I think the concept of teaching and mentoring IS SOMEWHAT overated/stated in this case.
Volkman is being made out to be a real benefactor, he hasn't come back after looking at the market, he has come back because we asked him to.
Yes learning and mentoring are an essentail and it comes back to levels and opportunities, not the least being ego's. I doubt that Volkman may see it as an opportunity to learn or being mentored by Luai. That being said, I think he see's a lot of opportunites, not the least the likelyhood of him playing a lot of first grade, given the opportunity that the current halves situation offers, I don't see Volkman as a starting half in any existing NRL side, Parra aside currently and not next year to start.
I'm not against the hiring of Luai but I have to agree with the general consensus, he has hardly set the world on fire via the Tigers experiment.
Now in saying that, I suspect there are some deeper happening's at Tigers that have clouded the issue. I think that Luai can be good for us and I hope his ego drives him that way. Apart from him being a very good player, one of the things he brought to the Penrith process from the very beginning was his tremendous enthusiasm around anything from a tackle to a try and jumping over everybody......this is what I hope he brings to Parra, albeit for the short time....thats where the learning and mentoring can really be effective....5/8 play, nah! follow me boys "I will lead you" this is not going to be needed in his actual game and with Moses being there he can compliment his own role and not worry about that.
Obviously I expect him to be involved with any developing player, contrary to the "experts" on here thinking he is not going to be the slightest interested about Parra, looking after his TPA's, etc, and if he does that, he will look like a fool......I don't think he is a fool and I know there are fools on here that are thinking that way. You know the usual mob who want to be critical rather than constructive.
Elite sports people can be very coceited and egotistical but part of theat ego drive is making themselves look good and by that the team they play's for. I reckon the ego is reasonably fragile after Tigers and he we will be determined not to be like that with Parra.
Let's hope I am right because one way or another he will be there next year.
One final thing, just stop for a second and see and understand the comradeship that exists with Penrith, pretty much to this day. It is the key component that makes them the champion team they are. If Parramatta is to ever again hit the heights that we want them to, then that same comarardie needs to become entrenched as well. Luai may just be the type that could be the catalyst for that same enthusiasm....... anything can help!
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Unlike poppa who gets a hard on when a player shows some flare in attack, Cleary gets a hard on when players can stop trying scoring plays in his own 20.
Id take Cleary's view over an ex Pawn broker with Coca cola glasses on a Viagra drip locked in a bali jail for loitering
Lol Chiefy, good comeback for a Village Idiot.....
PS I am not arguing with Cleary.....I agree in him dropping Blaize....so who's track are you on Chiefy, other than the negative track on Volkman because you looked like a fool in offering Volk no more than 250 and you have the temerity to attack Recruitment and Retention..... you lose on all counts except the loitering in a Bali Jail, I'll pay that one! when were you there? there is a noose put up by some one that Chiefy was not well hung there! obviously you didn't get to experience the Viagra Drip.
How many times have i got to tell you . You can't educate Village Dopes
Its hard to teach an "old dog" Bobbie. Lol
Wrong, Semi Radradra used to work for bread in the village gold mine. Now he's a qualified dietician.
that makes sense as he wouldn't be short of "dough".
"I don't think he is a fool and I know there are fools on here that are thinking that way. You know the usual mob who want to be critical rather than constructive."
Every time I read a post from you, you always manage to have a dig at supporters who are "critical". I appreciate that you're a glass half full kind of guy, but you don't need to call supporters fools just because they don't share the same view as you.
You have to admit, there's not much to like about this Luai signing. I personally don't see much to be positive or constructive about other than the fact that it's for 1 year only.
I do not believe Luai is playing well. I believe Volkman is better and has more upside. I also don't buy the argument about Luai being a mentor. I would not want my clubs young players to look up to someone like Luai if I'm honest.
So yeah, I'm critical of the whole thing, and rightly so.
Well the optimistic thing for you Parraborn1 is to be "born again" that will give you something to look forward to.
Seriously you are right in making the observations you have made, but I find this interesting in a physcological sense....i.e "I always manage to take a dig at supporters that are critical"
In your eyes that is wrong! rightly so! but for me to express that view is wrong! right so!.....so am I allowed to make such observations or just agree that any criticism is wrong? What if I don't agree with the criticism, can I qualify that like I have in the blog, look to see positive because I did say " I agree with the general consensus that he has not gone well with the Tigers"
Where do we actually differ and could you handle criticism better?
PS No one likes being criticised, especially me as people well know.
Maybe start with not calling your fellow supporters fools because they share a different view to you, how about that? Or making cringeworthy statements like this which is a very poor attempt at an insult:
"Well the optimistic thing for you Parraborn1 is to be "born again" that will give you something to look forward to."
Fellow supporters....what does that imply if you are a fool? The following is your quote!
"At this point, Luai can play NSW Cup for all I care. He doesn't give a single fuck about Parramatta. This will be a trainwreck. One of our worst signings ever, espeically if Volkman leaves."
Cringeworthy is an interesting word?
Now your entitled to that opinion and you would have some support I imagine......that said I don't regard that as the sort of thing that I rate from a fellow supporter.
Keep in mind your hipocrisy here i.e. this is what you also said about me....
" Every time I read a post from you, you always manage to have a dig at supporters who are "critical". I appreciate that you're a glass half full kind of guy, but you don't need to call supporters fools just because they don't share the same view as you."
Is that not an example in your quote of being critical after your criticism of me?
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