Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[AmericanHistoryX]

Greg Alexander shot the rumour down on SEN this morning. The offer of Luai for Galvin/Klemmer did not come from the Panthers he said. Alexander suggested Isaac Moses May be behind the rumour because he manages both Galvin and Klemmer.

Alexander could be gaslighting.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I agree with all you've said. I was replying to this "What i can't get my head around is why the club has allowed Melbourne Storm to suggest to the club that we can take Olam of their hands but they want Galvin and one other Campbelltown junior + Bore."

I'm no fan of the admin of the club. They deserve all the criticism. But they can't stop other clubs and agents making requests and suggestions as well as leaking to the press. It's ridiculous to suggest otherwise.

In the past, the Storm and other big clubs would have come in and plundered the best of the juniors. We have improved our identification, retention etc. With the advent of Redcliffe, the Storm are competing against four Qld clubs for juniors from that State and it is harder to get the juniors from our area. It will be interesting to see how this plays out for the Storm, Roosters etc.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Roosters easy. Storm different story. Always strong.

 

[Vicious]

Roosters easy. Storm different story. Always strong.

It’s funny that Storm are desperate to sign Shawn Blore as an edge back rower and see him in their starting line up, yet most self proclaimed experts on here claim Blore is better as a middle forward.
News Flash - big, strong and mobile edge forwards that can make line breaks are crucial to a teams success. Their hard running provides options and takes pressure of the teams halves and allows a good fullback to find space and/or get one on one when wrapping around the hard running of a big and dangerous edge forward.
So e if the most successful clubs in the NRL want Blore, want big Stef, want Junior Tupou, want our you youngsters in Galvin, Large, Makasini.
That tells me all these players have great potential and we need to prioritise re-signing them before over spending on other players.

 

[balmain boy]

So under your interpretation it rules out any other club other than WT or Penrith.

If he has officially stated that he's happy to sign the contract then yes.

Obviously his agent would scour for all offers before advising his client to commit to anything.

It's a bit unclear how much back and forth there can be though. Sure Penrith can offer a new contract to him in those 10 days as their right of reply, but can we also increase our offer to counter their increased offer? There's no details on such a new rule and i kind of doubt the nrl has even thought this through entirely.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

It’s funny that Storm are desperate to sign Shawn Blore as an edge back rower and see him in their starting line up, yet most self proclaimed experts on here claim Blore is better as a middle forward.
News Flash - big, strong and mobile edge forwards that can make line breaks are crucial to a teams success. Their hard running provides options and takes pressure of the teams halves and allows a good fullback to find space and/or get one on one when wrapping around the hard running of a big and dangerous edge forward.
So e if the most successful clubs in the NRL want Blore, want big Stef, want Junior Tupou, want our you youngsters in Galvin, Large, Makasini.
That tells me all these players have great potential and we need to prioritise re-signing them before over spending on other players.

Not us. We want Luai. The saviour. Great point. Who said you are Vicious?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

If he has officially stated that he's happy to sign the contract then yes.

Obviously his agent would scour for all offers before advising his client to commit to anything.

It's a bit unclear how much back and forth there can be though. Sure Penrith can offer a new contract to him in those 10 days as their right of reply, but can we also increase our offer to counter their increased offer? There's no details on such a new rule and i kind of doubt the nrl has even thought this through entirely.

Vegas is the focus right now.

 

[SwervinMervin]

Joel Caine still appears to be passionate about Wests Tigers, he’d be a good person to get officially on our staff and be able to also speak on the clubs behalf when player managers and media lies start gaining momentum.

Works for a betting agency. Might be a conflict of interest.

 

[Flippedy]

In retrospect, how naive were we to believe we were in the box seat to sign Nathan. Tbf to us, we were under the impression Ivan actually was committed to our club and had integrity. Never thought he would do something that was up until that time unprecedented for a coach which was to walk out on a club with two years left on his contract.

Yeah he shocked me, I really thought he was a decent bloke up until that time and I was quite excited that he was our coach.

