Thanks Uncle Nick

[King Salvo]

Yes you have been great to the club financially and administratively over the years but your decisions to sign Cronk and Tedesco and let Pearce go has been a disaster one has to say - Cronk is playing on old legs and is basically a shadow of himself since leaving the Storm and Tedesco may have stood out at the Tigers but he was from a club that failed to make the finals in all years he played for them - surely would have been better to have kept Gordo.

What the team needed was another front rower and centre and not two overpriced players who have contributed little in 11 rounds - Chooks 6 and 5 tonight after another embarrassing loss.

As the team needs new blood and maybe new coaches so does the Administration- I think for the club to go forward and advance you (Uncle Nick) need to stepdown at least by the end of the 2018 season.

The season is not turning out the way many especially on here were thinking and I am sure the board too - so the time has come like for many clubs to make the changes needed to have the club back in premiership contention again and not ruin this chance by moving on players who can deliver this by the whim of administrators- no matter how great these administrators have been to the club over their tenure.

[IRoosterManI]

Can’t co-sign the teddy complaint... I think he is all class and is improving weekly.

[King Salvo]

Can’t co-sign the teddy complaint... I think he is all class and is improving weekly.

Tedesco is a ball runner fullback and not a fullback with ball skills like a 5/8/Half which is required nowadays- he has to rely on others to put him through gaps - a fullback needs to chime into the backline and have both skills as a ball runner and with ball skills to promote the attack for try scoring opportunities.

Tedesco is struggling on both fronts - poor tonight one has to say - seems to be always waiting for Cronk and Keary to produce something for him and not able to do this on his own - Gussy was right about him - an old fashioned fullback when one needs to be not only a fullback but a fullback with 5/8/Halfback skills as a ball player too in attack.

You might be one of those expecting Tedesco and Cronk to deliver a premiership in 2018 - you all will be sadly mistaken - be lucky to make the 8 - could not beat a Bronco`s team with 6 players out tonight - mostly internationals too

[OMR]

Why don't you follow Pearce to the Knights ? You keep deathriding this team and sounds like you revel in their losses and your activity in this forum escalates after a loss, yet when we do play and execute well, you go hiding under a rock or to some dark corner sucking your thumb. I have never been rude to anyone in this forum or throughout my time on The Wall previously since 2001, but you KS I honestly feel like telling you to F### OFF, but as a gentleman I shall refrain from doing so.

[King Salvo]

Why don't you follow Pearce to the Knights ? You keep deathriding this team and sounds like you revel in their losses and your activity in this forum escalates after a loss, yet when we do play and execute well, you go hiding under a rock or to some dark corner sucking your thumb. I have never been rude to anyone in this forum or throughout my time on The Wall previously since 2001, but you KS I honestly feel like telling you to F### OFF, but as a gentleman I shall refrain from doing so.

MMM - I joined AUG 2015(By the way I was a regular on the wall - the original Roosters fans site - I Don`t remember you though-maybe you had different names?) - 1754 posts and you joined May 2009 and only have 675 posts.

Dude it`s about reality- if your satisfied with tonight`s performance then your happy with mediocracy- Bronco`s had 6 players out (mostly internationals) and lost a player in the first 3 minutes as well and still won - Chooks had Toops out only

Uncle Nick has to be answerable for his decisions as others are as the chairman in any business. Sport is a Business

[OMR]

MMM - I joined AUG 2015(By the way I was a regular on the wall - the original Roosters fans site - I Don`t remember you though-maybe you had different names?) - 1754 posts and you joined May 2009 and only have 675 posts - Dude it`s about reality- if your satisfied with tonight`s performance then your happy with mediocracy- Uncle Nick has to be answerable for his decisions as others are as the chairman in any business. Sport is a Business

