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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 19, 2019 14:17:16 GMT 10
I just hope the grave digger does not follow what has happened in the past with the Eels, show a new way, because the past never worked. If he gos in a totally different direction from the past, I will personally hold his in a higher regard. The Eels have to go about everything differently. He could of course go in the wrong direction but hopefully he will see the error of his ways and then go in a different direction. The Eels deserve better and I hope this grave digger can act on that??? The grave digger has massive responsibility, but if he can't handle the job, then he needs to go. We don't want another police investigation because Steve Sharp couldn't balance a ledger. I hope the Janitor doesn't handle the paper work. Toilet flushers have never seen a calculator. The club needs smart people, not punch drunk ex footy players. |
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Post by crow on Dec 20, 2019 2:51:43 GMT 10
I am sure the grave digger gets paid well, with that in mind he needs to work hard and responsibly to earn the money that he makes. All that said I hope every action he takes is in the Eels best interests. It is all about the Eels, I dont care about him taking actions for his own benefit.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 20, 2019 10:07:00 GMT 10
I am sure the grave digger gets paid well, with that in mind he needs to work hard and responsibly to earn the money that he makes. All that said I hope every action he takes is in the Eels best interests. It is all about the Eels, I dont care about him taking actions for his own benefit. The best workers are the ones that do that little extra that is not expected from them and can also make changes for the better. I hope the grave digger is this type of person, otherwise we'll be waiting another 33 years for a title. |
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Post by crow on Dec 20, 2019 12:21:03 GMT 10
at present the grave digger has done well. Signed who needed to be signed and seems to be on the ball so far. I hope it continues and he gets better. At present I have faith in him. He has not done anything wrong as far as I know???
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 20, 2019 19:46:38 GMT 10
at present the grave digger has done well. Signed who needed to be signed and seems to be on the ball so far. I hope it continues and he gets better. At present I have faith in him. He has not done anything wrong as far as I know??? But can he lure a champion player from another club in the peak of their career? Would be good if the Eels could sign the next Cameron Smith or Johnathon Thurston if the Eels cannot develop those type of players. |
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Post by crow on Dec 21, 2019 2:50:14 GMT 10
very good point. The Eels will not pay overs for any player any longer so the grave digger will have to work hard to achieve a champion players signature. I hope the Eels get Jai Arrow if he hasnt signed elsewhere yet.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 21, 2019 12:16:42 GMT 10
very good point. The Eels will not pay overs for any player any longer so the grave digger will have to work hard to achieve a champion players signature. I hope the Eels get Jai Arrow if he hasnt signed elsewhere yet. Although, it's not easy to sign those champion players, because Thurston stayed with the Cowboys until he retired and Cameron Smith with the Storm. Clubs really do have to develop their own superstars, because once players become superstars, their club will bend over backwards to keep them. Roosters did well in signing SBW when they won a premiership in 2013, but he was in two-minds with NRL and Rugby. |
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Post by crow on Dec 22, 2019 1:50:20 GMT 10
SBW is pretty much in the same boat as the pimp, no stability and walked out on the dogs.
I agree clubs do have to develop there own superstars , but, and the huge but, is that the Eels dont have a talent scout worth a damn. Most of the good junior talents ends up at other clubs.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 22, 2019 11:18:32 GMT 10
SBW is pretty much in the same boat as the pimp, no stability and walked out on the dogs. I agree clubs do have to develop there own superstars , but, and the huge but, is that the Eels dont have a talent scout worth a damn. Most of the good junior talents ends up at other clubs. I'm not a fan of SBW. Great player, but something about him I just don't like. Same with Hayne a.k.a the pimp. I'll never understand how the Eels never had another 80's team, considering so many juniors in their area. Does that mean many players that could have been superstars went unnoticed, besides the players that went to other clubs and became successful? |
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Post by crow on Dec 22, 2019 13:59:47 GMT 10
I couldnt stand SBW either. I think SBW is worse than the pimp.
