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Title: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: one-eyed on March 08, 2010, 01:53:37 PM
Mark Robinson on SEN getting stuck into us about the Collingwood game. Fair enough saying we got smashed with the ball mainly in Collingwood's half in the first half and we couldn't hit a target to save ourselves, but you've got to love how when we have a team of kids on the park there's no mention of us being understrength with 10 or more of our best and classiest players out  ::).

Anyway his bottom 4 is Richmond, Freo, Melbourne and then one of Essendon, West Coast and perhaps North or Port. With the way footy is played these days where keeping possession is paramount the top 4 sides will absolutely smash the bottom 4 sides this year.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: FNM on March 08, 2010, 02:42:07 PM
Fuggim!
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on March 08, 2010, 02:46:18 PM
Maybe he's afraid of our uocoming practice match on Saturday.
Maybe he's afraid we dent the Bombers confidence. Our recent record is good against them.

Robbo another sensationalist bully journo.
I wonder if he and others will get stuck into Melbourne if they are 2-9 at half way with us potentially at 2-9 also just for the sake of this post. ::)
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: bojangles17 on March 08, 2010, 03:46:26 PM
try hard journo, thinks he has a clue and likes to go with a lil attitude, doesn't cut it with me, a simple minded boofhead that knows less of the game than you or I :shh
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: richmondrules on March 08, 2010, 05:54:34 PM
Not really interested in what the media says, negative or positive. They are going to say what they will say and there's not a lot we can do about it.

We are getting some bad press at the moment but we really have no one to blame but ourselves. No matter what they say it will have no effect on what actually happens.

Best for us to let performances and results on the field be our rebuttal. If we are pathetic then I suppose the media are correct.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on March 08, 2010, 06:21:06 PM
He is trying to feel better for the fact that Michael Hurley has his own problems. ::)
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: crannyvegas on March 08, 2010, 06:37:30 PM
In a bottom 8 side, the 10 best players are far more important for the ability to win games,than the 10 best players missing from a top 4 side.

Top 4 sides have depth and generally more mature bodies around the ground.

We lost/culled 15 or however many players that, even though most werent up to it, had a bit of AFL experiance and could offer a contest to some degree. You take a futher 10 starting players from the line up and the result is Collingwood dominating possesion.

meh this bloke can be clown at times, why even bother mentioning Richmond at this point... oh thats right because we have one of the biggest fan bases and Richmond news sells papers.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Mr Magic on March 08, 2010, 07:21:21 PM
Must still be peeed at incorrectly reporting Wallet's sacking.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: bojangles17 on March 08, 2010, 09:46:45 PM
at the end of the day, we get kicked around treated with little respect until we prove otherwise, I suppose most would say that's fair enough in sport, tis a tough business...thats the challenge BOyz, earn your stripes :gotigers
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: torch on March 08, 2010, 11:36:49 PM
i just want two things in 2010:

1 - Richmond to win as many matches as possible.

2 - Essendon to crash.

i still don't understand how people think Melbourne will improve?

they lost McLean and gained two young players?

they aren't going to be good now, 3 years time they will be.

 :)
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Owl on March 09, 2010, 08:49:13 AM
Robbo should stick to picking peanuts out of poo.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: HD on March 09, 2010, 02:28:22 PM
i just want two things in 2010:

1 - Richmond to win as many matches as possible.

2 - Essendon to crash.

i still don't understand how people think Melbourne will improve?

they lost McLean and gained two young players?

they aren't going to be good now, 3 years time they will be.

 :)

I'm with you torch - A lot of the media is pumping up their chances but I don't see how Melbourne is going to improve much on last year given they've lost experience in McLean and gained some youngsters??

I'm just glad no one expects much of us because when they bandy Richmond about as improvers we inevitably fail to live up to it!
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: wayne on March 09, 2010, 02:42:44 PM
i still don't understand how people think Melbourne will improve?

they lost McLean and gained two young players?

they aren't going to be good now, 3 years time they will be.

They won't be good yet torch, I agree.

One of their 3rd years players, Miss Cale Morton is out for 3 months and their only forward, Jurrah, is also injured.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: one-eyed on March 15, 2010, 02:16:23 PM
Robbo on SEN was asked by a caller that being the most negative journo out there what positives could he find about Richmond?

- Mitch Farmer is in his supercoach team
- Jack Reiwoldt needs to stand up more.
- The whole side needs a crash course in keeping the ball from the opposition. When they do that they'll be a much better team.