I was known as OldManRooster ( hence the omr here), and number of posts means jack****, it's the quality of posts, and I've noticed you rehash the same garbage over and over again. I even posted a question to you few weeks back asking whether you just copy and paste! Does the number of posts boost your ego or give you some sense of achievement? Your continual attempts to try gaining credibility with outlandish predictions that never materialise, and your constant biased criticism of the team has become unbearable. Everyone has the right to an opinion ( I'm exercising that right now) however your passionate rejoicing after our losses rubs me the wrong way. As a supporter I don't mind giving it to the team and the players whom I think have underperformed, however I find your posts are aimed at certain players whilst ignoring the obvious shortcomings of others ( whom you obviously fancy).
I love this team, and have done so for 43 years, and when I blow up in this forum ( it is the only one I am registered in) it is because I am hurting after a loss and need to vent some of my frustrations , and hate seeing individuals aiming their venom at certain players and turning as blind eye to their favourites.

[Random Rooster]

I think the absurdity of this post is King Salvo is suggesting that Uncle Nick should get a tap on the shoulder and told " its time for you to move on because signing Cronk and Tedesco was a major blunder".
Then you query why we signed a 34 year old Cronk, who had a enormous 2017 as a SOO and premiership winning halfback.......but then suggest we should have kept a 34 year old Gordon for a player of the calibre of Tedesco who has been magnificent for the last few years and backed it up in a losing NSW SOO team.
I cant help King Salvo you may be a bit pissed or embarrassed when you declared to all and sundry that Tedesco was going to the Dogs or staying with the Tigers, then Nick signed him.Sometimes i get the feeling you make up crap....like in your other post saying that Gould saved the club from being expelled from the NRL.However like everyone else your entitled to your opinion and express it in any way you like....so keep them coming

[King Salvo]

I think the absurdity of this post is King Salvo is suggesting that Uncle Nick should get a tap on the shoulder and told " its time for you to move on because signing Cronk and Tedesco was a major blunder".
Then you query why we signed a 34 year old Cronk, who had a enormous 2017 as a SOO and premiership winning halfback.......but then suggest we should have kept a 34 year old Gordon for a player of the calibre of Tedesco who has been magnificent for the last few years and backed it up in a losing NSW SOO team.
I cant help King Salvo you may be a bit pissed or embarrassed when you declared to all and sundry that Tedesco was going to the Dogs or staying with the Tigers, then Nick signed him.Sometimes i get the feeling you make up crap....like in your other post saying that Gould saved the club from being expelled from the NRL.However like everyone else your entitled to your opinion and express it in any way you like....so keep them coming

Random Rooster would be a apt name for you I suggest being one of those casual supporters we all hear about- 108 Posts only. Anyway

Cronk should have hung up his boots in 2017 then -playing on is often not the right option as he is sadly finding out - a season too long and he has another one to go too- Tedesco may have starred at the Tigers but as you know they only won 7 games last year and now much much more is expected of him at the Chooks were he is not producing- Gordon fitted in like he played here all the time despite his age including winning plenty of games for the chooks in the process.

Tedesco was heading to the Dogs until matters took another course - salary cap issues which are ongoing at that club.

There is no doubt that Gussy saved the club from demotion taking over in late 1994 an absolute basket case of a club- very few players were retained at the end of 1994 and Gus had to build a new team and club - I know I was there at the home games one of very very very few during 1994 where winning the toss was a celebration - were you?? - just missed the finals in 1995 and of course no Gus no Fittler and many many many others and we made the finals from 1996 up to the decision of reducing the comp to 14 at the end of 1999 - we could not be kicked out then being finalist all those year which was one of the criteria`s for inclusion or exclusion for the 2000 season

- you like some others haven't a clue about that and dish Gussy and belittle him always - a disgrace

Ask JohnnyTobin about Gussy as he would have been one of the very few in 1994 also attending home games.

Gussy`s clean out of the club was the biggest of any sporting club in Australia - I recall only Luke Ricketson/ Craig Salvotori/ Jamie Shepherd (although he signed with North Sydney under the transfer set up at the time) and Rod Silva being retained - so he had to build a team/club from virtually scratch for the 1995 season.

