Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

liltiger said:
I joined at 39, if I could have my time again I would have been killing myself to get in straight out of school. A young male / female working in traincrew in heavy rail as in the kind we are discussing can create a fantastic future with great perks. In saying that it comes with a caveat. The money is awesome. But it does come at a cost, you have no life, the shift work isn't shift work per se as there isn't any consistency only that you will start on an am shift or a pm shift the start times vary like crazy from day to day. Friends tend to leave because we just don't have the time to hang out, we're always on the go, days off aren't consistent one week you will have a weekend off then the next wed and Thurs. If the young guy doesn't mind the grind of working he can do very well for himself. It is super competitive because the money is so good, but again there is a down side. If it's not an issue for him tell him to have a crack if he needs any advice just pm me and I'll be more than happy to try to help him.
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I am a retired train driver, loved driving the trains, plenty of job satisfaction, but with the rostering you become a social outcast unless you have very understanding friends
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Hastings was considered a 13 at the club. He was released by the club to take up a better offer for the Knights and play 7. Remember also Joey Johns wanted Brooks and had to settle for Hastings - Plan B. If you don't believe our coaching team, believe Johns.
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I believe that Newcastle/Johns wanted Brooks and our coaching staff preferred Brooks to Hastings. We'll wait and see if they made the right decision though until we see performances.

Warren Buffet has made bad investment decisions. The morale being that just because someone is a gun in their field it doesn't mean they get it right all the time.
 
My concern is how confident the Tigers seem to be, based on pom, with all this noise around.

If they're wrong again, which looks very likely to me, they really need to have a hard look at themselves.

They obviously have a hard time seeing the full picture which opens us up to being played.
 
Earl said:
I believe that Newcastle/Johns wanted Brooks and our coaching staff preferred Brooks to Hastings. We'll wait and see if they made the right decision though until we see performances.

Warren Buffet has made bad investment decisions. The morale being that just because someone is a gun in their field it doesn't mean they get it right all the time.
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You are viewing that in isolation. Two other clubs made the same decision. There seems to be a pattern.
 
Isaac and Mitch would be on the same page … go in and see sheens on Thursday to say we are going to Parra BUT we’re rrallly really really close to signing with the tigers AND we promise we didn’t use you to bump up my salary at Parra or pay overs for 4 years for Bateman.

Isaac and Mitch walk out with money in their pockets from WT.

Good lesson for Benji and Robbie for future recruiting. They’ve got more business nous than Justin and Lee.
 
balmain boy said:
It does seem that the club still doesn't understand how to get deals done for elite players.
Just because we met conditions that he asked for in order to consider playing for us doesn't mean we should be confident of his intentions. At least 3 clubs met those conditions!
If he doesn't sign it means our rebuild will take a couple of years longer. Signing an unproven kid who will take 2-3 years to settle into the NRL to eventually partner or be replaced by our youngster. We won't make the 8 until we have a decent halfback.
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supercoach said:
Moses was always going to stay at Parra as long as Parra could get close to our offer. Also Issac Moses has used the negotiations to get inflated deals for a couple of his other clients. It’s been a big win for the Moses clan.

Now we have to have a crack at a kid, like the one at Parra who is now a bridesmaid for a long time if he stays at Parra
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I just can’t believe this, if Moses uncle deals this way it would be all over every coaches handbook! Let’s face it, people talk an if Moses is playing coaches and teams like this. It would be all over very soon, that crap wouldn’t fly for long…
 
Spartan117 said:
All he cares about is Top Dollar. Legitimate or otherwise.

Ruthless.

This is why I think he won't move from Parramatta to the Tigers.
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Spartan, yes money is always a big motivator. But how many people would leave a very succesfull club, leaving years of friendships, to risk starting at another club at 28 ?
With the large contract ,and subsequent abuse Brooks has copped, Moses would have the biggest dartboard on his back of all time,. He is a hero at the Eels, at the Tigers no matter what he did , he would be slammed.
 
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hammertime said:
My concern is how confident the Tigers seem to be, based on pom, with all this noise around.

If they're wrong again, which looks very likely to me, they really need to have a hard look at themselves.

They obviously have a hard time seeing the full picture which opens us up to being played.
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Why is this an issue ? Would it be better not to go for the player ? They've already signed Api, Klemmer, Bateman and IP. Should we not have gone for them ? Did we read those incorrectly ?

When you miss out on a house at an auction have you been played ?

I don't see the issue.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
You are viewing that in isolation. Two other clubs made the same decision. There seems to be a pattern.
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I'm not. All I'm stating is that the future will determine if the right decision was made and no one knows the future in that way.
 
It's not over until it's over.

Seems strange to me if Moses has already told his team mates last weekend he was staying at Parra that he would need to have a meeting with WT 4 or 5 days later only to tell them the same thing. Someone who would know much more than me may be able to answer this - How often do players and clubs have a meeting to formally decline an offer?
 
crazycat said:
Knew a guy too who worked there.
Good money, but he had clear mental issues from the time.

Better rostering would remove that. But some people want more money.
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Rostering needed change but more staff would have helped more - don't know why they insisted on people working 13/14 days with no end in sight.
 
i’ve expected moses to stay at parra this entire time, but i’m not entirely sure about the whole meeting situation.

i doubt he would travel across town on thursday just to say thanks but no thanks when all he has to do is pick up the phone. again i still think he re-signs with parra but the meeting does make me think he could still put pen to paper with us.
 
FWIW I have heard exactly the same as @tigermate through a family member who has a direct link to Parra through his friendship with a relation of prominent ex Parra player still very much involved with the club. He was also told that the Bulldogs made the highest offer - Gus going in another direction may suggest he knew he was staying put. It seems all will be revealed sooner rather than later
 
Mosses has a big call to make
stay at the eels and if they go backwards which I think will happen he will cop it big time as the failing half back dud
sign with the Tigers and look like a champ as we go forward which I predict we will , more cash , back with Brooks , back with a wining tigers pack on the March , if he is smart he moves to Tigers
 
Alltheway said:
I just can’t believe this, if Moses uncle deals this way it would be all over every coaches handbook! Let’s face it, people talk an if Moses is playing coaches and teams like this. It would be all over very soon, that crap wouldn’t fly for long…
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Of course he deals this way. His number one goal is to get the best deal for his client at the club his client wants to play at. If he can use the negotiations for one of his clients to benefit another client he will do so.

There is a reason clubs like the Chooks try and avoid his clients. Anyway we had a real crack and the whole exercise highlights how important the pathway system is
 
Maybe it will be like wrestling and Moses dons the Parra jersey, shakes Brad Arthur’s hand and then boom! Stone Cold Stunner! Then Moses unveils the Tigers jersey and starts smashing beers! Meanwhile Jim Ross going off with “My God! My God! My God!”
 
We now have a strong forward pack who can compete with the best teams in the competition so we need an organiser to guide them around the park & Brooks or Doueihi are not the answer. Moses is & we desperately need him to be a threat for the premiership in 2024 so good on the Tigers for chasing him hard. If we miss out at least Sheensy & Marshall tried their best to bring him back home & it shows that they are targeting the right players that we need, fingers crossed for Thursday’s meeting. I would also give him the captaincy as part of the deal.
 
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