Rumours and Stuff

[emjaycee]

Can you dress yourself, though? Only some of us can.

FFS

 

[emjaycee]

Can you dress yourself, though? Only some of us can.

FFS

 

[Pazza]

i thought this was an RL forum?

 

[Twizzle]

You didn't provide a source for your assertion last week that Mahoney is on 700K+ per year at the Dogs...

oh yes I did, short memories

 

[Twizzle]

Was busy eating and I thought it was pretty much general knowledge by now.

thats generally what people say when they're on the shitter

 

[Incorrect]

oh yes I did, short memories

No, you didn't. I went back and checked. You linked an article saying he signed for 650K. I've seen another interweb page saying it was 600K, but anyway... You then went on about supposed TPA's that some people "closer to the players/club" would know more about and passed that off as some sort of factual source. I have not seen anything posted by you, or anyone, from a legitimate source saying that Mahoney is on more than 700K.

You know the saying.... What's good for the goose is good for the biggest goose....

 

[yy_cheng]

But he's a Merkod

 

[hineyrulz]

How hard can it be to pull on some undies and step into a pair of thongs?

Pretty tough at about 7am on a saturday or sunday morning.

 

[Twizzle]

No, you didn't. I went back and checked. You linked an article saying he signed for 650K.

plus TPAs which was also backed up by a few others, you know, the laundromat mob who did the TPAs for the Doggies, bitch and moan all you like, you really should read our rules one day

you and your forum best buddy asked for a source, although I was not obliged to do so because it was years old, I did it because you asked, you then discredited the source because of "inside information" again, more unsourced allegations from yourself

As you and everyone else have been told many times, breaking news needs to be sourced and the reference to which I asked for a source had not been sourced here previously

you're welcome

 

[Tmars]

Furthermore acquiring 60 game centres like Harper is understandable when you have someone like Talaigi on the books who could be anything. Tracey would have been nice but he’d be too expensive for our immediate needs. Harper is exactly what was required.

Any reason why Blaize name is not on the nrl Eels development list?
Just an oversight on their part?
Development players can now play nrl from round 1?

 

[TheCrowe]

thats generally what people say when they're on the shitter

First eat then shit.

 

[TheCrowe]

Any reason why Blaize name is not on the nrl Eels development list?
Just an oversight on their part?
Development players can now play nrl from round 1?

He still is top30 on Zero tackle with PO for 25.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Any reason why Blaize name is not on the nrl Eels development list?
Just an oversight on their part?
Development players can now play nrl from round 1?

NRL and Eels official sites had him in the top 30 and then removed him. He wasn’t added to the development list on NRL.com but he still featured in training photos before Christmas. It’s possible he was incorrectly listed in the top 30, and then when someone pointed out the error he was removed without then being added to the development list on the NRL site. Or he might just be on a train-and-trial contract for the preseason but I doubt it. Least likely is that he is in the top 30 this year, or else why was his profile removed from the official sites. Some merkin had to actually make an effort to do that, so it’s not just a matter of oversight.

 

[Tiger5150]

I guess we’ll find out how much of Souths’ success was down to him (and Maguire) and how much was due to Russell Crowe.

No doubt the success he had at Sharks & Penrith was also to someone elses credit

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No doubt the success he had at Sharks & Penrith was also to someone elses credit

Tim Sheens has also been very successful in the past.

 

[King-Gutho94]

The 1981 GF must have been on Fox League the other day as my Grandmother re-watched it.

Mentioned she hadn't seen that match in probably 35-40 years and re-watching it just reminded her how great a player Brett Kenny was. Still the only NSW 5/8 that Wally Lewis couldn't dominate at Origin level she said.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Were players really responsible for shutting down their opposite number, even back then? I’m sure defence has always been a team effort.

 

[Stagger eel]

Were players really responsible for shutting down their opposite number, even back then? I’m sure defence has always been a team effort.

those who played the game in that era, professionally or not were always told how important it was to get one over your opposing number, in particular in the 6s and 7s who pretty much followed each other all game in particular at the scrum base.

much more prevalent back then it is now.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tim Sheens has also been very successful in the past.

Thanks for proving my point. At every NRL club (other than Cowboys) he went to he brought success. That is what talent does and that is what Richo has done over a proven track record.

Sheens is one of the greatest coaches ever. Tim Sheens and Bea Arthur have an impressive 4 premierships between them.

 

[TheRam]

I’m sure they have to look like they’re doing something. They just shouldn’t expect any major improvement. The club isn’t fundamentally changing even if they sack everyone involved.

We haven’t won a premiership (or even made the finals every year) since Max Donnelly reformed our governance structure and stepped down as Chairman in 2018 - a fundamental change at the club - but we have won at a much higher rate. If we had sacked Brad Arthur after 2018, as many hoped, we would be crediting the improved fortunes on the new coach rather than the improved governance at the highest levels of the club.

But just sacking coaches, football managers or CEOs is just shuffling deck chairs. Are the Roosters strong because of Robinson or their executive staff? I’m sure Politis could get the appropriate resources for whichever management staff he replaced them with. Likewise at the Tigers and Eels.

So if we were able to replace Arthur, O’Neill or Sarantinos with better performers, it would mean that the board had managed to develop the level of resourcing needed to attract the better staff.

This isn’t trolling just because you can’t get your stupid head around it. It’s a reasonable discussion about the fundamental strength of NRL clubs.

My God you can be an annoying idiot sometimes. I can answer to your points, but I couldn't be bothered to go down that endless and pointless rabbit hole with you again. Besides I'm about to go to the gym down stairs and then off to Marrinawi Cove in Darling harbour. I have been going there a bit now, it's nice and close(10mns on the 325 bus in the city, I live in Darling Harbour) with nice calm waters and no sand, just the way I like it. I just take a cut sandwich or salad for lunch and just listen to a pod cast, audio book or some music while contemplating life and all its mysteries, but sometimes a darkness comers over me and I start to think will I ever see Parra win another title within my lifetime? Such is the fortunes of a retired feckless Eels supporter. But then usually a lovely lady cuts by and comes into focus and the negative thoughts just melt away again and I find myself whispering the mantra, positive thoughts, positive thoughts, positive thoughts, positive thoughts, positive thoughts....and the world is all good again. It's amazing what girls in bikinis can do. Isn't it?

Later Sunshine...