April 15, 2016 7:37pm The Daily Telegraph
PARRAMATTA captain Kieran Foran has praised his players’ ability to keep winning despite the threat of losing competition points, saying of the salary cap saga: “It really is nothing to us”.
Undeterred by the prospect of playing for zero points this season, Eels players remain focused on driving the club into a finals series for the first time in six years.
Switching from Manly over summer, Foran stressed he had no regrets about joining a club whose fairytale start could yet be derailed by the cap saga.
After beating the Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval on Thursday night, Foran praised the way his teammates were handling the circus engulfing Parramatta headquarters.
“I couldn’t be more proud of how the boys are able to just block it out and get on with footy,’’ he said.
“They just do it ... it’s nothing to them.
“A few times I’ve rocked up to training and wondered if the boys have looked at things in the paper or listened to the news. But it doesn’t faze them.
“There’s a real resilience in this club at the moment. We’re winning games on effort.”
Kieran Foran has praised his Parramatta teammates. Picture: Gregg PorteousHalves partner Corey Norman agreed, saying the team remained “hopeful” of being allowed to play finals footy by the NRL should they prove themselves good enough.
Asked how they kept winning, despite the distractions, Norman laughed: “I have no idea. I guess we keep it simple. Don’t talk about it.
“A lot of the boys keep their head out of the papers so we’ve got nothing to do with it. But whatever happens, we’ll deal with it then.”
While Foran’s return to Brookvale wasn’t without drama — “I almost drove into my old car park” — he was pleased the Sea Eagles faithful had gone easy on him.
Kieran Foran made a triumphant return to Brookvale Oval with Parramatta. Picture: Gregg PorteousDespite a few boos that greeted his early touches, the 25-year-old Kiwi international was treated no worse than any other visiting player.
“And I guess that’s what you hope for,’’ Foran said.
“I hold no hard feelings against the club and I’d like to think the fans and the club see it the same way.
“I wear my heart on my sleeve. And I like to think I played my heart and soul out for this joint.’’
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Of course the players know whats going on, they do read the papers, listen to the radio or watch TV, not to mention talk to people in or around League.
This would be affecting them in my opinion but BA is doing a great job to keep their minds on the job. Lets just hope this shit gets settled soon so they can all just concentrate on the footy and making the finals.
Foz is a very similar bloke to BA i recon, they share alot of strong qualities, probably why they respect each other so much.
Well Travis, if you thought you should not have said anything, then why didn't you listen to the thoughts & used your brains & say nothing? Raising something like this is really unwarranted.
NT, fans, supporters alike focus on this stuff as its totally in your face, we don't have to read or watch anything on it, but we do so as it raises our ire against those who are trying to pull the club down, those who want blood from what used to be deemed a blood sport.
The players in the end are no different to any other employee in this world or country, the work through the week which culminates in a match which their professionalism wants them to win, so does their company as well as foreman/coach, they get a huge amount of pride out of it, & not really the puffed up stuff either.
Companies can go belly up quick smart or their business gets burnt out, the former are out of work until they find another business to take them on the. The ones from the burnt down company wait for the new premises to be built & then go back to the grind, some move on but others stay, & that's what will happen here.
All the eels players from the top to bottom are aware of what is going on, if the club loses this season in the worst case, then they play for themselves, the coach & the supporters.. Here is where the true supporters will show their hand, like the players they should turn up to every game at home, & as many away as they can, at home when the team runs onto the field, stand & cheer them on be more vocal in support than ever, knowing once this season is finished, they know next season will be theirs.
The last thing, do not support any of the tripe publications by purchasing them.
This is poor form mate. There is a reason its called someone's personal life and that's because it's personal. social media seems to make people think there are no boundaries in what they can discuss. Possibly because most people crapping on twitter etc have no life of their own. I personally don't want to read any personal info about anyone
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