Reece Robson Leaving

[BIG RIG]

I have heard the Reece Robson is close to leaving us for the Doggies or Cows

In my opinion this could be a really bad loss just because mcgregor loves McInnes

 

[muzby]

https://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/mcinnes-to-eels.474433/page-8#post-13410107

 

[Crush]

If Robson is getting offered big money to go elsewhere there isn't much our club can do. We have a hooker on a long term contract, a good hooker.
You can't pay your starting hooker 600K and your bench hooker 400K, too much.
Good luck to Robson, I hope he takes his opportunity with both hands.

 

[Crush]

Deleted, posted twice.

 

[Dragonslayer]

It was reported in "Sporting News", not your most reliable source of information.

However, it would not surprise if true.

 

[possm]

I have heard the Reece Robson is close to leaving us for the Doggies or Cows

In my opinion this could be a really bad loss just because mcgregor loves McInnes

Surely it really does not matter what Mary thinks as we all know his decision making is flawed. The responsibility is laid at Millward's feet and he is supposed to provide the squad for Mary to work with.

The real story is that Millward has stuffed up as usual. Buying fringe player depth before securing good talent. Robson should be retained even if it means letting McInnes go in a year or so.

I am absolutely sure that if Robson is given the opportunity, he will outshine McInnes in dummy half play, attack and defence. My tip is that he will quickly come into contention for SOO selection

 

[Brutalitops]

Wow from some of these posts you'd think we had a source more reliable than Sporting News and it was already confirmed!

 

[possm]

Wow from some of these posts you'd think we had a source more reliable than Sporting News and it was already confirmed!

I'd be vey delighted if the report was wrong.

 

[Brutalitops]

I'd be vey delighted if the report was wrong.

Me too. I hope it is wrong

 

[Dragsters]

I'd be vey delighted if the report was wrong.

Well I can't say I've ever read a single "scoop" from that mob that has ever came to fruition.

So, looks like he's staying...

 

[barry]

I have heard the Reece Robson is close to leaving us for the Doggies or Cows

In my opinion this could be a really bad loss just because mcgregor loves McInnes

Some of the posts on here are really ridiculous, I’m not a fan of Mary, but do you really blame him for loving mcinness ?

McInness is next in line to play hooker for the blues behind Cook.

What do you want the club to do? Take the punt and sack McInness and hope Robson lives up to his hype?

How many times have we seen junior guns flop in first grade ?

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

If Robson is getting offered big money to go elsewhere there isn't much our club can do. We have a hooker on a long term contract, a good hooker.
You can't pay your starting hooker 600K and your bench hooker 400K, too much.
Good luck to Robson, I hope he takes his opportunity with both hands.

Pretty philosophical at what amounts to a terrible outcome for the club.
I think this is another Jack Bird scenario.
These young guys want to play football not be dicked around by an incompetent Head coach boring to them to tears with clichés.
I don't think Robson would go anywhere if he was getting regular game time.

 

[Dragsters]

Pretty philosophical at what amounts to a terrible outcome for the club.
I think this is another Jack Bird scenario.
These young guys want to play football not be dicked around by an incompetent Head coach boring to them to tears with clichés.
I don't think Robson would not go anywhere if he was getting regular game time.

Agreed.

I also don't think he is going anywhere unless he is guaranteed a starting spot and I can't see how parra would pick him ahead of their own gun rookie Reed Mahoney...

 

[possm]

Some of the posts on here are really ridiculous, I’m not a fan of Mary, but do you really blame him for loving mcinness ?

McInness is next in line to play hooker for the blues behind Cook.

What do you want the club to do? Take the punt and sack McInness and hope Robson lives up to his hype?

How many times have we seen junior guns flop in first grade ?

Why do you talk about one obviously unpalatable option. We have love child Aitken and unpredictable Lafai in the centre but still extend new boy Lomax, can you see the parallel?

Robson and McInnes can work in tandem and even occupy a lock anc hooker rotation. It is not just a matter of keeping one or the other at this stage. If Robson is extended and proves to be better than McInnes prior to his next extension, it would only be then that maybe a choice between one of the two would be required.

 

[redandwhite4evr]

Why do you talk about one obviously unpalatable option. We have love child Aitken and unpredictable Lafai in the centre but still extend new boy Lomax, can you see the parallel?

Robson and McInnes can work in tandem and even occupy a lock anc hooker rotation. It is not just a matter of keeping one or the other at this stage. If Robson is extended and proves to be better than McInnes prior to his next extension, it would only be then that maybe a choice between one of the two would be required.

Agree- it is interesting to contrast the team we are likely to field in Round 1 and, for instance, the Bunnies and the Roosters who I would rate above us. Both teams have developed established young starting players from juniors (Souths will have Campbell Graham and Cameron Murray-both second year first graders and the Roosters Latrell Mitchell, Joseph Manu and Victor Radley- also second year first graders). Mitchell came from up north to the Roosters but at a young age.

On the other hand, Jacob Host, Luc, Aitken and Dufty are either bench players at best - or in the case of Aitken- unwanted by everybody except Mary- and probably Millward.

If Robson goes, I'd like to blame the poor player development and retention on Mary but I fear it is a wider problem at the club.