Robbo also said Melbourne is in trouble. They'll struggle to win a game. They don't have the depth being a young side and they've already lost with Morton, Jurrah and Sylvia to injury.

Earlier he said there's a 20 goal difference between top sides and bottom sides. Even a huge gap between the complete top sides (Dogs) and the middle of the road sides (Ess, Carl, WC, North). There's going to be quite a few hidings dished out this year.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Stripes on March 15, 2010, 02:20:56 PM
Earlier he said there's a 20 goal difference between top sides and bottom sides. Even a huge gap between the complete top sides (Dogs) and the middle of the road sides (Ess, Carl, WC, North). There's going to be quite a few hidings dished out this year.

Wasn't it just recently that the AFL were heralding the 'evenness' of the competition. Doesn't sound very even to me.  :help
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Tiger Tragic on March 15, 2010, 02:25:22 PM
Earlier he said there's a 20 goal difference between top sides and bottom sides. Even a huge gap between the complete top sides (Dogs) and the middle of the road sides (Ess, Carl, WC, North). There's going to be quite a few hidings dished out this year.

Wasn't it just recently that the AFL were heralding the 'evenness' of the competition. Doesn't sound very even to me.  :help

And will only get worse with the removal of priority picks and GC getting a monopoly on early picks.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: jackstar is back again on March 15, 2010, 05:19:19 PM
Robbo on SEN was asked by a caller that being the most negative journo out there what positives could he find about Richmond?

- Mitch Farmer is in his supercoach team
- Jack Reiwoldt needs to stand up more.
- The whole side needs a crash course in keeping the ball from the opposition. When they do that they'll be a much better team.

Robbo also said Melbourne is in trouble. They'll struggle to win a game. They don't have the depth being a young side and they've already lost with Morton, Jurrah and Sylvia to injury.

Earlier he said there's a 20 goal difference between top sides and bottom sides. Even a huge gap between the complete top sides (Dogs) and the middle of the road sides (Ess, Carl, WC, North). There's going to be quite a few hidings dished out this year.


Reality is that ROBBO is correct, sorry to say
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: torch on March 15, 2010, 06:40:06 PM
15th and 6th Pick is the minimum for Richmond in 2010!

 :)

Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: FNM on March 15, 2010, 07:20:24 PM
The club was always going to bottom out and maybe for a few years
There's no reason for him to trash the club because it's obvious we are rebuilding
When we didn't rebuild we were criticised
We do what they suggest and we get criticised even more
The media hate Richmond - take with a grain of salt
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: tony_montana on March 15, 2010, 09:15:51 PM
the media dont hate richmond imho, they do it bc the know richmonds passionate fans will always rise to the bait and give their stories and headlies mileage. That's why the tigs get bashed in the media, a bad richmond story is the best story in football, we make ore back pages of the HUN than any other club including collingwood
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: FNM on March 16, 2010, 11:24:21 AM
the media dont hate richmond imho, they do it bc the know richmonds passionate fans will always rise to the bait and give their stories and headlies mileage. That's why the tigs get bashed in the media, a bad richmond story is the best story in football, we make ore back pages of the HUN than any other club including collingwood
Well I reckon there's a mixture of those that hate us and those that have zero respect
Most of them are ex footballers who either played in an era where we flogged them and they hated us, or they've witnessed us over the last 30 years and have no respect.
And I guess what you say here has an element of truth, we do react and sell papers.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Owl on March 16, 2010, 08:46:03 PM
I agree FNM, the contempt is too vitriolic with some of them.  I look forward to when we earn our next 30 years worth, soon I hope. :cheers
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: bojangles17 on March 16, 2010, 09:12:56 PM
we get treated with such little respect coz we've done little too earn it having failed to deeliver time after time..FNM is righhhhhhhhhht in that we cant win, we take the path less travelled and rebuild with 14 new faces, get panned coz we havent WON ea contest we've played...what was the alternative, take BRIS approach and stock up with 5 or 6 mature age players...the wheel will be gin to turn for us at some point this year and Im still confident that we can eclipse our 5W of last year...key to that will be expereinced pair Cuzz and axle into the side...tis an enormous burden for a complete young side to carry in absence of experience
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: FNM on March 16, 2010, 09:59:01 PM
The trouble is, most of what they say will stick this year
Be prepared for a very hard year folks on and off the field.
Any other club, be it a Melbourne or Hawthorn or whoever when they're rebuilding, if they lost every game, the headlines wouyld not be on them. If it's us, it's open slather
They know this will be our worst year in ages, and doesn't matter if we blood a couple of good kids who will later develop, the media will be after our blood and it won't be easy to take as a supporter.
Just hang in and try and not react to how they want us to react
Whether we wanted Hardwick or not (and I obviously didn't), he deserves two years minimum to be able to set in motion his plans.
Don't let the media, opposition supporters, our own supporters get the better of you
We're rebuilding and that's about all we'll be able to hang our hats on this year.
We win games, they're bonuses IMO.
If we win more than expected, that's something to really get enthused about, but do a reality check and not get ahead of ourselves
But don't let outside influences (who really wouldn't have a clue about our club -you are more experts than they are) get you in.

