Is Paul Roos still the greatest person in the universe ever?

[ROK Lobster]

FWIW I still think that he is, and always has been, overrated (and that he probably wears a wig).

[swans_premiers]

He is a much greater man than you.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

He is a much greater man than you.

This

[ROK Lobster]

He is a much greater man than you.

But I have all my own hair (and never tuck my polo shirt into my slacks).

[Lucky Knickers]

But I have all my own hair (and never tuck my polo shirt into my slacks).

carapace does not equal hair.

[sprite]

Waste of a thread -

Should actually be has Roos lost hs way??

[lwjoyner]

and the amswer is yes he has lost his way and no he is not the gfreatest maybe rL won us the premiership.

[swansrule100]

But I have all my own hair (and never tuck my polo shirt into my slacks).

but can u wear two jackets at once?

[ugg]

He's just a very naughty boy

[Xie Shan]

But I have all my own hair (and never tuck my polo shirt into my slacks).

Actually I like the polo shirt tucked in, it shows he stays in good shape. Something has to be done about the hair though.

[barry]

Id just like to know if Paul Roos is still the coach ?

Or just the special comments guy on the boundary line.

[Bas]

ROK's been thrown out of the Club again for overindulging the shandy's and let himself loose on RWO.

[Nico]

I have read both his books in recent weeks. Both were written when he was in a position of strength for want of a better term. The first one after his playing days and all about the glory. Pretty good read but one thing struck me. He said he was never one who thought that centre clearances were that important and had a great impact. He did though change his thoughts a bit later on when he played under Walls and the "huddle", although didn't sound that convincing on the issue. I mused as I read this bit as to whether he still doesn't think it is important given our poor centre clearance record.

The second is a feel good book about his and his wife's philosophies on life and I can see why he has been a good leader of men and that players wanted to play for him. He showed he has a pretty good feel for his fellow human being. On "the team" he is very strong on playing to your strengths and covering or accounting best you can your weaknesses. Well I don't know that he follows that line at the moment. He appears to be coaching to the weaknesses and not the strengths. eg. Goodes out of the midfield to cover forward weakness when it clearly isn't working, using McVeigh to tag many times, Bird in defensive roles when he is purely a midfielder, conservative selection with older players to try to hold up the dyke wall and a completely defensive game plan and no flair to our game at all. My thoughts and I am sure others will differ. One of the boys at the footy today said he appears to be coaching to the Paul Roos ego and making sure he stays the darling of the media so as to ensure his future employment prospects.

Will he write a third book about the downside to coaching and the tough times.

[Bloody Hell]

The only meaningful catalyst to change I can see is Roos handing over the reigns early. Dropping/resting layers, moving them around is meaningless. Sayin we are a bottom side when we're still in the 8. His heart isn't in it....and IMO it's reflected in the attitude of the players.

[Xie Shan]

I have read both his books in recent weeks. Both were written when he was in a position of strength for want of a better term. The first one after his playing days and all about the glory. Pretty good read but one thing struck me. He said he was never one who thought that centre clearances were that important and had a great impact. He did though change his thoughts a bit later on when he played under Walls and the "huddle", although didn't sound that convincing on the issue. I mused as I read this bit as to whether he still doesn't think it is important given our poor centre clearance record.

The second is a feel good book about his and his wife's philosophies on life and I can see why he has been a good leader of men and that players wanted to play for him. He showed he has a pretty good feel for his fellow human being. On "the team" he is very strong on playing to your strengths and covering or accounting best you can your weaknesses. Well I don't know that he follows that line at the moment. He appears to be coaching to the weaknesses and not the strengths. eg. Goodes out of the midfield to cover forward weakness when it clearly isn't working, using McVeigh to tag many times, Bird in defensive roles when he is purely a midfielder, conservative selection with older players to try to hold up the dyke wall and a completely defensive game plan and no flair to our game at all. My thoughts and I am sure others will differ. One of the boys at the footy today said he appears to be coaching to the Paul Roos ego and making sure he stays the darling of the media so as to ensure his future employment prospects.

Will he write a third book about the downside to coaching and the tough times.

It's hard to argue with any of that (even though the original post was a troll). As you said in the other thread, he's clearly limping towards the finish line. He obviously knew at the start of the year that his time was almost up, which is why he called it quits, so I think we should acknowledge that. It was always going to be tough for the outgoing coach if we had a form slump at some stage during the year. Just hope that the guys can pull together and finish the year with some pride.