Luke Brooks #167

[Harvey]

$550K was a courtesy offer. Basically if you want to stay you have to play on unders. I have no issue with it, even though it does leave us short. Halfback is the one position where you can actually splash cash, but you can't do that if there is already someone using up the money.

Would you prefer they pay the 600k to Wakeham, Cogger, Falls, Schneider, Sezer or Pearce.

Actually we don’t need to spend, we have signed Pellow

 

[Mystery]

He has been wanting to leave for the last 2 years, it’s why I have never understood the people who have said that he has been ripping off the tigers etc. He has asked to leave, Tigers just haven’t let him go. I think he realised a while ago that it was best for both parties for him to leave.

I hope he kills it at his next club . He has always given his all (sometimes it just wasn’t enough) and has been a great club servant.

Now time to throw everything at Ben Hunt

 

[Halbrowne61]

He has been wanting to leave for the last 2 years, it’s why I have never understood the people who have said that he has been ripping off the tigers etc. He has asked to leave, Tigers just haven’t let him go. I think he realised a while ago that it was best for both parties for him to leave.

I hope he kills it at his next club . He has always given his all (sometimes it just wasn’t enough) and has been a great club servant.

Now time to throw everything at Ben Hunt

But do you think Hunt would come ??
Everyone decent back we have approached in the past 18 months or so has rejected us.

 

[cktiger]

Well I'd like to see him do well.

I would have liked to see him do well here over the last 11 years.

 

[gregjm87]

But do you think Hunt would come ??
Everyone decent back we have approached in the past 18 months or so has rejected us.

no chance Hunt comes here. His discontent with Dragons is that he doesnt have enough years left to lose a few to a rebuild. He would be doing just that here.

 

[851]

I’m sure that there’s a plan B, there’s always things going on in the background and I think Fulton will have his fingerprints all over it.

With McDonnell I would say no way there is a plan B, we always go all in, but with Fulton I am hopeful

 

[Halbrowne61]

With McDonnell I would say no way there is plan B, we always go all in, but with Fulton I am hopeful

I hope you’re right !!🙏🙏🙏

 

[Mystery]

But do you think Hunt would come ??
Everyone decent back we have approached in the past 18 months or so has rejected us.

I don’t believe players completely right off ever going to a certain club. It just might take more to get them to one club over another.

And even if it’s a 1/10 chance of him coming, we should still have a crack

 

[tigermate]

Sheens got the Hastings thing wrong and I think management see that and are now taking some of his power away or relying less on what he says as gospel.

 

[426Tlgerland]

The club really insulted him offering him half of what he's already on....

Would you stay at your current employer if they told you they're cutting your wage by 50%?

Idiots...dead set clueless basket case club

100% correct , his worth should be based on what’s out on the market and what he is worth in the current market , probably $ 700 ish

 

[crazycat]

With Issac Moses being Brook’s manager I don’t think this contract negotiations will be quick or without drama. I also think there is a real chance he will walk. There seems a lot of bad blood after the way Issac Moses carried out the MM negotiations. I guess at the end of the day money talks

With Issac Moses as Brooks manager, why we could see Manly recruit Brooks and offload DCE.

Ofcourse this is pure stupidity, pure stupidity possible because Issac Moses is playing stupid stupid games.

Expect the Big 4 to become a new word at Manly.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

100% correct , his worth should be based on what’s out on the market and what he is worth in the current market , probably $ 700 ish

95% of experts on this forum demanded we do everything possible to kick Brooks out, as the sooner, the better! Now it is: "the club is hopeless", "the world is falling"?? 🤔
I agree that it would be very difficult with our ex-coach, but with Sheens/Marshall/Farah, if there is any chance, they will find the solution! Like Prince, Louis, and Martin.
And this time, they already solved a number of hard puzzles e.g. 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13 etc.🙂🐅💪

 

[innsaneink]

95% of experts on this forum demanded we do everything possible to kick Brooks out, as the sooner, the better! Now it is: "the club is hopeless", "the world is falling"?? 🤔
I agree that it would be very difficult with our ex-coach, but with Sheens/Marshall/Farah, if there is any chance, they will find the solution! Like Prince, Louis, and Martin.
And this time, they already solved a number of hard puzzles e.g. 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13 etc.🙂🐅💪

We didn't kick him out... He's quit

Love to see Tim's face at this news 🤣

 

[crazycat]

Sheens got the Hastings thing wrong and I think management see that and are now taking some of his power away or relying less on what he says as gospel.

Did he.

He kinda did. But honestly. I don't see Newcastle knocking any doors down.

I watched the Newcastle vs Tigers game and I kept thinking, swap Hastings for Brooks...We win. Hands down we win.

The Knights are on 12th with a -30 point differential.
Hastings > Brooks, but he is no DCE. He is not even a Chad Townsend or jerome Hugues. We would not be 16th with Hastings in this team, but we would not be higher then 12th!

*outside far field idea* i'm DCE looking at retirement. I get 1 Million per year. I saw an offer for Mitchell Moses for 1.4M. I don't think this is happening, but a hell of an outside idea.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I don’t believe players completely right off ever going to a certain club. It just might take more to get them to one club over another.

And even if it’s a 1/10 chance of him coming, we should still have a crack

In private, zip your mouth Lee.

 

[BZN]

Brooks will likely head to Canberra you would think to replace wighton

🤔🤔🤔

 

[bathursttiger1]

From WWOS
Luke rang Benji himself and communicated to him that the offer made by the club wasn't acceptable," chairman Lee Hagipantelis told the Sydney Morning Herald.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I have no doubt somebody will end up being blamed and removed for all the cock ups but have very little faith on the right person being blamed

Will that be Tim ? And is he the right person ?

 

[bathursttiger1]

Brooks will likely head to Canberra you would think to replace wighton

To reunite with Madge 😂

 

[bigsiro]

95% of experts on this forum demanded we do everything possible to kick Brooks out, as the sooner, the better! Now it is: "the club is hopeless", "the world is falling"?? 🤔

Totally. Can’t write this crap.
Two good games and everyone has forgotten the ten years of garbage.

And newsflash: we are still last on the ladder.

Brooks rejection of the offer should be seen for what it is, an absolute gift.

If the club now offer more and he stays, that would be beyond diabolical.