Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[pawsandclaws1]

Very excited for the club. I just question O’Farrell. I think he’s dodgy. The guy lost his gig as premier due to taking a bribe.

That's a bit harsh mate. He made an error of judgement and accepted a gift. He paid the price for it.

 

[Jux]

Andrew Voss just made the point that any player who was considering signing with us will probably look elsewhere due to the upheaval and instability. There's just too much uncertainty for any manger to point his players our way.
It's hard to argue he's wrong.
I feel sorry for Benji. The events of yesterday probably mean the squad he has now is the squad he'll have to make work.
I like having Shane Richardson running the show, but it's at the expense of the '24 and 25 seasons.

I can think of four and a half million reasons why he is wrong.

 

[Todd Packer]

I'm not a fan of BOF at all but calling it a bribe is a bit OTT. A friend gifted him a bottle of Grange that he failed to declare on the gift register. When it came to light he was naive and handled it very badly which led to him stepping down as Premier. Dumb it was, a bribe it wasn't.

This sort of discussion about a bloke who by his previous occupation splits the supporter group down the middle is why they probably should've looked elsewhere.

 

[Lestronge]

No adverse findings made by the ICAC and never charged by the DPP.

Hate to break the news here , but every politician has taken a bribe , or some legal loophole variation of it , like donations . There’s no way you can get to any form of power without selling your soul to a lobby group , private business , smaller parties like the greens etc .
He just got caught . Wasn’t the first , won’t be the last , and he probably pissed off the wrong person , or the intended target did .

 

[PabloX]

If we have to match or better the offer for AFB from the Dragons, I hope we don't get him.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Probably was not ideal for this to happen right now with two massive contracts on the table needing some ink. Although no time is ever good for a massive internal blow up, but this is a blow up that needed to happen and will bear fruit down the track.

Fingers crossed amateur hour is over at camp Concord and any perceived negativity out there in NRL world starts to turn around

Two sides of the coin I think, probably a pretty crucial time for the club to be ensuring that the right juniors are being kept and given a good environment to transition to the NRL.
I agree we couldn't let this slide any longer and if it has scuppered deals for luai and AFB then so be it.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Andrew Voss just made the point that any player who was considering signing with us will probably look elsewhere due to the upheaval and instability. There's just too much uncertainty for any manger to point his players our way.
It's hard to argue he's wrong.
I feel sorry for Benji. The events of yesterday probably mean the squad he has now is the squad he'll have to make work.
I like having Shane Richardson running the show, but it's at the expense of the '24 and 25 seasons.

Everyone in Rugby League knows we've been mismanaged for over a decade, and our governance is dysfunctional, we actually make a change and he thinks players won't sign because of it, but would sign for a Board who clearly had no idea. That's actually the dumbest thing I've heard from Vossy.

 

[Kaito]

I had someone the other day (@Kaito maybe?) tell me it didn’t matter what was happening off field, that players sign on to play, so here’s hoping. I feel like over the years other clubs have used us as a selling point for them. Like “you really going to go and play for those clowns?”. All thanks to the incompetence of the people who ran us for years. With an administrator like Shane Richardson on board now (hopefully permanently), it will take time, but expect that perception to change.

Don't drag me into this haha. I said that
players sign up 4 coaches, high performance
staff and rosters in my original post. Agree
with the latter part. Richo is a dream 4 us.
NBWT posted some good clips on his page,
he's got me cold on Luai all of a sudden

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Barry O'Farell has already been Chairman of the Tigers and he's only the interim Chair at this point.

 

[jrtiger]

nothing changes in regards to Luai.

Pascoe had some involvement but it’s nothing Richo can’t sort out with a phone call with Luai and his manager to smooth it over. the bloke wants a paycheck and the chance to play halfback. yesterday’s events do not affect that in the slightest.

in regards to AFB, there’s some interesting comments made by Richo in his interview with James Graham about how there’s no need to sign middle forwards on upwards of $800k when you can sign someone who will do a similar job for less and have some cash left over for depth. don’t be surprised if our offer is rescinded in the next week or two.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

nothing changes in regards to Luai.

Pascoe had some involvement but it’s nothing Richo can’t sort out with a phone call with Luai and his manager to smooth it over. the bloke wants a paycheck and the chance to play halfback. yesterday’s events do not effect that in the slightest.

in regards to AFB, there’s some interesting comments made by Richo in his interview with James Graham about how there’s no need to sign middle forwards on upwards of $800k when you can sign someone who will do a similar job for less and have some cash left over for depth. don’t be surprised if our offer is rescinded in the next week or two.

