Rumours and Stuff

[TheRam]

Of course you don't think I'm funny when I take the piss out of you. I bet you'd f**ken laugh if I had a go at Gronk though.

Yeah well der! Of course we'd all laugh if you were taking pot shots at Gronk. We'd all be laughing even if Adolf were making loser jokes about that silly merkin ffs!

 

[TheRam]

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I swear they are all just taking the piss with all these tongue twister names now.

Seriously who would want to be a commentator these days?

 

[TheRam]

I wonder if he's ever had a parrot on his shoulder

I think he could have a emu on his.

 

[TheRam]

He look f**kin MASSIVE! Is that Tino??

If he can play like him, RCG who?

 

[TheRam]

He’s been told to look elsewhere from the Rabbits who have signed Lewis Dodd on a large contract from St Helens, whilst also having Cody walker and Jack Wighton who just won their player of the year after playing majority of the season at 6. Wighton will be their centre next year but he’s next man up to the halves. Don’t also forget that they have Jye Gray who would probably be able to play 6, or they move Latrell to 6 and Gray to 1 if injuries occur. Illias is as good as gone from the rabbits and will not see any time in first grade. The problem going after him is his contract, which for us to be interested we would have to have the rabbits chip in significantly. I can’t see us going after him, even if he is definitely on the outer. I’d expect him to maybe land at the Knights or even the roosters as backup half now walker will miss most of next season.

I hope we play the Roosters in the first month or so of the comp next year, but as usual the NRL rarely ever does us any favours with the draw and we will probably get to play them twice once both Walker and Manu are back.

 

[Stevie]

Gus has been throwing him under the bus wearing velvet gloves from the moment his "nothing to see here" text got smashed by the media. You don't embarass big Gus and get away with it.

Wait, was that text picture real and recent? I assumed photoshop.

 

[gaffer]

That's one of my bugbears. So many flops and virtually no one ever gets penalised anymore.

Hows the play the balls or should i say step over the ball

 

[Tiger5150]

The Tigers continued ineptitude really does help us in western Sydney.

They are basically close to losing a generation of supporters.

Yes we haven't won a comp since 1986 but gee fancy not making the finals in 13 years.

When 7th and 8th is basically mediocrity most of the time anyway with a 50% record.

Not sure why wishing a bloke well after they bust a gut for you for 10 years is a major example of ineptitude. Brooksy is a good bloke and always did the right thing by the club.

Should be more of it IMO and the way the media and sheeplike fans fall in with the negativity says more about them than the club IMO.

 

[TheRam]

Not sure why wishing a bloke well after they bust a gut for you for 10 years is a major example of ineptitude. Brooksy is a good bloke and always did the right thing by the club.

Should be more of it IMO and the way the media and sheeplike fans fall in with the negativity says more about them than the club IMO.

Beta footy club simp.

 

[84 Baby]

That's one of my bugbears. So many flops and virtually no one ever gets penalised anymore.

You don’t watch any games though. They get penalised/sixed agained all the time. The problem is they don’t all get penalised and it always feels the case because it’s management by the ref

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If he can play like him, RCG who?

Do you reckon he plays anything like him? He’s 19 years old and still attending trials? All the good ones are contracted by that age. I guess there must be outliers, but they’re probably all rugby converts.

 

[84 Baby]

Not sure why wishing a bloke well after they bust a gut for you for 10 years is a major example of ineptitude. Brooksy is a good bloke and always did the right thing by the club.

Should be more of it IMO and the way the media and sheeplike fans fall in with the negativity says more about them than the club IMO.

I’m with you and have no problem with you lot congratulating Brooks on finally getting a win. Giving him the BBQ though when he left was weird

 

[Gronk]

Hooper won't stop stirring the pot.

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The Parramatta Eels position on captain Clint Gutherson is as disrespectful as it is confusing.

It’s fair play if new Parramatta coach Jason Ryles no longer thinks Gutherson’s best position is fullback at the Eels.

But the notion of playing him as a lock forward or in the middle of the field or even as a hooker seems a total stretch.

Reading between the lines it feels like the Eels won’t stand in the way if a rival club comes knocking about Gutherson come November 1.

And that looks like every chance of happening in the form of St George Illawarra.

As good a player as Gutherson has been for Parramatta it’s hard to see him all of a sudden transitioning into a lock or a hooker at 30 years of age.

The reality is Gutherson is on a contract worth in excess of $900,000 next season and is the Eels captain.

For all the criticism about his form over the last few rounds of the season Gutho was playing with three broken ribs and had a quad injury.

Parramatta forward Ryan Matterson had broken ribs and didn’t play.

Gutherson got pain-killing injections so he could still take the field.

Are they the actions of a player not invested in the club?

Which brings us to the next question.

Can the Eels really afford to have a $900,000 bench player next season?

Of course not.

Despite Parramatta rolling out the PR charm offensive about new coach Ryles on Tuesday it feels like there’s still a few pieces of this puzzle missing.

Where it could turn into a live hand grenade for the Eels is Gutherson’s popularity amongst the Parramatta playing group and membership base.

At the Eels Ken Thornett Medal Awards night last week the Parramatta fullback cleaned up winning the Players’ Player award, Coaches Award and the Members Player of the Year Award.

The other amusing twist was Reagan Campbell Gillard winning the Ken Thornett Medal as the Eels player of the year and Blaize Talagi winning the rookie of the year award.

Both players have now finished up with the Eels after RCG was tapped on the shoulder with a year to go on his contract and Talagi opted to sign with arch-rivals Penrith.

There’s no doubt there’s been a divide between the Eels dressing room and club management over the back half of this season.

Despite the denials out of Parramatta it exists. That’s now a job for new coach Ryles to try and fix.

When Brad Arthur was sacked the spin coming out of the club was the senior players had been given too much control and it was time for a reset.

There’ll be a major reset if Gutherson ends up being forced out because he’s one of the biggest figures amongst the Eels playing group.

LINK

 

[T.S Quint]

Hooper just looking for any angle he can to get a story.

Pointing out Gutho’s broken ribs and injured quad doesn’t help his argument though. It’s just highlighting yet another year where Gutho finished the season with his body completely breaking down.
I love Gutho and hope we can find a place for him, but he can’t keep this up forever. Next year will likely be his last at the Eels, and that’s ok.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hows the play the balls or should i say step over the ball

The thing that boils my piss is when the merkin playing the ball steps past the marker.

 

[Twizzle]

Hooper = Clickbait

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He needs to pay his rent too.

 

[Twizzle]

Fibro houses don't cost much to rent

 

[Gronk]

Hooper just looking for any angle he can to get a story.

Pointing out Gutho’s broken ribs and injured quad doesn’t help his argument though. It’s just highlighting yet another year where Gutho finished the season with his body completely breaking down.
I love Gutho and hope we can find a place for him, but he can’t keep this up forever. Next year will likely be his last at the Eels, and that’s ok.

There is a fullback spot in France waiting for him. No brainer Gutho. He's a traveller. Daughter is not yet school age. Based in the south of France...

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[Chipmunk]

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Actually most of the talk has been about Pezet going to the Knights, so in that case I’d expect Illias to go to the storm to be their backup. Being an Anasta client, who has Munster, it makes sense

Anasta also manages Pezet.