Alright let’s read the time line
September 2015: Gets feet under the desk.
First big decision: Tick off on coach Jason Taylor wanting to axe club legend and captain Robbie Farah – a move that turns into a complete fiasco, drags on for 18 months and costs the Tigers $700,000 for Farah to play for South Sydney in 2017.
April 2017: Signs off on coach Jason Taylor being sacked SIX months after Farah has finally been moved on from the club.
April 2017: Signs good mate Ivan Cleary as the Wests Tigers new head coach.
April 2017: Ivan tells the off-contract Tigers star players to either get on the bus or get off the bus.
May 2017: One of the worst days in the history of Wests Tigers. Camden Rams local junior James Tedesco signs with the Sydney Roosters.
May 2017: Another shocker. The Wests Tigers grant star local junior five-eighth Mitch Moses an immediate release to join the Parramatta Eels.
May 2017: It sounded like a good idea at the time. The Tigers sign Russell Packer, Josh Reynolds and Ben Matulino on big-money, long-term contracts.
July 2017: The false dawn. Word begins to do the rounds about Nathan Cleary possibly joining the Wests Tigers to play under his old man Ivan.
September 2017: The Tigers finish the year in 14th position on the NRL ladder with seven wins and 17 losses.
May 2018: Tigers sign Moses Mbye on a big-money four-year deal from Canterbury-Bankstown.
May 2018: Injured Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary sits in the Keith Barnes Stand at Leichhardt Oval watching the Tigers play.
August 2018: Pascoe gets blind-sided by best mate and coach Cleary who is linked with a return to the Penrith Panthers on a monster five-year $5 million deal – despite having two years to run on his Wests Tigers contract.
August 2018: It emerges Pascoe’s great mate Cleary has been in secret talks with Penrith for at least a month.
August 2018: The Wests Tigers finish ninth on the NRL ladder with 12 wins and 12 losses.
September 2018: The Panthers offer Cleary a three-year contract from 2021 – putting pressure on the Tigers to release him early.
September 2018: The Wests Tigers sign Ryan Matterson on a three-year contract until the end of 2021.
October 2018: The sky officially falls in. Cleary signs a five-year $5 million deal with the Panthers starting effective immediately. The Panthers pay Wests Tigers a $250,000 release fee. Cleary and Pascoe fall out and end up no speakies.
October 2018: Michael Maguire is appointed as the Wests Tigers new head coach on a three-year contract.
December 2018: Pascoe ticks off on Luke Brooks inking a new four-year contract until the end of 2023.
December 2018: Trouble strikes. Pascoe is de-registered by the NRL for six months for failing to disclose a $639,000 four-year arrangement for Robbie Farah to be a club ambassador. The Tigers are also penalised $750,000 out of their salary cap to be spread over two seasons.
June 2019: Pascoe is allowed to return to the role as Wests Tigers CEO.
July 2019: Josh Reynolds is told he’s free to look for another club despite being signed until the end of 2021 on $750,000-a-season.
July 2019: The club appoints Adam Hartigan as its new general manager of football.
August 2019: The Wests Tigers finish ninth on the NRL ladder with 11 wins and 13 losses.
October 2019: Another bun fight. Wests Tigers release Ryan Matterson with two years remaining on his contract after a blow-up with the club.
January 2020: A Hail Mary. The Wests Tigers sign Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua on a two-year deal with an option for a third year in club’s favour.
June 2020: Coach Michael Maguire axes club legend Benji Marshall from the NRL side despite the playmaker being the Tigers spiritual leader.
August 2020: An epic stuff-up. Wests Tigers legend Marshall learns the club is about to show him the door via media reports. Culture? Not so much.
August 2020: The Wests Tigers finish 11th with seven wins and 13 losses.
November 2020: Another Hail Mary. The Tigers trumpet the signing of James Roberts despite no other NRL club being prepared to take the risk.
December 2020: The Tigers extend coach Michael Maguire’s contract until the end of 2023 citing “stability” as key to the future of the club.
April 2021: The Tigers are booed off Leichhardt Oval at halftime in round five against North Queensland on a day the club was commemorating the death of club legend Tommy Raudonikis.
May 2021: The Wests Tigers start the season with two wins and six losses as pressure mounts on coach Maguire.
June 2021: The club appoints Tim Sheens to return in a director of football role ten years after sacking the four-time premiership-winner.
June 2021: The Wests Tigers are thumped 66-16 by Melbourne Storm on the Sunshine Coast.
August 2021: In the final game of the season the Tigers are flogged 38-0 by wooden spoon side Canterbury-Bankstown.
August 2021: The Tigers finish the season in 13th with eight wins and 16 losses. They concede 714 points, their worst average points leaked since 2001.
August 2021: Pascoe heads-up an internal end-of-season review alongside Sheens, chairman Lee Hagipantelis, board member Danny Stapleton and head of football Adam Hartigan.
September 2021: Coach Maguire survives the axe after the internal end-of-season review.
October 2021: Tigers head of football Hartigan and assistant coaches Shane Millard and Wayne Collins are moved on from the club.
April 2022: The Tigers start the season 0 wins from five games as the blow torch is again applied to coach Maguire.
April 2022: Pascoe takes annual leave until April 21 to travel to the Northern Territory on a family holiday.
