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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 10, 2019 19:49:21 GMT 10
I cant agree with you on the evil empire, but I do understand what you are saying. The Rorters and the Storm will both be a little weaker next season so that may work well for the Eels. The janitor had to fight for his life this season t get a new contract, that achieved what does he have to fight for next season? He is having the last laugh with 2 more years in place. Even if he gets fired he will still get his money. The janitor is on easy street, I think it will reflect in the teams performance. No playoffs in 2020 for the Eels. There will be a lot of supporters looking for blood and that will all be aimed at the janitor. Storm and Roosters should be a little weaker, but the Storm still have Cameron Smith which the entire team is built around. Definitely the games best player this past decade, but he has to eventually retire. The Janitor hoodwinked everyone!! If he stays on another 5 years, he's looking at 10 million over 10 years for no premierships. He definitely by now should have the club bearing down on him, because he's already had 5 years and no premiership. Just starting off would be a different story. Brian Smith had to leave after a decade because he failed to climb the mountain, whereas Wayne Bennett at the Broncos could stay on forever, because he climbed Mount Everest every few years. |
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Post by crow on Dec 11, 2019 3:37:35 GMT 10
you dont need compare worthy coaches with the janitor to me, I know his shortcomings. BS could not get to the mountain top but he was still a good coach with limitations at the pointy end of the season. The janitor should not be spoken in the same sentence as Wayne Bennett, one of the better coaches ever. The janitor is just a pretender with support of a few senior players. If the janitor gets fired and there is a player revolt let them all go, because this club will never achieve the ultimate goal under toilet bowl cleaner.
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Post by crow on Dec 11, 2019 10:22:09 GMT 10
New rules could suit Eels: Moses Author Chris Kennedy NRL.com Reporter Timestamp Tue 10 Dec 2019, 04:46 PM Eels playmaker Mitch Moses hopes the off-season rule changes could largely suit Parramatta's style of play – though he isn't sold on the captain's challenge.
Moses said the club's big and skilful outside backs should be well placed to capitalise on a new rule making it illegal to tackle an attacking player in mid-air as they jump to field a kick, as well as a new option to take a scrum from 10 or 20 metres in from touch, or from the middle of the field.
With three potent long kickers in Moses, Dylan Brown and Reed Mahoney, the new 20/40 rule could also come into play for the Eels although Moses backed his big outside backs to ensure it was rarely needed.
"I'm not sure how we're going to go about it or even if you get many chances at to be honest," Moses said at Westmead Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
"The way our back five run out of the backfield we get over the 20-metre line pretty quickly. If you're in that situation and you see it, it'd be pretty early. They trialled it at the Nines and you could get it away because there was only four tackles.
"It's exciting and it's going to be good for the game, it opens it up a bit more."
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The other rules were more likely to enter the blue and gold game plan, according to Moses.
"The new scrum rule where you get the choice of the 10, 20 or in the middle of the field, that's a big one," he said.
"That's a big one for us, we've got some big outside backs that are real skilful and fast. We'll have to trial it out at training and see where we go and where we feel we play our best from 10, 20 or 50. It will be interesting.
"We've got Waqa Blake and Michael Jennings in our centres who can move and we've added Matto [edge forward Ryan Matterson] this year and he adds another strike on that edge. It will be interesting so we'll have to trial it at training and see how we go."
Blake Ferguson should be well-placed to capitalise on more freedom when fielding attacking kicks, given his size, leaping ability and reputation for knowing the intricacies of rugby league rules.
"Yeah that one's a good one, Fergy when we were training the other day made sure he came sprinting in from the wing and howling at me about that rule," Moses laughed.
"He's very smart, he's not a dumb footballer Fergo, that will really help us. We have such big wingers in Maika [Sivo] and Fergo that can really leap and get in the air so that will be interesting."
Moses said he hadn't put much thought into the captain's challenge yet especially given it's not yet clear how it will work – but his initial reaction was lukewarm and he conceded clubs could look to exploit it.
