: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:21 pm  

jonh wrote:

He is a character that commands respect and with the help of more technical coaches that is half the job done.

I heard some shocking stories about how he used to rip into the lads when he was at Sale on the training ground or in social situations when he felt the team was behaiving in an unprofessional way, and i heard from some of the same people this did not often make him popullar in the dressing room but you knew who was boss.

I think his public personna and his professional rugby characters are 2 poles apart in truth.

And that’s why he's been such a success. I keep going on about standards at Wigan but Robinson cut he's early rugby teeth in a Wigan side that expected and demanded the highest standards in regards to Rugby.

It's hardly any surprise that once you've played and achieved successes in that environment you won't settle for anything else! An interesting fact as well if you’ve ever read Martin Johnsons auto bio he mentions the first time he trained with Robinson for England apparently Robinson won the players respect that first training session due to just how committed, fit and how good his technical skills were compared to others. Apparently he was the first one at training and really put in a performance.

Shame the same standards aren't being set in the Cherry and White now.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:23 pm  

union's gain is league loss how many more wigan rl greats does this sport want the list keeps getting bigger i no there is more money in union but league made him and others.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:32 pm  

those were the days wrote:

union's gain is league loss how many more wigan rl greats does this sport want the list keeps getting bigger i no there is more money in union but league made him and others.

have you considered he might actually like Union (and its big fat chequebook) and want to coach there?

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:33 pm  

those were the days wrote:

union's gain is league loss how many more wigan rl greats does this sport want the list keeps getting bigger i no there is more money in union but league made him and others.

Very true you have to give these guys a chance imo. Some of them may well fail but some will also succeed which is a far better situation that the one we are in where no one is even given the chance to have a go!

RU has plenty of ex British players as coaches as far i can see many of them are doing well.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:02 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

I'm quite suprised really. I would have never have thought he had a tactical or coaching sense about him, especially in a game as complex as Rugby Union.

I could understand if he was working with outside backs, but to play a major coaching roll across the board has really taken me by suprise.

Well done to him!

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:03 pm  

piemandan wrote:

:lol:

You know what I mean though.

Rucking, mauling, lineouts and all the methods and techniques that go with that crap.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:04 pm  

piemandan wrote:

:lol:

Take it you've never played Union properly then.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:11 pm  

those were the days wrote:

union's gain is league loss how many more wigan rl greats does this sport want the list keeps getting bigger i no there is more money in union but league made him and others.

Ummmm how many more are there? Not sure today's crop of "Wigan RL Greats" is going to be in demand

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:16 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Ummmm how many more are there? Not sure today's crop of "Wigan RL Greats" is going to be in demand

or saints' lot

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:36 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I wonder if that was why he spent two weeks at Orrell with the Wigan a few weeks back?

Learning from the tactical master............Noble ???????????