Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:04 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

He got us to a grand final in an injury ravaged season, yes hes the man for the job

Getting to a grand final is all well and good,Potter did it twice and he had injuries to deal with along the way.Just because we got there doesnt automatically mean he is the man for the job.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:06 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

He got us to a grand final in an injury ravaged season, yes hes the man for the job

You really think so? I'm not so sure anymore, the last 2 games have been poor defensively and if dont improve by vast amounts we wont have the problem of another grand final to bottle

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:06 pm  

Whether Simmons is the right man is debatable. I wouldn't make any hasty decisions right not as it is far too early. That said, I suspect McManus' patience will not be endless now the stadium is in place.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:13 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

Whether Simmons is the right man is debatable. I wouldn't make any hasty decisions right not as it is far too early. That said, I suspect McManus' patience will not be endless now the stadium is in place.

No but unless someone awesome turns up mid season, then who???

Bar the return of Anderson or Meninga suddenly being interested, even if our form stays patchy Saints won't drop Royce and in my opinion neither should they. Unless you are going to get a absolute great , (by what ever measure you use) then you need consistency, not a gamble.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:14 pm  

Very dissapointed with Simmo so far this season, hasn,t got the team prepared right, no gameplans and structure in the team. Not sure if this rotation of players is right, maybe try it when the team is on form but its unsettling the team at the moment.

Seems as though we have a whole backline that are very much hit and miss so far. The only player with any credit so far is Sia Soliola.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:21 pm  

Sadly it's not just defence.Our attack play is woeful and only for penalties we struggle to get anywhere near the opponents line.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:24 pm  

Are you seriously wanting Simmo out, On what basis? Do you have to win 100% of your games? This is planet Earth FCS. To be honest with you, I think you may have lost a little ground but you will get it back come June - July in the sunshine. Look at Salford for a comparison they have made massive progress this season butthere are no outright front runners in the first 5 weeks chill and lick your wounds

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:26 pm  

Mash Butty wrote:

Are you seriously wanting Simmo out, On what basis? Do you have to win 100% of your games? This is planet Earth FCS. To be honest with you, I think you may have lost a little ground but you will get it back come June - July in the sunshine. Look at Salford for a comparison they have made massive progress this season butthere are no outright front runners in the first 5 weeks chill and lick your wounds

Its an internet forum, 2hrs after a close match that we seamed to bomb, surely you don't expect anything less.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:35 pm  

I think it's too early in the season to write off Royce Simmons. But what I do want to know is if he has the guts to drop under performing players because he needs to. He also needs to kick backsides and not be softly softly. We are too soft. We have no props worthy of the name and our halves are confused.

Re: Is Simmons the right man? : Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:42 pm  

Surely the question "Is Simmons the right man?" needs to be considered in the context "who else would come in".

If he's better than what's available then he's the right man, if he's not then he's not.

Who would come in? Noble? Justin Morgan? Jon Sharp? Long?