Rd16: Eels v Rabbits GAME DAY THREAD @ Accor Stadium 2/7/22

[Avenger]

BA is a solid coach but his time is just about up unless he pulls a comp out of his arse.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I actually have never endorsed him and have stated that he comes with plenty of risk. I’m not sure about him to be honest. If we had to bite the bullet now I’d probably take Flanagan for a couple of years. However he also concerns me.

What concerns you about Flanno? Rough edges? Man management skills?

As much as a hardarse would be appealing I'd be concerned that it isn't a good fit.

 

[hineyrulz]

You also can’t keep reinvesting in a coach with a decades experience who has never even got us to a preliminary final let alone a premiership.

No other coach has lasted longer than 7 years without a prelim. Parramatta love setting records. Like the most spoons, just not the records clubs should be chasing.

 

[hindy111]

I don’t care mate. I support the club, not the players or coach. But I don’t think coaching is our problem, I think our problem is recruitment and retention. We need more toilers in our pack and better go forward from our back three. That’s what suits the current rules.

No. You aren't reading the game correctly. Our hooker and fullback have offered very little this season. Mahoney doesn't run or engage the hookers and his short ball cannon ball TAs have been worked out. Why hardly any try assists.

Guthersons playing at a very poor level. His worse season since joined the club. Offers almost nothing in attack and has brain explosions with his poorly executed kicks.
No speed, no acceleration, poor kicking. You need a fast explosive fullback

Moses goes away from the game plan as soon as he is slightly distracted and things don't go our way. He pushes sideways when there is no overlap and after slowmplay the balls.

YES OUR BACKLINE is average but it is not the issue. Either are our forwards. Issue is our 1,7 and 9. And not to say Moses isn't playing well. When we win its cause things went our way and he sticks to the game plan. This seems to happen only maybe 65% of the games we play. Needs to be more like 90% Guys like Cleary do it 100% of the time. They don't get flustered.


BA needed to sort the fullback position out and also hooker knowing Reeds got zero run game. I agree not completely his fault. He can't just make an option magically appear.


But at 36-6 last night leaving our best PROP on whilst playing origin 6 days before on for the last 12 mins was suicidal. He had no reason to be on the field.

 

[hindy111]

It would depend who we’re playing in week two, but even then any team is capable of losing on the day. Should we be expected to beat a better team? Or should we be expected to beat teams on our level more than half the time? The problem is most of you think we have a team that should be top four certainties. I don’t understand where that expectation comes from other than hope. We had one f**king player picked in Origin ffs. We have a good team, but there are a couple that are better, and several just as good. Why are we entitled to get to week three of the finals?

You will owe me $100 soon

 

[Avenger]

What concerns you about Flanno? Rough edges? Man management skills?

As much as a hardarse would be appealing I'd be concerned that it isn't a good fit.

I’ve heard some stories but him being an absolute merkin. Madge is similar and it hasn’t worked for him. Maybe those days are over.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I’ve heard some stories but him being an absolute merkin. Madge is similar and it hasn’t worked for him. Maybe those days are over.

Yep. Not working for Sticky either.

 

[hindy111]

Gutho's best spot is fullback. If we don't want him there then piss him off completely. I'm sure the Tigers or the Titans will be happy to pay him $1M a season.

Dane Laurie is a far better prospect then Gutherson. Guthersons best option for us would be Dolphins. I think we could f**k him off for about 600k and only have to chip in 100-150k. Id take that now and move on.

I'm also not against moving Moses on. Not sure I would want to give him 1 mill a season which is what he will cost.

 

[hindy111]

Do you hang out with Jake the Snake and Mik the Dik at the same time? Maybe invite the Ram for a double date?

I'm recovering from a severe illness you merkin.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I reckon we've suggested f**king off BA and at least 3/4 of the squad in the last 12 hours. Not a bad effort.

 

[hindy111]

Yep. Not working for Sticky either.

I rate Ricky and in 2023 I reckon he will have the Raiders back in the top 5.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I'm recovering from a severe illness you merkin.

Sorry. I wasn't aware.

 

[hindy111]

Sorry. I wasn't aware.

It's ok. I still love you

 

[Avenger]

Yep. Not working for Sticky either.

Paul Green too.

 

[The Predictor]

I don't think Moses has the maturity, or temperament, to be a captain.

He has temper tantrums, and hissy fits, too often.

I reckon we have a pretty good captain candidate in Ryan Matterson, tbh.

Moses is a flat track bully, more often than not , he couldn’t lead a bunch of horny sailors to whore house, let alone a foot

Trent Barrett got a few big names to Canterbury.

nobody knows who Ryan Carr is

 

[Gary Gutful]

No other coach has lasted longer than 7 years without a prelim. Parramatta love setting records. Like the most spoons, just not the records clubs should be chasing.

Magpies still hold the record for most spoons.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Moses is a flat track bully, more often than not , he couldn’t lead a bunch of horny sailors to whore house, let alone a foot

nobody knows who Ryan Carr is

I have never seen a bunch of horny sailors be lead to a foot but I'm still working my way through Pornhub's back catalog.

 

[Jake the snake]

Show me all my posts defending the coach? ... there arent any, cos i dont think he is gonna be the guy to take us to a premiership. I try and have some perspective and realise its more than one persons issue. But its definitely on BAs shoulders as much as anyone. I actually think its sad that BA isnt capable. I think he is probably a good guy who really wants to get the eels a premiership, not just some coaching job

But i dont get some misguided glee out of losses cos it will enable me to post a million lame 15 yr old ,i told you so posts.

Your little pea sized brain just cant distinguish the difference between me thinking you are a whiny bitch and my opinion of the coach.

Too easy

 

[Jake the snake]

Show me all my posts defending the coach? ... there arent any, cos i dont think he is gonna be the guy to take us to a premiership. I try and have some perspective and realise its more than one persons issue. But its definitely on BAs shoulders as much as anyone. I actually think its sad that BA isnt capable. I think he is probably a good guy who really wants to get the eels a premiership, not just some coaching job

But i dont get some misguided glee out of losses cos it will enable me to post a million lame 15 yr old ,i told you so posts.

Your little pea sized brain just cant distinguish the difference between me thinking you are a whiny bitch and my opinion of the coach.

It’s not glee mate. Just disappointment that club hasn’t got the balls to act quicker. But Don’t be a turncoat coward now. You should continue to support your mate BA. You obviously enjoy failure.

 

[Gary Gutful]

@strider has been outwitted by Jakey boy again...