Why we havent won a premiership since 1986

I hate to yarn before a game but i heard a 12 year old quote from someone about another club 12 years ago who were in a similar position to us this year.Some of these old players have "a hold over the hearts and minds of south sydney fans, we are talking about the guys from 1971 and they are still dominating the way the club thinks and thats not necessairly healthy. Im happy those players had there glory days and they should be respected and admired but they shouldnt prevent other players from having glory days and thats exactly the situation we are in" - Russell Crowe prior to privatising south sydneyThis quote caught my eye last night after watching the south side story documentary and to me speaks volumes about parramatta.We are stuck in a mentality that 1986 can never be replicted becuase our team from the 80s was just that good. We still hold value to whatever players like peter sterling say over anything else. When a young player comes through he is instantly the next eric grothe sr, jarryd hayne or peter sterling rather than being just a good young players. its not a healthy state we are in, it never has and never will but this mentality is entrenched in our though process as a club and has been since 1986Its a mentality before anything else we need to move away from if we want to see another premiership come to parramatta. We need to break away from our history and we need to start making new memories as a club

"Luais a great example. Many on here will say he's shit and overated , blah blah blah, but he's leaps and bounds more effective than Brown on a week to week basis . But dare say Browns overated and wow, won't you go down like a lead baloon. It's…"

"Letting a good talent go, well he is going anyway why not get something in return as oppose to letting him leave for nothing. Can fix our backline issue. We need one Winger, maybe a second to compete. Simonsson has shown he can do a decent job. Get…"

"Asomua may not be speedy but he would be that workhorse out the back we are lacking. He suits how BA wants to play, he would help those forwards. I would try hard to get Savage, i know it is a pipe dream but desperation can hit, Asomua can replace…"

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Avenger June 9, 2018 at 12:05pm

The good news is that we have until 2029 to try and beat that drought set by Souths. From memory they didn’t even contest a GF before they won their next one in 2014. At least we have been in 2 since 1986.
- Frank The Tank > Avenger June 9, 2018 at 4:32pm
  
  Good news - I'll just sit here and be patient a little while longer...……..
  
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Joseph June 9, 2018 at 12:58pm

Trying to achieve that 2029 benchmark is neither impressive nor honorbale. Another ten years will break the members hearts. I personally will not renew membership until we rejoin the finals. The fact that we have continued to break membership numbers every year speaks of the loyalty of our fans
- EelsAgeMe > Joseph June 9, 2018 at 2:02pm
  
  Or it shows how gullible and stupid Eel fans can be.
- Avenger > Joseph June 9, 2018 at 2:58pm
  
  I was joking. It’s isnt good news, it’s a disgrace.
- Frank The Tank > Joseph June 9, 2018 at 4:36pm
  
  Joe I understand how you're feeling and it hurts like hell.
  
  The problem with our club is that they risking losing fans - not the rusted on like us but the future fans, the next generation. Not good.
Shawn peters June 9, 2018 at 2:42pm

Yawnnnnnnn. B
Mac5733 June 9, 2018 at 3:11pm

We were suppose to have 2 by 2019.
- Frank The Tank > Mac5733 June 9, 2018 at 4:40pm
Shawn peters June 9, 2018 at 3:27pm

Yawwnnnnnn b