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"I have been highly critical of the decision and have copped a little blow back for it, let's see in 12 months time with the eels heading into the 2027 season if they don't have a definitive answer on who will be our long term 6 if the people…"
"I highly doubt the eels will take him back but they won't let him play for another nrl team for the next 3 years, he is going to have to find a home in rugby, he has made his bed so must now sleep in it.
To be honest I hope he fails miserably, it…"
To be honest I hope he fails miserably, it…"
"Gone for good Lomax isn't coming back he's made his bed now.
He'll be a union player for at least the next 2-3 seasons."
He'll be a union player for at least the next 2-3 seasons."
"Hypothetical question. Say Lomax doesn't go to R360 would we have him back or is he gone forever despite his release saying can't go to league for 4 years "
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Like players, all coaches have strengths and weaknesses.
In my opinion between 2012- 2017 Brad was good at getting us to show up most weeks and compete. We didn't seem to have much of a game plan, and never blew teams off the park, we just competed. I think that eventually takes its toll. Even the great teams like Melbourne have occasional weeks where they win 40-26. They have different ways of getting it done. We had to be up or we lost. We lost games against teams we should have beaten, and scrapped out a lot of close ones, which has taken its toll. Last year was our best by a long way, and it was aided by a weak draw and winning a lot of close games. Our F/A was the worst of the top 8 teams by a heap, in fact i think it was in the negatives until the last week or 2. We were also helped by Semi being able to produce when the rest of the set of 6 hadn't done a thing. The back end of last season has really masked over the fact that BA has been an under 50% win coach every other season.
This year, our attention to detail and effort levels have deteriorated and the numerous flaws in BA's coaching are being exposed. He has NO game plan. His attacking structures suck. Instead of looking for areas we can exploit in the opposition we run the same shit week after week after week. 5 tackles, kick to the corner. In attack its 3 settlers in the middle and 2 block plays. Its straight garbage. Our attention to detail is so bad, Moses was hurt last night and there was a long delay. We gave away 2 penalties the next set. We were fresh and under no pressure whatsoever yet found a way to stuff up. We have weeks where BA bangs on about lack of discipline costing us and give away a penalty the first set of 6 of the game, The players are not responding or listening.
His talent identification has been shown up, recruitment shortcomings exposed. Overall, he can no longer do the thing he was solid at which was motivate us to compete most weeks.
One of the main reasons why I believe he needs to go is that I don't think he's going to suddenly become a great coach in the areas he's weak. I think he's going to bring back the same old methods and look for new ways to make us hungry and fight. I'm afraid the players are no longer responding to him, after 5 years his methods aren't producing. It is going to be near impossible for him to win here. He can no longer motivate the group to bust their guts every week as they no longer believe it is going to be what provides them with the result. It's over for Brad. Some other team may be looking for what he provides but keeping him any longer is going to increase the amount of time before we can start to turn it around.
We need a new coach in now. The place needs a new voice, new ideas, and a coach that is of a higher level than BA. The players he stood by have let him down, and his methods no longer resonate with them. Start the new culture NOW. The season is dead. We don't want to be starting it from 2019. BA coming back will waste another year. We need to show we have standards and if you don't cut it after a reasonable length of time, you're out. Players, coaches...everyone. Gotta start now (ps it wont)
I dont care if BA stays or goes. The bottom line is simply that a combined unit of Craig Bellamy and Jack Gibson
could not win much with this rabble. That nasty word (rebuilding) is now front and centre. I dont think we have achieved much by signing Junior Paulo. Hes a chronic under achiever. He wont help get us from this mess. Sadly there is not a lot of top grade players available, so the best way to go is to recruit youth, who will hopefully develop. So its tough times for the next 3 or 4 years irrespective who might be coach.
I’m hearing whispers and they’re getting louder that Bennett could be heading our way. Personally, I reckon it would be great if he did and use Dopey as his assistant. BA, sorry mate, but times up. You brought in Candy Kane Evans and The Plum Fairy where we could’ve went harder for better players like Newcastle, we’re not rebuilding, we’re destroying ourselves. I’ve given up and now I’m into watching either surfing or soccer
Yeah last night was truly rock bottom in the way it all went down... they are now mentally done and seemingly finding it impossible to muster the effort...as much as BA is bagged for his effort line, the fact is without it, you get what you get last night. And thing is they started exactly the way they finished from get go...could just tell.
A few put in the effort but the rest just couldn’t find it from kickoff...maybe the norms thing was the last mental straw I don’t know.
The one where the huge Newcastle prop from five metres out had one player hanging off him was the absolute clincher.
its just sad and doubt our worst rivals would be enjoying this.
How could Parramatta be undermanned?
Then you make the excuse about injuries.
Mannah - wouldn't make any other team's starting side
Pritchard - wouldn't make any other team's starting side
Scott - has been playing from the bench and Wentworthville as well.
Moses - only missed half a game throughout our 11 losses.
The old guys you drum on about are all Arthur signitures.
You are just another example of a Unicorn that makes excuses.
Ok Chief, name our origin players, even without injuries. Recruitment, I have never heard any player from any team say a bad word about BA. It’s not because of him they are not coming. It’s because of the bloody hopeless business management.
Why would any decent player come to a club that doesn’t have enough business savvy to “not arrange lol” the third party deals that provide the income they want without it ending up in all the papers. It’s not like western Sydney is a bonza place to live or travel for training if your a very wealthy young sportsman.
Its called wheeling and dealing. Do you think any of the clubs that regularly have several rep players (and win premierships) on their squad do so by being squeaky clean? Even they at times get caught and it end up in disaster no matter how good the coach is (I.e. Melbourne and Bellamy) If you do it’s you who’s not in the real world. Right now there’s a huge media spot light on our team. Parra sells papers. It’s going to take a very good business team to manage this team to success.
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