Elliott to bugger off to Penrith next year.

I say NO to ricky returning to this fair city.

Did hear that Chris Anderson from Bulldog’s noteriety is looking at the job. Still, doesn’t matter who they have at the helm, you can’t sculpt with more shit than clay.

there has been rumours of ricky wanting to return for ages….nothing to validate…

The ABC put forward Dave Furner, Kev Walters, and Smelma Finger. Can I jsut remind the Raiders management was an absolute dud Mal was at coach first time around, and there aint no Laurie Daley in the team to make him look decent this time…

Big Mal’s a Coaster – only half a coach

i didnt even know missy elliot played rugby.

personally, i think it’s time for him to go. the raiders kind of surprised everyone when we made 4th in 2003 with their simple game plan but i’m not quite sure why they stuck to it the following two years when the other teams already knew what we were doing. lets bring in someone who wants the team to play some exciting football.

can anyone add to the rumours that ricky is sick of phil gould interfering at the roosters and he wants to come back to the raiders?

Jumping off the sinking ship, good move

When Elliot first came on the scene, he spoke in detail about his five year plan.

Well at the end of the 5 years, what have we got? A team full of nuffies and rejects that are odds on for the wooden spoon. Congratulations Matty, you fucking tool.

Good point swaggie – that is no reason to leave Canberra – especially for Penrith. Anyone who has been there would surely have to agree. A Penrith education would be unlikely to compare to a Canberra education.

If the kids lived in the city and Matty was travelling in and out from Penrith on a daily basis he will miss Canberra all the more.

Sorry to see him go, but I’m a bit dissapointed he doesn’t come out and say that he wants to win a premiership and he has far more chance of doing that at the Panthers.

Elliott has laid some foundations which any incoming coach is going to reap. I don’t get this ‘living in Sydney’ bit though – the place is a shithole apart from the harbour. He’s quoted in the CT as saying his kids want a Sydney education – can anyone really say Canberra can’t offer as good an education as Sydney???

In defence of Matt Elliot, he really has had no cattle to work with for the last few years.

He was always a voice of reason, wore responsibility for his sides performance and seemed a nice bloke a well.

I wish him well – and hope that Brian Smith decides Canberra would work for him…

Realistically though, Kevin Walters would be the next best bet – he knows the city, he’s been learning from the best, he has international experience and could tap into the Queensland player market and get the young up and comers that the Raiders have been missing.

The Raiders may go alright this year – Wiilam Zillman could be a superstar, and assuming that the Club is not decimated by injuries again, sneaking into the 8 is not out of the question.