Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

Well that’s just bad luck for the coach if they fail to win a comp when the team peaks then.

It's bad luck for everyone.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Impossible, we carried a rope!

They might need a heavier rope.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think of the team as the current worst in the comp. And the club has made decisions that have contributed to the position we are in.

Those decisions also contributed to having a team good enough to make a grand final. You take the good with the bad.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Has Joe Biden hacked your account.

Comparing Climate and weather to how Parramatta are performing

I'm trying to explain the different time frames for measuring variance within a club and a team, with reference to something you might understand. Obviously variance in climate, season, weather are too hard, but I won't give up on you.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's the style you need. Pou says Martin's just an average forward. Silly comment. He has aggression,passion,hit like a hammer and goot feet as we saw in his first try in origin. Also quick play the balls

He misses too many tackles. It's fine when his middle forwards defend well but if he played for us you'd f**king hate him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep we already have Pryke and Brazel as our middles coming through..

Latu and Guymer should be our second rowers in development right now...

Guymer played lock in reserve grade today with Brazel on the edge ffs are you sure you aren't Mark O'Neill?!?!?

 

[JokerEel]

Guymer played lock in reserve grade today with Brazel on the edge ffs are you sure you aren't Mark O'Neill?!?!?

Yep

They actually played Guymer as a ball playing lock which I haven't seen in a long time...Not just a battering ram.

Like I said in the NSW cup thread Brazel is a middle for me still he tackles everything.

 

[gaffer]

everyone was baging waqa blake with not taking bombs now talagi is doing the same and he is being touted as the next best thing FFS

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I guess the difference is Talagi has time on his side. But how important can it be? Dylan Edwards can't catch bombs, and he's the Origin fullback ffs

 

[gaffer]

surely there is a better winger than talagi in reserve grade

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Dead last

 

[Noise]

we have Moses, Brown, Hopgood, Penisini, Lomax, Gutherson, RCG, Talented youngers like MA and Blaize. we got 16 players off contract at the end of 2025.

all im saying is we dont need a 4 - 5 year 'rebuild' to be successful. if things go our way like we nail the head coach hire, the young guys we have turn into serviceable FGers and we sign another decent player. theres no reason we cant be successful next year.

Moses is the only merkin worth keeping.

 

[Sensei Cobra]

11 games straight
Conceded 20 or more

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Moses is the only merkin worth keeping.

Yep f**k em all off

dust off Rickys projector

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Conceded 34 and the knights had about 3 overturned

edit:
And the knights are shit and had the best attacking player out

we really are f**ked

 

[JokerEel]

Ffs merkins take it to the game day thread

 

[Happy MEel]

Moses is the only merkin worth keeping.

Moses and Hopgood. The rest I’m off

 

[JokerEel]

Moses and Hopgood. The rest I’m off

Not overly impressed with Hopgood either

 

[Happy MEel]

Not overly impressed with Hopgood either

Yeah this year his form has been down but he’s young and I reckon he still offers something

 

[gaffer]

wonder if madge the coach is still being considered, i'd have him before the assistant coaches they are looking at