Rumours and Stuff

[JokerEel]

True, but plenty of players must have shares in pubs and I get a feeling NRL don't count that on the salary cap. Also suspicious is Storm. How do they keep , say, Pezet and Faalongo even Paps, on long term deals when others are offering much more??? Very suspicious if ask me.

Interesting Paps contract ends when Teddy retires.

Yep they have boss who probably throws them some smart 3rd party deals..

I think Ponga is the Roosters target for fullback. Paps to the Sharks Hughes to the Warrior's.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Keep gilding the BA era - the rest of us will be eagerly awaiting the Ryles era and hopefully the long overdue realisation of this clubs potential.

We're talking about the Smith-Taylor-Hagan era. Try and keep up.

 

[JokerEel]

Ffs twizzle. Why is LU in French!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Still a shit coach. Not sure anyone apart from the CEO wanted Hagan as our coach.

Ricky Stuart is also a shit coach with connections.

And also a premiership winner. Maybe connections are worth more than you think?

 

[JokerEel]

And also a premiership winner. Maybe connections are worth more than you think?

Probably why BA was a waste of time all those years with no connections..

Ryles seems to have a lot of connections and is very resourceful just like the club.

 

[Legal Eel]

We're talking about the Smith-Taylor-Hagan era. Try and keep up.

And still you frame it as a defence of BA.

Try not being disingenuous.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

True, but plenty of players must have shares in pubs and I get a feeling NRL don't count that on the salary cap. Also suspicious is Storm. How do they keep , say, Pezet and Faalongo even Paps, on long term deals when others are offering much more??? Very suspicious if ask me.

Interesting Paps contract ends when Teddy retires.

It is suspicious but I have been trying to tell you merkins about the R word for a few years now. It's easy to just look at Parra and say we're shit, but if you look at the NRL as a whole it's pretty clear it's not a level playing field. Some clubs are more 'well run' than others. Stuart won a premiership at the Roosters and a wooden spoon at Parramatta. Hasler won two premierships the first time around at Manly, when Delmege owned the club, but he struggled when he returned under Penn's sole ownership. It's fair to say that coaches don't win premierships, clubs do.

 

[Glenneel]

But not as good as the Tigers' spine, the best in the NRL

Even Fox Sports didn't have them top, but ahead of us. After this year, hopefully, our spine of Iongi/Papalli, Brown, Moses, Hands/Riley Smith will be top or near.

Based on TCT reports Papalli will be impossible to leave out of the team but where to put him? Hes played mainly fullback but I'd put him in centres and move Lomax to wing but that's me. Ryles must have a plan as bought him directly into top 30. Also Smith is training the house down and is a dynamic dummy half and will partner Hands who'll start. Both players are former Aust school boys so good pedigree.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He was a shit choice as he didn't have a player like Joey running things.

*Sterlo

BA could have built himself a legacy if he worked with the Football department and wasn't trying to protect "his" favorites.

Every coach has favourites. And Arthur has achieved as much as any coach at Parramatta since Gibson. Gee I bet he missed Sterling when he got to Cronulla.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Probably why BA was a waste of time all those years with no connections..

That's why he ended up at Parramatta.

Ryles seems to have a lot of connections and is very resourceful just like the club.

I hope he does.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And still you frame it as a defence of BA.

Try not being disingenuous.

You need to stop fixating on Brad Arthur. We are talking about the club, which has had the same problems for nearly 40 years. I'm keen to see your evidence that those problems have been solved by our rookie coach.

 

[JokerEel]

That's why he ended up at Parramatta.

I hope he does.

No he ended up here because we were desperate due to shit happening at the board level..

The club improved BA never did.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Even Fox Sports didn't have them top, but ahead of us. After this year, hopefully, our spine of Iongi/Papalli, Brown, Moses, Hands/Riley Smith will be top or near.

Based on TCT reports Papalli will be impossible to leave out of the team but where to put him? Hes played mainly fullback but I'd put him in centres and move Lomax to wing but that's me. Ryles must have a plan as bought him directly into top 30. Also Smith is training the house down and is a dynamic dummy half and will partner Hands who'll start. Both players are former Aust school boys so good pedigree.

I'll be surprised if Papalii or Smith are in the top 17 this year. They are more likely to get a run as backups.

 

[84 Baby]

Anyway… Brandon Smith hey?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No he ended up here because we were desperate due to shit happening at the board level..

The club improved BA never did.

His record after 2018 shows he improved in line with the club. What a coincidence.

 

[Glenneel]

He was a shit choice as he didn't have a player like Joey running things.

BA could have built himself a legacy if he worked with the Football department and wasn't trying to protect "his" favorites.

BA would have built nothing. A coach will little imagination or vision, only one tactic (chase the collision) who couldn't adapt to changed circumstances and who let the juniors wither on vine unless associated with Rhinos?

Just look at what Ryles has done in a few months that BA didn't over 11 years. Fan days, proper roster management, restructure of juniors up to ensure success in the future even if he isn't. A person of vision who should replace MON when he retires from coaching.

 

[JokerEel]

*Sterlo

Every coach has favourites. And Arthur has achieved as much as any coach at Parramatta since Gibson. Gee I bet he missed Sterling when he got to Cronulla.

Gibbo did well in 86 to win the competition with us!

 

[JokerEel]

His record after 2018 shows he improved in line with the club. What a coincidence.

Aaaaaand as soon as he is out the door the clean out started


What a f**king catch!

 

[Legal Eel]

You need to stop fixating on Brad Arthur. We are talking about the club, which has had the same problems for nearly 40 years. I'm keen to see your evidence that those problems have been solved by our rookie coach.

BA would have built nothing. A coach will little imagination or vision, only one tactic (chase the collision) who couldn't adapt to changed circumstances and who let the juniors wither on vine unless associated with Rhinos?

Just look at what Ryles has done in a few months that BA didn't over 11 years. Fan days, proper roster management, restructure of juniors up to ensure success in the future even if he isn't. A person of vision who should replace MON when he retires from coaching.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

 

[Legal Eel]

Anyway… Brandon Smith hey?

Is there anything to this? Does anyone actually know anything of substance?