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Opinion Is Ricky Stuart the most overrated coach ever?

AlwaysGreen

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The cranky merkin act in every post game press conference shows how much this arrogant ant cares about the fans.

Yes the questions can be stupid. But the press conference isn't about the coach's feelings, its about giving information and his thoughts to the public and fans. Walking out in 80 seconds like an immature prat doesn't impress me, it just shows he's self obsessed.
 

King-Gutho94

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The cranky merkin act in every post game press conference shows how much this arrogant ant cares about the fans.

Yes the questions can be stupid. But the press conference isn't about the coach's feelings, its about giving information and his thoughts to the public and fans. Walking out in 80 seconds like an immature prat doesn't impress me, it just shows he's self obsessed.
They reckon Ricky was the biggest sledger to play the game when he played and his sledges were quite brutal as well.

He seems like a typical bully who is happy to dish it out but can't cop anything back that may hurt him.
 
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They reckon Ricky was the biggest sledger to play the game when he played and his sledges were quite brutal as well.

He seems like a typical bully who is happy to dish it out but can't cop anything back that may hurt him.

Yes but many a coach at the time (iirc Phil Gould was one) said you could give it back to him, as it often as not it would throw Ricky off his game. They said the one playedr to avoid sledging at all costs was Laurie Daley, as all it would do is piss him off and fire him up so much he'd make you pay everytime.
 
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The cranky merkin act in every post game press conference shows how much this arrogant ant cares about the fans.

Yes the questions can be stupid. But the press conference isn't about the coach's feelings, its about giving information and his thoughts to the public and fans. Walking out in 80 seconds like an immature prat doesn't impress me, it just shows he's self obsessed.

to be fair, for most good coaches (in any sport) the presser is just theatre. You often learn more by what the coaches don’t say. Still boggles my mind that so many journos of a certain rag love him considering how he treats the press with disdain.
 

Munky

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to be fair, for most good coaches (in any sport) the presser is just theatre. You often learn more by what the coaches don’t say. Still boggles my mind that so many journos of a certain rag love him considering how he treats the press with disdain.

Because straight afterwards Ricky rings them to say how much he still loves them and will be continue to be a source.
 

King-Gutho94

Coach
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to be fair, for most good coaches (in any sport) the presser is just theatre. You often learn more by what the coaches don’t say. Still boggles my mind that so many journos of a certain rag love him considering how he treats the press with disdain.
Truth is when Ricky got sacked from Cronulla in 2010 and got the NSW gig in 2011 his manager John Fordham and Ricky went around to all main league journos for the telegraph to smooth things over as Ricky had a feisty relationship at the time to rebuild the relationship and have been best mates ever since.

Especially Paul Kent

Ricky did a weekly article with the Tele in 2011 & 2012 as well.

Whatever Fordham did weather it was wine and dine them for months has clearly worked.
 

I Bleed Maroon

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Same old shit from Ricky. Woe is me, **** the referees, how many teams have I coached and achieved **** all with now? 3? 4? It's always someone else's fault with Stuart, and that is why he will never amount to shit.
 

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