Not trying to be negative but....

[Sea Eagles Rock U]

Well isn't this an interesting thread!!

Not as interesting as your camping and fishing trips but fills in some time over lunch.

 

[BOZO]

When have the Broncos won the wooden spoon?

The super league whores the Broncos were not in the comp long enough to qualify . They came in the comp in 1988 .

 

[Loobs]

Not as interesting as your camping and fishing trips but fills in some time over lunch.

Damn Monday night games! If we played Thursday we'd had solved all the teams problems by today!

 

[Budgie]

I get kind of sick of reading comments about how fantastic he was when a lot of our players were obviously carrying weight they shouldn't have been, along with poor dietary habits. I get he was a nice guy etc, but c'mon - the premierships were won on once in a generation talent not on exquisite conditioning...

Similarly, you probably haven't noticed how out of breath they are this year. And ridiculously slow off the line.
Honestly, I want this regime to be successful but I can't look at it with blinkers on while at the same time, tearing down all that has contributed to our success in the past.

 

[Loobs]

Similarly, you probably haven't noticed how out of breath they are this year. And ridiculously slow off the line.
Honestly, I want this regime to be successful but I can't look at it with blinkers on while at the same time, tearing down all that has contributed to our success in the past.

That may be the case (although I'd say they are blowing from their poor play that is forcing a greater defensive burden upon them early and often), but I know what I saw the previous years. Tight jerseys don't lie...

 

[Loaded dog]

Well isn't this an interesting thread!!

Hi Mark,
It has just occurred to me that we need an additional rating to bestow on Bozo's posts. Trouble is, I've got no idea what it should be.

 

[Loaded dog]

There is an old saying:
"The sooner you get behind, the more time you have to catch up"...

 

[HoldenV8]

Its Snake's first game back from a hamstring injury and it should be a wet track. Don't expect miracles.

 

[ALinda]

Well isn't this an interesting thread!!

Interesting?! Connecting us with that 5-letter 's' word, I'd call it scandalous and certainly unforgivable!

 

[Ryan]

I get kind of sick of reading comments about how fantastic he was when a lot of our players were obviously carrying weight they shouldn't have been, along with poor dietary habits. I get he was a nice guy etc, but c'mon - the premierships were won on once in a generation talent not on exquisite conditioning...

Did the Bulldogs look any of bigger, faster, fitter or stronger than us in round one?

 

[Loobs]

Did the Bulldogs look any of bigger, faster, fitter or stronger than us in round one?

Go back to when he worked for Manly. Were players held to a strict fitness regime or did a lot of them carry condition? How about how they spoke of it when they left? How about how they looked when they left and got a preseason in under a new fitness coordinator? How does Hiku look now for instance?

 

[Ryan]

Go back to when he worked for Manly. Were players held to a strict fitness regime or did a lot of them carry condition? How about how they spoke of it when they left? How about how they looked when they left and got a preseason in under a new fitness coordinator? How does Hiku look now for instance?

Yep, very valid points, BUT whilst I thought it almost comedic when it came to some players (George Rose / Peta Hiku / change with GS when he went to the Bunnies), we never seemed like a team of faders, but that probably comes down to a lot of factors.

Honestly, I'm just probably really overly negative, because I haven't seen The Manly team roll over as hard as they have two games straight before.

 

[Rusty Cage]

Wooden spoon is a dirty word on here .
Ill tell you what the Immortal has done amongst many things for Manly and that is he has never won a fcking wooden spoon unlike ALL the other sht clubs.

Lets get this straight people.

Wooden spoon can only be referenced on Silvertails when it is relation to Parramatta.

 

[Loobs]

Yep, very valid points, BUT whilst I thought it almost comedic when it came to some players (George Rose / Peta Hiku / change with GS when he went to the Bunnies), we never seemed like a team of faders, but that probably comes down to a lot of factors.

Honestly, I'm just probably really overly negative, because I haven't seen The Manly team roll over as hard as they have two games straight before.

I do think part of how they look this season comes down to how they've played in attack and the positions they've put themselves in early on. To me they've closed out the first half relatively well in each game (a good sign of fitness - relative to the much crappier opening 20-30)

I'm kind of waiting to judge their fitness once they can sort the rest out. Hopefully that starts to happen tonight, although if they aren't fit, the wet track certainly won't help.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Its Snake's first game back from a hamstring injury and it should be a wet track. Don't expect miracles.

And don't even expect him to play, he's far to valuable to risk !!

 

[mosto]

Look familiar to our season so far? Didn't turn out too bad for them

 

[Mals]

I'm a bit over the Donny hate He prepared premiership winners, did he not?
It's continual statements like this , with little balance, that stops me seeing you as an objective voice Loobs.

Well he is Scott Penn so don't look for an objective point of view when reading his posts.

 

[HoldenV8]

And don't even expect him to play, he's far to valuable to risk !!

I think Snake will play (who would come in otherwise with others playing on Saturday?), but I'd expect Tommy to play fullback for things like kick returns.

 

[Turbo]

Mate we are not winning the spoon what are u on! At worst we will finish 12 IMO it's to good a side to win the spoon. Newcastle will win it. We can change everything tonight, this game IMO will tell if we are a top 8 side or bottom 8 side. If we lose by less than 10 we are showing improvement

 

[CBreeagles]

Mate we are not winning the spoon what are u on! At worst we will finish 12 IMO it's to good a side to win the spoon. Newcastle will win it. We can change everything tonight, this game IMO will tell if we are a top 8 side or bottom 8 side. If we lose by less than 10 we are showing improvement

Mate, this is sorta tame compared to some of the dribble you've posted on here. Which is not to say this is any good either.