Time for a change.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Bennett had the Queensland origin team for 25 years at Brisbane

I don't care about Bennett you fool, I care about the Roosters.

[Vasco]

Yet Bennett has had similar if not better squads and can only manage 61%?? You guys are a hoot after a loss!

True, but surely you can admit that we stunk yesterday.

[SamKerrSimp]

I don't care about Bennett you fool, I care about the Roosters.

I proved you to be incorrect as usual and you default to insult, truly soft.

[doves07]

Bennett had nowhere near the roster..... Newcastle ??? St George ??? Wake up.

Newcastle no,and got out of there pretty quick, dragons he had a good roster,

[NorfolkStreetKid]

I proved you to be incorrect as usual and you default to insult, truly soft.

you just proved you are a keyboard warrior, a troll, go back through a few of your posts aimed at me and see who throws insults you twerp.

[Eggspert]

This thread is comedy gold full of absolute dribblers that can't handle the softest of poor runs of any team in the NRL crying that 64% win rate in 10 years isn't good enough and a 3 x premiership winning coach in 10 years doesn't know what he's talking about. I hate to say it but our fanbase is so incredibly soft and spoiled it's hilarious none of you guys would last supporting a team that even remotely goes through hard times.

Get your point but how long do we have a warm fuzzy feeling with 13, 18 & 19 results?

We seem to be heading downwards with a top roster still. The last few years have been average for a club like us.

[Random Rooster]

I'd give Robbo about 18 months to sort this shit out. If this year is ANOTHER disaster and next year is heading for a train wreck midway in the season, then start looking for a new coach.

Disaster??? Where have you been the last decade? Ask a Tigers or Saints supporter what numerous consecutive disaster years feel like

[SamKerrSimp]

Get your point but how long do we have a warm fuzzy feeling with 13, 18 & 19 results?

We seem to be heading downwards with a top roster still. The last few years have been average for a club like us.

There’s a lot of quality talent that have left the club since 2019 who have yet to be replaced and won’t be replaced easily any time soon. It’s easy for people to say there’s no leadership when the club unexpectedly lost cordner and friend neither of whom have been replaced while we wait for youngsters like Walker and Suaalii to develop.

The squad is a mixture of talent, promising youngsters and hard workers it isn’t a premiership contender for now

[Roosterfarian]

Disaster??? Where have you been the last decade? Ask a Tigers or Saints supporter what numerous consecutive disaster years feel like

Have you compared our roster to theirs??

[weplayforprems]

There must be a coach out there who can make us hold the ball for a couple of sets in a row.

Roosters & nailing the basics just doesn't seem to have worked for a while now.

This is by far my biggest frustration with the team under Robbo and always has been. We just drop so much ball and do so much stupid shit that 95% of our losses are self-inflicted. It’s why the 2018 GF will never be topped because we essentially played perfectly for 65 minutes out of nowhere.

If we could just hold the damn ball, complete at 80% and bloody tackle the natural talent in the team will just win us games every week anyway.

Saints won a premiership in 2010 by being the most boring team alive and doing the simple shit right. It’s good enough to win 4/5 games on its own

[John Corey]

I don't think he should go, but he needs to take some blame. I was at the game and Kafusi and co smashed our forwards. I don't understand the logic in only having 2 forwards on the bench when 3 of your pack are Smith and the 2 Butchers. That's not a real big 3. In fact I can't think of a smaller backrow. Yet he goes with a hooker and centre on the bench. Diabolical. The Butcher boys got bashed.

[ARD]

I don't think he should go, but he needs to take some blame. I was at the game and Kafusi and co smashed our forwards. I don't understand the logic in only having 2 forwards on the bench when 3 of your pack are Smith and the 2 Butchers. That's not a real big 3. In fact I can't think of a smaller backrow. Yet he goes with a hooker and centre on the bench. Diabolical. The Butcher boys got bashed.

Everything is easy in hindsight but it was weird to go with that bench on a hot day, against an experienced tough pack with a point to prove, with our past in HIAs and sin bins etc. The calls for Trent’s job is silly boilover but he does have a record of bonkers use of the interchange…

To play devils advocate there was a similar example last year of a questionable bench that I think kick started out run at back end of season - Egan and Watson etc dominating the middle. Food for thought.

[MKCS]

I think Robbo is a great coach and don't want him to be sacked but maybe he himself should rethink his strategies, of course I'm nobody to say that to a coach of a decade plus but to me it makes no sense to play as poorly as possible and then gradually get better throughout the year.

The Dolphins were beatable and we still put 18 on them in what was one of the worst games I've seen in a while, the two points come crunch time could be absolutely vital like they almost were last year. No team wins the comp out of the top 4 and every win counts.

Also I do agree with some posters that might think the fire in the belly and motivation isn't there anymore. He's had 9 successful seasons at the Roosters, mentally he might be wanting new challenges or surroundings, only he knows that I guess.

[HunchoRooster]

I think some people are missing the point. Apparently wanting your team to win constantly and perform at a high level means your a soft supporter and you need to back a coach or a player as having a higher standing than the club.

Nobody is calling Robbo a bad coach, if you are, you can be rightfully shown the door. But to chastise someone's commitment or dedication to the Chooks for merely questioning Robbo's underachievement is laughable, arrogant and lame. I dont care about Bennett or his record but he has won 7 comps. He has lost his touch big time and can't do anything apart from getting young guns to fire up and bash opposition forwards. The game has passed him by. But at a time he was invincible and considered the best coach. Sheens is another one. Both Bennett and Sheens had unbelievable rosters and won comps with them. Robbo is the same. Both Bennett and Sheens look nowhere near winning a premiership or innovating anything in the game of rugby league anymore so who is to say Robbo isn't slumping to the same thing. Maybe he will bounce back, we'd all love to see it. But the blind worship is idiotic. Questions need to be asked with this squad and the coach based off the last 2 years of coaching.

We are spoilt? Big fkin deal. You watch and play elite sport to win. Just because other clubs are rubbish doesnt mean you need to accept rubbish in your own backyard. We are different and better and should be held to a higher standard.

[ARD]

I think some people are missing the point. Apparently wanting your team to win constantly and perform at a high level means your a soft supporter and you need to back a coach or a player as having a higher standing than the club.

Nobody is calling Robbo a bad coach, if you are, you can be rightfully shown the door. But to chastise someone's commitment or dedication to the Chooks for merely questioning Robbo's underachievement is laughable, arrogant and lame. I dont care about Bennett or his record but he has won 7 comps. He has lost his touch big time and can't do anything apart from getting young guns to fire up and bash opposition forwards. The game has passed him by. But at a time he was invincible and considered the best coach. Sheens is another one. Both Bennett and Sheens had unbelievable rosters and won comps with them. Robbo is the same. Both Bennett and Sheens look nowhere near winning a premiership or innovating anything in the game of rugby league anymore so who is to say Robbo isn't slumping to the same thing. Maybe he will bounce back, we'd all love to see it. But the blind worship is idiotic. Questions need to be asked with this squad and the coach based off the last 2 years of coaching.

We are spoilt? Big fkin deal. You watch and play elite sport to win. Just because other clubs are rubbish doesnt mean you need to accept rubbish in your own backyard. We are different and better and should be held to a higher standard.

~65% win rate I’d call high performance and winning at a constant rate. In the NRL.

Bennett started coaching 1987, won his first comp 1992 and last 2010, I.e window of 1 GF win every 3yrs or so but nothing for next 12yrs. Trent 3/10 so similar. No reason Robbo can’t clean up a few more in next 8yrs.