Roosters run-through

[Guest]

That's Souffs' yearly goal lol.

Correct, and it's our yearly goal thanks to smith

[Cockadoodledoo]

That's Souffs' yearly goal lol.

As much as it pains me to say it, Souths will easily make the 8.

[The Rooster Oracle]

Calm down Oracle. I think you will find our main point of difference is our level of expecations here. I do not and have never expected our team to make the 8 this year. I have gone on record as saying we will finish somewhere from 9-12 or thereabouts and we MAY sneak into the 8 if things go our way such as injuries or luck (both for us and the other teams). Perhaps if you realised this you will see where I'm coming from. Do we not have the youngest roster in the NRL???? I see this as a rebuilding year after we cast off some of the cancers of 2011. I see Brian as the man to lead the team through this rebuilding phase. The club is employing a youth policy. We had a very high representation in the NYC SOO game the other week. If you started the year believing we will make the 8, in MY OPINION your expectations were too high. I did not start the year believing that. Making the 8 for me would be a bonus. The team is performing they way I EXPECTED it to - inconsistently with big highs and depressing lows. I am happy for Smithy to see out his contract. During 2013, as his contract is in the final year I will reassess my opinion. I have remained consistent on this issue since the start of 2011.

Nice post mightyrooster. You hit the nail on the head when in your very first sentence you mentioned how we both have different levels of expectations.

I expect us to make the top 8 every year as a minimum! I don't believe that that is too much to ask! I expect to go into every season with some level of optimism that we are a "chance" to win the comp. I am a person who likes to raise the bar. I don't believe that that is too much to ask either!

Trust me when i say that i knew at the start of this season that we were absolutely no chance in hell of winning the comp this year. I also knew after watching the first 77 minutes of rubbish in round 1 that we have next to no chance in hell of making the top 8. This too me is just not good enough!! Unfortunately from what i can gather from you and your mates on here that it is perfectly acceptable with the whole "rebuilding excuse" to justify it. For you to say, "we will finish somewhere from 9-12 or thereabouts and we MAY sneak into the 8 if things go our way such as injuries or luck (both for us and the other teams)", i find it very very sad that you have to think like that, and your sheep mates on here just blindly go along thinking that this is a good thing and simply accept it. Its rather depressing that you find it acceptable to have the bar set so low. Our destiny should be in our hands, not having the need to resort to wishing for luck and how injuries and luck go for other teams! That really is quite pathetic!

I certainly do not see Smithy and Retarded Son (which is actually the title written on the plaque on the front door of their office) as the man to lead us to the finals, let alone any finals success! Carney and to a lesser extent Myles were the reason why we made the 2010 grandfinal. Carney and Myles were poorly managed at our club by Smithy and R.S, how can they be such "cancers" when you look how well they are both going this year!! Both are going to be playing State of Origin, and Carney is doing for Cronulla what he did for us in 2010, completely changing a club from the $hithouse to the penthouse! Myles is going great guns at the Tits! I have no doubt that if Smithy and R.S weren't coaching us then both would still be at our club and we would be premiership contenders!!

With the side we have this year, minus of course Carney and Myles, if we had Craig Bellamy coaching us, i have no doubt at all that we would make the top 8 this year.There is certainly enough talent in this side to work with to achieve at least that!! Do you or any of the sheep think that there is not enough talent in our side to make the 8?
We do have one of the younger rosters in the NRL, "BUT" we have players in our side who are young like Pearce, Friend, SKD, Aubs, Mortimer that have played plenty of 1st grade, along with JWH, BJ and Guerra have quite a bit experience under their belts now with of course Mini, Anasta and FPN. Really how much friggin experience do you and sheep think you need 200, 300 1st grade games before you can stop the "rebuilding phase excuse" for lack of success? We might be waiting sometime then!!

[Ray Stehr]

We'll be lucky to win one, at most 2.

[The Rooster Oracle]

Forgot to mention Perrett as yet another player on our roster with enough experience!

[Guest]

I think something has to give if SBW comes, I also think that even if he doesn't come here something will still have to give with our backrow.
Bosden, Guerra, Arona, FPN, Cordner, Aubusson, Taka, Symonds and Leilua. It's overkill. Personally I want FPN the front rower back, because I hate FPN the backrower.

[mightyrooster]

Yes great post. Expecting 10th in the coaches 3rd season in charge says it all about the coach. But no, let's keep him so we can aim to be 9th next year

Yes Fred.

[roosterproud]

gidley out
buderas out
mason out

all out next week . hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i fancy our chances

[Guest]

As much as it pains me to say it, Souths will easily make the 8.

Coaches play a major major part. If Maguire is given time & patience & is allowed to run the show they will become a 2nd Storm.

[kurtsherlock6]

gidley out
buderas out
mason out

all out next week . hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i fancy our chances

Absolutely no excuses if we dont win on Sunday.

[Andrew Walker]

What if we get caned in the penalties 14 -3 Have 3 fairt tries disallowed and two of theirs are off forward passes

[Guest]

What if we get caned in the penalties 14 -3 Have 3 fairt tries disallowed and two of theirs are off forward passes

It will make for some good reading hear on the chookpen.

[Guest]

Coaches play a major major part. If Maguire is given time & patience & is allowed to run the show they will become a 2nd Storm.

I think they are already rorting the cap...

[kurtsherlock6]

What if we get caned in the penalties 14 -3 Have 3 fairt tries disallowed and two of theirs are off forward passes

I suppose this can never be ruled out, so okay maybe under those circumstances.

[Guest]

What if we get caned in the penalties 14 -3 Have 3 fairt tries disallowed and two of theirs are off forward passes

That means Archer was refereeing us again...