Rumours and Stuff

[King-Gutho94]

well there were some massive chest beaters on here that wanted him too...funny that.

I'm more than happy with our selection and in fact it's probably a decent tick from our CEO and chairman to get it done amongst the shit show they've dished up.

I guess we will never know but it would be curious to know where the dragons would be now if Ryles took the job.

This would be year two. Would they be better or worse then where they are now.

I dont think Ryles would have bought a dad's army in Cook, Gutho, Holmes to the joint.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If our neighbours Penrith can do what they have done why not us??

A better question is why can’t every other club do it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

to be fair..we're definitely not the only club with the trimmings you mentioned but there aren't many like the Broncs, Dogs, Storm and Roosters with a bit of extra spice to help them along..

And yet only half of those four clubs have made the finals more often than we have since 2019.

 

[hineyrulz]

A better question is why can’t every other club do it.

And an even better question would be why does mediocrity make you stiffer than a triple scotch???

 

[Stevie]

well that would be Talkin Parra and not TCT...

they are chalk and cheese..

Yes I am talking about those guys not the TCT guys at all. The TCT guys put a shotload of time and effort and research into there. Respect.

 

[Stagger eel]

And yet only half of those four clubs have made the finals more often than we have since 2019.

oh don't be ridiculous...

those clubs have had a long history of success with the exception of the Bulldogs who despite winning 3 premierships since our last one have had a recent transition at board level and have able to land themselves a wealthy benefactor sponsor and probably one of the highest profile figures in the game to oversee and control their football operations.

 

[Avenger]

A better question is why can’t every other club do it.

Stop flogging a dead horse and making excuses for these deadbeats in our front office. We were always the senior partner—now we’re Penrith’s little brother. That should never have happened. We’re a huge club stuck in mediocrity, and nearly 40 years without a title proves it. It’s not just about bad luck, for f**k’s sake.

But as usual, you’ll argue the opposite—probably not even because you believe it, but just to be a antagonist for the sake of it.

 

[Grigor]

A better question is why can’t every other club do

Are you seriously delusional Pou ? The resources we have we shouldn't be where we are most of the time, clubs like the raiders dolphins etc have nothing on us but we are anchored to the bottom of the comp on a regular basis and occasionally make the semis , you'd have to be the only person that comes on here looking to start an argument for the sake of it

 

[Avenger]

Are we talking about the Parra Plodcast the same buffoons who wanted fans to turn there back on the players and do an embarrassing walk out protest during a game last year.

They even handed out fliers about it at the game i think was against Penrith last year.

I politely told them no i wasn't interested ironically we scored a try in the minute they wanted to protest.

Gee that worked out great.

Though i will argue the reason they created such inflammatory demands was so they could get better access to the club and it has worked.

The club are now bending over for those blokes and letting them inside the inner sanctum a lot more.

Anyone with half a brain wouldn’t let Adam and his crew of bogan clowns within a mile of the club. The only half-decent one already bailed—pretty sure it was the bloke from League of Inches.

 

[Avenger]

Are you seriously delusional Pou ? The resources we have we shouldn't be where we are most of the time, clubs like the raiders dolphins etc have nothing on us but we are anchored to the bottom of the comp on a regular basis and occasionally make the semis , you'd have to be the only person that comes on here looking to start an argument for the sake of it

Don’t bother mate. He’s in his element here.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Are you seriously delusional Pou ? The resources we have we shouldn't be where we are most of the time, clubs like the raiders dolphins etc have nothing on us but we are anchored to the bottom of the comp on a regular basis and occasionally make the semis , you'd have to be the only person that comes on here looking to start an argument for the sake of it

Welcome to LU Grigor you have finally made it.

 

[Legal Eel]

And yet only half of those four clubs have made the finals more often than we have since 2019.

Bulldogs were an absolute basket case for 6-7 years and Brisbane were a wreck for at least two and are still recovering....are you advocating that these depths are necessary in well run clubs?

Of course you aren't, as you have no actual position, save for antagonising and trolling Parra fans.

