For all those calling for a new coach

[mightyrooster]

The only name that I have heard that could be a possible replacement for Robbo would be Cooper Cronk. He isn't perfect but I love Robbo and he hope he coaches the Roosters for many years to come. Most of the names being thrown about are laughable imo.

Agree. Imagine havinf to go back to the days of Fittler / Chris Anderson etc and being an embarrassment.

[Rooster1908]

No we shouldn't axe Robbo .Well not yet anyway .Left field and get he's the cane toads coach but Slater have a great footy brain .Not sure that would mean a good club coach but

[The distributor]

IMO a first grade coach should have played first grade. It’s another level that you have to understand through playing it.
The inconsistency and lack of discipline can only be the coaching. We have a great team on paper but we don’t get the problem.

[kakaruk]

Im starting to think it might be time for a change. Slater mabye Cronk we certanly have underachieved the last 3 years

[Maxy Walker]

If you have a listen to the rich guys who run the roosters, like Bouris, they love robbo. He ain’t ever getting sacked I believe. He’ll be there as long as he wants.

[bondi paul]

It’s well documented the change of personnel within the coaching ranks so in light of that Robbo maybe still adjusting to it. Personally I don’t find the Ryles and King combo convincing. King was our water boy some seasons back and we now BMoz so it makes me wonder if it will repeat itself. Matt King I think is a good guy but he comes across as a yes man.

[weplayforprems]

IMO a first grade coach should have played first grade. It’s another level that you have to understand through playing it.
The inconsistency and lack of discipline can only be the coaching. We have a great team on paper but we don’t get the problem.

This is just ridiculous. You realise Robbo and Bellamy are the two most successful coaches this century and were mediocre first graders at best.

Freddy, arguably our greatest ever player, should be sitting on 5 Origin series wins in a row due to NSW’s massive talent advantage. He isn’t.

How good’s Ricky’s coaching career been since Freddy retired? One of the top 5 halfbacks of all time, I wouldn’t let him coach the local under-13s

[The distributor]

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This is just ridiculous. You realise Robbo and Bellamy are the two most successful coaches this century and were mediocre first graders at best.

Freddy, arguably our greatest ever player, should be sitting on 5 Origin series wins in a row due to NSW’s massive talent advantage. He isn’t.

How good’s Ricky’s coaching career been since Freddy retired? One of the top 5 halfbacks of all time, I wouldn’t let him coach the local under-13s

Bellamy played a lot more first grad that Robbo.If Ricky had the players we have he would be doing a lot better and coaching origin during the season is a completely different beast to coaching an NRL side week in and week out.

[Bondicigar]

We don't need a new coach we just need to poach Nathan cleary.

Get back to the rooster way

[BillyBonkers]

Look Robbo's OK, just needs dropping back to coaching the reggies for a week or two, and I'm sure he'll come back fine.

[Water boy]

This is just ridiculous. You realise Robbo and Bellamy are the two most successful coaches this century and were mediocre first graders at best.

Freddy, arguably our greatest ever player, should be sitting on 5 Origin series wins in a row due to NSW’s massive talent advantage. He isn’t.

How good’s Ricky’s coaching career been since Freddy retired? One of the top 5 halfbacks of all time, I wouldn’t let him coach the local under-13s

Sad but true regarding Freddy. Love him, should be an immortal but gee some of his selections were retarded. He should be undefeated in origin. Like Robbo, tries to outthink the room and makes stupid decisions with selections. Bring back Gus

[NorfolkStreetKid]

So our GURU coach's best decision is to drop the halfback and keep filling a space with his love child Crutch
How about doing some actual COACHING...... GURU ?
What is Walker going to learn in reserve grade ? NOTHING.
He played the halves out of position for more than half of last season
This year he decides Swahili is a better centre than winger...... news flash COACH...... He's NOT.
I bet Skeletor is on the blower today seeing if we want to do a swap for Milford and get Sam out of his contract immediately.
He dropped Mitchell after a few poor performances, and yes Mitchell was dead lazy, still is, but he's a game breaker, like young Sam
now playing at another club, probably like young Sam will be.
He needs to COACH the players around him to work WITH Sam,
he needs to get rid of the Crutch.... yes I know he tries, and I stuck up for him for the last few years, but he is not a first grader in any position.
Man I am so piissed off about this.

[milanja]

IMO a first grade coach should have played first grade. It’s another level that you have to understand through playing it.
The inconsistency and lack of discipline can only be the coaching. We have a great team on paper but we don’t get the problem.

you would have nathan brown, paul McGregor and co because they had played more first grade game’s over Robinson?

[Headless Chook]

you would have nathan brown, paul McGregor and co because they had played more first grade game’s over Robinson?

In his defence he did say 'in his opinion'. That doesn't mean that his opinion has any sense or logic about it

[HunchoRooster]

I'm apparently the biggest Robbo hater going because I have audacity to say that he isn't perfect and when we don't win comps he has a small part in the reason why. (Shocking I know)... but some of the names getting tossed up on here are rubbish lads.

Robbo is still in the upper echelon of coaches. And his average first grade career has nothing to do with being a good/bad coach.

Billy Slater talks well, got QLD up for a 3 game series as rookie coach and obviously is an all-time great but how does that translate to premiership winning coach overnight? Would be insane to get rid of Robbo for almost anyone. I'd probably take the following over Robinson and nobody else:

- Ivan Cleary if it meant Nathan Cleary joined him (mainly due to the reaction of every other fanbase in the comp).

- Bellamy under any circumstance as he is a better coach than Robinson

- Fitzy if Robinson fails to win a comp in the next year or two with Suualii before he departs and Manu/Teddy in their prime.

Anyone else would be a downgrade.