Quote: Pickering Red "I hope Chris Chester does a half decent job at WTW.
He had his good moments with us at Rovers, but I was among the many here who was calling for him to be sacked and was mightily relieved when we stood him down. Most of us feel he had lost the dressing room, which in turn contains some players short of the sort of pride and passion in the shirt you describe. The main reason is his perception of those players. He thinks many of them are better than they actually are and as a result has never come down hard enough on those who underperform. He blows too much smoke up s. His recruitment record is below average, especially given the free hand he was given here by our BoD to rebuild as he saw fit post Sandercock.
Therein lies the conundrum. On his day, he can get the team up to play out of their skins, but Hull KR have never been able to play with the same flair and intensity since the Wembley debacle and capitulation last August. The hangover continues into this season, hampered by injuries and underperformance.
Obviously he will inherit a side built by previous incumbents at WTW and he could kick-start a backs to the wall, siege mentality ethos, but he will be unable to tease added value out those lazy players you say you have or those who are not good enough for SL. Those players with fire in their collective bellies and who are up for the challenge will most certainly thrive under Chezzie.
Good luck for 2016 and beyond. SL needs clubs like Wakefield and Hull KR.'"
As a lifelong and loyal Hull KR supporter brought up on East Hull, I honestly think that Chester should have been given longer, however what will be will be. Lets hope Webster can get them into gear and that something can be done to sort out our half backs.
