Rumours and Stuff

[Eelogical]

Wouldn't that be f**ken terrible! Why follow the Eels if you're only concerned about winning premierships? Even the best team in the comp doesn't necessarily win the grand final that year.

Yeah! We found that out last year.................FFS!

 

[Glenneel]

You're missing the point. The fix was moving Takairangi away from the weaker side. Now he's been fixed altogether with a move into the pack.

But it's not the same - Takairangi and Radradra are both missing from our left side (which has become a weakness despite Jennings on that side). Moses has been defending just fine with Hayne outside him. Hayne was worn down against Manly and missed a few tackles but against Penrith he was ok.

The main point is that it's too soon to be making any calls on what has or hasn't worked, tactically, because our attitude hasn't been right. So using a couple of losses to push an agenda is just amateur hour. Arthur rebutted your bullshit in his presser today: https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2018/03/23/brad-arthur-talks-ahead-of-sharks-clash/

Arthur is always spot on in his judgement is he Pou, never makes a mistake?
Who is responsible for the shit attitude of the team then? Not one or two players but the whole team?
If we get flogged today (which I doubt) what will be the excuse then?

This is a smokescreen for something more seriously wrong with the team than attitude. In the Panthers game the attitude was fine for 30 mins but then disappeared and one can only hope BA has now found it and given it to the team for today.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Arthur is always spot on in his judgement is he Pou, never makes a mistake?

If by mistake you mean not having enough information to make the perfect decision every time then welcome to coaching. It’s about managing uncertainty. Not everyone can be as certain as you because not everybody is as f**king dumb.

Who is responsible for the shit attitude of the team then? Not one or two players but the whole team?
If we get flogged today (which I doubt) what will be the excuse then?

You tell us mate, you’re the one with all the answers. Would bigger forwards have fixed our poor attitude early this year and last year?

This is a smokescreen for something more seriously wrong with the team than attitude. In the Panthers game the attitude was fine for 30 mins but then disappeared and one can only hope BA has now found it and given it to the team for today.

Exactly. Attitude can change during the course of a game. It is far more volatile than any other factor affecting performance. Until it’s fixed we are unable to accurately assess any other factor such as the size of our forwards. Keep your agenda in your pocket for after we sort our shit out.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Arthur is always spot on in his judgement is he Pou, never makes a mistake?
Who is responsible for the shit attitude of the team then? Not one or two players but the whole team?
If we get flogged today (which I doubt) what will be the excuse then?

This is a smokescreen for something more seriously wrong with the team than attitude. In the Panthers game the attitude was fine for 30 mins but then disappeared and one can only hope BA has now found it and given it to the team for today.

My plea has fallen on deaf ears. You're already blowing up and we haven't even played. Give it a rest FFS.

 

[Miller was a legend]

Arthur is always spot on in his judgement is he Pou, never makes a mistake?
Who is responsible for the shit attitude of the team then? Not one or two players but the whole team?
If we get flogged today (which I doubt) what will be the excuse then?

This is a smokescreen for something more seriously wrong with the team than attitude. In the Panthers game the attitude was fine for 30 mins but then disappeared and one can only hope BA has now found it and given it to the team for today.

Don’t worry so much. You guys will win tonight and be back on track

 

[84 Baby]

Don’t worry so much. You guys will win tonight and be back on track

For Glenneel that just means more death riding

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If the Sharks lose it will be because the Eels are shit.

 

[Joely01]

Arthur is always spot on in his judgement is he Pou, never makes a mistake?
Who is responsible for the shit attitude of the team then? Not one or two players but the whole team?
If we get flogged today (which I doubt) what will be the excuse then?

This is a smokescreen for something more seriously wrong with the team than attitude. In the Panthers game the attitude was fine for 30 mins but then disappeared and one can only hope BA has now found it and given it to the team for today.

The players in the first two weeks have believed the pre season hype and haven’t wanted to tough it out and tried to do short cuts.
BA can only say and do so much, the first two weeks is purely on the 17 out on the field, they haven’t wanted to get into the arm wrestle

 

[hindy111]

Is mcguire a shit coach? Souths sacked him yet he took them to their first gf win in years?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Winning a grand final requires a lot of luck. More impressive was the three straight top four finishes.

Maybe there’s some truth to the idea that at least some coaches can overstay their welcome.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Macguire is a good coach but shit at managing a squad retention and or recruitment / salary cap!!

 

[Gazzamatta]

Back off Poo fellas. Poo was the only person supporting Super Coach Kearney. What a man.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why not support your coach? Nobody is ever as good or as bad as every merkin thinks.

 

[lingard]

Don’t worry so much. You guys will win tonight and be back on track

I don't think you really mean that

 

[rugby league fan]

That was utter rubbish. We look lost & disjointed in attack.
Again our go forward was very disappointing and our halves look like there not even interested. We have no punch in the middle
Very concerning

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That was utter rubbish. We look lost & disjointed in attack.
Again our go forward was very disappointing and our halves look like there not even interested. We have no punch in the middle
Very concerning

Once Evans went off we only had one attacking forward in the middle. But when we did get a quick play-the-ball our halves tried to go out the back every single time. They need to mix it up. Hit the decoy, put a kick through, go yourself. These could result in a penalty, opposition error or a quick play-the-ball. We need to be smarter and more patient.

 

[Chipmunk]

Once Evans went off we only had one attacking forward in the middle. But when we did get a quick play-the-ball our halves tried to go out the back every single time. They need to mix it up. Hit the decoy, put a kick through, go yourself. These could result in a penalty, opposition error or a quick play-the-ball. We need to be smarter and more patient.

But our halves are awesome Pou Bear...they're the best.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But our halves are awesome Pou Bear...they're the best.

One of them was a gun last year and the other was a gun in 2016. They will come good. They are working off f**k all possession, behind a tired pack.

 

[Avenger]

I think we need to take advantage of the situation at the Raiders and attempt an enticing swap deal for Ricky Stuart. We offer him Corey Norman for Junior Paulo.

 

[Chipmunk]

One of them was a gun last year and the other was a gun in 2016. They will come good. They are working off f**k all possession, behind a tired pack.

The forward pack is going to be tired all year...if that's going to be their excuse they'll deliver f**k all this season.