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Eels' credibility slip-sliding away: Telegraph

Posted by 1Eyed Eel on August 18, 2010 at 10:09am

I'D LOVE to have Quade Cooper at the club," says Parramatta chief executive Paul Osborne. "But we're hardly laying out a hundred metres of red carpet yet."

It's a remark that conflicts heavily with the present assumption that the Eels cannot see what everyone else can: that the Wallabies playmaker and his manager, Richard Colreavy, have cast a line deep into the Parramatta River and the Eels are snapping away at the shiny lure, unaware that it is very unlikely there is any actual meat on the end of the hook.

Because everywhere you asked yesterday, in both rugby league and union, it was becoming clearer that Cooper had no intention of defecting to rugby league - even if the Eels remain in a lather about pulling off the coup of the century.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-credibility-slip-sliding-away/story-e6frfgh6-1225906592569

I fear that this story is way too on the money...

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JJM August 18, 2010 at 10:35am

I read ando wants kimmorley but will osbourne listen to him???
fpv eel August 18, 2010 at 10:40am

what about the talk the other day saying we signed Brad Murray?? TBH i would def had rather kept KK and maitua doesnt have half the potential that Mateo has... Hopefully if we throw him a life line its not at a huge expense to us!
Ace Eel August 18, 2010 at 10:50am

Yes,,ossie's timing isn't the best...making offers to barrett who was already gone to stud park...cronk who the water boys were never going to let go...cooper will now doubt be in the same boat....maybe kimmorley & maitau ?would be still good buys....but signing & retaining our own boys should be his priority....
Hish August 18, 2010 at 2:26pm

Kimmorley is a tosser, all he has to offer is a kick and chase. Has anyone watched the dogs this year? seriously the guy is 3 years overdue for retirement and not to mention any names, but one of the bulldogs players told my dad first hand that he carries on like royalty at training and gets under everyones nerves and that he's the worst half back he's every played alongside.
Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" August 18, 2010 at 2:49pm

Typical of the newspapers. Always behind the times
Our credibility is NOT slip sliding away - It was gone long ago.

Starting with the first lot of very public "confidential" negotiations for players.

I have no idea how Osbourne thinks he is any sort of negotiator after this years circus.

Well at least we can be happy with the fact that we have buckets of money in the kitty.

And if I am not mistaken I believe Noddy is already gone.

Sad - sad day.
Embo August 18, 2010 at 4:05pm

I have more chance of playing for the Eels next year, biggest hoax since the Loch Ness monster.......I'd love to play poker with our board if they think this is a genuine possibility, the ARU would cut their own wrists before letting this bloke walk out 12 months out from a RWC.....can we talk about somethig else because this is fantasy land stuff.