success in different ways, but answer me this why do we bitch when we think the club is being stingy in the players market, and why are we so thrilled we re sign our guns or purchase quality elsewhere. Why? because ultimatley we want to have a team good enough to win the comp and shut idiots like Dave and his mates the f**k up, their would no combacks then.

 

[big boppa eel]

Premierships=increase in attracting fairwether supporters, more attraction to potential sponsers, more sponsership dollars as a result, more club memberships, bonus from the NRL, more TV exposure through ch 9 ( see sponsers) etc

All this equates to higher revenue for our club.

Premierships are everything, wining a premiership has so many fringe benefits which inturn have a positive affect on the off the field business side of things.

We may well do well off the field in certain areas ( very debatable) but i bet my goodlooks that we'll be far more succesful if a premiership is achieved.

Ask Melbourne what a premiership has done for them? ask any club.

All in all, premierships are everything.

Once again Ron we are in agreeance, I hope people don't start talking,:sarcasm: but seriously do think that a comp could only improve our maketability hence more memberships, and everybody wants to wear a champion teams colours, I know I did many years ago.

 

[Stagger eel]

Once again you have made a valid point, though again as mentioned we measure success in different ways, but answer me this why do we bitch when we think the club is being stingy in the players market, and why are we so thrilled we re sign our guns or purchase quality elsewhere. Why? because ultimatley we want to have a team good enough to win the comp and shut idiots like Dave and his mates the f**k up, their would no combacks then.

anyone who whinges about the club being stingy in the player market is an idiot, we spend just as much as other clubs, the task and the real challenge is balancing the right squad within the guidelines of the cap.

why worry about what Dave and his mates think??

 

[Eelementary]

I've hated Belicheat since his Cleveland days, a turd on the side line with a foul mouth.

He's not only arrogant but disrespectful, in the game this year against the bills at the Ralph, Jim Kelly walked up to him to say hello, Belicheat walked right past him, the arrogance is amazing.

Put Brady in anyother side and he's struggle, i'm sorry Brady is a great player but when you have an offensive line like the pats it's pretty hard to struggle.

Moss has always been a wank, even in his first year at the Vikings.

I have to like Moss, what with him being a former Raider and all. :sarcasm:

Belichick is a tool. Brady is pretty good but is made to look even betterby Welker, Moss and his O-line. And the Pats just make me sick tbh.

 

[big boppa eel]

anyone who whinges about the club being stingy in the player market is an idiot, we spend just as much as other clubs, the task and the real challenge is balancing the right squad within the guidelines of the cap.

why worry about what Dave and his mates think??

You are mistaken I didnt say the club is stingy, what I did say was that when once upon a time we werent going hard in the market people did kick up a stink, maybe you should go through past posts, in regards to Dave yes who gives a sh*t, but at one point when I made a tongue in cheek comment in regards to Jarryd Hayne you were on to me like a fly on sh*t dont say this dont say that, so i think your being a bit of a hypocrit in this instance, but thanks for your constructive criticism.:sarcasm:

 

[Stagger eel]

You are mistaken I didnt say the club is stingy, what I did say was that when once upon a time we werent going hard in the market people did kick up a stink, maybe you should go through past posts, in regards to Dave yes who gives a sh*t, but at one point when I made a tongue in cheek comment in regards to Jarryd Hayne you were on to me like a fly on sh*t dont say this dont say that, so i think your being a bit of a hypocrit in this instance, but thanks for your constructive criticism.:sarcasm:

honestly mate, I have no idea what you're on about.

 

[Bigfella]

LOL

the big boppa loves a good blow up!

 

[MarkInTheStands]

Once again you have made a valid point, though again as mentioned we measure success in different ways, but answer me this why do we bitch when we think the club is being stingy in the players market, and why are we so thrilled we re sign our guns or purchase quality elsewhere. Why? because ultimatley we want to have a team good enough to win the comp and shut idiots like Dave and his mates the f**k up, their would no combacks then.

Hey BBE,

I don't know that we do. I know I most certainly don't. I am on record in 2006 as saying that our 2007 line up would be fine when many including Stagger and the Colonel were upset about it. Why do I get thrilled about young Players re-signing for us. Because to me that is a testament of 2 things. 1 That they are happy and enjoying their football and careers at Parramatta and 2 we are competitive in the player market.

We all know the Ultimate Goal is the win a Championship. There are no doubts about that. But I do not believe it is the only measure of a successful club. But it takes more than a great team to win the premiership. It takes a fair slice of good luck and good management. At times we have not had one or the other. But I am quite sure that we are preparing each and every year to go out and win a premiership.

But if we win the Premiership. there will still be people saying things like "Oh it tool you 22 years" or " You have to win one some day". People will continue to pick on Parra, regardless.

 

[The Engineers Room]

It doesn't matter what others think. A true fan is going to support them even if someone else says they suck.

 

[junior009]

Hey BBE,

I don't know that we do. I know I most certainly don't. I am on record in 2006 as saying that our 2007 line up would be fine when many including Stagger and the Colonel were upset about it. Why do I get thrilled about young Players re-signing for us. Because to me that is a testament of 2 things. 1 That they are happy and enjoying their football and careers at Parramatta and 2 we are competitive in the player market.

We all know the Ultimate Goal is the win a Championship. There are no doubts about that. But I do not believe it is the only measure of a successful club. But it takes more than a great team to win the premiership. It takes a fair slice of good luck and good management. At times we have not had one or the other. But I am quite sure that we are preparing each and every year to go out and win a premiership.

