Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:51 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

As for Royce. Terrible decision to bring on Ashe with 15 to go. Particularly if he sent him about there to assume control of the team, which is what he tried to do. If there's ever a time not to introduce a young kid into a match it was then.

Royce appears to be rather prone to making as many errors as his team at present. I rather think the whole set up has gone a bit wrong.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:51 pm  

Rommel wrote:

For the sake of this season Royce needs to go and somebody needs to come in with fresh idea's who the players respect?
It's just not going for him this year he's down the players are down and we need a lift?

A new coach and a new player in whatever position is required to rescue this season. Nice guy Rpyce but someone's got to take the blame and it won't be the players who have got him close to the sack

Exactly what I've been saying for a month now, I even started a thread saying we need fresh ideas and a whole shake up on the coaching side.

The players should take some of the responsibility but the ultimate blame for such poor start is down to Royce and his staff.

Every desicion they have made from recruitment, rotation, no pre season games, a over long rest wgen other teams was doing pre season has caught up with us.

I said all last year he's not a first team coach and the injuries was a blessing in disguise for him as he didn't have to pick a team and basically we just went out and played.

The biggest worry of mine, he will have set us back years. The recruitment he's made is a disaster and god help the nex t coach who's got to sort out this mess.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:52 pm  

I'm just sad, I knew a slump was coming, all teams after time at the top go through a slump, but I really thought that the last few years was our slump, going down in performance and ability, but still just about holding our own.

But it seams I mis-judged the last few years, far from being our slump, it was infact the sunset of a once great team that probably did not bring in as many trophies as it could have due to being up against a Leeds team of better quality and legs in the right positions.

I'm just thankful that I will miss what maybe a very ugly couple of weeks, with fans turning on the coach and chants at the ground. Until now this has mostly been kept to internet forums and I would say 25% of early starters who always start early with the doom and gloom, but now it could hit the masses.

I still think we will not get anyone new before Easter Monday but removal may happen earlier than that. MacManus cares about this club deeply and as much as sacking a coach will cost money, not having half the season tickets next year compared to this will cost him and the club even more.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:55 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Royce appears to be rather prone to making as many errors as his team at present. I rather think the whole set up has gone a bit wrong.

Welcome to the party. Most knew what a rubbish coach this fella was when he got the job. He's not a first team coach, that's pure and simple.

It kills me to call him because honestly he's a top guy, he'd cut a finger off for win tonight he's that dedicated but he's just not up to the job.

We should try and get DA back for rest of the season and put scully as his assistant.

I'd even take longy back as a player, we are desperate for someone to control the team and lead us.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:56 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

As for Royce. Terrible decision to bring on Ashe with 15 to go. Particularly if he sent him about there to assume control of the team, which is what he tried to do. If there's ever a time not to introduce a young kid into a match it was then.

The only reason Royce is bringing a back off the bench late in the game is to stop all us fans moaning that we are only playing with 16 men.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:56 pm  

I'd strongly advise you Saints fans to stick together here as numerous Rhinos fans wanted shut of Brian Mac last season, but look how our season panned out

Keep the faith guys, as i could envisage Saints again making the GF and even winning it

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:57 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I'm just sad, I knew a slump was coming, all teams after time at the top go through a slump, but I really thought that the last few years was our slump, going down in performance and ability, but still just about holding our own.

But it seams I mis-judged the last few years, far from being our slump, it was infact the sunset of a once great team that probably did not bring in as many trophies as it could have due to being up against a Leeds team of better quality and legs in the right positions.

I'm just thankful that I will miss what maybe a very ugly couple of weeks, with fans turning on the coach and chants at the ground. Until now this has mostly been kept to internet forums and I would say 25% of early starters who always start early with the doom and gloom, but now it could hit the masses.

I still think we will not get anyone new before Easter Monday but removal may happen earlier than that. MacManus cares about this club deeply and as much as sacking a coach will cost money, not having half the season tickets next year compared to this will cost him and the club even more.

I second that. So gutted. I honestly thought we was going to win tonight. God help us next Sunday! & The two weeks after that.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:58 pm  

St pete wrote:

Welcome to the party. Most knew what a rubbish coach this fella was when he got the job. He's not a first team coach, that's pure and simple.

It kills me to call him because honestly he's a top guy, he'd cut a finger off for win tonight he's that dedicated but he's just not up to the job.

We should try and get DA back for rest of the season and put scully as his assistant.

I'd even take longy back as a player, we are desperate for someone to control the team and lead us.

Player coach?

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:00 pm  

The Biffs Back wrote:

I'd strongly advise you Saints fans to stick together here as numerous Rhinos fans wanted shut of Brian Mac last season, but look how our season panned out

Keep the faith guys, as i could envisage Saints again making the GF and even winning it

The thing is though you had reason to start poorly. Key players in McGuire and Peacock missing from the start of the season for a number of weeks along with others. We didn't have that excuse, until the last couple of games we've been virtually fully fit.

Re: Royce Out ! : Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:03 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Player coach?

Maybe.

We are desperate and we need a scrum half now!