I rated Robbie very highly indeed.
Then I saw Robbie at the end of his career, I shed the odd tear because I could see him get into the position but not be able to tackle etc.
It was emotional watching him in the decline. He’d even end up in the backline and people would run at him on purpose. Not good.
He had to lie on the floor of the bus etc because his body was busted. That’s not fair or a good way to finish a wonderful career.
But the game has changed and moved on.
Api is one of the best players in the world, the best in his position. He’s not broken, it all works and nothing needs fixing.
Robbie feels the strong urge to share his knowledge and all that, but I’d be telling Api, just to humour him, nod and pretend to look interested, but otherwise keep your game clear, clean and pristine.
If we buy players from smug, generally we want to keep them at smug levels of high achievement. Even if a number of them are of bad personal character and you wouldnt brake for them, as a footy team, they have been a phenomenon. Maybe on games won etc, the best team in league history or close to.
People won’t like that, I don’t like conceding it either, but I’m sorry but it’s true.
We don’t want tinker too much with Api.