The Parramatta Eels suffered defeat in their first trial game of the season and already I have skipped over several blogs questioning SK - the team - individual players - THE REFS ( they deserve it ) and whatever else is going to present us with an overall result WORSE than 2011.
I have a chuckle to myself - Yep - all is good in Eels land.
Quite normal in fact.
After spending way too much time on this site during the NRL season - and sometimes durin the off season - I am no longer surprised by this reaction.
You cannot take the passion from the fans and their burning desire to see our boys hold the famed trophy at the end of EVERY season.
HOWEVER
There is a natural proccess in action here
Just like the weather - it is the same for the Mighty Eels.
The 1980s were our times then the just like the weather - following the floods came the drought.
Ours has been a very long and sometimes very severe drought but we have survived.
The Dragons went 31 years - yes THIRTY ONE YEARS - between drinks - tasted the sweet succulence of success then straight back into the drought.
We have some newbies - some oldies -and some in between playing in our team but we have something no other team has.......................................
THE MOST PASSIONATE FAN BASE that continues to seek the Holy Grail of the GF trophy.
WE WILL NOT GIVE UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bag em out - scream at them - but NEVER desert them.
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water...water... does anyone have some water?
You know what Colin, I tell it the way I see it. There were players on the field last night that simply are not 1st graders. Win, loss or draw means nothing at all. The attack means very little to me also as they wouldn`t be showing all thier cards in a trial match. Defense on the other hand is an issue. Players just don`t turn off defensivly because it`s a trial. You still make your tackles. Some players were made look very bad in thier reads and technique.
It'll be another rebuilding year, With SK at the helm for the next 5 years I won't be expecting anything.
@ TSE - know what you mean - if they are not up to standard then let em know it.
I am vocal at times and that is good.
@Darkie - what about the scumbags from Mexico - gotta give them a flogging too.
@Parranoid - think the building is coming along nicely
@ ParaT - it's on its way