Smith is the new Graham Murray who went on one season too long...

[Guest]

At the end of that debacle of a season that was 2001, we were smart enough to dispense with the coach. At the end of that debacle of a season that was 2011 (actually considerably worse than 2001) we were NOT smart enough to dispense with the coach.

Let's face facts, at some stage this season, the Roosters will be parting company with Smith and son. Will it be sooner rather than later?

And lastly, most importantly, who will be the new Stuart to step in and take over the levers????

PS - and no, I am not Phillip "Buzz" Rothfield, just a disgruntled supporter.

[Fairfax]

Hmmm... Who's available? Matt Elliot? Jason Taylor? We warehouse coaches like we used to warehouse half backs in the 90s.

[Andrew Walker]

Smith somehow always manages to see out his tenure He throives on all this aack the coach stuff

[Guest]

Not many alternatives are available....

[Andrew Walker]

Not many alternatives are available....

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stehr has put his hand up for the job on here tonight

he says he would get us better players

[Guest]

Actually Mr Walker... if you look back at Smith's coaching tenure, he is doesn't always make it to the final year of his coaching tenure...

[Andrew Walker]

Newcastle ?

[Guest]

He should see out his contract.

It's not his fault that he has been saddled with Minichiello and Anasta.

[Guest]

Not many alternatives are available....

Big Fella... I think it's time the club got its chequebook out in a big way... the same way it did for Gus in late '94 and was prepared to do for Bennett before his betrayal...

In this day and age, if you want to be a "super club", and you want to challenge to win premierships every season (which I assume our club management still wants to do???)... you need a "super coach"...

Paying over the odds for a good coach will reap benefits... look at St Merge.

For mine, if we don't throw the entire Easts Group at Bellamy, we are nuts.

[Guest]

Newcastle ?

Parra, St George, Bradford...

[Guest]

Big Fella... I think it's time the club got its chequebook out in a big way... the same way it did for Gus in late '94 and was prepared to do for Bennett before his betrayal...

In this day and age, if you want to be a "super club", and you want to challenge to win premierships every season (which I assume our club management still wants to do???)... you need a "super coach"...

Paying over the odds for a good coach will reap benefits... look at St Merge.

For mine, if we don't throw the entire Easts Group at Bellamy, we are nuts.

Besides Bellamy wanting a new challenge, there are no more viable aternatives.... The cupboard is bare

[Guest]

Besides Bellamy wanting a new challenge, there are no more viable aternatives.... The cupboard is bare

Bellamy, Stuart, Sheens? Warren Ryan, Bob Fulton... or Harry Bath, Terry Fearnley, Ron Willey even big Jack dug up out of the ground...???

I think I need to start a new faction of Roosters supporters called the "ABS"... Anyone But Smith!

God help us under this coaching regime.

Mark Murray would do a better job.

[SConcierge]

He should see out his contract.

It's not his fault that he has been saddled with Minichiello and Anasta.

Mate mini and Anasta didnt miss 50 tackles? imo the team has no structure and is poorly prepared

[Guest]

Two things Edge.

1. Ron Willey died in 2004.

2. You want a spare coach, you know my choice.

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[Guest]

Mate mini and Anasta didnt miss 50 tackles? imo the team has no structure and is poorly prepared

Mini and Anasta are in two of the most important positions and are not up to first grade standard.

Smithy had them pushes on himand shouldn't be blamed because he couldn't polish a turd.