That loss is on Roboo

[Rocky Rhodes]

Get the point but not sure I see the correlation between a coach who’s won 2 out of the last 4 premierships and South Sydney who have 1 in the last 50.

Everyone is open to criticism.

Point is we cannot forever live in the past like Souffs...thought that was obvious.

Point is Robbo's performance should be scrutinized like all others or should we just give him 1 million per yr for the next 20 yrs without care for performance.

I'm not anti-Robbo...just saying any constructive criticism is fair...he has been here 9 yrs so recruitment is mostly his responsibility.

And no, I'm not calling for his sacking...or anything drastic like that.

[zing zing]

its the roosters fault letting go some good players especially good forwards and not recruiting smarter

[zing zing]

its all on robbo they recruited budget base players you get what you pay for if the players dont have the attitude necessary its coaches job knock it out of them

[Bmw06i]

Point is we cannot forever live in the past like Souffs...thought that was obvious.

Point is Robbo's performance should be scrutinized like all others or should we just give him 1 million per yr for the next 20 yrs without care for performance.

I'm not anti-Robbo...just saying any constructive criticism is fair...he has been here 9 yrs so recruitment is mostly his responsibility.

And no, I'm not calling for his sacking...or anything drastic like that.

Finally someone with a brain. Your comments are accurate.

For all those who can’t read, no where in the thread did I mention anything about sacking Robbo.

[Mickie Lane]

Melbourne, despite their on-field success have been a woeful failure to the game of rugby league.
They have done nothing to encourage locals taking up the sport, rather they buy all their players from inter state.
They've had over 20 years to improve the local comp, but they've done nothing.

They have introduced a host of new tackles which have had a detrimental effect on the game.
They flout authority by displaying fake trophies that were rightly taken off them.
They gave us Cameron Smith.
They lied about poor "innocent" players who thought it was normal to sign two contracts.

They suck big time.

Sorry Ed but Melbourne have been a sensationally successful club for 20 years & thats why the other 15 clubs all want to be like them.
The Roosters constantly poach people from the Melbourne Storm to try & make our club better.

[eddie]

Sorry Ed but Melbourne have been a sensationally successful club for 20 years & thats why the other 15 clubs all want to be like them.
The Roosters constantly poach people from the Melbourne Storm to try & make our club better.

The Roosters "poach" less than the storm does.

But I'm not disagreeing with you. I said "despite their on-field success"..............
The fact that Melbourne can sign players who want less limelight, like the fact they can go about their business without being recognized .............is further proof of Melbournes failure.
They have not expanded the game.

The NRL is deluding themselves over this.

[BillyBonkers]

He's the coach isn't he? He prepares the team, instills the tactics, gets the team motivated. Your comment is idiotic.

Idiotic?
As my name suggests, well done.
To blame Robinson for the teams performance, is of little value, other than to relieve frustration. Do the players blame the coach? Probably find they don't.
Robinson works with what he has available and backs his players, so in effect Robinson doesn't miss to many tackles at all.

[Rooster1908]

Idiotic?
As my name suggests, well done.
To blame Robinson for the teams performance, is of little value, other than to relieve frustration. Do the players blame the coach? Probably find they don't.
Robinson works with what he has available and backs his players, so in effect Robinson doesn't miss to many tackles at all.

So Billy who should take responsibility for there poor form and preparation. Surely the buck must stop somewhere . In all businesses there is a head of the snake. Missing tackles is a poor sign of a bad attitude and that is on the coach and his staff

[Inflictor]

If you listen to Robbo's pressers he has on numerous occasions said it is on him and the coaching staff.
So what do you all want? Sack Robbo?
Get Robbo to read and act on the experts in the chookpen?
I don't get the point of this thread.

[Rooster1908]

If you listen to Robbo's pressers he has on numerous occasions said it is on him and the coaching staff.
So what do you all want? Sack Robbo?
Get Robbo to read and act on the experts in the chookpen?
I don't get the point of this thread.

No not sack him but what he is doing is not working is it .And don't give that past glory crap.Live in the present and the future .Adapt and change and do it quickly .We look likely to even miss the top 8 .That is simply unacceptable

[Kelby]

No not sack him but what he is doing is not working is it .And don't give that past glory crap. Live in the present and the future .Adapt and change and do it quickly .We look likely to even miss the top 8 .That is simply unacceptable

He has to change it up and stop being too loyal, but then, do we have anyone better pushing for first grade? Any takers on Curtis Scott? Any good players in Jersey Flegg ready to step up?

