Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:10 pm  

SirStan wrote:

I suspect the OP never saw us play under Gary Wilkinson.

Oh yes dear chap, many times, the wage bill for that entire team was less than some individual players (and coaches) are getting now...

And that team had no pretensions , had little top line experience aside from Whetu and Fletch and Gary wasn't an ex Aussie test coach...yet there was an enjoyment in watching kids doing their best for not a lot...as opposed to not doing their best for quite a lot...

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:43 pm  

Peter Mannion wrote:

Oh yes dear chap, many times, the wage bill for that entire team was less than some individual players (and coaches) are getting now...

And that team had no pretensions , had little top line experience aside from Whetu and Fletch and Gary wasn't an ex Aussie test coach...yet there was an enjoyment in watching kids doing their best for not a lot...as opposed to not doing their best for quite a lot...

Rose tinted glasses ask anyone what they'd prefer winning the league at a canter as boring as it was or getting beat 1-0 at home to barrow

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:54 pm  

Peter Mannion wrote:

We have certainly the biggest squad Hull KR have ever had in their entire history...(please feel free to check)..., this extremely over blown squad is full of SL players, in fact nearly 84% of them have played SL, and yet we have endured an absolute season of boredom and lacklustre performances..,

Mr Sheens, who co-incidentally oversaw the Australian team lose 2 four nations tournaments and is in possession of a 50% win record over his career despite having had every advantage possible, chooses to play as many props as anyone can fit into 17 players, 6 today in a loss to the admittedly world class Halifax championship side and to play safety first rugby even against teams made up entirely of players who only train every other Monday...

It has been like watching paint dry the entire season...for all his faults Justin Morgan would have had his team winning with panache by 80...

Either RL or Rovers are/is on a perennial down-slope never to exit or Sheens (and Hudgell/Crossland...the Larvin excitable/psychometric testing gurus,/Kris Keating signing/Scott Murrell disposing genius titbrains ) are wizards...discuss...

....and the Tarquin Feugo Award for Biggest Hissey Fit and Over Reaction Award goes to....

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:51 pm  

Burtons Forearm wrote:

....and the Tarquin Feugo Award for Biggest Hissey Fit and Over Reaction Award goes to....

"absolute season of boredom"...

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:57 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Rose tinted glasses ask anyone what they'd prefer winning the league at a canter as boring as it was or getting beat 1-0 at home to barrow

Agreed.

The last two years we threw the ball about all over the place and relied on "high percentage plays" to win games. Which is inherently inconsistent and look where it got us. We play a simpler style with Sheens that is more consistent in my opinion and when we get a bit of roll on we have played with speed and skill. Hopefully more to come in the middle 8's. If that is boring, so be it.

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:58 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Rose tinted glasses ask anyone what they'd prefer winning the league at a canter as boring as it was or getting beat 1-0 at home to barrow

Winning the 2nd division against mostly part timers with an uneven advantage in terms of finance and salary cap spend is hardly an achievement that today's supporters will be telling their grandchildren...

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:21 pm  

Peter Mannion wrote:

"absolute season of boredom"...

Like I have said before if you do not like it go watch some thing else like cricket or darts you do not have to watch rovers I in my 50 0d yrs of watching rovers have seen a bloody lot worse then this lot and a bloody lot better to nobody is forcing you to watch

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:33 pm  

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Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:37 pm  

Peter Mannion wrote:

Winning the 2nd division against mostly part timers with an uneven advantage in terms of finance and salary cap spend is hardly an achievement that today's supporters will be telling their grandchildren...

I think you've got a point, however, if Rover's are winning, I don't really care how.

This season HAS been dull, but I'd argue that's been more about the opposition's game plan most of the time.

Look on Bradford's board about Swinton yet again turning up with a completely negative attitude.

Against London we had a thirty minute spell where we got a great roll on and they just couldn't contain us, we would have scored serious points against any side we'll play in the Rubbish Eight's.

We play a percentage game, yesterday we were terrible. Sheens' game plan needs us up in the eighties for completion rate, if we can achieve that, we'll give Leigh and Widnes a game.

We certainly will not beat either of those teams with flair and pizzazz.

Re: Most Boring Hull KR team of all time...???? : Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:39 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

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