I’m Backing Brad Arthur and standing in his Corner

This will probably be my final blog before I duck out and leave it to you guys to debate everything from politics to sexuality over the off season.

I want to put on my bullet proof vest for a moment and say that I’m emphatically backing Brad Arthur in 2019. I realise I’m in a growing minority perhaps even for good reason. But I’m backing him. Why?

Cause right now he is our coach!! And while ever he’s coaching my team I’ll back him. When others in high positions decide its time to move on I’ll back the next guy. But I believe in backing your leader, so I’m going to back him.

Secondly, he has shown enough loyalty to Parramatta to warrant another shot after this train wreck of a season. You can’t compare him to our last few coaches as he has walked through so much more adversity and stood when he could have walked away.

Lastly, I think he can coach. I’m happy 10 rounds in next year to admit that I was wrong and the ship is sunk. But he’s shown enough in his first 4 years to suggest he sits just outside the top coaches when it comes to coaching ability and player management.

Lastly I want him to coach in 2019 because I think the last thing we need right now is a new coach. With the roster nearly settled and the salary cap filling up, to employ a new coach with the same roster seems like a disaster waiting to happen and more waiting for success.

I am standing with the coach and time will tell if the bus he’s driving is going somewhere. But Im on it!

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Frank The Tank September 4, 2018 at 6:53pm

Good on you mate.

It takes a special kind of fan to keep taking the hits - you obviously love punishment, a glutton some would say.
- SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) > Frank The Tank September 4, 2018 at 6:56pm
  
  We are used of taking the hits Frank. Parra fans. The under dog. Plenty of lean seasons for a few highlights and we are still following. Crazy hey
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 September 4, 2018 at 6:54pm

So you're basically saying the roster that ba built is a disaster, and no other coach would improve our position.

That's enough to sack Arthur for mine
- SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 September 4, 2018 at 7:00pm
  
  Not a disaster Chief. Some mistakes were made in the forwards but the backline is a ripper. Go back to first half of round 1. looked like a lamborgini. I am not sure why it stalled
The Ape September 4, 2018 at 6:55pm

At least you're making a call.

You're first reason is absolute madness. The rest is not v compelling but there's no point debating it anymore as he has been given another crack.

There can be absolutely no excuses anymore.
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown September 4, 2018 at 6:55pm
- SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) > Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown September 4, 2018 at 6:57pm
  
  :-). Brilliant
BlacJac September 4, 2018 at 7:24pm

James Smith or James Arthur ??? Hmmmm.....
Steel be with you September 4, 2018 at 7:31pm

The way I have seen the fans react on social media is there are two camps. The sack Arthur camp and The give him one more chance camp. There is no middle of the road camp from what I have seen.
- SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) > Steel be with you September 4, 2018 at 7:48pm
  
  The sack Arthur camp seems to grow by the day