That’s Enough Robbo

[rented tracksuit]

What are you talking about?

You were comparing spines… I named our current spine… Walker is not in the side

You really don’t make much sense lol

Standard.

[rented tracksuit]

This club doesn’t need yes men like yourself… that sort of blind loyalty to whoever is in charge never ends well

In Sally’s defence, it’s neither a man or a woman.

[Les Tricolores]

Did Robbo put Bennett to shame in 2013 when he won a premiership as unknown whilst Bennett had a open cheque book at Newcastle from 2012?
What about in 2018 when his Broncos got beaten in the semi finals at home against St George 48-18 whilst Robbo got his second premiership?
How about when Robbo knocked Bennetts Rabbits out in the major semi final to win 2019??

Bennett hasn't won a premiership since 2010. He left Newcastle a mess and then got booted from the Broncos. As a modern day coach he is more myth than legend. He was hands on in trying to sign Brandon Smith, Kaylyn Ponga, Cam Munster and now Jack Wighton- all ended up signing contracts for less money that they could have earned at the Dolphins.

However hey if you want to get on the media darling Bennett and the Dolphins good start of 6 wins this year then go ahead.....but don't crap on that its putting Robbo to shame

Wayne the media darling? lol… they hate him but not as much as he does them

Of course he his putting Robbo to shame… just like he did in Round 1 when he utterly humiliated him and us

Like him or loathe him… no one is confusing Wayne and Robbo… let’s be clear

[HunchoRooster]

Sure… how about telling everyone what a great guy Latrell is and that no Rooster should ever jeer him despite Latrell going out of his way to violently smash Joey’s face?

Robbo speaking up about this has nothing to do with Latrell being indigenous of course lol… so it’s actually quite offensive on his behalf… because Latrell has zero loyalty to the Roosters and makes that very clear every time he plays us

Robbo doesn’t defend the club like he used to… in his mind the Roosters have become secondary to a lot of other nonsense… that’s all good and fine if the team continues to perform at a high level… they don’t and haven’t for quite some time

Spot on!

Robinson lost me forever when he basically lectured our fans on why booing Latrell was bad. The arrogance that shows in trying to tell tens of thousands how to feel based off some individual moral standpoint was nauseating. Then packaging it up under the guise of "being a Rooster" despite the bloke literally burning his Chooks gear, accusing us of not supporting him and then committing foul play and inciting the crowd whenever we play him.

Regardless of how you feel about Latrell and the Joey incident, the fact he thought he was the moral compass on the entire incident is what pissed me off to no end.

Then to a lesser extent, during the Manly fiasco when he was the only coach to open his mouth and defend them and act as a beacon for change and speak for our entire team, when I know for a fact there would be at least a handful of our boys who likely didn't agree with his stance... so instead of coaching the team that week to a dominant victory against a reserve grade side - we scrape through with an awful performance playing turgid footy.

These are some key examples as to why people start to have issues with Robinson. His job description is to coach a footy team. If he is getting bored of that and wants to branch out into other complex issues, that's fine. Don't do it at the expense of our attack. Move to an upstairs role OR back up your talking with substance on the field to avoid the consequences.

I cannot sit here and say Robinson doesn't know how to coach, he clearly does. His status as a Roosters legend can't be questioned, but his position as head coach always can be. I think the issue is his ulterior motivation and stubbornness that is leaving us lagging behind and on a potential terminal decline.

[Random Rooster]

Not to defend Wayne Bennett because I don't like him and he's never coached a team I've actively supported except Australia almost 20 years ago but you're being a bit harsh on him here I think.

First, yes Robbo has won more premierships in the last 13 years but has Wayne had a team even close to what Robbo has had with the Roosters? I'd say the closest was the 2021 Souths team but even then I'd put our 2018, 2019 and our 2023 squad (On paper) over South Sydney's 2021 squad. 2013 might be comparable to 2021 Souths but I'm not sure.

You serious? He walked into a ready made Dragons team and added high profile players like Darius Boyd, Jeremy Smith, Michael Weyman and even Mark Gasnier- and back ended contracts that left the club screwed for years.

He did the same at Newcastle who had Gidley, Buderus, Tahu and had Tinklers open cheque book to sign whoever he liked......then left the club in a mess

Broncos 2015-2018 included a wealth of state of origin and internationals like Matt Gillett, Ben Hunt, Sam Thaiday, Darius Boyd, Adam Blair, Corey Oates, James Roberts,Corey Parker, Pangai Jnr, Jai Arrow, Anthony Milford, Justin Hodges, Alex Glenn.......amongst others. Yeah you would want a premiership with these players on the books.

He was handed a Souths team that Siebold nearly took to the grand final but was knocked out by us in 2019- The Burgess boys,Reynolds, Walker, Cook, Gagai, Murray, Graham.

Don't tell me he worked with teams who had less talent than the Roosters- his squads over the last 13 years have been very strong

[Les Tricolores]

Spot on!

Robinson lost me forever when he basically lectured our fans on why booing Latrell was bad. The arrogance that shows in trying to tell tens of thousands how to feel based off some individual moral standpoint was nauseating. Then packaging it up under the guise of "being a Rooster" despite the bloke literally burning his Chooks gear, accusing us of not supporting him and then committing foul play and inciting the crowd whenever we play him.

Regardless of how you feel about Latrell and the Joey incident, the fact he thought he was the moral compass on the entire incident is what pissed me off to no end.