September 2015: Gets feet under the desk.
First big decision: Tick off on coach Jason Taylor wanting to axe club legend and captain Robbie Farah – a move that turns into a complete fiasco, drags on for 18 months and costs the Tigers $700,000 for Farah to play for South Sydney in 2017.
April 2017: Signs off on coach Jason Taylor being sacked SIX months after Farah has finally been moved on from the club.
April 2017: Signs good mate Ivan Cleary as the Wests Tigers new head coach.
April 2017: Ivan tells the off-contract Tigers star players to either get on the bus or get off the bus.
May 2017: One of the worst days in the history of Wests Tigers. Camden Rams local junior James Tedesco signs with the Sydney Roosters.
May 2017: Another shocker. The Wests Tigers grant star local junior five-eighth Mitch Moses an immediate release to join the Parramatta Eels.
May 2017: It sounded like a good idea at the time. The Tigers sign Russell Packer, Josh Reynolds and Ben Matulino on big-money, long-term contracts.
July 2017: The false dawn. Word begins to do the rounds about Nathan Cleary possibly joining the Wests Tigers to play under his old man Ivan.
September 2017: The Tigers finish the year in 14th position on the NRL ladder with seven wins and 17 losses.
May 2018: Tigers sign Moses Mbye on a big-money four-year deal from Canterbury-Bankstown.
May 2018: Injured Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary sits in the Keith Barnes Stand at Leichhardt Oval watching the Tigers play.
August 2018: Pascoe gets blind-sided by best mate and coach Cleary who is linked with a return to the Penrith Panthers on a monster five-year $5 million deal – despite having two years to run on his Wests Tigers contract.
August 2018: It emerges Pascoe’s great mate Cleary has been in secret talks with Penrith for at least a month.
August 2018: The Wests Tigers finish ninth on the NRL ladder with 12 wins and 12 losses.
September 2018: The Panthers offer Cleary a three-year contract from 2021 – putting pressure on the Tigers to release him early.
September 2018: The Wests Tigers sign Ryan Matterson on a three-year contract until the end of 2021.
October 2018: The sky officially falls in. Cleary signs a five-year $5 million deal with the Panthers starting effective immediately. The Panthers pay Wests Tigers a $250,000 release fee. Cleary and Pascoe fall out and end up no speakies.
October 2018: Michael Maguire is appointed as the Wests Tigers new head coach on a three-year contract.
December 2018: Pascoe ticks off on Luke Brooks inking a new four-year contract until the end of 2023.
December 2018: Trouble strikes. Pascoe is de-registered by the NRL for six months for failing to disclose a $639,000 four-year arrangement for Robbie Farah to be a club ambassador. The Tigers are also penalised $750,000 out of their salary cap to be spread over two seasons.
June 2019: Pascoe is allowed to return to the role as Wests Tigers CEO.
July 2019: Josh Reynolds is told he’s free to look for another club despite being signed until the end of 2021 on $750,000-a-season.
July 2019: The club appoints Adam Hartigan as its new general manager of football.
August 2019: The Wests Tigers finish ninth on the NRL ladder with 11 wins and 13 losses.
October 2019: Another bun fight. Wests Tigers release Ryan Matterson with two years remaining on his contract after a blow-up with the club.
January 2020: A Hail Mary. The Wests Tigers sign Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua on a two-year deal with an option for a third year in club’s favour.
June 2020: Coach Michael Maguire axes club legend Benji Marshall from the NRL side despite the playmaker being the Tigers spiritual leader.
August 2020: An epic stuff-up. Wests Tigers legend Marshall learns the club is about to show him the door via media reports. Culture? Not so much.
August 2020: The Wests Tigers finish 11th with seven wins and 13 losses.
November 2020: Another Hail Mary. The Tigers trumpet the signing of James Roberts despite no other NRL club being prepared to take the risk.
December 2020: The Tigers extend coach Michael Maguire’s contract until the end of 2023 citing “stability” as key to the future of the club.
April 2021: The Tigers are booed off Leichhardt Oval at halftime in round five against North Queensland on a day the club was commemorating the death of club legend Tommy Raudonikis.
May 2021: The Wests Tigers start the season with two wins and six losses as pressure mounts on coach Maguire.
June 2021: The club appoints Tim Sheens to return in a director of football role ten years after sacking the four-time premiership-winner.
June 2021: The Wests Tigers are thumped 66-16 by Melbourne Storm on the Sunshine Coast.
August 2021: In the final game of the season the Tigers are flogged 38-0 by wooden spoon side Canterbury-Bankstown.
August 2021: The Tigers finish the season in 13th with eight wins and 16 losses. They concede 714 points, their worst average points leaked since 2001.
August 2021: Pascoe heads-up an internal end-of-season review alongside Sheens, chairman Lee Hagipantelis, board member Danny Stapleton and head of football Adam Hartigan.
September 2021: Coach Maguire survives the axe after the internal end-of-season review.
October 2021: Tigers head of football Hartigan and assistant coaches Shane Millard and Wayne Collins are moved on from the club.
April 2022: The Tigers start the season 0 wins from five games as the blow torch is again applied to coach Maguire.
April 2022: Pascoe takes annual leave until April 21 to travel to the Northern Territory on a family holiday.
