1Eyed Eel

"Branding is extremely important to identity, especially people who haven’t been alive long enough for their identity to be built around their achievements."

"I predict the Eels to make the top 8 in 2019. Mitch Moses & Dylan Brown to blend together well in the halves and the Eels forwards will be much improved in 2019."

"So you just assisted him in the art of buying into a marketing campaign and playing the status game? Maybe a good discussion to now initiate with him is about the difference between expensive because of quality and expensive because of branding. Or,…"

"Yeah I doubt he'll get as much on his next contract. When we signed him he was one of the first picked for Origin. There's a chance he'll stay on a reduced contract unless he's been flagged as having a shit attitude. Then I doubt we'll make an offer."

"Thanks Pou, seems definitive, hopefully will inspire him to perform well this season"

"Pou based on this article you would have to assume that 2019 will be his last season at the Eels unless he is able to impress enough to get an extension"

"The only official announcement about the length of Jennings' contract was when we announced his signing in January 2016: https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2016/01/18/eels-sign-michael-jenn...
He was signed for four years, meaning this is the final y…"

"Col, your first paragraph is 100% why we went backwards last year. I just hope we don't go overboard with size because if the interchange gets reduced to 6 in the next year or two we could find ourselves in trouble again. "

"Great summary of our posiition, I notice that Michael Jennings is not listed in the Off Contract beyond 2019. I think this question has been asked before, does MJ have an option in his favour for 2020?"

"Good blog Colin. Good to read something that is not an opinion piece. I think that his list comes from the original 28 issued by the club minus Norman 
What is interesting for me is that we only play last years GF teams once. What is not so good is…"

"I like your title heading Hell OE" Failure is absoultley necessary" It can shake you  big time and motivate the search for a better way eg The basket ball player being hailed as a Master . He remembers his missed 1000 goals or so which made him put…"

"Thanks Tad, in many ways its a pretty nothing article but the aspect I liked about it was how comprehensive it was regarding, draw, players and the like, have not seen one like this previously."

"Thing to consider is where the writtter got his list from.
The eels webb site has 30 players listed in the teams category, and Davey is listed. IIRC he was brought down as a play for contract or similar, when his name was released a lot wrote him of…"

"Davey is 27 and so not a development player. There is still scope for Parra to bring the development players into the top 30."

"Interesting the davey is in the top 30 but not mahoney or brown. Is he really that closely in contention for a spot this year who would miss out? "

"LOL Popps. Noticed he's going blind in his left eye and his left ear looks like it's sunk a few cm carrying his sideburns with it. It could affect his balance. It would be painful to watch this guy walk, talk and think.
And as Eels supporters we've…"

"TAD - a good idea. Would love to see someone like an Arnold, Sterlo, Price, Kenny, Edge, Cronin, Grothe or Beau Scott, Fittler, even a Ricky Ponting, Waugh, or an Anthony Robbins, mentor or have some input into the club. The players' mind and body n…"

"Thanks for the kind words BaliBenny and a big hello. I'm still a big kid at heart and hopeful with some of the young kids coming through that we still might make something out of this year and culturally evolve. We have to. Let's just hope this year…"