Rumours and Stuff

[I'm a loser baby...]

Seven premierships or whatever aren't enough success? If he couldn't win a premiership do you really think Souths would have signed him?

Obviously they aren't, or they wouldn't have sacked him. Souths could have a different opinion.

 

[El Diablo]

Ever thought with more staff on board this year it’s easier to organise days like today?? And Additionally the extra resources may allow the club the focus on more areas then previously possible!!

I mean considering during last year’s off season BA had one assistant coach, no Footy Manager, less staff in the training department, no one doing Potter’s role, no junior manager (like Grima is doing) etc etc etc , and you expect him to organise a whole of club training day with 200 plus players, along with training the NRL side and all the other responsibilities with it ?

Do you really think BA had the capacity to do everything?

he had AFL guy

 

[hindy111]

I think you’re a joke.

No, I just feel like your natural reaction when your alpha male dominance is pushed by a more inteligent form of the human species is too push them down.

Of course I wouldn't dare challenge the leader of the pack. Ill just wait till ypu die then take over

 

[El Diablo]

heard of the bulldogs, cowboys, Newcastle,....

cowboys and Newcastle have no off field dramas and Green just signed a new deal until the end of 2021

 

[Joshuatheeel]

cowboys and Newcastle have no off field dramas and Green just signed a new deal until the end of 2021

And ?? So they aren’t under pressure to perform? Cowboys come almost last (and have recruited some fair players) and Knights have recruited pretty good - so of course they are under pressure to perform!

Anyhow what incidents have we had? A low range drinking charge which is in front of the courts, so BA can’t take any action. Any others ??

 

[Avenger]

No, I just feel like your natural reaction when your alpha male dominance is pushed by a more inteligent form of the human species is too push them down.

Of course I wouldn't dare challenge the leader of the pack. Ill just wait till ypu die then take over

You think some guy that runs a laundry is smarter than me?

And you wonder why I haven’t set you up with one of my wife’s hot cousins who are just gagging for some sparky action.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

It’s us for sure.

Like who? Or just guesswork?

 

[Avenger]

And ?? So they aren’t under pressure to perform? Cowboys come almost last (and have recruited some fair players) and Knights have recruited pretty good - so of course they are under pressure to perform!

Anyhow what incidents have we had? A low range drinking charge which is in front of the courts, so BA can’t take any action. Any others ??

One our star forwards is a f**kwit on the piss.

 

[Avenger]

Like who? Or just guesswork?

I’m guessing. I just make shit up and some of you end up believing it and then it gets published and all of you believe it.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

One our star forwards is a f**kwit on the piss.

So are plenty of people, doesn’t mean it’s an “off field” incident.

 

[Happy MEel]

Last year's premiers are the Roosters, and in recent years we have signed two players from their top 17.

Hang on...so Evans was supposedly top 17 at the Roosters and yet you assured us all that Evans was a back up/depth player because BA was happy to play him in reserve grade.

Are you seriously suggesting that Evans essentially took a demotion to come over to a club who by your own words struggle to compete with the likes of the Roosters?

You are not presenting a consistent argument here Pou.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I’m guessing. I just make shit up and some of you end up believing it and then it gets published and all of you believe it.

I really don’t think it’s us (unless the star forward is a recent signing), as BA has apparently been shopping half the squad around, so if there has been an “off incident”, I suspect the club wouId use it to sack the player and free up cap space.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

One our star forwards is a f**kwit on the piss.

What colour is he?

 

[El Diablo]

Anyhow what incidents have we had?

the huggin' is strong in this one

 

[hineyrulz]

One our star forwards is a f**kwit on the piss.

I hear bloody Timmy is a maniac on the turps!!

 

[El Diablo]

I hear bloody Timmy is a maniac on the turps!!

and the floor

 

[Joshuatheeel]

the huggin' is strong in this one

No problems el wanko

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hang on...so Evans was supposedly top 17 at the Roosters and yet you assured us all that Evans was a back up/depth player because BA was happy to play him in reserve grade.

I actually think Evans was a fringe first grader at the Roosters (as in, they didn't have a top 17, but rather a top dozen or whatever) but managed to play a lot of first grade through good form. I assumed we signed him to be a guaranteed top 17 player but the fact we dropped him so quickly proved I was wrong. He was also a fringe first grader for us, but we would've offered more money.

Are you seriously suggesting that Evans essentially took a demotion to come over to a club who by your own words struggle to compete with the likes of the Roosters?

You are not presenting a consistent argument here Pou.

See above.

 

[Gazzamatta]

So are plenty of people, doesn’t mean it’s an “off field” incident.

Oh its us. Salmon recently and everyone still associates us with Hayne. Then there was Kenny last year and T Rex and Peni before that.
The Media love an Eels beat up. Yep its us. I could be wrong though.

 

[Happy MEel]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...e/news-story/d27ea10e16babe462d6dbddfd1b7f8b6

Inside the joint training sessions that are repairing Parramatta’s broken culture

MATT LOGUE, The Daily Telegraph
an hour ago

It was a sight to behold on a sunny Saturday morning at Parramatta training.

Around 200 players across five grades completing a tough pre-season session together.

It’s a far cry from last season when poor performances resulted in a fractured team environment.

“Last year when we had team lunches only half the side would be there,” prop Tepai Moeroa said.

“But this year we have everyone coming. There is definitely a different mentality to last year and a one-in, all-in buy in to what we are trying to build.

“I think training with all the grades helps with that club culture.

“When you are training NRL or NSW Cup you don’t realise you have such an impact on the lower grades or the girls.

“But joint sessions like this make you understand you can help them.”

Eels coach Brad Arthur says the joint club training sessions were implemented to improve club harmony.

He concedes the team culture dropped this season compared to 2017 when Parramatta put aside salary cap claims to reach the semi-finals.

“I’ve talked about us becoming tighter as a group,” Arthur said.

“In 2017 we were really tight and we had a few external things driving us.

“Maybe last season we thought it was just going to happen and we didn’t work hard enough on being that tight group.”

Arthur has noticed a significant difference around the club this pre-season, especially in the joint training sessions.

“We’ve had two sessions now with our 16s, 18s and the girls and I’ve been extremely impressed with the NRL players’ attitude to embracing a whole club approach,” he said.

“We want to be a development club and we can’t just talk about it, we’ve got to action it.

“This is a part of that process. It is a big process to make sure we are a development club.

“We are trying to grow our leadership. It doesn’t happen overnight and we need to educate our players around that.”

Prized recruit Blake Ferguson thoroughly enjoyed his first joint training session, saying it highlighted why he had no concerns about the Eels’ culture when putting pen to paper.

“I look at the culture of the club and a lot has been said about it being a bad culture but I haven’t seen that yet,” Ferguson said.

“For me I’ve come in here with a blank piece of paper and I’m trying to learn as much as I can.

“I know I can give a lot but I want to learn as well.

“Today was my first club session and I haven’t been to many of them in my career and I’ve been playing for a long time.

“It is good to get all the age groups into a club session to spread the culture around.”

Nah...culture is a just a buzzword isn’t it @Gary Gutful and @Poupou Escobar