Rumours and Stuff

[Legal Eel]

We'll see.

There you are again, hoping for failure so it can feed your twisted little trolling…

 

[T-Boon]

I see that Nine is going to show the NRL schoolboys cup final live on Wednesday at 12 noon.
That is good.
I reckon if they played this game live on NRL grand final day - in what would be the reserve grade slot - it would be huge for growing the game.

 

[Soto]

I see that Nine is going to show the NRL schoolboys cup final live on Wednesday at 12 noon.
That is good.
I reckon if they played this game live on NRL grand final day - in what would be the reserve grade slot - it would be huge for growing the game.

Who's playing?

 

[Gronk]

Hi Gronk. I've always wanted to do what you've done in previous posts where there is bits of various members posts in a thread. Is that the quote function?

Yep.

 

[Avenger]

This is why we didn't match Penrith's offer. It would've been nice to keep Talagi but it wasn't essential.

He took less at Penrith.

 

[Nutz]

Yep.

OK. I guess I'll work it out

 

[T-Boon]

Who's playing?

Patrician Blacktown v Palm Beach Currumbin.

 

[Stevie]

Completely agree. Sivo has played with more energy, intent and dedication after coming back into the team when Tbaz was in charge..not sure if it also coincided with "you're free to go" commentary or if he finally got a rocket that he deserved.
A switched on, committed Sivo is in my team every day of the week

I think most would mate. We all hoped and deserved the Sivo of this last week but no one wants what we all had for so long hence the concern.

Maybe it IS an attitude thing that Ryles could fix, but his general lazy, brain dead performances week after week until recently is something no fan wants to ever face again.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That seems to be the concenus in the rugby league world.

One merkin dreams up a number and everyone else reports it as fact. That's how we get 'consensus' in the media.

How do you know the Panthers offered more to blaize than us????

I don't know, I just think it's most likely. Panthers are losing a big chunk of their salary cap at five-eighth. Meanwhile we are bringing in Lomax and losing Harper.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They were absolutely both shopped around after the 21 season.

Nah I disagree

 

[Poupou Escobar]

See how this works??

Yep, so you need to back up your argument with facts and logic, not expect some idiot journo to provide you some clickbait to use as a sOuRcE!?!?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'd take winning three straight Premierships, followed by a down period, over what we offer, any day of the week.

We are in a down period after three straight premierships ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Which player manager is at war with a club recruitment boss? This one has the potential to get particularly nasty. We shall keep you all updated.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/monday-buzz-phil-rothfields-highlights-lowlights-from-the-week-in-sport/news-story/956a72e078158428b99d99ff4120ecf1?amp&nk=c037decdc5b362653ea0b47a6ccf29c8-1725775560

How are they going to keep us updated if they won't even tell us who it is ffs. f**ken rugby league journos. Don't click their bait.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes he did leave for less

Source?!? @hineyrulz

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’m tight in with some of our SGI brothers

$650 and some indulgences.

He ended up hating flanno and SGI.

BA probably had to offer him another serve of soufflé and beg him to pay him even that much.

You did really well. I know that sounds counter intuitive , but that’s the case.

Yeah footy players hate money ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I mean we did win three straight premierships, with a fourth shortly after and now we are in our extended down period!

ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hey @Poupou Escobar this is actually a good post. Maybe you do know something about footy

Is it a good post or does it just confirm your biases?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There you are again, hoping for failure so it can feed your twisted little trolling…

I never hope for failure. If we kill it under Ryles he'll be a big part of it. If we don't, it'll be the squad, not the coach.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He took less at Penrith.

I disagree.

 

[Soto]

I never hope for failure. If we kill it under Ryles he'll be a big part of it. If we don't, it'll be the squad, not the coach.

Disagree. A lesser squad played better under TBaz than the better credentialed squad under BA. A new voice, ideas, structures was clearly what we needed. Unfortunately BA was too stubborn to change in a number of areas.
Let's not forget Ryles and every other candidate would've gone through a gruelling process to get the role.
How will you change this team/club
What will you do. Why will it work etc etc
Anyone ever been involved in recruitment knows what you're looking for in candidates.
You also know very quickly who isn't a fit and who is ticking the boxes or answering the right way.
I don't see as Ryles not surrounding himself with the right people and pulling out all stops to make him and this club a success.
Don't forget if he fails here then it makes it all that much harder to get anotherr1st grade job.
Having spent many hours with Bellamy, Robinson, Eddie Jones who have all tasted success at the highest level I can't see anything but a meticulous coach with absolute emphasis on attention to detail.
I also admire the fact he could've stayed in Melb and be part of another premiership winning campaign but has arrived early and announced his team around him.
I honestly see nothing but success ahead with Rylesy