And won't our dreams be shattered then.....

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Hopefully we'll win a few games in '24 in order to attract the $1M sponsorship for '25 onwards. 3 wooden spoons isn't a good marketing point in the current environment..

" I am contracted to the club in 2024 and I will honour my agreement."

 

[GNR4LIFE]

nothing changes in regards to Luai.

Pascoe had some involvement but it’s nothing Richo can’t sort out with a phone call with Luai and his manager to smooth it over. the bloke wants a paycheck and the chance to play halfback. yesterday’s events do not effect that in the slightest.

in regards to AFB, there’s some interesting comments made by Richo in his interview with James Graham about how there’s no need to sign middle forwards on upwards of $800k when you can sign someone who will do a similar job for less and have some cash left over for depth. don’t be surprised if our offer is rescinded in the next week or two.

I don’t think we are a realistic chance of getting AFB anyway. I’m happy for the club to stay focused on Luai

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Hopefully we'll win a few games in '24 in order to attract the $1M sponsorship for '25 onwards. 3 wooden spoons isn't a good marketing point in the current environment..

" I am contracted to the club in 2024 and I will honour my agreement."

I think people are looking too much into the sponsorship stuff. Even if Bryden‘s pull the plug, someone else will come along. Anyway, aren’t we supposed to have a millionaire backer?

 

[jadtiger]

Everyone in Rugby League knows we've been mismanaged for over a decade, and our governance is dysfunctional, we actually make a change and he thinks players won't sign because of it, but would sign for a Board who clearly had no idea. That's actually the dumbest thing I've heard from Vossy.

Undoubtedly his judgement is affected by the fact he is on the same radio station as one of the people removed from the board

 

[TigerNeddyK]

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

He’s a teriffic footballer, excellent defender, scrambles , high work rate, and loves success,, ,

 

[Nonotmeagain]

I think people are looking too much into the sponsorship stuff. Even if Bryden‘s pull the plug, someone else will come along. Anyway, aren’t we supposed to have a millionaire backer?

Well if we have they haven't been very obvious over the last little while.

 

[2041]

Andrew Voss just made the point that any player who was considering signing with us will probably look elsewhere due to the upheaval and instability. There's just too much uncertainty for any manger to point his players our way.
It's hard to argue he's wrong.
I feel sorry for Benji. The events of yesterday probably mean the squad he has now is the squad he'll have to make work.
I like having Shane Richardson running the show, but it's at the expense of the '24 and 25 seasons.

Jeez talk about glass half empty. Exactly when do you think the right time to run a broom through the clown show that's been running the joint for years would have been? Or do they just continue indefinitely on the basis that players are more willing to want to sign for a club that's been anchored to the bottom of the ladder by the muppets in the back office than one that might not be?
Even if you're right, which I tend to doubt, why on earth are you throwing 2025 in there? Do you not think they'll have managed to find some directors and a CEO in 12 months' time?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Jeez talk about glass half empty. Exactly when do you think the right time to run a broom through the clown show that's been running the joint for years would have been? Or do they just continue indefinitely on the basis that players are more willing to want to sign for a club that's been anchored to the bottom of the ladder by the muppets in the back office than one that might not be?
Even if you're right, which I tend to doubt, why on earth are you throwing 2025 in there? Do you not think they'll have managed to find some directors and a CEO in 12 months' time?

December is probably the best time. Perfect time to start afresh in the new year.

 

[2041]

I'm not a fan of BOF at all but calling it a bribe is a bit OTT. A friend gifted him a bottle of Grange that he failed to declare on the gift register. When it came to light he was naive and handled it very badly which led to him stepping down as Premier. Dumb it was, a bribe it wasn't.

I don't love O'Farrell - not because if the Grange stuff but because I don't think he's got any particularly helpful skills or experience. There's the vague idea that he's "well connected" but does that mean he's going to be able to get a couple of hundred million out of the state government for Leichhardt Oval? I tend to doubt it.
However, the main thing is that his appointment appears to be very interim. Hopefully it's really just a caretaker thing. It would certainly be strange to blow up the whole governance structure then reappoint someone who has already had the job, however briefly. It would be like a bloke coming out then immediately going back to an old girlfriend.