I have no great optimism this year - I can't see us winning more than a couple of games, so I'm kind of prepared for it all.  But I'm not giving up in the years ahead.  Hardwick has inherited a couple of good kids, he's added a couple of his own and we can just go up from here I reckon.  We don't have to bottom out any more - we're as low as we possibly can go so the only way is up from here.
And most of all don't react to idiots like Robbo who get off on us self-destructing, both onfield and off
Just accept reality - we're going to be crap for a few more years.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Owl on March 17, 2010, 08:28:54 AM
Wonder why Robbo won't publish my comments on his articles?
I don't even swear! :santa
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Mr Magic on March 17, 2010, 09:25:20 AM
The trouble is, most of what they say will stick this year
Be prepared for a very hard year folks on and off the field.
Any other club, be it a Melbourne or Hawthorn or whoever when they're rebuilding, if they lost every game, the headlines wouyld not be on them. If it's us, it's open slather
They know this will be our worst year in ages, and doesn't matter if we blood a couple of good kids who will later develop, the media will be after our blood and it won't be easy to take as a supporter.
Just hang in and try and not react to how they want us to react
Whether we wanted Hardwick or not (and I obviously didn't), he deserves two years minimum to be able to set in motion his plans.
Don't let the media, opposition supporters, our own supporters get the better of you
We're rebuilding and that's about all we'll be able to hang our hats on this year.
We win games, they're bonuses IMO.
If we win more than expected, that's something to really get enthused about, but do a reality check and not get ahead of ourselves
But don't let outside influences (who really wouldn't have a clue about our club -you are more experts than they are) get you in.

I have no great optimism this year - I can't see us winning more than a couple of games, so I'm kind of prepared for it all.  But I'm not giving up in the years ahead.  Hardwick has inherited a couple of good kids, he's added a couple of his own and we can just go up from here I reckon.  We don't have to bottom out any more - we're as low as we possibly can go so the only way is up from here.
And most of all don't react to idiots like Robbo who get off on us self-destructing, both onfield and off
Just accept reality - we're going to be crap for a few more years.

Good post Froars.
Time for Tiger fans to take our medicine.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: wayne on March 17, 2010, 09:44:27 AM
The trouble is, most of what they say will stick this year
Be prepared for a very hard year folks on and off the field.
Any other club, be it a Melbourne or Hawthorn or whoever when they're rebuilding, if they lost every game, the headlines wouyld not be on them. If it's us, it's open slather

Melbourne comes out and announces their plan is to win 150 games in 10 years. Almost impossible you'd think. No-one cares or says anything.

We come out with a much more realistic plan 3-0-75 and we get laughed at, and it will be used against us over and over again until we start to improve.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: Mr Magic on March 17, 2010, 09:55:23 AM
until we start to improve.

That's the only way the laughing stops. Rightly so.
Title: Re: Robbo getting stuck into Richmond on SEN
Post by: HD on March 17, 2010, 02:56:42 PM
The trouble is, most of what they say will stick this year
Be prepared for a very hard year folks on and off the field.
Any other club, be it a Melbourne or Hawthorn or whoever when they're rebuilding, if they lost every game, the headlines wouyld not be on them. If it's us, it's open slather

Melbourne comes out and announces their plan is to win 150 games in 10 years. Almost impossible you'd think. No-one cares or says anything.

We come out with a much more realistic plan 3-0-75 and we get laughed at, and it will be used against us over and over again until we start to improve.

The key is quite simply to make 3-0-75 happen. Then the laughing, the comments, the derisive articles can be thrown back in the faces of those who put them out there. We, as a club and as supporters, need to suck it up for a few years. Soak up all the crap being thrown our way in preparation for giving it right back.