Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Earl said:
In relation to this point expecting anything but another couple of seasons of poor performance is unrealistic but you never know. 2005 was a season we were picked for the wooden spoon like next season. We don't have the talent like Benji, Prince, Robbie and Hodgo in the spine for next season but we might outperform last place.

It's not exactly encouraging but we did cop it with injuries this season big time.
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I dont recall anyone picking us for the spoon in 2005. We finished 2004 one win away from the top 8. Prince was in his 2nd year at the club, Benji (and a few others) was finding his feet in first grade after debuting a couple of seasons earlier. Sure we were a long way off premiership favorites but nor were we tipped for the spoon.
weststigers said:
Facilities are important in the modern game and for the modern player.

Imagine going to work as an employee and your employer has run down offices, lack of equipment to do the job and low grade resources in general?

Now, go up the road and another company has top class facilities with everything you need to help you succeed.

Now, is 10kg, really 10kg? I.e is an office, really an office because it has 4 walls? Of course not…the standards between the two are vastly different.

Not everyone, but I would guess more than 70% of the players in the NRL would pick the club with better facilities with all other things being equal.

Certainly, the COE shouldn’t be relied upon to attract talent as there are many factors that go into ones decision to sign, but to say it has no impact in a players decision is like saying there’s no point in Mercedes making luxury cars, because the Suzuki Swift has 4 wheels and gets you from A to B.

Of all the factors that players consider when signing for a club, having the COE removes the facilities consideration…one less obstacle to signing better talent.

As a club, we simply don’t get the basics right. In no particular order, we need:

1. One home ground
2. Pick a home and away jersey. Stop changing it!
3. Pathways investment
4. Consistent game plan philosophy through all grades. If a rookie gets thrown in, he’s familiar with our style of play!
5. A Wests Tigers NSW cup team…none of this Balmain or Magpies split.

If we start there, we will have taken a big step up from where we are today.
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I agree with a lot of what you have said but fail to see how points 1, 2 and 5 matter at all whilst 3 and 4 would undoubtedly help in player development I don't see how it would help attract a potential recruit.
 
With David Fifita on 1.2M (apparently), would he be worth Tim asking (Titan's management) the question about? I think us at 800K, with Titans chucking in 400K, might work for both parties. Frees up 800K for them and we get a gun. I think that the 800K we would be paying would be slight overs, but it's be a handy 2RF pairing (him and Ice).
 
tiger_scott said:
With David Fifita on 1.2M (apparently), would he be worth Tim asking (Titan's management) the question about? I think us at 800K, with Titans chucking in 400K, might work for both parties. Frees up 800K for them and we get a gun. I think that the 800K we would be paying would be slight overs, but it's be a handy 2RF pairing (him and Ice).
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Doubt it.
 
tiger_scott said:
With David Fifita on 1.2M (apparently), would he be worth Tim asking (Titan's management) the question about? I think us at 800K, with Titans chucking in 400K, might work for both parties. Frees up 800K for them and we get a gun. I think that the 800K we would be paying would be slight overs, but it's be a handy 2RF pairing (him and Ice).
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You'd definitely ask them the question.
 
BAGNF05 said:
Nah, I’d much rather watch blokes on the precipice of making it as an elite athlete than a Mickey Mouse league. Sorry if the truth hurts.
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Watch Jersey Flegg or Q cup then. How many ‘elite athletes’ make it via NSW cup? Looking across most other teams cup teams the majority of the players haven’t had a game of first grade. And frankly that’s the way it should be.
Except for rare individual cases if you haven’t made a debut by the time your too old for Flegg your probably not much chop.
 
Needaname said:
Watch Jersey Flegg or Q cup then. How many ‘elite athletes’ make it via NSW cup? Looking across most other teams cup teams the majority of the players haven’t had a game of first grade. And frankly that’s the way it should be.
Except for rare individual cases if you haven’t made a debut by the time your too old for Flegg your probably not much chop.
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This is a fair point, but that’s only been the case since they went away from the reserves competitions being the pathway to first grade.

It was a good system.

Granted, it was a NSWRL system, but it can be adjusted to work with QLD teams.
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
Point 5 difference is we are a merger and are called wests tigers.
I do not particularly want to support a nsw cup team called Western Suburbs Magpies e.g. this is not wests tigers.
Sydney Roosters use Norths
Manly use blackthorn
fine they are one entity they are not a joint venture

If the club truly wants to end a divide the nsw cup team shoukd be wests tigers
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And leave leichhardt, that's Balmain
 
Stevec said:
The only thing I'm counting on is that I feel Tim,Benji & Robbie washed their hands of the whole 2022 season so they have no mud on them .
Well ok come Monday morning Tim & co its all on you now !
So lights camera ACTION
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Yeah give them time to get their head around it I think.
 
Toxic, Political , Basket case, no go zone , Factional
These a some of the regular remarks made by various media and nrl notables
And from the forum so many tigers ,magpies comments and
Why can't we sign anyone?
 
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