Then to a lesser extent, during the Manly fiasco when he was the only coach to open his mouth and defend them and act as a beacon for change and speak for our entire team, when I know for a fact there would be at least a handful of our boys who likely didn't agree with his stance... so instead of coaching the team that week to a dominant victory against a reserve grade side - we scrape through with an awful performance playing turgid footy.

These are some key examples as to why people start to have issues with Robinson. His job description is to coach a footy team. If he is getting bored of that and wants to branch out into other complex issues, that's fine. Don't do it at the expense of our attack. Move to an upstairs role OR back up your talking with substance on the field to avoid the consequences.

I cannot sit here and say Robinson doesn't know how to coach, he clearly does. His status as a Roosters legend can't be questioned, but his position as head coach always can be. I think the issue is his ulterior motivation and stubbornness that is leaving us lagging behind and on a potential terminal decline.

Perfectly said

[Random Rooster]

These are some key examples as to why people start to have issues with Robinson.

Luckily those people dont include Politis or the Roosters board

[Les Tricolores]

Luckily those people dont include Politis or the Roosters board

I think you would be surprised about that

[Lydon]

Spot on!

Robinson lost me forever when he basically lectured our fans on why booing Latrell was bad. The arrogance that shows in trying to tell tens of thousands how to feel based off some individual moral standpoint was nauseating. Then packaging it up under the guise of "being a Rooster" despite the bloke literally burning his Chooks gear, accusing us of not supporting him and then committing foul play and inciting the crowd whenever we play him.

Robinson is a people pleaser which sometimes is cringeworthy to watch..

Sadly being Mr nice guy doesn’t guarantee you the 2 points every week!

[HunchoRooster]

You serious? He walked into a ready made Dragons team and added high profile players like Darius Boyd, Jeremy Smith, Michael Weyman and even Mark Gasnier- and back ended contracts that left the club screwed for years.

He did the same at Newcastle who had Gidley, Buderus, Tahu and had Tinklers open cheque book to sign whoever he liked......then left the club in a mess

Broncos 2015-2018 included a wealth of state of origin and internationals like Matt Gillett, Ben Hunt, Sam Thaiday, Darius Boyd, Adam Blair, Corey Oates, James Roberts,Corey Parker, Pangai Jnr, Jai Arrow, Anthony Milford, Justin Hodges, Alex Glenn.......amongst others. Yeah you would want a premiership with these players on the books.

He was handed a Souths team that Siebold nearly took to the grand final but was knocked out by us in 2019- The Burgess boys,Reynolds, Walker, Cook, Gagai, Murray, Graham.

Don't tell me he worked with teams who had less talent than the Roosters- his squads over the last 13 years have been very strong

I tend to agree with RR here. No doubt Bennett can coach but he seems to get the revisionist history/rose coloured glasses treatment from the media.

He won in a comp in 2010 with St George, which was his last notable achievement. He was hired to win them a comp after they went 4-5 years of being a Top 4 side who couldn't quite get over the line in September. Wasn't like he built them up from nothing. They were full of Origin and International standard players.

He was basically tasked with doing the exact same thing at Souffs. They had been a perennial Top 4 side who fall a game or two short of winning a comp in previous seasons. Bennett was brought in to change that and use his experience. He failed. Yes he came close and was only a Cody Wanker intercept away from a comp, but he didn't win a comp.

Let's not forget arguably the biggest choke job in Grand Final history in 2015 when Brisbane's awful 2nd half where they took the foot off the gas ended up costing them the comp, which is often oversighted because of the Ben Hunt dropped ball, last min try and the JT heroics. He also oversaw a list of young prospects leave the club and failed in the recruitment department, Brisbane only now just recovering.

His other premierships were won 20+ years ago by a rep side playing as a club side that were clearly over the cap and had the entire state of QLD to choose from. Still needed to get them up and win the comps they did, (as Robbo is proving now, a good squad on paper doesn't always translate to success) and so he is a good coach, but he is massively overrated, particularly his contributions over the last decade or so.

He doesn't hold a candle to the likes of Bellamy or even Robinson, Hasler and Cleary when comparing the last 10-15 years body of work.

[HunchoRooster]

Luckily those people dont include Politis or the Roosters board

Time will tell... Nick not known for his patience and acceptance of mediocrity.

[Random Rooster]

I think you would be surprised about that

The last time we had a real bad season-in 2017- Politis extended Robbo's contract. Its since been upgraded again till the end of 2028. If you think Nick will pull the pin because of a underperforming 10 weeks, or season for that matter, then your dreaming

[King Salvo]

This club doesn’t need yes men like yourself… that sort of blind loyalty to whoever is in charge never ends well

They don't need white anting which is your modus operandi one has to say.

[HunchoRooster]

They don't need white anting which is your modus operandi one has to say.

I don't think you know what white-anting is... which doesn't surprise me.

[King Salvo]

What are you talking about?

You were comparing spines… I named our current spine… Walker is not in the side

You really don’t make much sense lol

really - you are just on here to white ant the coach and club - have a few cling on's joining you who have an axe to grind about Coach Robinson's stance on particular important social issues.

I have no problem at all with his stance on any issue and those banging on that sport and politics shouldn't mix well it's way too late for that.

Have to go back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics the first time possibly sport and politics mixed.

Sport is a microcosm of society like it or not.