"I don't know if I like that one," Moses said.
"We put so much pressure on the referees already and if you want to go over their ruling, it's a bit hard, if it's their call it's their call.
"It's almost giving the player a chance to go back at the ref after we get taught so much not to bite at the ref and not to go at the ref. It will be interesting to see how that goes. Gutho might have to open his mouth a bit more!"
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 11, 2019 12:29:22 GMT 10
you dont need compare worthy coaches with the janitor to me, I know his shortcomings. BS could not get to the mountain top but he was still a good coach with limitations at the pointy end of the season. The janitor should not be spoken in the same sentence as Wayne Bennett, one of the better coaches ever. The janitor is just a pretender with support of a few senior players. If the janitor gets fired and there is a player revolt let them all go, because this club will never achieve the ultimate goal under toilet bowl cleaner. The Eels signing the Janitor with no prior coaching history, just assisting the Storm, tells the story. OK, every coach has to coach for the very first time, but the Janitor had no previous history for the club to base a decision on. And 5 years later, here we are with still no premiership or GF appearance since 2009. Eels have to do better than that. Grave Digger needs to turnover a new leaf at the club. |
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Post by crow on Dec 11, 2019 13:27:47 GMT 10
Dont forget they got Kearney the same way as the janitor, one lesson isnt good enough for the Eels. The Eels definitely have the team, hopefully a few good actions will happen and the team gets a new lease of life/??
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 11, 2019 19:37:27 GMT 10
Dont forget they got Kearney the same way as the janitor, one lesson isnt good enough for the Eels. The Eels definitely have the team, hopefully a few good actions will happen and the team gets a new lease of life/?? Eels are definitely the place coaches go to kick off their career, a training ground for up and coming duds. I could be wrong, but I reckon the Grave Digger has already made up his mind on the Janitor. All it will take is one more year of toilet overflow and the Janitor is gone!! Gutho can go as well if he wants to play that game again of you flush my toilet and I'll flush yours!! |
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Post by crow on Dec 11, 2019 23:46:33 GMT 10
the last good coach the Eels had was Daniel Anderson. He got fired because he was hired by Fitzgerald. He didnt deserve that just one year after getting the Eels to the GF. What makes you think the grave digger has already made his mind up on the janitor??? I hope he has made up his mind already to get rid of him asap, but I wouldnt know???
It is sad to think the team is good enough, but has no mentor to get the best out of them. Instead of getting the finer points of rugby league thrown at then, they are constantly getting lessons in janitorial duties. They all have a future after football, I guess???
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 12, 2019 20:44:16 GMT 10
the last good coach the Eels had was Daniel Anderson. He got fired because he was hired by Fitzgerald. He didnt deserve that just one year after getting the Eels to the GF. What makes you think the grave digger has already made his mind up on the janitor??? I hope he has made up his mind already to get rid of him asap, but I wouldnt know??? It is sad to think the team is good enough, but has no mentor to get the best out of them. Instead of getting the finer points of rugby league thrown at then, they are constantly getting lessons in janitorial duties. They all have a future after football, I guess???
The Daniel Anderson comment about the Eels making the Grand Final, had nothing to do with him was strange. Why would he put himself down like that? Duds like the Janitor and SK have never said this and they've won wooden spoons with a decent team. Just a feeling about the Grave Digger. I could be wrong, he may have no idea at all. Do any of us really know what goes on behind closed doors? Would be awesome if the Grave Digger had Craig Bellamy on the phone this week, but that is dreaming. The Eels team sure do know who to clean a toilet bowl better than winning a premiership. Can't believe there are heaps of Eels fans including Sterlo who think the toilet cleaner is a decent coach. |
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Post by crow on Dec 13, 2019 1:45:27 GMT 10
I dont get it with Sterlo, he is a smart guy, what the hell is he thinking.
Nobody ever knows what goes on behind closed door with every team. For all we know the grave digger might be discussing a new way of cheating the salary cap and how to get away with it?
