Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

I don't disagree. But that hasn't been the case with some of his teammates now has it

It's done mate. Lot's of clubs end up with dodgy contracts. We've had heaps heaps worse in my opinion.

Let's just see what happens. It's a very different team.

AD could come on. I honestly thought last year he would make the 6 spot his own and I reckon he was pretty poor. He is on a good contract as well. He'd be one of our highest paid players now.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Lee declined to comment today on sen.

Geez there’s a first time for everything.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Imagine that...

That would be unreal 🔥🔥

We could give them Nofa as a bonus.

 

[Lauren]

Taken from Zero Tackle

 

[Tucker]

Thank You. I'm glad you approve. There are always comments about why would you play for the Tigers as if we are bad. In my opinion why would you play anywhere else.

Have you been asleep the past 23 years? Our club is certainly in the cellar when it comes to most aspects of a football operation.
Money gets players here.

 

[Jux]

Cowboys could be in trouble 😄

 

[Tucker]

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🤣 so we have let go of 5 gun players apparently?

 

[Tigerwould]

Cowboys could be in trouble 😄

Also the Dragons

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

If your happy living in your current house and someone offers you 25% over the odds you probably say thanks but no thanks. On the other hand if your offered 50% or more you say..here are the keys. I think that’s where Moses is and I think Parra will get close enough to any other offer for him to say..thanks but no thanks

Each to their own but it would take more than a 50% over market value for me to say yes.

 

[Odessa]

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I think I need new glasses have I read that correctly 5 Yes 5 Tiger's rejects in your clubs best signings the Tigers giving away the best talent in the league or are some club's in trouble?

 

[Bones]

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That’s a pretty sad list. Couldn’t find more than 2 or 3 that I’d want.

 

[Odessa]

🤣 so we have let go of 5 gun players apparently?

I know ha what will Buzz say about it 😂😂😂😂

 

[Tucker]

I know ha what will Buzz say about it 😂😂😂😂

We should pin that image and check in on it throughout the season.
Imagine it turns out accurate lol…

 

[Odessa]

Also the Dragons

The Dragons Moses suli Woods Mbye Musgrove and Jacob anyone I missed ?

 

[Fingers83]

What’s ironic about that zero tackle article is that Jack Blyth, the author of it, is widely known on Twitter for his intense criticisms of Wests Tigers that he will take any chance he can get.

Absolutely ran us into the ground last season, yet here is he claiming that 5 of the players we let go are the best signings for other clubs. It’s laughable when you understand the context behind it.

He is also rating Klemmer above Papali’i and Koroisau who is widely regarded as the games premier hooker.

What a noob.

 

[sleeve]

It's done mate. Lot's of clubs end up with dodgy contracts. We've had heaps heaps worse in my opinion.

Let's just see what happens. It's a very different team.

AD could come on. I honestly thought last year he would make the 6 spot his own and I reckon he was pretty poor. He is on a good contract as well. He'd be one of our highest paid players now.

He was the Forums pin-up boy, especially with the anti Brooks brigade, then Hastings got the mantle. They were both overrated , but the sheep got on board, and the media feed off the sheep.
Brooks wasn't great, but neither were these two. That's why the club tried to buy a good half'.
This has been gone over more times then the global warming debate.

 

[851]

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I would disagree with zero tackle, I have Api at 1 and Ice at 2 in our most important signing list, that could change if we pull off a miracle and get Moses

 

[Halbrowne61]

I don't think you can compare the NRL to a normal work place.

Whilst I acknowledge your point, there are differences but it’s still a privately owned business and many of the same rules apply.
Would love to see KPIs for all levels ( which I’m sure are in place). Then we could see what expectations the club has.
Won’t happen, but interesting for this old, company GM/ Board Member for over 20 years to speculate.

 

[gregjm87]

What’s ironic about that zero tackle article is that Jack Blyth, the author of it, is widely known on Twitter for his intense criticisms of Wests Tigers that he will take any chance he can get.

Absolutely ran us into the ground last season, yet here is he claiming that 5 of the players we let go are the best signings for other clubs. It’s laughable when you understand the context behind it.

He is also rating Klemmer above Papali’i and Koroisau who is widely regarded as the games premier hooker.

What a noob.

I used to read zero tackle quite a bit. About 5, maybe more, years ago until that Blyth guy became one of their main writers. With each article he wrote I thought this bloke has no idea. Got to the point where I no longer read anything written there.

 

[stevied]

Spot on! I imagine the less appealing clubs would also have a similar struggle with signing sponsors who may be needed to sign TPAs with players?

But there's one intention of the cap you've both missed. While I agree that the system wasn't intended to level the salaries of all players (especially marquees), nor equal the appeal of all clubs as a destination, it definitely was intended to put a ceiling on the budget of all clubs and, therefore, spread the talent more evenly. By having a cap, clubs were being asked to balance their expenditure carefully and make astute decisions about which players they keep or let go. However, even to the causal observer, it is obvious that certain clubs are rorting the cap by using TPAs in their salary structures in order to fudge the figures presented to the NRL. This cheating, reduces the chance of a level playing field, in terms of talent, and, therefore, flouts the the main intention of the cap. And all of this is ignored when it is happening right under our administration's nose.