Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tom Shines]

Mainly at pubs. And no I wasn’t drunk. Does the location matter?

I don’t want to argue with people that have had good experiences with these guys. I hope my interactions are in the minority, but I certainly won’t try to engage again.

I think there is a difference if if it’s a club function or if they are on their own time at a pub or in a restaurant or something,,, I would choose to leave them alone if they are just looking to have a quiet drink … but that’s just me

 

[weststigerman]

Bradman Best supposedly testing the market, I think he's one that you open the cheque book for.

Very smart from his management to test the market while his stocks are high.

I suspect no one would have paid much for him earlier in the season.

 

[innsaneink]

I wonder if that’s the major objection?
Since sacking Madge we have a spoon and are favourites to collect another one 5 games from now.
We have a head coach, who appears to be not respected by the board , who will finish up end of 2024.
To be replaced by a novice coach with limited experience.
Players have a short career and in their post career all they have is their record of success.

Of course it will. Play a role.... Players only need one other offer and it will be from a better club... There's no worse clubs.... Yeah we can offer overs but for young blokes like Taafe now isn't the time for that... Good footy.. Winning.. Good coaching hopefully finals and rep honours..

 

[weststigers]

I think there is a difference if if it’s a club function or if they are on their own time at a pub or in a restaurant or something,,, I would choose to leave them alone if they are just looking to have a quiet drink … but that’s just me

Plenty of people around. Wasn’t a quiet drink.

 

[innsaneink]

I think there is a difference if if it’s a club function or if they are on their own time at a pub or in a restaurant or something,,, I would choose to leave them alone if they are just looking to have a quiet drink … but that’s just me

That's me too... Mostly anywhere
Going up to players is for kids.... I'm old enough to be their ol man

 

[Tom Shines]

Plenty of people around. Wasn’t a quiet drink.

meh.. interpret it anyway you want… but I think you understand my point

 

[bptiger 0]

Small sample size - really only playing some good footy the last couple of weeks. If he can close out the season at this level I would definitely look into him. However, he's quite injury prone at stilll such a young age which is probably why he's testing the market. I would monitor but would need more shown to throw him good coin. Definitely a talent though.

Unfortunately u can’t sit and wait or another club will take the chance, u just got to take a chance and get it done

 

[crazycat]

So Benji's boss... lol...

That'll work.

Again.. just run a transparent process.

If Robbie is the best GM fine -- but good luck having your GM as the boss of the coach then.

Knowing the Tigers - Robbie will become the new GM and they will structure around it and say that he is not Benji's boss -- but they are EQUAL and compliment each other.

lol

Robbie would be a good GM... in 3-6 years,

It's not what you do right, it's what you do wrong that will get you.
Robbie runs small Businesses. Robbie gets business management. Yet i would really like it if Robbie would learn the ropes elsewhere with the intent of returning to the Tigers in 5ish years.

Because there is the "running" of the joint and the "fixing" of the joint along with teh not "stuffing up the joint". Fixing being the hard part.
That said Robbie does know us well and may have strong opinions. If he and the board align he could do immense good, I would want a GM mentor behind him though.

 

[liltiger]

So Benji's boss... lol...

That'll work.

Again.. just run a transparent process.

If Robbie is the best GM fine -- but good luck having your GM as the boss of the coach then.

Knowing the Tigers - Robbie will become the new GM and they will structure around it and say that he is not Benji's boss -- but they are EQUAL and compliment each other.

lol

Then hire another GM to oversee them both behind their backs

 

[boonboon]

The comment was that Robbie was looking to get into administration- why do people assume as CEO or GM. Their are lots of roles where people can learn their trade in running an organisation and my guess wpuld be it would be one of those not the big jobs

 

[twentyforty]

Robbie would be a good GM... in 3-6 years,

It's not what you do right, it's what you do wrong that will get you.
Robbie runs small Businesses. Robbie gets business management. Yet i would really like it if Robbie would learn the ropes elsewhere with the intent of returning to the Tigers in 5ish years.

Because there is the "running" of the joint and the "fixing" of the joint along with teh not "stuffing up the joint". Fixing being the hard part.
That said Robbie does know us well and may have strong opinions. If he and the board align he could do immense good, I would want a GM mentor behind him though.

