Silvertails Site 5th June

Following Manly's loss to the Broncos, I thought I'd have a read of their website to gauge their reaction to a loss which was close to their worst of the year. I had no intention of registering and stirring, I just wanted a quick idea of their thoughts. In many respects their comments weren't too different to ours after a loss, although I would suggest that some of their posts were a bit extreme.They are on the money with regard to:* their forwards - probably the worst pack in the comp* the inclusion of the young Trovojavic (spelling?) brothers - I wonder if the second tier cap impacts the selection decisions.* the age of their playersThey are a bit harsh with regard to:* Toovey - he may have lost the dressing room but his record up to this year was enviable. If they won't play for him then he should probably move on, and he should judge that. If they think Barrett would do better with that roster of forwards they are kidding themselves.* Foran - he has been injury plagued this year and is playing with a poor pack. They are hating on him, yet he almost single handedly won last weeks game and, I thought, did a solid job against the Broncos.* Mattai - not much love for him after the game. He missed some tackles after being injured. A bit rough on him* Lyon - I'm no fan of him for obvious reasons but he came in for some criticism. He's ageing but deserves respect from them ( I'm even ignoring my own thoughts about Karma here!)I also noted a lot of criticism about their wingers. They basically regard Hiku and Taufua as slugs. I haven't critically analysed these blokes enough during their career so I wont say whether they are on the mark on not with these comments. I would just wonder whether there were similar comments about these wingers when the team was travelling better.So there's my review of the match day blog comments made on the fan site of our great rivals. As I said, it had some similar elements to our own reactions. The question that I would pose to them is how they would deal with their team having the type of seasons that our club and fans have had to endure. And before any of their fans start making any comments rubbishing Parra, I would remind them that their roster won't be a quick fix and they may have problems that could come with private ownership of unsuccessful teams. They have already committed a huge chunk of their money on one player. Let's see how that works out for them.

"Unfortunately this season is over. After just one round. You can't be -48 after the first round and be taken seriously in the NRL. It will take us a couple of months to even get back to a positive differential even if we string together some good…"

"Speaking off Pezet, Lorenzo and Twiddle played in the halves yesterday and were the best 2 players on the park. Lorenzo did overplay his hand a bit which is expected as he is learning. But Twiddle was amazing in essentially everything he did. Best…"

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HINDY June 6, 2015 at 10:32am

Sounds like our site
Glenn Lifetime Eel June 6, 2015 at 11:19am

If they get the spoon I think it will be their first.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER June 6, 2015 at 11:57am

what there site called?
- Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown > ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER June 6, 2015 at 12:02pm
  
  Paul, heres the link www.tubegalore.com
- the Eggman > ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER June 6, 2015 at 1:30pm
  
  Manly takes it up the arse do da do da!
- 1ee > ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER June 6, 2015 at 1:49pm
  
  Babahhahahahaha!
tele1 June 6, 2015 at 12:13pm

where is the COWARD Scott Stevens

predictably ABSENT when his team is losing

at least TD has the balls to show up after a loss

Scotty.....we miss you sweetheart xxxx
- Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown > tele1 June 6, 2015 at 12:17pm
  
  Well tele thats not exactly true, TD went into hiding for 5 months after the dogs lost the GF and he never turns up here after a loss, maybe 1 in 10.
- GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman > tele1 June 7, 2015 at 12:12am
  
  TD went missing for months after the eels beat the dwogs last year.
  I remember!
Jpav June 6, 2015 at 12:20pm

They are in denial over there, Its all Forans fault he cant do anything right, DCE is a legend worth every penny.

They even say Foran will backflip because he is desperate to stay.

They whinge more about , Dessie, Bulldogs, Eels, Choc, than there own real problems.

Last Nights Stats.

Stewart - 6 runs, 47 metres, 4 tackles, 3 missed tackles, 1 tryTaufua - 10 runs, 65 metres, 4 tackles, 1 missed
Lyon - 9 runs, 71 metres, 13 tackles, 1 missed, 1 goal
Matai - 8 runs, 78 metres, 9 tackles, 5 missed
Hiku - 13 runs, 102 metres, 6 tackles, 1 missed, 1 try
Foran - 18 runs, 166 metres, 10 tackles, 3 missed
Cherry-Evans - 4 runs, 65 metres, 31 tackles, 1 missed
Burgess - 10 runs, 91 metres, 26 tackles, 0 missed
Ballin - 7 runs, 35 metres, 54 tackles, 1 missed
Mason - 4 runs, 36 metres, 24 tackles, 2 missed
Leary - 13 runs, 107 metres, 33 tackles, 0 missed
Horo - 13 runs, 101 metres, 21 tackles, 1 missed
Lui - 2 runs, 18 metres, 20 tackles, 3 missed

Symonds - 6 runs, 42 metres, 9 tackles, 1 missed
Trbojevic - 9 runs, 73 metres, 30 tackles, 2 missed
Mateo - 6 runs, 42 metres, 17 tackles, 3 missed
Sao - 7 runs, 45 metres, 18 tackles, 1 missed