[Rooster90]

If you listen to Robbo's pressers he has on numerous occasions said it is on him and the coaching staff.
So what do you all want? Sack Robbo?
Get Robbo to read and act on the experts in the chookpen?
I don't get the point of this thread.

Robbo obviously doesn't need to be sacked
He just needs to realise his previous way of doing things and the structures he puts in place aren't working on the current group of players, so something needs to give

It's been 2yrs of the same predictable plays

I think our squad overall is better than most teams but they aren't playing to it's strengths

[Inflictor]

No not sack him but what he is doing is not working is it .And don't give that past glory crap.Live in the present and the future .Adapt and change and do it quickly .We look likely to even miss the top 8 .That is simply unacceptable

Do you really think he is not thinking about that?
Last year everyone bagged AK, Lam and a few other fringe players. Do you think the likes of those players are our saviours? I doubt it.

We have little depth this year. We couldn't replace Cords, Friend, Jmoz, Bmoz and Liu in the space of 12 months and the development players are not up to that calibre/experience yet.

I never worry about the first half of the year because it has always been Robbo's trend to peak in the second half. Yes unfortunate we lost to some lesser teams but we have done that in the past and succeeded. Robbo would look ahead not to something that has already happened and can't change. Some here can't let the past go. A lesson in life.

We were very competitive against a full strength Panthers team less three important players. The young guys couldn't step up unfortunately. But apart from a 10 minutes lapse when the young brigade came on we kept up with them.

We were one dropped ball from winning against the Storm again with some decent players on the side lines plus losing Keary for half the game. A bit of luck with a couple disallowed tries and we also win.

We didn't play anywhere as bad as some believe in both games against the two most likely favourites with key players out.

Prior to that I thought we had improved considerably with the win against Parra but a couple setbacks just cost us since.

I have said numerous times we need our strongest 17 in September to win it and fortunately we don't have year ending injuries this year (touch wood). If we have all players available anyone who plays us will shiit themselves. One or two keys missing and onto next year.

We need more luck than ever with injuries this year. If we get it then we give it a shake imo.

[Mickie Lane]

The Roosters "poach" less than the storm does.

But I'm not disagreeing with you. I said "despite their on-field success"..............
The fact that Melbourne can sign players who want less limelight, like the fact they can go about their business without being recognized .............is further proof of Melbournes failure.
They have not expanded the game.

The NRL is deluding themselves over this.

All good Ed.
Go the Chooks.

[Rooster1908]

Do you really think he is not thinking about that?
Last year everyone bagged AK, Lam and a few other fringe players. Do you think the likes of those players are our saviours? I doubt it.

We have little depth this year. We couldn't replace Cords, Friend, Jmoz, Bmoz and Liu in the space of 12 months and the development players are not up to that calibre/experience yet.

I never worry about the first half of the year because it has always been Robbo's trend to peak in the second half. Yes unfortunate we lost to some lesser teams but we have done that in the past and succeeded. Robbo would look ahead not to something that has already happened and can't change. Some here can't let the past go. A lesson in life.

We were very competitive against a full strength Panthers team less three important players. The young guys couldn't step up unfortunately. But apart from a 10 minutes lapse when the young brigade came on we kept up with them.

We were one dropped ball from winning against the Storm again with some decent players on the side lines plus losing Keary for half the game. A bit of luck with a couple disallowed tries and we also win.

We didn't play anywhere as bad as some believe in both games against the two most likely favourites with key players out.

Prior to that I thought we had improved considerably with the win against Parra but a couple setbacks just cost us since.

I have said numerous times we need our strongest 17 in September to win it and fortunately we don't have year ending injuries this year (touch wood). If we have all players available anyone who plays us will shiit themselves. One or two keys missing and onto next year.

We need more luck than ever with injuries this year. If we get it then we give it a shake imo.

Rubbish , we are 7 and 7 .We as you say we're currently competitive .So what did being competitive give us 2 points . Did it move us up the ladder or down. Being competitive doesn't win comps and that's what been should play for .We are not the dogs or tigers we are the Roosters and being competitive is just not enough.