That’s a good idea. The question it raises in my mind, is which club would hire him as their GM?
No disrespect intended.

 

[Vicious]

We have plenty of experts on here that seem to know exactly what is required to be a good GM a good CEO, a good Board Member and a good Chairman of the Board.
In regards to recruitment & retention the on field results are the big driver and our main concern.
If the team was having good on field success and playing an attractive style of play, nobody would even be thinking about who is our GM, CEO, Board Members or Chairnan.

 

[weststigerman]

We have plenty of experts on here that seem to know exactly what is required to be a good GM a good CEO, a good Board Member and a good Chairman of the Board.
In regards to recruitment & retention the on field results are the big driver and our main concern.
If the team was having good on field success and playing an attractive style of play, nobody would even be thinking about who is our GM, CEO, Board Members or Chairnan.

It's a shame we don't have any experts at the club that know what running a successful footy team looks like.

Other team fans probably wouldn't even know who their club chairman is.

 

[swag_tiger]

Is RFH is really on the outer would he be worth having a look at?

 

[tigermate]

Robbie would be a good GM... in 3-6 years,

It's not what you do right, it's what you do wrong that will get you.
Robbie runs small Businesses. Robbie gets business management. Yet i would really like it if Robbie would learn the ropes elsewhere with the intent of returning to the Tigers in 5ish years.

Because there is the "running" of the joint and the "fixing" of the joint along with teh not "stuffing up the joint". Fixing being the hard part.
That said Robbie does know us well and may have strong opinions. If he and the board align he could do immense good, I would want a GM mentor behind him though.

Lol

Let’s be the only club that has a mentor head coach for an assistant coach slash head coach in waiting

And a GM mentor for our GM assistant slash GM in waiting

This club is fckd

Why can’t we just have a great head coach and a great GM

And both of those roles go to the best candidate through a rigorous hiring process rather than Lee and Justin having garlic bread at Grappa and deciding Tim sheens and benji and Robbie would be a great team

Btw my cousin owns Grappa so I told him if Lee and Justin are there again to kick them out before they hire anyone else

 

[hsvjones]

Should we start a Rumours for Management tread? Seems to be the in thing ATM

 

[twentyforty]

Lol

Let’s be the only club that has a mentor head coach for an assistant coach slash head coach in waiting

And a GM mentor for our GM assistant slash GM in waiting

This club is fckd

Why can’t we just have a great head coach and a great GM

And both of those roles go to the best candidate through a rigorous hiring process rather than Lee and Justin having garlic bread at Grappa and deciding Tim sheens and benji and Robbie would be a great team

Btw my cousin owns Grappa so I told him if Lee and Justin are there again to kick them out before they hire anyone else

Sorry, I’ve got no response to that?
It’s doing my head in, because to me it looks like Buzz has far too much sway at the club.

 

[tiger_scott]

When we start winning again, hopefully next year, no-one will care if Justin and Lee are CEO and Chairman, or Deadpool and Wolverine are filling those roles.

I think we all (most?) acknowledged at the start of the year that we had better forwards / hoped the halves were good enough (due to the better forwards) / backline required work next off-season. Forwards have been better, but the halves didn't live up to the hopes, backline performed about as expected. Getting competent halves and one or two better backline players and we should finally climb the ladder. Hopefully then, the off-field team disappears into the background and the media concentrates their clickbait writing elsewhere.

 

[tigertragic]

When we start winning again, hopefully next year, no-one will care if Justin and Lee are CEO and Chairman, or Deadpool and Wolverine are filling those roles.

I think we all (most?) acknowledged at the start of the year that we had better forwards / hoped the halves were good enough (due to the better forwards) / backline required work next off-season. Forwards have been better, but the halves didn't live up to the hopes, backline performed about as expected. Getting competent halves and one or two better backline players and we should finally climb the ladder. Hopefully then, the off-field team disappears into the background and the media concentrates their clickbait writing elsewhere.

Unfortunately as noted the tigers have better forwards this year, but admin can’t stay in their lane and want to constantly change/tinker with direction, it is just continual disruption without warranted reasons

 

[The-moP]

Bradman Best supposedly testing the market, I think he's one that you open the cheque book for.

100% Rorters bound .. to be on the same edge as Dominic Young when he goes there next year as well.