Under the janitor the whole Parramatta Eels team will come away winning nothing but will have the knowledge to clean a toilet bowl to amazing standards for the rest of there life.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 13, 2019 10:51:44 GMT 10
I dont get it with Sterlo, he is a smart guy, what the hell is he thinking. Nobody ever knows what goes on behind closed door with every team. For all we know the grave digger might be discussing a new way of cheating the salary cap and how to get away with it? Under the janitor the whole Parramatta Eels team will come away winning nothing but will have the knowledge to clean a toilet bowl to amazing standards for the rest of there life. Probably for the best then, that Sterlo never coached or got seriously involved in the club. He definitely has an eye for spotting things during a game, just like when he played and could read the game, but the coaching and administration side is not his strong points. I just hope the Grave Digger is driven to win premierships, a CEO that can make a difference and really wants good results. That's what they get paid to do, unlike the Emperor. The Janitor will never win a title. You cannot go from winning spoons to premierships while coaching. That wooden spoon in 2018 with a reasonable team showed how bad the Janitor was. |
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Post by crow on Dec 13, 2019 13:52:13 GMT 10
I remember when the Eels got Sandow, Sterlo was thrilled, talking him up as the next Qld half. Boy, was he wrong. I had a strong feeling Sandow would not work out.
It is the job of every CEO to get good results, I just dont think anybody has told the Eels CEO's of that. Maybe the grave digger will take it on his own back that it may be part of his job description???
the janitor is just a janitor, but sure gets paid a lot to do a shitty job.
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 13, 2019 18:15:09 GMT 10
I remember when the Eels got Sandow, Sterlo was thrilled, talking him up as the next Qld half. Boy, was he wrong. I had a strong feeling Sandow would not work out. It is the job of every CEO to get good results, I just dont think anybody has told the Eels CEO's of that. Maybe the grave digger will take it on his own back that it may be part of his job description??? the janitor is just a janitor, but sure gets paid a lot to do a shitty job. Getting excited over Chris Sandow is embarrassing. Sterlo also got excited over Willie Tonga coming back to the Eels. Glad Sterlo never coached and no wonder he stayed with Channel 9 and it wasn't just the money. Grave Digger needs to flush the Janitor down the toilet. One million dollars a year to not win premierships. If the Janitor is worth one million, then Jack Gibson today would be worth 30 million. |
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Post by crow on Dec 14, 2019 1:31:06 GMT 10
Willie Tonga was a great player at the dogs, but was done when he came back to the Eels. Why the Eels let him go in the first place is beyond me.
One thing about the janitor, if the grave digger calls him into the front office to explain himself, he will stumble and bumble all over himself and not make sense. Exactly like his coaching pedigree. I wish they got Flanagan as an assistant, too smart of a move for the Eels.
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Post by crow on Dec 14, 2019 7:22:59 GMT 10
Further, if the Eels did get Flanagan as an assistant, the janitor would have kept his job for the next 2 years
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Post by Electric Eel on Dec 14, 2019 18:28:17 GMT 10
Willie Tonga was a great player at the dogs, but was done when he came back to the Eels. Why the Eels let him go in the first place is beyond me. One thing about the janitor, if the grave digger calls him into the front office to explain himself, he will stumble and bumble all over himself and not make sense. Exactly like his coaching pedigree. I wish they got Flanagan as an assistant, too smart of a move for the Eels. Willie Tonga won a premiership with the Bulldogs in 2004, but by the time he came back to the Eels he was past his best. Another joke signing that was similar was Anthony Watmough. When Manly were winning grand finals, Watmough was my favourite forward, but typical Parra, they signed him when his speed and strength was gone. The Janitor will just get his loyal players to threaten the Grave Digger with quitting the team. Gutho will lead the protest giving the toilet flusher another year and another million. Eels need a new coach and captain. Flanagan won a premiership with the Sharks. Another person that was involved at Parra that tasted success elsewhere. |
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