official reality

[Mighty Mick Cronin]

And Kearney admits it could take some time before his side becomes a force once more, describing 2011 as a rebuilding year for the club.
“You would have to say that, given the list that we’ve got,” he said. “As much as I don’t really want to say it’s a rebuilding phase, that’s the situation we find ourselves in"

this in my opinion doesnt give the supporters much hope for the rest of this year. As much as we all kinda new it anyway, its not nice to hear the coach say it ... !

 

[SDM]

I am just glad that I was only charged "rebuilding rates" for my season ticket........

 

[born an eel]

what are we rebuilding, a retirement home? good start so far

 

[SDM]

The retirement home will be handy to sell off to make it look like we make money some year.

 

[Gronk]

http://www.nrl.com/kearney-demands-...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[parra-matters]

gunna be tough signing up new members next year i think.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

gunna be tough signing up new members next year i think.

It'll be easy getting new members if they pick up a few big names between now and next year.

It was this year they should have had trouble selling memberships for. It was obvious we would struggle.

 

[Gronk]

I owe the club a big apology. I thought we were having a fair dinkum crack at the comp, but it's only a rebuilding year.

All good then.

:thumb

 

[Kornstar]

gunna be tough signing up new members next year i think.

Woohoo I can move my seats closer the 50 metre line

 

[ParraSteve]

25 players? jebus thats alot just for the first 6 rounds.

 

[tresurehunt]

at least he is telling it how it is , they also have to sign a big name to keep the fans interested in the eels. as poupou said ,this is the year we were going to struggle.

 

[SDM]

If anyone is feeling like jumping ship, please make sure you dont pick the one team that sux more then us. LOL @ Raider Pete.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

http://www.nrl.com/kearney-demands-...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Glad to hear he will be sticking with our halves combination.

SK seems to be pretty happy with hiw they are performing.

 

[born an eel]

talk about the hardest pre-season ever,

this 2012 pre-season is also the longest

 

[Gronk]

This year feels like the year when Brian Smith signed Muckert, Muspratt and Cannings.

How did we finish in 2004 ?

Finished 12th from 15. Played 24, Won 9

 

[Kornstar]

If they knew they were rebuilding, they could have given us Hayne membership people a signed jersey in our size so we could atleast wear it!!!!

Seriously, XXL I could handle but a medium? Both years now, noone would frame them!!!

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Why didn't they tell us earlier we were only in it this year for sh*ts and giggles?

All I heard about was the toughest offseason ever, a new tougher attitude, a new supercoach bound for glory.

What a waste of time.

 

[Eels Dude]

Telling everyone it's rebuilding year is like making excuses for going s**t and missing the semis only a quarter of the way through the season. I don't understand how we can rebuild when we're using a bunch of nuffies in first grade who aren't going to be here next year.

 

[Mr Pmatta]

I agree, still had reasonable hopes for the year, Kearney still a mystery, though still early days but have lost some confidence in this guy, just for the fact the amount of players he has used in a short space of time, doesnt appear to have much of a clue at moment ie Etu, Rogers, and of course our halves, and of course no one to blame.

 

[Casper The Ghost]

http://www.nrl.com/kearney-demands-...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

It's back but under a different guise....

"We’ve got to keep working towards where we want to go.” SK

We are near where we want to go

We are near where we want to be

Any comment Daniel?