It was a real dog act on a club that didn’t need any more bad stuff to happen to it. We still haven’t really recovered while he has gone on to great success. There’s no justice.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Stick with the money Joel.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Yeah he shocked me, I really thought he was a decent bloke up until that time and I was quite excited that he was our coach.

It was a real dog act on a club that didn’t need any more bad stuff to happen to it. We still haven’t really recovered while he has gone on to great success. There’s no justice.

No one knows the truth Ruth. Maybe Ivan left cause the board told him something else. If we haven't recovered then tell them they be living in the past.

 

[KH1988]

If you want Luai a year early do it the traditional way - get him to call Ivan a fl@g and say he cant work with him because he insulted him about not being worth a mill 🤣

 

[SwervinMervin]

In retrospect, how naive were we to believe we were in the box seat to sign Nathan. Tbf to us, we were under the impression Ivan actually was committed to our club and had integrity. Never thought he would do something that was up until that time unprecedented for a coach which was to walk out on a club with two years left on his contract.

What Clearly did to the Tigers was a low act and he deserves what he gets from Tiger's fans during our home games against Penrith. I suspect the three-peat helps him block that noise out though! To be fair to him, clubs sack coaches every year with time left on their contracts. While it is highly unusual for it to be the other way around, clubs can hardly take the high ground when it comes to honoring contracts. Clubs reap what they sow. They clip players and coaches in a heartbeat or trade players like they are footy cards. Loyalty is a two way street. Have a listen to Woodsy Footy Talk podcast this week with Josh Reynolds. Club Man. I am no fan of Canterbury but guys like him should be one club players. They bleed for the joint. The fans love them. their team mates love them.

 

[426Tlgerland]

It’s funny that Storm are desperate to sign Shawn Blore as an edge back rower and see him in their starting line up, yet most self proclaimed experts on here claim Blore is better as a middle forward.
News Flash - big, strong and mobile edge forwards that can make line breaks are crucial to a teams success. Their hard running provides options and takes pressure of the teams halves and allows a good fullback to find space and/or get one on one when wrapping around the hard running of a big and dangerous edge forward.
So e if the most successful clubs in the NRL want Blore, want big Stef, want Junior Tupou, want our you youngsters in Galvin, Large, Makasini.
That tells me all these players have great potential and we need to prioritise re-signing them before over spending on other players.

Have we seen Blore at any training so far or is this a deal done

 

[jadtiger]

Yeah he shocked me, I really thought he was a decent bloke up until that time and I was quite excited that he was our coach.

It was a real dog act on a club that didn’t need any more bad stuff to happen to it. We still haven’t really recovered while he has gone on to great success. There’s no justice.

Ivan fooled me and many others,i very much doubt that anyone at our club realised how such a Judas he was or he would never have been signed to the club or given a free hand with recruitment

 

[Todd Packer]

Ivan fooled me and many others,i very much doubt that anyone at our club realised how such a Judas he was or he would never have been signed to the club or given a free hand with recruitment

When his son didn't join the club that should've been a clue that he didn't see his future with us.

 

[jadtiger]

When his son didn't join the club that should've been a clue that he didn't see his future with us.

That was well after Ivan took the coaching job

 

[Todd Packer]

That was well after Ivan took the coaching job

It's a shame he didn't work out.
He took a team with Pita Godinet, The Aldi version Zelezniak and the bald nuff nuff from Newcastle who's name I can't remember in it to the brink of a finals appearance.
The man can coach.

 

[Demps]

It's a shame he didn't work out.
He took a team with Pita Godinet, The Aldi version Zelezniak and the bald nuff nuff from Newcastle who's name I can't remember in it to the brink of a finals appearance.
The man can coach.

Keith Lulia or something
4 Tries in 1 Game King

 

[jadtiger]

It's a shame he didn't work out.
He took a team with Pita Godinet, The Aldi version Zelezniak and the bald nuff nuff from Newcastle who's name I can't remember in it to the brink of a finals appearance.
The man can coach.

He certainly can coach but he is not a man you can trust