But if we win the Premiership. there will still be people saying things like "Oh it tool you 22 years" or " You have to win one some day". People will continue to pick on Parra, regardless.

Let em...really do we give a toss?????

For mine we've been a moderately successful club in the last decade. We've won countless lower grade titles and Club Championships and those are great achievements but what we really lack is a big one and realistically we should have won at least two and more than likely three. If we had done that then we would be probably be considered the most successful club of the last decade.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Wining a club championship or minor premiership is like wining the NFC or AFC in the NFL, yeah not bad but no one really gives a toss, just ask f**k wits New England, scum.

Anyone that doesn't place wining a GF first as main priority? please don't applyfor jobs within the club, we already have enough loosers who focus too much on lower grades as opposed to where it really matters.

 

[big boppa eel]

Hey BBE,

I don't know that we do. I know I most certainly don't. I am on record in 2006 as saying that our 2007 line up would be fine when many including Stagger and the Colonel were upset about it. Why do I get thrilled about young Players re-signing for us. Because to me that is a testament of 2 things. 1 That they are happy and enjoying their football and careers at Parramatta and 2 we are competitive in the player market.

We all know the Ultimate Goal is the win a Championship. There are no doubts about that. But I do not believe it is the only measure of a successful club. But it takes more than a great team to win the premiership. It takes a fair slice of good luck and good management. At times we have not had one or the other. But I am quite sure that we are preparing each and every year to go out and win a premiership.

But if we win the Premiership. there will still be people saying things like "Oh it tool you 22 years" or " You have to win one some day". People will continue to pick on Parra, regardless.

MITS I promise you I wouldn't be saying it took 22 years and don't think their would be too many that would, I gues where I am coming from is when we won the last one in 86 as mentioned before I was 18 and probably thought that this would be the norm, and obviously took these wins for granted, and now basically 22 years down the track without a premiership it is probabley more frustration more than anything, sometimes people who have not experienced a win, to a degree don't know what it feels like hence maybe the hunger or anticipation is not their, and basicallly just enjoy a good game of footy which obviously I do as well the only difference is expectations may differ.

 

[big boppa eel]

LOL

the big boppa loves a good blow up!

It's good to have a laugh even at my expense BF but I honestly do not try and be confrontational, it just sh*ts me when I believe I,ve written a post that some people may not agree or care for and instantly dismiss you as an idiot, though somewhere deep down I will try and find the strength to move forward.

 

[parra-matters]

I was 11 when we won in '86 and really too young to enjoy it. and after '81,'82 and '83 just thought what a great club I'm supporting and that we win premierships every 2-3 years, how wrong was I. Poor player signings and even worse retention policies made the years from '87 til about '99 very hard to take, from 2000 til now we have had the players to win premierships just injuries or a off day has cost us.
You can bag Fitzy all you like but it all comes down to the coach IMO, players when signing for a club want to play under a good coach with runs under his belt so to speak, cronin and hidlich didn't have that, once they left and Smith was installed the club managed to sign some quality players and keep the promising juniors.
And yes success is winning a premiership provided your roster is strong enough to do so, you would not expect say the Raiders to win the premiership this year with thier roster, but if they made the top 8 that would be a great effort and make it a successful season.
We have a great coach on board and hench we are keeping our rising talent and marquee players at the club where maybe in the last 2-3 years of Smith as coach we struggled to do so.
Fitzy should have seen the writing on the wall well before he did and should never sign a coach for more than 3 years. We needed a change in coach about 2 years before we got one.

 

[big boppa eel]

I was 11 when we won in '86 and really too young to enjoy it. and after '81,'82 and '83 just thought what a great club I'm supporting and that we win premierships every 2-3 years, how wrong was I. Poor player signings and even worse retention policies made the years from '87 til about '99 very hard to take, from 2000 til now we have had the players to win premierships just injuries or a off day has cost us.
You can bag Fitzy all you like but it all comes down to the coach IMO, players when signing for a club want to play under a good coach with runs under his belt so to speak, cronin and hidlich didn't have that, once they left and Smith was installed the club managed to sign some quality players and keep the promising juniors.
And yes success is winning a premiership provided your roster is strong enough to do so, you would not expect say the Raiders to win the premiership this year with thier roster, but if they made the top 8 that would be a great effort and make it a successful season.
We have a great coach on board and hench we are keeping our rising talent and marquee players at the club where maybe in the last 2-3 years of Smith as coach we struggled to do so.
Fitzy should have seen the writing on the wall well before he did and should never sign a coach for more than 3 years. We needed a change in coach about 2 years before wqe got one.

Well said.

 

[big boppa eel]

honestly mate, I have no idea what you're on about.

You can read cant you?

 

[big boppa eel]

Let em...really do we give a toss?????

For mine we've been a moderately successful club in the last decade. We've won countless lower grade titles and Club Championships and those are great achievements but what we really lack is a big one and realistically we should have won at least two and more than likely three. If we had done that then we would be probably be considered the most successful club of the last decade.

Junior how old are ? you if you don't mind me asking, and what is the point you are trying to make in this post, I may be wrong but are you insinuating that I am a fair weathered fan and if yes how do you come to this conclusion.

 

[Stagger eel]

You can read cant you?

that's not my problem...my problem is understanding what you wrote.