If Brad Arthur had any decency he would step down and give Eels' fans some happiness.
What’s The Buzz: Brad Arthur rubbishes suggestions he is set to quit Eels
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur fires up over speculation he is set to depart the club and talk that his players lack the fitness to compete in the NRL.
Brad Arthur is fuming about constant speculation over his coaching future at Parramatta.
We had a terse exchange when I phoned him last week to ask if he would walk away from the job if his team failed to make the top eight for the second year in a row.
“You were on NRL 360 spraying the hell out of me,” he said. “You’re saying I’m not the right person for this job. If you don’t think I can coach, fair enough, but you need to own what you said.”
My comments about his future were made after the Eels’ capitulation in Darwin two weeks ago against an understrength Dolphins side – on a night he himself said “we gave up.”
So I put it to Arthur that there was talk he would quit if the team failed to make the top eight, taking the decision off the club administration.
“I don’t know who told you that rubbish,” he said, “I won’t be walking away from anything. Never.
“I’m not going to walk out on the team. We’ll fight our way out of it. The club can make whatever decision they feel is right, but I’m not walking away.”
Arthur’s Eels have been dubbed the NRL’s 40-minute footy team.
Fox Sports Lab stats reveal Parramatta would be running second in the competition behind the Broncos on a first-half premiership ladder this year. But they drop to 14th for second-half performances.
Arthur denied the players were not fit enough.
“It’s got nothing to do with our fitness or that we’re getting tired,” he said.
“We’re not managing the game properly. We’re beating ourselves with second-half fade outs and we’ve got to fix it. The bottom line is we’ve got to play for 80 minutes.”
The Eels have won just three of their eight games this year.
They have the bye this weekend but then two tough games against the Broncos and Melbourne Storm, both without skipper Clint Gutherson and halfback Mitchell Moses.
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Give me a chance I've only had the team for 12 years ! These things take time but I'm sure we will gel soon !
They say Buzz had to be heavily medicated with valium after getting off the phone with Brad .
What do the rest of us use ?? Fuck he's harder to get rid of than a terrible neighbour! (If you've ever had shit neighbours you know what I mean ! ) An absolute cockroach.
Looking at that photo he needs hypertension medication, heart attack waiting to happen
Of course he isn't going to walk, even allowing for his stubbornness I wouldn't walk if I was him either.
This is a decision that is and should be out of his hands, the administration of this club has to do what's best for the club. It's quite clear a new direction is the best thing for the club. Administration, do your job.
Good on him
For what?Being totally out of touch with the modern game.Not being able to attract players. To keep using a jam defence that no other teams employ and rivals lick their lips when coming up against us.For not looking after our pathways and junior systems.For not identifying our total lack of speed and addressing it.Need I go on?
You're on to it
I want to marry you Jamie 😆😆
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