The underlying reason for Roosters' collapse: the loss of Trent Robinson

[Lambretta]

Carney has delivered you what on the field?

Now compare that to what he has delivered to you bywhat he has done off the field..

Still a better deal than what Soward has gone on to deliver?

With Carney in our team we reached a Grand Final

With Soward in our team we reached.....................?

Jamie is perfectly suited to the position he now holds. I'm not disputing that fact. However, Jamie would not be half the player he is now had he stayed in Bondi. Is that so hard to understand?

 

[Mong]

It doesn't matter what he did at your club. We are comparing the players now.

With Soward in our team we not only made the GF, we won it.. Along with the WCC and the last two minor premierships.

With Carney in your team you lost a GF.

Nearly a close comparison isn't it

Are you going to pull out the roosters over achieved argument again in an attempt to somehow prove your point?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Mong proven wrong, who would have though :lol:

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Last year Trent Robinson was Brian Smith's assistant coach, and he was a very hands on influence over the players. They respected him enoormously.

Last November TR moved to France to coach the Catalans Dragons in Super League. Robinson was handed a team that had run dead last under a former international five eighth but an incompetent coach (sound familiar?) named Kevin Walters. Robinson took with him two forwards Lopini Paea and Jason Baiteiri from the Roosters, a utility back who is an ex-Newcastle junior, named Ben Farrar, from Manly, as well as Farrar's mate from Newcastle reserves, scrum half Scott Dureau.

The news is that, after a bad slow start, with the players struggling to adjust to Robinson's new coaching, the Catalans started to gel in round 8 (sound familiar?). Scott Dureau has turned into a master scrum half, ranked no 1 in the league. Now Catalans have gone from last to fifth, equal on points but behind on for and against, with St Helens. Since the team started to fire on all cylinders it has beaten last years champions (now second placed) Wigan both home and away, and current leaders Warrington away. Robinson is regarded as the rookie coach of the year in Super League. The Catalans are playing exactly the open expansive game that the Roosters played in 2010. They are the most popular team among neutral fans in Britain.

I am afraid that Trent Robinson may have been the real reason that the Roosters did so well last year. Without his guiding hand, the club cannot perform under Brian Smith.

This post has proven to be spot on.

Now Trent Robinson is poised to become at least an NRL Grand Finalist coach, and perhaps a Grand Final winner.

 

[adamkungl]

Rubbish..

Massive over achievement last year, back to reality this year.

Parra did it the season before..

I am surprised at the surprise about what is happening.

:lol: Huh, turns out you're a dribbler. Imagine everyone's surprise!

2013 is what 2011 should have been if our coach at the time wasn't a complete f**kwit.

and Soward is a hack.

Carney > daylight > Soward