 

[possm]

Agree- it is interesting to contrast the team we are likely to field in Round 1 and, for instance, the Bunnies and the Roosters who I would rate above us. Both teams have developed established young starting players from juniors (Souths will have Campbell Graham and Cameron Murray-both second year first graders and the Roosters Latrell Mitchell, Joseph Manu and Victor Radley- also second year first graders). Mitchell came from up north to the Roosters but at a young age.

On the other hand, Jacob Host, Luc, Aitken and Dufty are either bench players at best - or in the case of Aitken- unwanted by everybody except Mary- and probably Millward.

If Robson goes, I'd like to blame the poor player development and retention on Mary but I fear it is a wider problem at the club.

Recruitment/retention/pathways all MIllward's responsibility. E.g. remember when Millward did not want to extend Dugan and Mary did, yes Dugan was not extended.

The excuse given by SGI management for the role of recruitment/ retention/pathways to be separated outside of the control of the head coach was to provide stability over the long term and to ensure the coach did not have final say on the makeup of the the player squad.

Millward is to provide Mary with a squad to coach. Retaining Robson is Millward's responsibility no matter what Mary thinks about McInnes.

 

[slippery5]

Pretty philosophical at what amounts to a terrible outcome for the club.
I think this is another Jack Bird scenario.
These young guys want to play football not be dicked around by an incompetent Head coach boring to them to tears with clichés.
I don't think Robson would not go anywhere if he was getting regular game time.

I too am not a fan of M'cNoidea, however, in reference to being dicked around maybe true in the case of Bird, also it was only injuries that gave Lomax & Dufty an opportunity to shine. We all wanted them to show how they can perform if given the chance over the chosen ones week in week out.
This is not the case in the #9 as he does perform each week. I'm not a fan of carrying another #9 wasted on the bench, I would prefer a bench player to be used as a forward running player, unless he is a impact player taking advantage of tired defence ie. Segeyaro /Craig Wing type, this was how Cook was used before demanding to be picked with his dynamic running. He is a worker & has a good running game when he chooses the right moments.
You could give McInnes A week off throughout the year to prevent burnout etc. & if Robson can show what he could bring, than it maybe a cheaper option with the salary cap, as I don't believe he would be asking more than McIness as a 2nd tier SOO player last year in most people eyes.

 

[possm]

I too am not a fan of M'cNoidea, however, in reference to being dicked around maybe true in the case of Bird, also it was only injuries that gave Lomax & Dufty an opportunity to shine. We all wanted them to show how they can perform if given the chance over the chosen ones week in week out.
This is not the case in the #9 as he does perform each week. I'm not a fan of carrying another #9 wasted on the bench, I would prefer a bench player to be used as a forward running player, unless he is a impact player taking advantage of tired defence ie. Segeyaro /Craig Wing type, this was how Cook was used before demanding to be picked with his dynamic running. He is a worker & has a good running game when he chooses the right moments.
You could give McInnes A week off throughout the year to prevent burnout etc. & if Robson can show what he could bring, than it maybe a cheaper option with the salary cap, as I don't believe he would be asking more than McIness as a 2nd tier SOO player last year in most people eyes.

Please cast your mind back to 2010 when our Premiership winning coach - Bennett - used Dean Young is the same role as what it is suggested Robson play.

If you go back and look at a few games where an 80min hooker is used, the hooker usually is showing fatigue in the final 10-20min of each half. In our case I've noticed that McInnes begins to serve the wayward pass, is less likely to run and often gives away silly penalties after tackling a player.

To have such a gun as Robson, who can play hooker and backrow at our club would only be a bonus and could very well be the difference between winning and losing a game.

 

[RedVDave]

Some of the posts on here are really ridiculous, I’m not a fan of Mary, but do you really blame him for loving mcinness ?

McInness is next in line to play hooker for the blues behind Cook.

What do you want the club to do? Take the punt and sack McInness and hope Robson lives up to his hype?

How many times have we seen junior guns flop in first grade ?

This a great post could not agree more, furthermore a few names off the top of my head that this forum went in to meltdown over when they signed elsewhere:

Jack Bosden
Beau Henry
Cameron King
Jack Stockwell
Chris Houston

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

I too am not a fan of M'cNoidea, however, in reference to being dicked around maybe true in the case of Bird, also it was only injuries that gave Lomax & Dufty an opportunity to shine. We all wanted them to show how they can perform if given the chance over the chosen ones week in week out.
This is not the case in the #9 as he does perform each week. I'm not a fan of carrying another #9 wasted on the bench, I would prefer a bench player to be used as a forward running player, unless he is a impact player taking advantage of tired defence ie. Segeyaro /Craig Wing type, this was how Cook was used before demanding to be picked with his dynamic running. He is a worker & has a good running game when he chooses the right moments.
You could give McInnes A week off throughout the year to prevent burnout etc. & if Robson can show what he could bring, than it maybe a cheaper option with the salary cap, as I don't believe he would be asking more than McIness as a 2nd tier SOO player last year in most people eyes.

In general I agree with you but it seems to be a recurring theme. We are very conservative when it comes to player selections.
McInnes is a work horse. He tackles himself to a standstill every week but he will never be a match winner like Cook (who we let go BTW), Farah in his hay day, Luke or Smith.
Robson does have that potential and there in lies the opportunity for the club to make a call for the sake of the future.