1. This season is likely over and at best we scrape into the 8 and get bundled out, again.
2. Moses in not worth $1M. Is he a decent half, yes but he is fairly one dimensional and isn't able to adjust his game when the chips are down. Or BA has told him not too? The Eels should not be looking to offer him anymore than $750K as the club would be better off looking for the next up and comer to work with D. Brown who has plenty of talent and years ahead of him to grow as a player, Moses doesn't. I have been a massive fan of Moses since he came to the Eels and would like for him to stay but not for big money. The Dolphins or the Tigers can offer him that and the club needs to be willing to let him go if the money is what he is after. The Eels need to rebuild, AGAIN!!!
3. D. Brown is the future of the Eels but is still to young to do it by himself and needs a good team around him to lead our club into the future. Dyl is where the big money will need to be thrown at, along with ICE if he does stay. That is the nucleous of a good club right there.
4. Gutho is getting on a bit and the Eels need to be looking at who is going to replace him in the next two seasons. He is a great club player but that is as far as his skills go and age is catching up with him.
5. Mahoney's head is already at the Dogs but what other options do we have?
6. Marata's is already at the Warriors but what other options do we have?
7. Sivo needs a good centre who can set him up to score try's because he isn't gonig to create many on his own. He is also no spring chicken and the Eels shouldn't be paying big money to retain him, if at all?
8. Waqa needs to be moved on as he is skillful but fairly one dimensional as well and isn't very good at setting up those around him. It's not that he never does it but it's not often enough and he isn't a game breaker like a Mitchell or Manu. That's what we are missing, BIG TIME.
9. RCG and Paulo, like Gutho are also both getting on a bit and are only going to slow down over the next season or two so the Eels needs to make sure they have replacements in the making.
10. It is time for the club/board to accept that BA isn't the man to lead our club into the future. He has done a decent job since arriving, pulling our club out of some pretty hard times, but he has built this team and they just arent' capable of more than what they are. A lot of that falls back onto the coach as it is up to him to get them to that next stage and for 9yrs, he hasn't been able to do that.
It is horrible to think that the Eels now have to go through ANOTHER REBUILD, but a cleanout really is needed. Outside of D. Brown and Papali'i (If he stays), the Eels shouldn't be offering big money to any players as none of them have earn't it and maybe that is the problem. Good money has been paid and there have been little, if any, consequences for not stepping up and earing that money on a regular basis. That falls back on the coah and the club.
Another rebuild, FUCK!!!
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Please sack Brad Arthur!
This is the end of the road for him..
I hate working at commbank stadium especially when the eels play like this. Literally feel like shit just being there..
Agree with most of what you've said I still think some of the players have good life in them but the major problem is definitely 100% the coach He's been here too long. The players are clearly tired of his style whatever it is. He cannot coach strategically or tactically and he cannot motivate his players to perform to a required standard on a continual basis. Some of the players that are staying may very well perform to their potential under a different coach. I agree Paulo, RCG, are getting on, Gutherson needs to leave, Mahoney, Nuikore, and Kaufusi should have been replaced earlier this year but Arthur can't see past his nose to realise what is happening right in front of his face. This year is over and the board need to start looking for another coach with fresh ideas
I would like to see Jason Taylor get the top job again. He may have had a few issuse in his coaching career but he always has his teams playing exciting and expansive football.
No fking way with Jason Taylor. I'd honestly rather have BA for the next 10 years
BA 10 more years? Now that is desperate.
Bit too late.
There was a BLOG last year saying we should sign Reno and everyone said no way he is too old.
Just have a look at what he has done for Brisbane now....
I was very much in favour of signing Reynolds last year . Fuck I'd have a 40 year old Maloney over Moses tonight .
Correct, we got beaten up the middle...again. Our much vaunted forward pack has been owned more often than not this year.
Happens every year. Junior should have been rested last week. Arthur is a pathetic coach.
BA was outcoached by Walters. He said their tactics were to work with the ball, passing it around and be expansive to tire and weaken our forwards whcih they succeeded. And when our forwards are not playing well, the team goes kaput. Yes, our plays are repetitive and is known to the other teams.
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