Eagle Eyed
Reserve Grader
I was just reading a foxsports article about Foran not being the next Peter Sterling, and it mentions some facts about one of our traditional rivals, and compares Parras record with Manlys. It makes very interesting reading and confirms something that I always remind some of my Parra friends, that they have a bit of a reputation they don’t deserve.
Wheres Habib when you want him.
see it all here
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...t/news-story/72115f07490e73edb0f92308b30b50a0
Heres the bit I liked..."Dig a little and the fault belongs to us wretches in the media. The search for the new Sterling is our creation, imagined and propagated by much of the influential media working around the time Sterling and Parramatta dominated the game.
They are reliving their own glory days.It’s evident in the belief Parramatta are one of the great powerhouse of the NRL, one of the great myths in the game.
The Eels go into their 70th season this year with such a reputation.
Yet it will be 30 years since their last premiership. From 68 seasons they have made the finals just 26 times. Aside from the golden era of 1976-86 where they made six grand finals and won four premierships — with basically the same core group of players — the Eels have been remarkably mediocre, with just two other grand final appearances and no premierships.
That era, of course, featured Sterling heavily so you understand the yearning to find a new one.
Compare this against the continued success of Manly (premiers in 1972-73, 76, 78, 87, 96, 08, 11)
My thoughts in addition, to make it great to be a Manly fan, when you look at our proud record, we have been on average about almost 3 grand final appearances every 10 years from the 50s, we didnt win all of course, but still an achievement to make the grand final. Amazing to think that we have appeared in almost a third of all grand finals in each decade (50s x3 60s x1 70s x5(wont count replay) 80s x3 90s x3 00s x2 and so far this decade x2, and no spoons of course
Wheres Habib when you want him.
see it all here
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...t/news-story/72115f07490e73edb0f92308b30b50a0
Heres the bit I liked..."Dig a little and the fault belongs to us wretches in the media. The search for the new Sterling is our creation, imagined and propagated by much of the influential media working around the time Sterling and Parramatta dominated the game.
They are reliving their own glory days.It’s evident in the belief Parramatta are one of the great powerhouse of the NRL, one of the great myths in the game.
The Eels go into their 70th season this year with such a reputation.
Yet it will be 30 years since their last premiership. From 68 seasons they have made the finals just 26 times. Aside from the golden era of 1976-86 where they made six grand finals and won four premierships — with basically the same core group of players — the Eels have been remarkably mediocre, with just two other grand final appearances and no premierships.
That era, of course, featured Sterling heavily so you understand the yearning to find a new one.
Compare this against the continued success of Manly (premiers in 1972-73, 76, 78, 87, 96, 08, 11)
My thoughts in addition, to make it great to be a Manly fan, when you look at our proud record, we have been on average about almost 3 grand final appearances every 10 years from the 50s, we didnt win all of course, but still an achievement to make the grand final. Amazing to think that we have appeared in almost a third of all grand finals in each decade (50s x3 60s x1 70s x5(wont count replay) 80s x3 90s x3 00s x2 and so far this decade x2, and no spoons of course
