JT is about to be on Fox

[The Colonel]

one thing you need to understand is that Parramatta isn't the only club going through this looke at Newcastle, North Queensland, Cronulla, Canberra, Penrith and the Roosters.

Exactly right. Check the forum of the majority of the others who haven't signed a name player and the same arguments about their management is being made. Keeping who we have may well prove to be more important than signing a heap of players.

 

[Stagger eel]

you can probably add Manly to the mix as their major signing came from England and it's well documeted why he went there.

Saints have signed Woolford and McDougall and have lost Greenshields, Best, Bailey, Barrett and Timmins.

The Dogs have lost the best frontrower and the most promising backrower of the game and have gained Darryl Millard.


the only big winners out of the cap increase and the introduction of the titens are Souths and the Titens themselves.

 

[CrazyEel]

Keeping who we have may well prove to be more important than signing a heap of players.

So true that, once the dragons forwards resigned, we already have as good as anything that was available anyway.

Besides, what's the point of doom and gloom, the world will end next year anyway :sarcasm:

 

[Stagger eel]

So true that, once the dragons forwards resigned, we already have as good as anything that was available anyway.

Besides, what's the point of doom and gloom, the world will end next year anyway :sarcasm:

I meant to ask you, how is that religious cult you joined earlier this year??

 

[parra pete]

Crazy, you are probably pretty close to the point, given the episodes at present in India, Iraq, Middle East, Timor...
Football then will take a back seat..and who cares who we sign.
Who was it that said ....."I don't know what weapons World War Three will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with stones."

 

[CrazyEel]

I meant to ask you, how is that religious cult you joined earlier this year??

:lol: I quit when JT took over ;-)

 

[CrazyEel]

Crazy, you are probably pretty close to the point, given the episodes at present in India, Iraq, Middle East, Timor...
Football then will take a back seat..and who cares who we sign.
Who was it that said ....."I don't know what weapons World War Three will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with stones."

Do't know about all that Pete, that's just for the pessimists to worry about. Me, I'm just looking forward to the footy next year

 

[yy_cheng]

I remember Billy Andresen.

Gee we really do have some old codgers (sp?) here !! hahahahhahaha..

 

[CrazyEel]

I remember Billy Andresen.

Gee we really do have some old codgers (sp?) here !! hahahahhahaha..

Cheeky bugger, you vaguely remember Billy Anderson and I clearly remember watching Ken Thornett strut his stuff on ole cumberland oval. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[parra pete]

Do't know about all that Pete, that's just for the pessimists to worry about. Me, I'm just looking forward to the footy next year

:lol: me too.....I was just given em something else to worry about. As Joke (oops I mean Joh) Bjelke Petersen used to say 'feeding the chooks' :lol:

 

[parra pete]

Cheeky bugger, you vaguely remember Billy Anderson and I clearly remember watching Ken Thornett strut his stuff on ole cumberland oval. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Speaking of Ken, he is not too good at the moment. He had a tree fall on him on his property in Orange and was in hospital at Westmead.

Now there was a footballer. My ALL TIME favorite Parramatta player....God, as he was known to me and my mates.....

 

[CrazyEel]

:lol: me too.....I was just given em something else to wory about. As Joke (oops I mean Joh) Bjelke Petersen used to say 'feeding the chooks' :lol:

I know mate, some seem to have the ability to worry about not having anything to worry about ;-)
Better to worry about the world coming to an end :lol: :lol:

 

[The Colonel]

Speaking of Ken, he is not too good at the moment. He had a tree fall on him on his property in Orange and was in hospital at Westmead.

Got any news on that pete?

 

[CrazyEel]

Speaking of Ken, he is not too good at the moment. He had a tree fall on him on his property in Orange and was in hospital at Westmead.

Oh, hadn't heard that, hope he is doing ok now!

Now there was a footballer. My ALL TIME favorite Parramatta player....God, as he was known to me and my mates.....

Same here, in 62 when he was on loan from Leeds we won all 8 (?) games with him and not a single one without him.... nuff said.

 

[Bigfella]

Keeping who we have may well prove to be more important than signing a heap of players

Colonel would you say we're doing a bang up job of keeping players?

 

[parra pete]

No I haven't heard any more about Ken. I just heard he was in a bad way.
Crazy..we tried to replace Ken with Brian Cox, Clive Crawley, Keith Griffiths, Roger Ludkin...there's some names for a Blast from the Past.
The Parra team was beaten by Wests in the semi final in 62 with Gil MacDougall, father of Adam, scoring both tries...

 

[The Colonel]

Colonel would you say we're doing a bang up job of keeping players?

Considering the youngsters we have kept yes.

 

[The Colonel]

No I haven't heard any more about Ken. I just heard he was in a bad way.
Crazy..we tried to replace Ken with Brian Cox, Clive Crawley, Keith Griffiths, Roger Ludkin...there's some names for a Blast from the Past.
The Parra team was beaten by Wests in the semi final in 62 with Gil MacDougall, father of Adam, scoring both tries...

Was around six weeks ago. Has returned home and all is well. ;-)

 

[parra pete]

Great news. Thanks Colonel. Was he at the reunion?
I mentioned Ken's accident to John Peard in Brisbane and he hadn't heard about it. John did tell me however that the great Jack Gibson is in a nursing home in the Shire.

 

[The Colonel]

No idea if he was at the reunion but going on past years if he is fit enough he would have been there.

Not surprised to hear that about Big Jack. His health has been deteriorating fairly quickly.