Of course, the Pouciples will defend you as it serves their agenda of deflecting club failures, but anyone with half a brain knows that you are no Parramatta fan, you are just a troll who uses the Parramatta forum to soothe his own demons and insecurities in mockery of other Parramatta fans.

 

[85 Baby]

Are you seriously delusional Pou ? The resources we have we shouldn't be where we are most of the time, clubs like the raiders dolphins etc have nothing on us but we are anchored to the bottom of the comp on a regular basis and occasionally make the semis , you'd have to be the only person that comes on here looking to start an argument for the sake of it

When Pou says resources, I don’t think he exactly means other clubs have more money or more support or saying those clubs are better than us.
Clubs just have different types of resources.
We can not compete with Canberra on cost of living and maybe climate preference or if a Queenslander doesn’t want to leave Queensland, how do we compete with Dolphins?
Every club is going to have different competitive advantages and every player is going to value their preferences differently.
Where resources is a factor, and it seems more and more likely we are lacking, is actually understanding the competitive advantages we have that players value.

 

[emjaycee]

When Pou says resources, I don’t think he exactly means other clubs have more money or more support or saying those clubs are better than us.
Clubs just have different types of resources.
We can not compete with Canberra on cost of living and maybe climate preference or if a Queenslander doesn’t want to leave Queensland, how do we compete with Dolphins?
Every club is going to have different competitive advantages and every player is going to value their preferences differently.
Where resources is a factor, and it seems more and more likely we are lacking, is actually understanding the competitive advantages we have that players value.

Assuming we have some.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And an even better question would be why does mediocrity make you stiffer than a triple scotch???

I hate that we’re so mediocre. I just don’t think there’s an easy solution. If there was, everyone would be doing it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

oh don't be ridiculous...

those clubs have had a long history of success with the exception of the Bulldogs who despite winning 3 premierships since our last one have had a recent transition at board level and have able to land themselves a wealthy benefactor sponsor and probably one of the highest profile figures in the game to oversee and control their football operations.

Well it’s still to be seen how successful they will be, but since I started really following the game in the early 90s, the Bulldogs have been one of the more successful Sydney clubs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Stop flogging a dead horse and making excuses for these deadbeats in our front office. We were always the senior partner—now we’re Penrith’s little brother. That should never have happened. We’re a huge club stuck in mediocrity, and nearly 40 years without a title proves it. It’s not just about bad luck, for f**k’s sake.

But as usual, you’ll argue the opposite—probably not even because you believe it, but just to be a antagonist for the sake of it.

If you want to fixate on Penrith, you will miss most of the information needed to understand our situation. But if you think demographics are a factor, it’s clear that Penrith has cannibalised a lot of the human and financial resources that used to be inherent to our club.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Are you seriously delusional Pou ? The resources we have we shouldn't be where we are most of the time, clubs like the raiders dolphins etc have nothing on us but we are anchored to the bottom of the comp on a regular basis and occasionally make the semis , you'd have to be the only person that comes on here looking to start an argument for the sake of it

We aren’t on the “bottom of the comp on a regular basis”. We are down for the second straight year. Before that we were last in 2018 (making the finals either side of that year) and before that we were down from 2011-2013. There’s nothing regular about our current form at all. It’s an outlier.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

When Pou says resources, I don’t think he exactly means other clubs have more money or more support or saying those clubs are better than us.
Clubs just have different types of resources.
We can not compete with Canberra on cost of living and maybe climate preference or if a Queenslander doesn’t want to leave Queensland, how do we compete with Dolphins?
Every club is going to have different competitive advantages and every player is going to value their preferences differently.
Where resources is a factor, and it seems more and more likely we are lacking, is actually understanding the competitive advantages we have that players value.

What advantages do we have that don’t apply to at least half a dozen other clubs? Even players who settle down within seven minutes of the CoE can get a small upgrade at Canterbury, Wests or Penrith, and barely need to leave for work any earlier.

 

[Avenger]

I hate that we’re so mediocre. I just don’t think there’s an easy solution. If there was, everyone would be doing it.

Nah. I think you don’t mind it.