[King Salvo]

I was known as OldManRooster ( hence the omr here), and number of posts means jack****, it's the quality of posts, and I've noticed you rehash the same garbage over and over again. I even posted a question to you few weeks back asking whether you just copy and paste! Does the number of posts boost your ego or give you some sense of achievement? Your continual attempts to try gaining credibility with outlandish predictions that never materialise, and your constant biased criticism of the team has become unbearable. Everyone has the right to an opinion ( I'm exercising that right now) however your passionate rejoicing after our losses rubs me the wrong way. As a supporter I don't mind giving it to the team and the players whom I think have underperformed, however I find your posts are aimed at certain players whilst ignoring the obvious shortcomings of others ( whom you obviously fancy).
I love this team, and have done so for 43 years, and when I blow up in this forum ( it is the only one I am registered in) it is because I am hurting after a loss and need to vent some of my frustrations , and hate seeing individuals aiming their venom at certain players and turning as blind eye to their favourites.

Been following the Chooks longer - since 1969 - since my first days playing under 7`s for East Campbelltown Eagles - we were known as Easts - played in St George jumpers/shorts and sox though but that's another story- Camden Rams played in the traditional Roosters kit in any case- Good old group 6 days.

Anyway when players are being paid the highest wages of any player they have to earn it - Cronk and Tedesco are not - I'm not into PC stuff as you seem to adhere too despite your age - call a spade a spade always and be honest- I always liked the Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) saying about people disagreeing with him - `if you make as much fuss about the next bus you gotta catch - you might be better off - know what I mean` !!!

[redrooster]

I would take a fit Pearve over a Cronk

we did get 3 Mi or Premierships in a row that did have somthing to do with our halfback

our lack of premierships imo was more about our fowards going missing pretty much in all the semis we lost

[Random Rooster]

Random Rooster would be a apt name for you I suggest being one of those casual supporters we all hear about. Anyway

Cronk should have hung up his boots in 2017 then -playing on is often not the right option as he is sadly finding out - a season too long and he has another one to go too- Tedesco may have starred at the Tigers but as you know they only won 7 games last year and now much much more is expected of him at the Chooks were he is not producing- Gordon fitted in like he played here all the time despite his age including winning plenty of games for the chooks in the process.

Tedesco was heading to the Dogs until matters took another course - salary cap issues which are ongoing at that club.

There is no doubt that Gussy saved the club from demotion taking over in late 1994 an absolute basket case of a club- very few players were retained at the end of 1994 and Gus had to build a new team and club - I know I was there at the home games one of very very very few during 1994 where winning the toss was a celebration - were you?? - just missed the finals in 1995 and of course no Gus no Fittler and many many many others and we made the finals from 1996 up to the decision of reducing the comp to 14 at the end of 1999 - we could not be kicked out then being finalist all those year which was one of the criteria`s for inclusion or exclusion for the 2000 season

- you like some others haven't a clue about that and dish Gussy and belittle him always - a disgrace

You can have your opinion on Cronk and Tedesco....anyone can and should have an opinion

However your claim that the salary cap had something to do with the Dogs not signing Tedesco is just another of your MADE UP BS. They had no salary cap issues at the time.In the end he chose the Roosters because it was a better fit for him. The Dogs never pulled out of the race to sign him and were bitterly disappointed when he didnt sign with them. You on the other hand reported that the Roosters were no longer in contention to sign him- it was the Dogs or Tigers. YOU MADE IT UP. Alot of Chookpen members have a go at you because you so obviously MAKE UP ALOT OF BS.

Then you accuse me of belittling Gould and say its a disgrace.I have never belittled Gould. Again you MADE IT UP. In fact i have posts that have said he was the turning point to our success. However he, nor anyone else, has ever claimed that he saved the Roosters from relegation.He was never bought to the club to save the Roosters from relegation. Your mate, Uncle Nick, bought him to establish a base for success....and yes he transformed the club and is a major reason for the clubs success for the last 25 years

Now the positive side of you MAKING UP alot of your posts is you may land a sports role at Fox News whereby they have twits that just say anything.

