Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

When I think of you pou and all the illogical and silly things you say I picture you as something like this.
I think most of us would suspect that Pou's two friends would be @Gary Gutful and @Gronk Right?

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You wanna go for a couple of drinks, then come back to my place and show you my banana boat?

Sounds like you’re more interested in a Provan-Summons medal. DM sent.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Was semi a good listener or did we have good teachers.

It was just good recruitment. But being only one recruit it might’ve been mostly luck. We lost Daniel Tupou around that time because we didn’t want to match the Chooks’ offer.

 

[hineyrulz]

It was just good recruitment. But being only one recruit it might’ve been mostly luck. We lost Daniel Tupou around that time because we didn’t want to match the Chooks’ offer.

We lost Toupou because we thought he was a second rower, stunning call that one.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think you will find that an official announcement will be made about Mitchell Moses and his extension seeing we are in round 10.

lol ‘extension’

 

[Avenger]

lol ‘extension’

He may just take up his option which he has to by round 10. It’s a re-signing if he commits to beyond 2024 or we upgrade his option for 2024 and ‘extend’ beyond that.

 

[Eelementary]

People forget 2013 was 10yrs ago. What the he'll is going on.

I'm no expert, but through a combination of speaking to the right people, and trying to think critically, I can say this much:

We are still paying for the mistakes we made when we signed Stuart, and Hagan, to coach this club.

Under their watch, opposition clubs tore our junior systems to shreds, and nothing was done to address this, because the head coaches at the time were confident they could sign enough talent to counteract the bleeding.

They were naive, and wrong - and in Stuart's case, he never truly, really bought in at Parramatta, and so he never cared what happened, whichever way it went.

Stable club administration has finally been brought in, and huge issues in our junior pathways have been identified - but from the people I've spoken to (a mate of mine who is a player agent, who mostly represents younger players, as well as a former Eels NSW Cup player), the damage that Hagan began, and Stuart/Kearney continued with their ineptitude and/wilful indifference, was far greater in scope than first thought, and measures have been put in place to rectify this (such as hiring Nathan Brown to do a review of our pathways systems).

Fortunately for the healthy administration of the club, but unfortunately for us fans, this process takes time.

 

[Gazzamatta]

We lost Toupou because we thought he was a *second rower, stunning call that one.

*Middle

 

[Jake the snake]

who is the Red V Podcast and why should we believe anything he/she/it tweets ?

Probably more credible than you. And it’s a rumours thread champ, reeellaxxxxx

 

[84 Baby]

We lost Toupou because we thought he was a second rower, stunning call that one.

Maybe he can play second roe!

 

[Tiger5150]

He may just take up his option which he has to by round 10. It’s a re-signing if he commits to beyond 2024 or we upgrade his option for 2024 and ‘extend’ beyond that.

If he takes up the option, that means he is able to sign with another club in six months time. Hilarity may ensue.

 

[Gherkin]

We lost Toupou because we thought he was a second rower, stunning call that one.

Are you getting him mixed up with Jorge Taufua?

 

[emjaycee]

I'm no expert, but through a combination of speaking to the right people, and trying to think critically, I can say this much:

We are still paying for the mistakes we made when we signed Stuart, and Hagan, to coach this club.

Under their watch, opposition clubs tore our junior systems to shreds, and nothing was done to address this, because the head coaches at the time were confident they could sign enough talent to counteract the bleeding.

They were naive, and wrong - and in Stuart's case, he never truly, really bought in at Parramatta, and so he never cared what happened, whichever way it went.

Stable club administration has finally been brought in, and huge issues in our junior pathways have been identified - but from the people I've spoken to (a mate of mine who is a player agent, who mostly represents younger players, as well as a former Eels NSW Cup player), the damage that Hagan began, and Stuart/Kearney continued with their ineptitude and/wilful indifference, was far greater in scope than first thought, and measures have been put in place to rectify this (such as hiring Nathan Brown to do a review of our pathways systems).

Fortunately for the healthy administration of the club, but unfortunately for us fans, this process takes time.

No f**ken excuses, just get it done ffs.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Is Mary McGregor still a consultant at the club.

He talked up Lomax on the news tonight.

 

[hindy111]

Is Mary McGregor still a consultant at the club.

He talked up Lomax on the news tonight.

I think we told him to f**k of and snagged Barrett

 

[King-Gutho94]

I think we told him to f**k of and snagged Barrett

Must be only allowed one former Illawarra Steeler at a time then obviously.

 

[hineyrulz]

Are you getting him mixed up with Jorge Taufua?

Nope, he wanted to play wing and the powers at be thought he was a second rower. He got the poops and the Goosters got him for chump change.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Stagger eel]

Ricky Stuart stratosphere second.

 

[Twizzle]

Ricky Stuart stratosphere second.

yeah, Bellyache not too far behind except he doesn't have as much to whinge about

 

[King-Gutho94]

Tim Sheens is a bigger whinger then BA.

BA has whinged just twice in 10 years.

Ballboy incident in 2014 & the Semi Final in 2021.

Here is my top 10 out of current coaches whinging and BA isnt in it.

1 - Ricky
2 - Robbo
3 - Ivan
4 - Bellamy
5 - Wayne
6 - O'Brien
7 - Seibold
8 - Payten
9 - Sheens
10 - Demetriou