Despite finishing third and putting together one of the best squads the Eels have known in recent years, coach Brad Arthur has come under heavy criticism since leaving the finals.
The knock on Arthur is that they have only won one final since joining the Aalen, and that against Brisbane 58-0.
The wagons have circled Arthur since Parramatta was sent from South Sydney to pack.
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Since that defeat, it has raged that the coach and key playmaker Mitchell Moses have been unable to end Parramatta’s protracted drought in the Premier League.
In the eyes of Prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard, there is talk of Arthur not being in his depth, but far from the line.
“Brad is definitely the guy for the (eel) job, he turned my football around,” Campbell-Gillard told AAP after joining the NSW Blues squad.
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“The respect he has for the players and the players for him is enormous.”
Since their surrender to the Rabbitohs, a number of theories have been put forward as to what to do next.
There’s a suggestion that Eels trainer and general manager of football Mark O’Neill is getting stuck.
While a story was being disregarded, Parramatta could try calling in Tim Sheens or Shane Flanagan to help Arthur after both of them recently left Widnes and St. George’s Illawarra.
However, Campbell-Gillard says critics would stand no chance if they took over the management of an NRL club and sacked the coach.
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“I think all of these opinions probably need to be kept to yourself. Brad is an excellent trainer, I’ll be 100 percent supportive of him, ”added the prop.
“I found all of these reports pretty good. That’s not what it’s about him and that shouldn’t be about him.
“It doesn’t reflect everything he does for everyone in the club.
“This competition is a very tough competition, if not the toughest in the world.
“It is very difficult to reach a semi-finals.
“If you think you could do a better job, come and try. You wouldn’t last a week. “
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Despite finishing third and putting together one of the best squads the Eels have known in recent years, coach Brad Arthur has come under heavy criticism since leaving the finals.
The knock on Arthur is that they have only won one final since joining the Aalen, and that against Brisbane 58-0.
The wagons have circled Arthur since Parramatta was sent from South Sydney to pack.
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Since that defeat, it has raged that the coach and key playmaker Mitchell Moses have been unable to end Parramatta’s protracted drought in the Premier League.
In the eyes of Prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard, there is talk of Arthur not being in his depth, but far from the line.
“Brad is definitely the guy for the (eel) job, he turned my football around,” Campbell-Gillard told AAP after joining the NSW Blues squad.
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Storm fans’ day is falling flat
0:14
“The respect he has for the players and the players for him is enormous.”
Since their surrender to the Rabbitohs, a number of theories have been put forward as to what to do next.
There’s a suggestion that Eels trainer and general manager of football Mark O’Neill is getting stuck.
While a story was being disregarded, Parramatta could try calling in Tim Sheens or Shane Flanagan to help Arthur after both of them recently left Widnes and St. George’s Illawarra.
However, Campbell-Gillard says critics would stand no chance if they took over the management of an NRL club and sacked the coach.
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“I think all of these opinions probably need to be kept to yourself. Brad is an excellent trainer, I’ll be 100 percent supportive of him, ”added the prop.
“I found all of these reports pretty good. That’s not what it’s about him and that shouldn’t be about him.
“It doesn’t reflect everything he does for everyone in the club.
“This competition is a very tough competition, if not the toughest in the world.
“It is very difficult to reach a semi-finals.
“If you think you could do a better job, come and try. You wouldn’t last a week. “
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