PATHETIC

Folks, our TEAM has a very serious problem.

Six Tries scored against us in a half. There can be absolutely no EXCUSES for such a pathetic attitude & total lack of defensive commitment.

Last weeks performance coupled with the second half against the Dogs, together with last nights second half performance has nothing to do with which halfes we should field or recruit.

This team has no real character & if anyone thinks that they r really Premiership Contenders, they r deluding themselves.

DA needs to forget reputations & make some very drastic changes. Putting the bullshit aside, this season is over & we may as well start building for next season because the current roster will not progress to the playoffs.

I have supported Parra for over forty years so no pithy comments about loyalty please. Over the years I have supported our focus on our juniors however I am starting to form the view, that Parra needs to shift its focus away from Juniors & concentrate on a disciplined recruitment plan otherwise we will be perpetually looking for the next Kenny, Sterling, Grothe with great potential that rarely materialises.

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crazeel August 7, 2010 at 5:52pm

MP. Spot on.
From someone who has supported the Eels for only a slightly less period I could not agree more.
What happened to the second best defensive side in the comp, which we were.
It would seem we cannot do both, we can either score tries and let more in, or just defend.
Now it would appear that our recruitment is in trouble as well.
I spent the 90's watching Fitzgerald believe exactly what you say that the next crop of sterlo's and kenny's would be grown in the Parra nursery.
I thought that Ando was the man to put the steel into the EELS, but now I am not so sure.
Djl August 7, 2010 at 6:05pm

parra wont win a premiership for a long long time. its that easy our club is in serious trouble and i think were going to win the wooden spoon sooner rather then later if things keep up like this..... plz start the cleanout and bring back the glory days
Eeldarado August 7, 2010 at 6:50pm

Fair point Mick the eels have been a junior breeding nursey ground for all other Sydney sides to rape and pillage for years and really what do we get out of it ?

Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!
The True Parra fan August 7, 2010 at 7:39pm

After reading this blog I have to agree our nursery is outstanding. Watching wenty and toonie 16 ones It's like watching nrl game really amazing game. The problem is we have great juniors and we go and buy players outside like poore who I think has been a bad buy in my opinion.
Jess James August 7, 2010 at 8:08pm

i also agree it really pisses me off we see young players go alright through Parra and then fantastic at other clubs and winning premerships. p.s. Get Manly halfback Hogkinson back at PARRA.
- peita norton > Jess James August 7, 2010 at 11:19pm
  
  sorry mr rainer james but it'l b a few yrs b4 we can lure hogkinson back coz as of nxt yr he will b a doggie thats why they sign'd kris keating coz they play'd 2gether in the lower grades............. and u watch that keating will go over to the dark side & have a frig'n blinder
Clive August 7, 2010 at 9:12pm

The really tragic part is that our toyota cup team is coming last aswell,i mean how does a club with the second biggest junior base in the NRL have such an inept under 20's side.There are some real problems in our retention and recruitment and some questions need to be asked of our talent scouts.
My Bob August 8, 2010 at 12:20am

I don't agree with your line: Putting the bullshit aside, this season is over & we may as well start building for next season because the current roster will not progress to the playoffs. Can't argue over the rest of your blog but the season is not over yet there is still a chance and i have outlined that in my blog and bert kenny's blog. And i have supported the Eels for 34 years and was on the hill at the SCG in 1981, so I feel your pain and frustrations however it aint over for 2010 yet.
Dennis August 8, 2010 at 12:33am

Wake up Ppl i love parra and it hurts me to see the boys suffer like they are, but it's OVER this year... I know u Ppl are gonna say I'm being negative and so forth, but facts are facts.. We lost games during the year in which we should have comfortably, but we didn't, next year is gonna really hurt seeing kk, fm, ki, running around for other clubs .. And not to mention our captain calling it a day, and to think they couldn't make the semis even for him is dissapointing to say the least... Bur if we make the 8 this year I'll run from my house to parra stadium with nothing other than my jersey on!!! Lol
My Bob August 8, 2010 at 12:43am

Um are you trying to encourage or discourage the boys! because i don't want to see that half nude run, assuming that you are a boy given your handle is Dennis. But hey if you are Female bring on the semis for the Eels and let us know where you live, so we can line the streets.