Opinion Is Ricky Stuart the most overrated coach ever?

[Perth Red]

The gushing over this news on NRL360 was sickening lol
Fair play to him though, 10 years of mediocre performances with the odd glimpse of potential and he is still in the job. Not easy to do.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Ricky to be extended at Canberra till 2029 according to Dave Riccio on NRL 360

He was spot on -

Ricky Stuart re-signs with the Raiders as Head Coach

Canberra Raiders Head Coach Ricky Stuart has re-signed on a new deal which will see him remain with the club until the end of the 2029 season.

www.raiders.com.au

 

[Penrith fan]

Dave gets all the good mail.

 

[Eelectrica]

Fantastic news for the front office staff who don’t need to change the templates or update the letter heads.

It’s about damn time a club thought of the office staff and the trials they go through when a new coach comes in.

Hurtin’ in the Sheds can also continue to be the official team song. Fantastic news all round really

 

[King-Gutho94]

Outside of Brian Smith has there been a coach that has gone 500 consecutive games without winning a premiership.

Bare in mind Ricky won his only comp 470 odd games ago.

 

[Penrith fan]

Sticky will be in rare air when he finally finishes up.

I reckon if he lasts till, he is 70, he will go about 1,000 games as coach without another premiership.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

No one else wants him so I can't see why you need to sign him for another 5 years so far out.

I'm Hurtin.

 

[Fangs]

Only threat was NSWRL once they give Madge the arse.

 

[Penrith fan]

I hope Sticky learns some new routines for his post-game sprays of refs, the bunker, NRL administration, Canberra weather etc.

By 1,000 games of coaching, his "I am the biggest victim in NRL history" routine will need a bit of refining

 

[Penrith fan]

All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the Übermensch: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…

So, we will see the evolution of Sticky.

 

[GAZF]

No one else wants him so I can't see why you need to sign him for another 5 years so far out.

I'm Hurtin.

HQ must be redoing the signs in the staff carpark with much nicer ones.

 

[Eelectrica]

They can order more #1 Coach Ricky Stuart coffee mugs. And pens. And paper clips.

 

[The Man Shake]

Fantastic news for the front office staff who don’t need to change the templates or update the letter heads.

It’s about damn time a club thought of the office staff and the trials they go through when a new coach comes in.

Hurtin’ in the Sheds can also continue to be the official team song. Fantastic news all round really

Hurtin' in the Sheds to the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves.

 

[Pete Cash]

In all fairness, who else are they going to sign? Fans of clubs in capital cities literally just think a club like Canberra can snap their fingers and draw a top line coach down there. The blokes obviously not a great coach, but imo he’s done pretty well with the squads he’s had. They could end up consistently much further down the ladder.

I'm not that opposed to just trying a young assistant coach from somewhere. I think a lot of the Raiders issues come from how old fashioned stick is.

 

[dogslife]

There'll be no shortage of studies in the future about how a scrappy little kid from Queanbeyan absolutely burgled a 25+ year coaching career

 

[mongoose]

Hurtin' in the Sheds to the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves.

Hurtin' in the sheds,
Hurtin' in the sheds,
We shall come rejoicing, Hurtin' in the sheds!

 

[King-Gutho94]

There'll be no shortage of studies in the future about how a scrappy little kid from Queanbeyan absolutely burgled a 25+ year coaching career

His manager who passed away John Fordham did a great job rebuilding Sticky's connections with the media post cronulla gig especially the Daily Telegraph & News limited.

The 2 years as NSW coach where Fordo took them all out and they become best buddies.

By 2013 - Paul Kent was Ricky's ghost writer especially when it came to his stint at Parramatta & anything related to Ricky after that was via Kent's mouth.

 

[Frankus]

I'm not that opposed to just trying a young assistant coach from somewhere. I think a lot of the Raiders issues come from how old fashioned stick is.

He seems to have a young group of support staff and coaches around whenever I see him having a coffee in Braddon. I reckon the Raiders are doing alright this season considering the injuries and threadbare roster.

 

[King hit]

Wished I had job security like he does

 

[mave]

Ricky extending gives LU another lease of life.

Long may it continue.