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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 27, 2018 13:51:17 GMT 10
Brian Smith wasnt good at getting a team over the final hurdle. His coaching career proved that Yep. The choker!! |
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Post by crow on Oct 27, 2018 15:20:53 GMT 10
have to say that we havent done very good with coaches since Brian Smith.
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 27, 2018 18:23:39 GMT 10
have to say that we havent done very good with coaches since Brian Smith. It's been appalling and has resulted in wooden spoons. It's all been downhill since Jack Gibson. |
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Post by crow on Oct 28, 2018 2:55:52 GMT 10
hard to do better than Jack Gibson. On the subject of coaches, sad how all those other teams are getting there man and we are stuck with a poor excuse for a coach. Not any great signings either. Stay tuned for another miserable season.
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 28, 2018 12:54:47 GMT 10
hard to do better than Jack Gibson. On the subject of coaches, sad how all those other teams are getting there man and we are stuck with a poor excuse for a coach. Not any great signings either. Stay tuned for another miserable season. I remember in the early 90's when Parra had an ordinary team, but they still gave 100%. I'd rather that team, than this current lot. |
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Post by crow on Oct 29, 2018 9:02:53 GMT 10
I dont remember the year, but it was in the 90's and half the Eels team was playing in England and due back halfway through the season. The close to reserve grade team were awesome, they put in week in week out, this current mob are a bunch of bums.
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 29, 2018 17:13:57 GMT 10
I dont remember the year, but it was in the 90's and half the Eels team was playing in England and due back halfway through the season. The close to reserve grade team were awesome, they put in week in week out, this current mob are a bunch of bums. 1985!! Sterlo, Kenny and a few others were playing in England. Parra even beat a full strength Bulldogs team at Belmore without those players. 1985 Eels v Bulldogs Kenny v Sterlo Those were the days when Parra had heart!! |
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Post by crow on Oct 30, 2018 0:50:02 GMT 10
funny that Denis Fitzgerald was in charge then. He was good early on but became too big headed and a bum later on. I think you meant 1995?
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 30, 2018 10:50:41 GMT 10
funny that Denis Fitzgerald was in charge then. He was good early on but became too big headed and a bum later on. I think you meant 1995? In 1995, Parra ran second last!! Only a terrible Cowboys team in their first year saved Parra from the spoon. The year you're talking about is 1985. In 1995, no Parra players were over in England at the start of the season. |
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Post by crow on Oct 30, 2018 23:42:49 GMT 10
sorry I got my decades nixed up, you are 100% correct
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 31, 2018 19:14:04 GMT 10
sorry I got my decades nixed up, you are 100% correct I remember it like it was yesterday. Waiting for Sterlo and Kenny to comeback. Unfortunately, 1985 ended in a bad way after such a good year. Incredible the Dogs won 26-0 in the Preliminary Final. I remember at halftime it was only 4-0. |
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Post by crow on Nov 1, 2018 6:25:40 GMT 10
yes 1995 the Eels stunk to high heaven, the 90's were not good
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Post by Electric Eel on Nov 1, 2018 9:56:57 GMT 10
yes 1995 the Eels stunk to high heaven, the 90's were not good And it's embarrassing that it took something like the Super League war to make Parra competitive again. All those players from the Bulldogs and Sharks left and came to Parra in 1996. |
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Post by crow on Nov 1, 2018 12:44:59 GMT 10
and made the playoffs with those dogs but still choked
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Post by Electric Eel on Nov 1, 2018 17:24:40 GMT 10
and made the playoffs with those dogs but still choked 1998 was the greatest choke of all time followed by 2001 and then 2005. Geez, the Brian Smith days had a soul destroying end every year. |
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