Bluey made a post about whether we are over the top in judging our current performance's based on where we are on the competition table.
Mmmmm. I think you are too pessimistic Bluey, and that's after my own tirade following the Canberra performance in Darwin.
I said at the time all I had left was hope - without a reason to support Ryles any further.
Hope is of course eternal, so nothing changes there. But I have seen a definte improvement in the teams performances and this can only be put down to Ryles and the strength of his perseverance.
So he has turned me around and am very comfortable being in that position than sitting on the sidelines and sniping him. We are also seeing some comforting vision of his assistants and the upsurge of our pathways, including the women as I believe a strong all round club is important at every level when it becomes to self belief.
Take the form lines between Dragons, Tigers and now Sharks and you could rationalise we could/would be competetive against any team in the comp. Throw in our game against the dogs and we are not far away, even if it turns out we have a middle of the road finishing position this year. I am even going to say we could have a big finish yet if injuries are kind to us.
If you add Lomax to that side on Friday, I have little doubt that we would have won. The Moses /Lomax combination has not been put in place yet and it is one of our weaknesses to say that we are not competitive chasing high kicks from Moses at present. It was a fluke that Russell kicked 3 out 3 on Friday night as well. When Lomax is playing that hope becomes delivered.
Finally, there is no doubt our forwards are our achillies heel at present. The short show that Samrani put on gives me some hope, while the exclusion of Cartright and Matterson is something I hope can be resolved. If those two were happy campers we would also be better.
So in general terms onward "Christian Soldiers" and don't write us off yet! If your not Christian don't worry, you will get over it! LOL
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Tell you what Mutts off topic I loved Shaun Johnson's commentary on how we were playing and he especially had some excellent comments on our halves.
Huge fan of Johnson's on and off the field. It's high time we had some fresh blood in the commentary especially one who doesn't hate us like Ennis does.
Get Walter and Roach off. They fucking dribble. Hearing Walters talks makes me wonder how he was an NRL coach. Its torture those two.
Then Ennis glazzes the players/teams he loves. Honestly can tell which NRL players are in his wank bank.
Players like Johnson and Wade Graham need to be given more chances in commentary.
Walters is so over the top, scared my son when i was feeding him watching the post game on Friday night. He yells into the microphone.
Ray Hadley called Steve Roach the best co-commentator he has ever worked with, he hasn't worked with many if that is the case. Brohman runs rings around him in both commentary and footy knowledge.
After a decade under the bush coach many eels fans are still suffering from PTSD and can't let themselves think positively even when positives are obvious to see .
Also the fact that we have had so much false hope over many many years is a another barrier for fans to get excited over positive performances or improvements .
On a brighter note, Arnold has his first session with a team of mental health professionals tomorrow so let's wish the dope the best of luck .
Yes Frankie it's people like you and me that enables Arnie to sleep at night.....without us telling him to close his eyes, he would not know if he was awake or not.
Frankie, your probably right, you have me now wondering if Im eligible for a PTSD claim. Actually I think I may be too traumatised and I don't have the strength to fight for a claim.
Any chance the team could help me out and just win a few, before it's too late for me.
Maybe its time for a massage Bluey....focus on the ending!
ARNOLD needs to start with a taxonimist
A taxonomist is a scientist who specializes in classifying and naming living organisms, including both plants and animals. They study the similarities and differences between species to understand their biology and relationships, and they may also describe and name new species.
I had to look it up Randolph, but I am impressed just the same and I find it very interesting that we really don't know at this point of time whether Arnie is "plant or animal" Dr Fong maybe the go to man on this subject?
Personally I think somewhere between an Amoeba and a Champanzee is a likely outcome.
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