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[Headless Chook]

christian darque, I find it amusing (and a little sad for you) that you are here just when your team is doing well, yet you were nowhere to be seen nor smelt when they were not doing well. To me, that speaks volumes about the type of "man" you are and the speaking isn't flattering. So may I politely suggest that you save yourself further embarrassment and leave these parts as you add no value whatsoever.

He could learn a bit from the dragons fan 4 Inch Dick who came on here after the GF and gave it to us, but had the good grace to turn up here two weeks ago and say well done.

Really though, shouldn't expect any better from a Rabbits fan. They're still cut that despite selling their soul they still haven't had any success to speak of. One finals game since Rusty and PHaC promised them the world but paid them a pittance means that chip on their shoulder is now the size of a small mountain.

[melon....]

It was interesting to here Smith talk about Cronulla's "awkward" tactics that "test the referees". He said they march forward 4 metres in many tackles and lean on the defenders - presumably to get penalties. I noticed too that they dive at the feet of defenders and no dominant tackle seems to apply.

Penalties win games and some teams are consistently favoured by the referees. In the last 4 years these teams have had a huge advantage in the penalty stakes:

Cronulla - PLUS 117 penalties
Parramatta - PLUS 101 penalties
Souths - PLUS 76 penalties

One team has a huge disadvantage:

Roosters - MINUS 150 penalties

I realise there are people here that think we deserve such a thrashing in the penalty counts every single bloody year. Do they also believe these other teams deserve such assistance from the refs? That their discipline is so consistently superior?

Its not the numbers its the timing.

Two words - Saint George

Won them a ****ing comp.

[Guest]

Darque you used to have plenty of credibility on these forums.

Now that Souffs are winning a few games (although still out of the top 8) you are carrying on like a tool.

Carrying on like a tool by offering a comment? It IS like speeding drivers whinging when they get booked. If you'd prefer not to get booked, don't speed. If your team wants to be penalised less, then show more discipline and obey the rules.

Or are Rooster fans now going to drop into the mindset we had for so long, known as the "victim mentality".

[Guest]

christian darque, I find it amusing (and a little sad for you) that you are here just when your team is doing well, yet you were nowhere to be seen nor smelt when they were not doing well. To me, that speaks volumes about the type of "man" you are and the speaking isn't flattering. So may I politely suggest that you save yourself further embarrassment and leave these parts as you add no value whatsoever.

Get ya facts right cuzzie bro, I have been on here numerous times when you guys have flogged us.

It's only sport.

[Guest]

No its more like when you are in a line of cars doing the same speed as everyone else, yet you're the only one who the cops book..

In that scenario, if you were not speeding, the cops couldn't book you.

[TheLoneRooster]

Get ya facts right cuzzie bro, I have been on here numerous times when you guys have flogged us.

It's only sport.

Right, sure, you're quite the regular.

As to your assertion that it's only sport, I'm well aware of that fact. Are you aware that you're a sad sad little "man"?

[Guest]

Right, sure, you're quite the regular.

As to your assertion that it's only sport, I'm well aware of that fact. Are you aware that you're a sad sad little "man"?

Oh well, sad I may be.

Prefer that over being constantly rude to people, incapable of a reply without making personal/abusive comments and generally being afraid of any opinion that dares to differ. I hope you get better.

[Guest]

As for being liked or having "cred" around here, ask me if I care.

I have been chatting to guys like TheBigFella, Cogburn and PoppaPump now for a number of years. They know me (online) well enough to understand I like stirring the pot, having a chat and that I don't take forums very seriously.

If some of you here are prone to abusing, hating and insulting someone you've never met, I'm afraid that's a life issue you need to address.

Good luck with that.

[Fairfax]

Oh well, sad I may be.

Prefer that over being constantly rude to people, incapable of a reply without making personal/abusive comments and generally being afraid of any opinion that dares to differ. I hope you get better.

Darque, you are as weak as piss. Welches on bets, only fronts up when he perceives his side is on top. ostracised by the Souths community.

You sir, are a coward and a fraud.

[Johnny Tobin]

Darque, you are as weak as piss. Welches on bets, only fronts up when he perceives his side is on top. ostracised by the Souths community.

You sir, are a coward and a fraud.

+1

I was wondering where he was and here he is.

[Guest]

Darque, you are as weak as piss. Welches on bets, only fronts up when he perceives his side is on top. ostracised by the Souths community.

You sir, are a coward and a fraud.

Weak as piss? Wouldn't piss actually be quite strong, at least in taste. Can you confirm?

[player 1]

Look, this was an undeniably pertinent post by spirit, just ignore the attempts to hijack it. The stats as presented by Spirit are a concern. I realize that many penners held in high esteem, like Ox, Pass The Ball, John L, BPP will not have a bar of the notion that we are picked on by the match officials, and as I have said previously adopting a victim mentality is frought with peril, but those stats Spirit has presented cannot be ignored. I respect the posters I have mentioned above but I must pin you in the corner and as do you really think our discipline has been more than 200 penalties worse than a shi.t house side like Cronulla over the last 4 years? Come on, I know you guys are intelligent, can't you consider something I s amiss here?

[Bansai Pipeline]

Who can say if we're singled out?

The only thing we can say with any certainty is that we do ourselves no favours.

The past few seasons have seen some predominantly lazy, stupid and undisciplined Roosters teams.

We also love to whinge, which doesn't earn us any favours from the men in the middle.

[Guest]

Referees: Jason Robinson and Grant Atkins; Touch Judges: Steve Chiddy and Adam Gee; Video Referee: Phil Cooley


this means that we will be penalised 4 to 1 on fri nite versus the teachers pet, parra

[bondi-boy]

Wouldn't surprise me.

Do we ever win games with Robinson as the ref?