Rumours and Stuff

[Joshuatheeel]

I’d be tempted to pass on Moses.

Jackson Hastings is going ok....

 

[Avenger]

We wouldn’t want to be paying any more for him on a new contract than we are now. Are there any real alternatives out there though?

James Maloney
Chad Townsend

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Do you at least admit that the Arthur re signing was premature?

Not if uncertainty around coaching was destabilising us and hurting our recruitment and retention.

But I've been happy with our effort since Arthur re-signed. There's been no more performances like the ones in Newcastle and Brisbane. We've hung tough and lost two tight games, though our style didn't suit tonight's conditions and it would've been nice if we could've adjusted. Was it Arthur's fault? Depends on whether or not he told them.

Just like you I don't have all the facts.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’d be tempted to pass on Moses.

He's still a first grader. At the right price we should keep him.

 

[Soto]

Do you at least admit that the Arthur re signing was premature?

Way too premature. 3 losses in a row now, same shit year in year out.
No game plan, shit bench rotation, keeps picking the same shit players who dont do the job.
If we are fair dinkum only abt 6-7 would be worthy of being selected again next week.
The following need to shake hands with rip taylor @ wenty
Gennings, Taka, Mau, Alvaro, Terepo, Will Smith.
The others who have regressed in recent weeks include Mahoney, nuikore, jnr paulo and guth.
Pretty sad state of affairs when a 34yr old was almost your best player.
I really hope Mennings and both Browns are back next week.
Its time for BA to grow a set and blood some new players.
Oregon and Evans to come back in and give Stefano a go.
Throw in Salmon and Bevan French too.
We are seriously lacking pace out there.
Tonight was fkn diabolical

 

[emjaycee]

I’d be tempted to pass on Moses.

Mmm... too late is my mail.

 

[Happy MEel]

Not if uncertainty around coaching was destabilising us and hurting our recruitment and retention.

But I've been happy with our effort since Arthur re-signed. There's been no more performances like the ones in Newcastle and Brisbane. We've hung tough and lost two tight games, though our style didn't suit tonight's conditions and it would've been nice if we could've adjusted. Was it Arthur's fault? Depends on whether or not he told them.

Just like you I don't have all the facts.

Both you and BA suffer from the same disease...addicted to effort. To be a quality team you need effort, ability, attitude and focus. I’m glad you’re happy with effort about 75-80% of the time.

I’m not!! Effort should be a given at NRL level

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Both and you and BA suffer from the same disease...addicted to effort. To be a quality team you need effort, ability, attitude and focus. I’m glad you’re happy with effort about 75-80% of the time.

I’m not!! Effort should be a given at NRL level

Well it is a given, and on that level we're fine. And on talent I'd expect this team to win about half of its games.

Guess how many of our games we've won this year?

 

[Soto]

Both and you and BA suffer from the same disease...addicted to effort. To be a quality team you need effort, ability, attitude and focus. I’m glad you’re happy with effort about 75-80% of the time.

I’m not!! Effort should be a given at NRL level

Absolutely. Pou if ur happy with the effort then the rest of us are watching different games.
It takes a lot of effort to drop balls, throw stupid passes and give the opposition catching practice from kicks.
Deadset u cant defend the indefensible. U need to stop pretending things are alright...they fkn are not

 

[Happy MEel]

Well it is a given, and on that level we're fine. And on talent I'd expect this team to win about half of its games.

Guess how many of our games we've won this year?

So it’s a given and yet we haven’t met that criteria in 18% of our games this year.

We also aren’t meeting your talent metric as it currently stands and I don’t like our chances of meeting it over the next 3 weeks either.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Absolutely. Pou if ur happy with the effort then the rest of us are watching different games.
It takes a lot of effort to drop balls, throw stupid passes and give the opposition catching practice from kicks.

Effort doesn't stop those things, and neither does lack of effort cause them.

Deadset u cant defend the indefensible. U need to stop pretending things are alright...they fkn are not

You need to lower your expectations. How many games do you honestly expect this squad to win?

 

[Soto]

Effort doesn't stop those things, and neither does lack of effort cause them.

You need to lower your expectations. How many games do you honestly expect this squad to win?

When u see ur team have a dig and lose fine.
But when they play like fktards its not acceptable. As i said stop trying to defend the indefensible

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So it’s a given and yet we haven’t met that criteria in 18% of our games this year.

No team is up every week. Even the top sides. The difference is they have the talent to play poorly and still win.

We also aren’t meeting your talent metric as it currently stands and I don’t like our chances of meeting it over the next 3 weeks either.

With an odd number of games you're unlikely to win half of one. Five wins is as close to 50% of eleven games as six wins.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

When u see ur team have a dig and lose fine.
But when they play like fktards its not acceptable. As i said stop trying to defend the indefensible

Our effort was fine. Huge unforced errors and poor decisions were the problem today. Last week we played well but the opposition played better.

You can't complain about effort every time you f**king lose. Sometimes you're just outplayed, and even when two teams are evenly matched it's very rarely a draw.

 

[Eelctrifying]

Pou you are f**king delusional. I've read you BS for years. No wonder we are such a shit team with people like you championing the 'stats'. Happy since BA been re-signed... lost to teams we should of buried, you are what's wrong with our supporters.

 

[Happy MEel]

Effort doesn't stop those things, and neither does lack of effort cause them.

You need to lower your expectations. How many games do you honestly expect this squad to win?

You have stated that you expect us to win half our games this year...if we don’t can we call it a failure?

I sure as shit will. As a supporter I expect us to be a top 8 side more often than not (even if we scrape in).

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

You need to lower your expectations. How many games do you honestly expect this squad to win?[/QUOTE]
He built this squad you dropkick.

We should expect him to have a squad that should win the f**king competition after being in charge of it for 6 years, not just be content with winning a few games.

What is wrong with you?

 

[JokerEel]

I hope French goes to another club and turns into a rep player he is better than alot of the players out there tonight..

 

[Happy MEel]

No team is up every week. Even the top sides. The difference is they have the talent to play poorly and still win.

With an odd number of games you're unlikely to win half of one. Five wins is as close to 50% of eleven games as six wins.

Well this sets up a big game against the competition leaders next week then doesn’t it.

 

[Happy MEel]

So Mahoney hasn’t come off the bench since the Melbourne disaster. Can we call that a f**k up on BA’s behalf that he has now realised?

On a similar note, does anyone think Fergo will be playing in the centres again?