I understand how the Eels have always failed to find talent among the juniors, they have a lack of or very poor talent scouts. Paul Gallen was an Eels junior and never played for the Eels, just one example.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 22, 2019 20:06:42 GMT 10
I couldnt stand SBW either. I think SBW is worse than the pimp. I understand how the Eels have always failed to find talent among the juniors, they have a lack of or very poor talent scouts. Paul Gallen was an Eels junior and never played for the Eels, just one example. Paul Gallen could have been an Eel!! That is completely shocking to think a great leader and player like Paul Gallen went unnoticed. Also David "Wolfman" Williams who attended Parramatta Marist High School never played for the Eels. Need better scouts, like you say. But on the flipside Eels have Gutherson, a Manly junior. LOL Sucked in Manly!! |
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Post by crow on Dec 23, 2019 1:12:38 GMT 10
If I remember correctly, some scout or coach told Gallen he was too small and told him to look elsewhere. I can understand scouts missing some talent, but with the Eels in the 90's the best thing to come out of high school was Scott Mahon. What a find he was???
Sucked in Manly on Gutherson but they have had the better run of good Eels juniors.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 23, 2019 14:20:11 GMT 10
If I remember correctly, some scout or coach told Gallen he was too small and told him to look elsewhere. I can understand scouts missing some talent, but with the Eels in the 90's the best thing to come out of high school was Scott Mahon. What a find he was??? Sucked in Manly on Gutherson but they have had the better run of good Eels juniors. Gallen too small?? LOL Geez, that scout or coach made a mistake. Scott Mahon taken from Wikipedia - Scott Mahon (born 26 February 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played most of his career at the Parramatta Eels, but he also played for Leigh Centurions, Salford City Reds, and the North Queensland Cowboys. He mostly played on the wing, but also played the occasional game at fullback, or centre. Playing career
While attending Pendle Hill High School in Sydney, Mahon played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1987. In round 22 of the 1988 season, Parramatta Eels coach John Monie called up Mahon, while still in high school, to make his first grade debut in place of the equally brilliant but injury prone Tony Cosatto, Mahon scored a try on debut in his side's 16-12 win over the Western Suburbs Magpies at Parramatta Stadium. Mahon also played in the Eels' 1988 Presidents Cup grand final victory over the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.
By 1990, Mahon was more of a regular in the first grade team. He finished the 1990 season as the Eels' top point scorer after scoring 5 tries and kicking 35 goals for a total of 90 points. In the 1992/93 off-season, Mahon travelled to England to play for English side Leigh Centurions. After his brief stint in England, Mahon returned to the Eels for the start of the 1993 season, he returned to the Eels as a much more mature player. In what was a season that produced mixed fortunes for the Eels, Mahon starred, playing in all 22 games and scoring 5 tries.
Mahon once again travelled to England in the 1994/95 off-season, this time to play for another English side the Salford City Reds. Mahon did not take part in the Eels 1995 season campaign. Mahon returned to top form with the Eels in the 1996 season. He finished the 1996 season as the team's equal top try scorer along with Chris Lawler. Mahon's stint with the Eels ended at the conclusion of the 1996 season. After leaving Parramatta, Mahon was made a life member of the club.
In 1997, Mahon joined the North Queensland Cowboys. He played only 18 games in his two seasons with the Cowboys and announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1998 season. He finished his career having played 117 games, scoring 30 tries, and kicking 33 goals.first grade debut in place of the equally brilliant but injury prone Tony Cosatto. Who wrote that? |
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Post by crow on Dec 23, 2019 16:01:25 GMT 10
what memories of total ineptness. It was hard to support them in those days. That article brought back memories of other totally inept players. The Emperor must have been so proud of himself assembling such talent on one field.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 23, 2019 20:13:21 GMT 10
what memories of total ineptness. It was hard to support them in those days. That article brought back memories of other totally inept players. The Emperor must have been so proud of himself assembling such talent on one field. I went to many games when Scott Mahon was playing at the Eels, and the best the Eels were back then was winning 50% of their games. It was terrible to see Kenny and Sterlo go out that way, they deserved better than that. Kenny went from 4 premierships to almost winning wooden spoons in his final years. If only Hindmarsh, Cayless and Burt came along a decade earlier. I wonder how that would have gone? Hard to compare different eras, but Kenny and Sterlo deserved better than Greg Drake, Bill Greentree and John Fearnley. |
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