Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Knights

[bondi.boy]

If Va'as, Steep etc, are not read to play fg this year, then why didn't we buy props from anywhere to replace JWH etc.
May could've been kept for another season. So too Sitili.
Looks like 2025 is now a gap year.
Experienced first graders retired/moved on...young ones not ready.
That's no good, we need to win games.
We're flying high, sponsors are flocking in, crowds too, record.
But there's no whole fg standard team.
30 player roster is on Roosters website....so what's there is it.
Some young players are going to have to play, ready or not.

[Mickie Lane]

I disagree I don't think it's a softening or being fooled I think Nick sees Robinson as his successor, potentially even one day as the chairman but if not definitely someone who whatever role he plays will be a large part of a stable Roosters club. In 2017-2019 the club spent a lot of time, money and effort on reviewing the club's pathway systems including a trip to Barcelona which was centred around seeing their model for pathways. This also included strategic partnerships with the central coast, a revival of the club's affiliation with Ipswich area and ofcourse the Roosters academy.

This feels like the year the club are hoping it will all start coming together. You heard Robinson say multiple times that he would not be buying talent that would block the path of our young kids.

I think there's a longer vision and bigger play at hand.

I just don't buy that Robinson has packed it in and Politis is getting soft. You just don't get to where these two men have by being so fragile.

Who do you think came up with all those ideas?
I say Robbo did & that’s why I always say Nick is in awe of Robbo & that Robbo is the Roosters.
I believe Nick has never come across a football brain like Robbo & Nick knows Robbo knows more about football than anyone he has ever met including himself.
I would say Nick has other men & women in all his businesses that know more than what he does & he’s smart enough to know that.

[Mickie Lane]

If Va'as, Steep etc, are not read to play fg this year, then why didn't we buy props from anywhere to replace JWH etc.
May could've been kept for another season. So too Sitili.
Looks like 2025 is now a gap year.
Experienced first graders retired/moved on...young ones not ready.
That's no good, we need to win games.
We're flying high, sponsors are flocking in, crowds too, record.
But there's no whole fg standard team.
30 player roster is on Roosters website....so what's there is it.
Some young players are going to have to play, ready or not.

I can’t answer that but it’s a lot more complicated than what we on the Chookpen think.

[roosterchook]

Careful.

You will be accused of being too negative & death riding the team.

Apparently all's good in Rooster land.

I’m praying the trials were just that we didn’t take them seriously and that the true winning roosters will turn up come season start. Robinson’s feathers weren’t ruffled so he said so let’s hope we take season games much more seriously.