Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

@Kilkenny is from the Pennys forum, so he knows who the clown is.

@Black Panther ?????

 

[84 Baby]

@Kilkenny is from the Pennys forum, so he knows who the clown is.

Are you saying Penrith people enjoy McDonalds? Please confirm @Happy MEel

 

[Glenneel]

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Whos the short merkin in the middle?

 

[Glenneel]

There’s a bit of a rumour doing the rounds that this week could see a player swap that would see Adam Doueihi head to the Eels and Mitch Moses come to the Tigers. Would you guys be up for that swap?

No

 

[Glenneel]

and they’ll be more than competitive. Like him or loathe him, Gus knows what hes doing.

I don't know about that, he certainly thinks he knows what he's doing. Penrith didn't thrive until he left because he interfered with what the coach was doing and releasing players and bringing others in against the coach's wishes. And how can a coach coach with someone looking over their shoulder all the time and critising their methods. And did he really set up their junior systems or did other people while he was there and just oversee the changes?

 

[hindy111]

I don't know about that, he certainly thinks he knows what he's doing. Penrith didn't thrive until he left because he interfered with what the coach was doing and releasing players and bringing others in against the coach's wishes. And how can a coach coach with someone looking over their shoulder all the time and critising their methods. And did he really set up their junior systems or did other people while he was there and just oversee the changes?

I've also argued this. Penrith has been a beneficial of the growing population in the area and also the fact its full of young families who live and breed rugby league.

The change in the last 15yrs in the area contributed a lot.

Compare it to Sth West Sydney. Different people, different ages etc.
It won't be as easy to get juniors pouring thru. Its a bit of a numbers game really

 

[Gronk]

the fact its full of young families who live and breed rugby league.

 

[Glenneel]

Edwards work rate, is always in position to catch kicks on the full, his work in defence is second to none, his organising of our defence. In addition to his metres gained .

Are you sure about that! I can show you several times where he let the ball bounce which led to tries, including your first loss at Penrith in 20 years in Parra's first game against you last year.

 

[BurtontoFoxdassit]

I reckon Gus’s talent lies with backing the winner. It’s much easier being the guy driving the Pennys or Dogs bus when you are flush with cash than sticking with the Warriors or being too scared to take on the Dragons.

It’s there in black and white, he’s largely successful in what he does, so he deserves appropriate accolades. Having said that, he’s quick to blame others in his camp when success fails to manifest and just as quick to gloat about his contributions to success when it does. His treatment of Trent Barrett is a perfect example of this. Thrown under the bus.

The other side of Gus is the footy commentator / journalist who is an expert in hindsight and a top shelf bullshit artist. If I had a dollar everytime he spruiked a “I told you so” when he didn’t or “give me the NRL” or “let me take over the judiciary” “I can fix it and I’ll do it for free” … just shut up mate.

Barrett wasn’t thrown under the bus. He was a horrible coach and he was clearly the problem as we saw when he left, the bulldogs were playing some good footy under some interim who came from the Mounties in Potter lmao

 

[hindy111]

Barrett wasn’t thrown under the bus. He was a horrible coach and he was clearly the problem as we saw when he left, the bulldogs were playing some good footy under some interim who came from the Mounties in Potter lmao

Potter just played high risk who cares footy. By the end of the year they where rubbish under him.

Dean Pay had a poor roster and had built a tough side. Ciraldo comes in with a very strong roster compared to Barrett. Sometimes it's timing for young coaches. The fact is with Barrett players wanted to come across and play for him. He was also talked up as a great attack coach for Penrith. Once he left they talked Ciraldo up. Siebild was also hyped up.
Untill they have runs on the board you can only guess. Ciraldo has a top 8 roster. Dean Pay and Barrett did not.

 

[Pazza]

Barrett wasn’t thrown under the bus. He was a horrible coach and he was clearly the problem as we saw when he left, the bulldogs were playing some good footy under some interim who came from the Mounties in Potter lmao

Cant see it getting any better under ciraldo

the dogs are desperately trying to transplant success into their organization rather than building it themselves. they did the same thing to manly ten years ago.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

FWIW, I am liking the fans from other teams in here talking shit with us. It's a nice change from the usual 13 yr old trolls. Especially that bloke from the Penrith forum, hindy111.

 

[IFR33K]

I don't know about that, he certainly thinks he knows what he's doing. Penrith didn't thrive until he left because he interfered with what the coach was doing and releasing players and bringing others in against the coach's wishes. And how can a coach coach with someone looking over their shoulder all the time and critising their methods. And did he really set up their junior systems or did other people while he was there and just oversee the changes?

he didn’t oversee the changes. He made the changes.

 

[hindy111]

he didn’t oversee the changes. He made the changes.

Gould was brilliant. But he is getting old. Game moves forward. As I've said before I talked to someone on the board who was blind drunk. It sounded like he was almost hated. He went on and on about what they are paying for Rcg,Hiku,Blake. And how the guy takes credit for everything.

Penrith I reckon got super lucky. They had this super crop of Juniors all come thru together so could get good value from them to patch over the salary cap issues he created.

The Dogs will be different. They won't have the same juniors and even if they do produce other clubs are going to be super wary of Gould after his Penrith success.
They'll also need to work out how to keep them with what they spend on players recently.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

even though he was heavily involved with the Roosters who have bought teams their entire existence

The Roosters won SG Ball in '97 and Flegg in '95 while he was there. They've won Flegg/NYC thrice more since then. We haven't won it since 1990. Our under 20s drought is almost as long as our first grade drought.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reckon Gus’s talent lies with backing the winner. It’s much easier being the guy driving the Pennys or Dogs bus when you are flush with cash than sticking with the Warriors or being too scared to take on the Dragons.

100%

 

[Happy MEel]

Are you saying Penrith people enjoy McDonalds? Please confirm @Happy MEel

They’re putting my kids through college!!

 

[84 Baby]

I reckon Gus’s talent lies with backing the winner. It’s much easier being the guy driving the Pennys or Dogs bus when you are flush with cash than sticking with the Warriors or being too scared to take on the Dragons.

It’s there in black and white, he’s largely successful in what he does, so he deserves appropriate accolades. Having said that, he’s quick to blame others in his camp when success fails to manifest and just as quick to gloat about his contributions to success when it does. His treatment of Trent Barrett is a perfect example of this. Thrown under the bus.

The other side of Gus is the footy commentator / journalist who is an expert in hindsight and a top shelf bullshit artist. If I had a dollar everytime he spruiked a “I told you so” when he didn’t or “give me the NRL” or “let me take over the judiciary” “I can fix it and I’ll do it for free” … just shut up mate.

I think “backing the winner” is the wrong phrase. It’s more that he’s in the position, due to his media jobs, that he’s able to refuse offers if he doesn’t want to do them.
Whether he’s the best in the business is impossible to tell, because he has given/been allowed to give himself advantages way above most clubs.

 

[the phantom menace]

The other side of Gus is the footy commentator / journalist who is an expert in hindsight and a top shelf bullshit artist. If I had a dollar everytime he spruiked a “I told you so” when he didn’t or “give me the NRL” or “let me take over the judiciary” “I can fix it and I’ll do it for free” … just shut up mate.

Very true. He has the media platform to (mis)use it to gloss over the various mistakes he makes, and big-up those times he does get it right. Constant agenda-driven drivel.

 

[Avenger]

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