My theory on why Parramatta haven't won a Premiership since 1986

[Poupou Escobar]

So coaches can have tactical brilliance then... so much for your laughable troll defence of BA, that he wasn't responsible for such matters, or for anything really.

I never said he wasn’t responsible for tactics. I said our squad wasn’t suited to any other tactical system. Arthur’s tactics suited us fine.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

1987 @Poupou Escobar starts following Parra. And the rest was history.

Jake the spagnolo

 

[Poupou Escobar]

At the time. In hindsight a team with the likes of O’Davis, Tahu, Gidley, Simpson, Buderus, Kennedy and of course Johns just had too much class for us.

On paper they were way better than us. On the field too.

 

[Jake the snake]

Jake the spagnolo

Being back Spags

 

[hineyrulz]

We have nothing better to talk about anyhows and our season is f**ked.

Plus Storm fans aren't real league supporters anyhwos. They are mostly just trophy chasers that jumped on the winning Bandwagon.

Most are former Donkeys fans.

 

[hineyrulz]

I never said he wasn’t responsible for tactics. I said our squad wasn’t suited to any other tactical system. Arthur’s tactics suited us fine.

Especially those in defence.

 

[hindy111]

On paper they were way better than us. On the field too.

No this isn't true. We where $1.40 favourites. We where shredding sides.
We shit the bed. I don't care about names in sides. Brad Drew was the best hooker in game thst year and JT form was as good as any. His kick game was best in comp thst season.

 

[Gronk]

No this isn't true. We where $1.40 favourites. We where shredding sides.
We shit the bed. I don't care about names in sides. Brad Drew was the best hooker in game thst year and JT form was as good as any. His kick game was best in comp thst season.

I was there and the 8th immortal steered them to 20 nil after about 25 mins. When possession swung back, we clawed a bit back but all too late.

You can say shit the bed, but did QLD shit the bed the other night? It was more like an unstoppable tsunami. What causes that ? More importantly, how do you stop it ? An unquantifiable ambush.

Edit: the only way to have stopped it is go the full cattle dog before it was too late. You could have got away with it in 2001.

 

[King-Gutho94]

We have nothing better to talk about anyhows and our season is f**ked.

Plus Storm fans aren't real league supporters anyhwos. They are mostly just trophy chasers that jumped on the winning Bandwagon.

Bloody purple pricks if they never came into the comp in 1998.

How many more comps would we have right now.

Probably another 2 or 3.

 

[EelEtric]

I reckon the Warriors win one before a second NZ team enters the comp.

 

[the phantom menace]

I never said he wasn’t responsible for tactics. I said our squad wasn’t suited to any other tactical system. Arthur’s tactics suited us fine.

Until they didn't. And then you still defended him and his unwavering tactics (or squad composition) to the hilt - until the guy was sacked.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No this isn't true. We where $1.40 favourites. We where shredding sides.
We shit the bed. I don't care about names in sides. Brad Drew was the best hooker in game thst year and JT form was as good as any. His kick game was best in comp thst season.

We were shredding sides because the team exploited the shitty ruck interpretation they stopped using after that year. In fact, they stopped using that ruck interpretation at kickoff of the grand final.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Until they didn't. And then you still defended him and his unwavering tactics (or squad composition) to the hilt - until the guy was sacked.

I still defend him. He’s a good coach. His results over 10 and a half years prove it. We didn’t turn to shit this year because of tactics.

 

[the phantom menace]

I still defend him.

We know...

He’s a good coach. His results over 10 and a half years prove it.

*was (and is capable of being) a good coach in limited circumstances.

We didn’t turn to shit this year because of tactics.

Were his tactics impeccable when we actually turned to shit last year...? This season was just a continuation of having turned to shit (or the game changing and our tactics/squad composition not), tbh.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

I still defend him. He’s a good coach. His results over 10 and a half years prove it. We didn’t turn to shit this year because of tactics.

So then, why did we suddenly turn shit???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So then, why did we suddenly turn shit???

Loss of form from our most expensive players.

 

[Twizzle]

and TBaz

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Loss of form from our most expensive players.

Maybe the loss of form is contributed by BAs tactics.....

 

[Eelectrica]

My theory is we didn’t score enough points and gave up too many.
Next time we should score more and concede less

 

[hindy111]

We were shredding sides because the team exploited the shitty ruck interpretation they stopped using after that year. In fact, they stopped using that ruck interpretation at kickoff of the grand final.

The rules all changed at kick off of the grand final. What a shame
Can't help bad luck