Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tiger-ferret]

I hope Shane Richardson puts out a statement saying he’s put a stop on our 1 million dollar plus bid on Luai as he wants Benji and the coaching staff to give Latu Fainu and Lachlan Galvin every opportunity to play regular NRL from a young age PROVIDING their effort and form deserves it. Keeping in mind they are both very young and needing all Wests Tigers fans to understand they are both a work in progress, so we cannot expect superstar performances each week from them at NRL level straight away while they are just starting out as NRL players.

You obviously don’t rate luai. He’s worth a mil easy in this halves market and the new salary cap. I’m sick of waiting for a work in progress.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I hope Shane Richardson puts out a statement saying he’s put a stop on our 1 million dollar plus bid on Luai as he wants Benji and the coaching staff to give Latu Fainu and Lachlan Galvin every opportunity to play regular NRL from a young age PROVIDING their effort and form deserves it. Keeping in mind they are both very young and needing all Wests Tigers fans to understand they are both a work in progress, so we cannot expect superstar performances each week from them at NRL level straight away while they are just starting out as NRL players.

OMG that would be terrible to do.

Last thing Fainu and Galvin need is that level of pressure put onto them when we know they are years away from being NRL standard.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Is it safe to come out? Has he finally gone for the night?

Are you seriously gonna comment on another annoying poster ?

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Question:

So Pascoe was apparently “taking charge” of this Luai deal, what happens now ?

Like before, it’ll fall through

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

I hope Shane Richardson puts out a statement saying he’s put a stop on our 1 million dollar plus bid on Luai as he wants Benji and the coaching staff to give Latu Fainu and Lachlan Galvin every opportunity to play regular NRL from a young age PROVIDING their effort and form deserves it. Keeping in mind they are both very young and needing all Wests Tigers fans to understand they are both a work in progress, so we cannot expect superstar performances each week from them at NRL level straight away while they are just starting out as NRL players.

Agree. Luai wouldn't be at the club until 2025 anyway so treat 2024 as a training run for the next generation. Aiden Sezar is experienced and can guide the boys and Sullivan has some experience in FG so no need to rush into a multi-million dollar deal when you might need the dough to keep Galvin & co on board later. Benji was 17 I think when he got an end-of-season run in 2003. The rest is his story!

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

I hope Shane Richardson puts out a statement saying he’s put a stop on our 1 million dollar plus bid on Luai as he wants Benji and the coaching staff to give Latu Fainu and Lachlan Galvin every opportunity to play regular NRL from a young age PROVIDING their effort and form deserves it. Keeping in mind they are both very young and needing all Wests Tigers fans to understand they are both a work in progress, so we cannot expect superstar performances each week from them at NRL level straight away while they are just starting out as NRL players.

Luai is a proven half who was won 3 comps. Fainu & Galvin as good as they can be have never played NRL before… would you really pick them over Luai?

 

[Camel2281]

I hope Shane Richardson puts out a statement saying he’s put a stop on our 1 million dollar plus bid on Luai as he wants Benji and the coaching staff to give Latu Fainu and Lachlan Galvin every opportunity to play regular NRL from a young age PROVIDING their effort and form deserves it. Keeping in mind they are both very young and needing all Wests Tigers fans to understand they are both a work in progress, so we cannot expect superstar performances each week from them at NRL level straight away while they are just starting out as NRL players.

Great let's just keep losing

 

[weststigerman]

That is the feeling I'm getting as well.
Problem is we really need to start winning and players like him and AFB make a massive difference. Gives time for these younger ones to develop and prove themselves.

Given Api and Ice couldn’t help save us from the spoon I’m not sure 1 big money signing is going to pull us out of this mess.

We do need quality but we also can’t screw our cap again paying overs.

 

[boonboon]

Interesting that Richardson has relationships with Benji and Robbie from when they went to Souths. Also Ricoh brought Wayne Bennett to South’s maybe he might bring him here as head of footy in 2025 too

 

[Mistymuzzle]

For anyone who doubted my mail that Luai met with Dolphins because they missed out on Mam, it's just been announced Mam will stay at Brisbane for 3 years

Luai is not going to the Dolphins

 

[BAGNF05]

Given Api and Ice couldn’t help save us from the spoon I’m not sure 1 big money signing is going to pull us out of this mess.

We do need quality but we also can’t screw our cap again paying overs.

Look at the top 4-6 sides mate. Count the big names. Seems pretty obvious that’s your winning formula.

 

[tigerman 0]

Anyone who doesn’t think Luai is a $1m a season player is having themselves on. Almost as much as those who say we don’t need him

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Given Api and Ice couldn’t help save us from the spoon I’m not sure 1 big money signing is going to pull us out of this mess.

We do need quality but we also can’t screw our cap again paying overs.

but it’s not that simple. Api and ice played without halves and most of a backline either.
A million dollars on elite , and (IMO) thats what luai is, is not screwing the cap.

 

[Lestronge]

You obviously don’t rate luai. He’s worth a mil easy in this halves market and the new salary cap. I’m sick of waiting for a work in progress.

It’s not about rating him or not , I just don’t get the whole investing in Fainu Hyperbole last season , for a distinct right turn to luai . … not to mention Sullivan as well , and obviously. Galvin .

 

[Tiger-ferret]

It’s not about rating him or not , I just don’t get the whole investing in Fainu Hyperbole last season , for a distinct right turn to luai . … not to mention Sullivan as well , and obviously. Galvin .

It’s a great problem to have. The top squads have multiple talents coming through at once. It creates competition.

Hopefully gone are the days where certain players can just rock up thinking they are starting each week regardless.

 

[Needaname]

Probably for the better. No player is signing with a club because of the make up of their board.

The interim board that can make decisions and perform normal governance functions will soon be in place.

Are you going to be able to operate under that alias?

 

[BAGNF05]

It’s not about rating him or not , I just don’t get the whole investing in Fainu Hyperbole last season , for a distinct right turn to luai . … not to mention Sullivan as well , and obviously. Galvin .

Under the previous regime, take what we can get was the philosophy.

 

[Jux]

Blah blah!!

Where do you think they found this guy?

Lower grade club rugby perhaps??


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Benji like every coach before him is going to have to turn water into wine with a squad containing too many nuffies. Don’t pin this on him.

Up there with Hodgo and Benji as one of my all time favs !

 

[Canadian Club]

Speaking of Rumours, is AmericanHistoryX going for the world record for most posts on a forum on the internet for a day, or has he just had too many Canadian Clubs?

 

[balmain boy]

Speaking of Rumours, is AmericanHistoryX going for the world record for most posts on a forum on the internet for a day, or has he just had too many Canadian Clubs?

It truly amazes me that everyone on here hasn't muted him by now. So much less crap now without him