Just another thing....i played a couple of years of third grade and 2 reserve grade games for the Bulldogs in the late eighties....and no one cares because it means nothing! So for Farks sake drop your East Campbelltown bs .....your just making a bloody moron of yourself

[TDK]

Yes you have been great to the club financially and administratively over the years but your decisions to sign Cronk and Tedesco and let Pearce go has been a disaster one has to say - Cronk is playing on old legs and is basically a shadow of himself since leaving the Storm and Tedesco may have stood out at the Tigers but he was from a club that failed to make the finals in all years he played for them - surely would have been better to have kept Gordo.

What the team needed was another front rower and centre and not two overpriced players who have contributed little in 11 rounds - Chooks 6 and 5 tonight after another embarrassing loss.

As the team needs new blood and maybe new coaches so does the Administration- I think for the club to go forward and advance you (Uncle Nick) need to stepdown at least by the end of the 2018 season.

The season is not turning out the way many especially on here were thinking and I am sure the board too - so the time has come like for many clubs to make the changes needed to have the club back in premiership contention again and not ruin this chance by moving on players who can deliver this by the whim of administrators- no matter how great these administrators have been to the club over their tenure.

You cannot be serious!! Uncle Nick is the backbone of this club and puts his own money into this club. Whilst things haven’t worked out as everyone hoped, let’s not blame Uncle Nick for going out and trying to do the best he could for the benefit of the club. He doesn’t drop balls and give away penalties that’s the players and coach’s fault. We are are powerful club because of Uncle Nick, take him away and we become just another run of the mill club like Parra or the Tigers.

[ROC181]

Why don't you follow Pearce to the Knights ? You keep deathriding this team and sounds like you revel in their losses and your activity in this forum escalates after a loss, yet when we do play and execute well, you go hiding under a rock or to some dark corner sucking your thumb. I have never been rude to anyone in this forum or throughout my time on The Wall previously since 2001, but you KS I honestly feel like telling you to F### OFF, but as a gentleman I shall refrain from doing so.

There’s a few of them he can take to the knights... or maybe Chris can make a different forum for all the Pearce sooks since it’s NOT Roosters related anymore. They can deathride the club at their pleasure.

[milanja]

Yes you have been great to the club financially and administratively over the years but your decisions to sign Cronk and Tedesco and let Pearce go has been a disaster one has to say - Cronk is playing on old legs and is basically a shadow of himself since leaving the Storm and Tedesco may have stood out at the Tigers but he was from a club that failed to make the finals in all years he played for them - surely would have been better to have kept Gordo.

What the team needed was another front rower and centre and not two overpriced players who have contributed little in 11 rounds - Chooks 6 and 5 tonight after another embarrassing loss.

As the team needs new blood and maybe new coaches so does the Administration- I think for the club to go forward and advance you (Uncle Nick) need to stepdown at least by the end of the 2018 season.

The season is not turning out the way many especially on here were thinking and I am sure the board too - so the time has come like for many clubs to make the changes needed to have the club back in premiership contention again and not ruin this chance by moving on players who can deliver this by the whim of administrators- no matter how great these administrators have been to the club over their tenure.

Gould at Penrith has been given the biggest nursery in the league, big name players and produced nothing in comparison to what the roosters have in the same time.

As roosters coach he failed with the players he had at his disposal. Poor bugger couldn’t even reach a grand final, that’s probably where we caught the disease of failing in finals matches, he got flogged in at least one match every finals series he coached in, barring the weak 97 season where he still failed to even reach the GF.

Does he rate as the most under achieving roosters coach of all time? Muz,Ricky,Brian and Robbo all got better results.

He is trying to be uncle nick himself, just doesn’t have that knack. Nick saved the roosters and the ARL with packer and Gould as their puppet, but if either of manly or Newcastle went to Super league, then the ARL was done.

You are over crediting gould for whichever agenda you are trying to brainwash people to believe. He is a speck on uncle Nicks suit in comparison to what each have done for the roosters and the league.

[Johnny Tobin]

Anyone who seriously puts forward we should have kept Gordon instead of getting Tedesco is struggling big time.