Rd16: Parra v Souths GAME DAY thread (27/8/20)

[Eelogical]

Well, the lads sure look second rate atm. They certainly don't know how to fight back onne they're up against it. From here on in, this is about BA the coach, and I'm not liking our chances. I've remained loyal to his appointment through thick and thin, but I've had enough of these inept performances from our players and coaching staff. That performance tonight was just another example of what we're consistent at every year.

 

[T-Boon]

We should try to sign canberra's hooker.

 

[TheParraboy]

We could easily drop to 5th spot over the next two weeks

Cant see us beating Penrith in 2 weeks time. Warriors next week wont be easy

 

[Gary Gutful]

The coach for starters, sadly we are stuck with the bald clueless muppet another 2 and a half years.

There is only one solution - meet me at Chardon's at midnight. We will do a secret border cross in my Hyundai. We'll drive straight to Sydney - no pit stops, we'll have to piss in the ashtray.

Once we arrive we need to head to Cronulla Cemetery and find Jack Gibson's corpse. Polish him up a bit and I reckon he'd be good to go for 2021.

Are you in merkin?

 

[IFR33K]

We should try to sign canberra's hooker.

can he coach?

 

[Gary Gutful]

We should try to sign canberra's hooker.

You do realise that there are a lot of hookers in Canberra?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I was raging so hard when Mahoney knocked on the offload from Evans. Every fan knows Evans tries to offload every run so why don’t his team mates?

They just weren't switched on from the opening whistle. It's concerning. They should've been up for this game.

 

[hineyrulz]

There is only one solution - meet me at Chardon's at midnight. We will do a secret border cross in my Hyundai. We'll drive straight to Sydney - no pit stops, we'll have to piss in the ashtray.

Once we arrive we need to head to Cronulla Cemetery and find Jack Gibson's corpse. Polish him up a bit and I reckon he'd be good to go for 2021.

Are you in merkin?

How many Bentspokes tonight merkin???

 

[Gary Gutful]

I don't know what this means, but its funny. Well done.

He looks like a f**ken rat. Thats what it means.

 

[Eelementary]

He’s decent. Took him a while to assemble a good roster. Can he take them further? It doesn’t look promising.

he’s a Matt Elliot mk2

I don't think he's decent, to be perfectly frank.

On paper, this is a pretty good side - very good pack, attacking halves, and bog, powerful backs.

He cannot seem to get us playing consistently, and the side looks like they've never even met each other before.

It took me a long time to admit it, but I am over his shit - he's a bum.

 

[Gary Gutful]

How many Bentspokes tonight merkin???

None tonight. Big day tomorrow.

 

[T-Boon]

Arthur isn't good but there are probably only 5 coaches better than him.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

I've never seen a more inept attacking team than this lot in my 35 years of watching league.

Got absolutely nothing.

Surely the coach needs to start focusing on attack .

How has this idiot gone into the season without attacking structures.

Has has this idiot coach still here and even gotten a contract extension?

All the skill in this group has been nullified. They have just gone backwards and its the coaching I believe.

 

[Noise]

They just weren't switched on from the opening whistle. It's concerning. They should've been up for this game.

We haven't been 'up' for about 6 weeks even though we have won some close ones against shit sides. It's very f**king concerning.

 

[Happy MEel]

I don’t think there’s coming back from that. Our attack has been shit and the players have been open about it. However, they have been hanging their hat on defence (despite the deficiencies) because teams have been average in attack and couldn’t score points. They now know that our defence is just as bad as our attack and with Parra being a confidence side since the dawn of time, we’re f**ked.

 

[T-Boon]

He looks like a f**ken rat. Thats what it means.

Haha, I was hoping it was more deeply layered than that.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Arthur isn't good but there are probably only 5 coaches better than him.

Time to sign Gordon Bombay.

 

[Eelogical]

Horrible game!! Terrible effort!! No excuses!!
Shit load of improvement required!!
Maybe some changes.
10 days to get our season back on track!!
Come on Eels, you can do it!!
Bring on the warriors!!

Yay, team!

 

[Gary Gutful]

I don’t think there’s coming back from that. Our attack has been shit and the players know it. They have been hanging their hat on defence (despite the deficiencies) because teams have been average in attack and couldn’t score points. They now know that our defence is just as bad as our attack and with Parra being a confidence side since the dawn of time, we’re f**ked.

Dumb. Teams come back from plop all the time.

 

[Eelementary]

We looked good in the first 10 - genuinely.

We made easy metres, and held the Bunnies to less than 40m per set.

And then, in our first attacking raid, we shat the bed.

That sort of ill discipline has to lay at the coach's feet.

Not to mention that Arthur seems incapable of getting us up for games we should be up for; it isn't feasible, or realistic, to expect a win every single week.

But Penrith seem to keep playing better, and better, and we seem to be trundling along, with a good roster on paper.

I have serious concerns about the direction the club is heading under Arthur's "leadership".