Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Moh said:
Too much to catch up on, so not sure if this has been mentioned - but Lee's comments on SEN RE Nofa really does confirm what we all think of him. Appreciated his honesty there, at the least.
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Maybe they don’t have the relationship everyone pontificates about then? I doubt Lee would throw him under the bus a day after he was sacked if he was a close friend
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Maybe they don’t have the relationship everyone pontificates about then? I doubt Lee would throw him under the bus a day after he was sacked if he was a close friend
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Might be because Nofa owes Lee H for his current over inflated and over length contract and Nofa threw it back in Lee's face by not being at least professional in his actions
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Maybe they don’t have the relationship everyone pontificates about then? I doubt Lee would throw him under the bus a day after he was sacked if he was a close friend
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On the contrary Lee went to pains to describe how close they are and mentioned that they had celebrated Nof's birthday with him at dinner this week.
He just can't defend the indefensible. He said Nof seems "lost".
 
Todd Packer said:
On the contrary Lee went to pains to describe how close they are and mentioned that they had celebrated Nof's birthday with him at dinner this week.
He just can't defend the indefensible. He said Nof seems "lost".
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I would say that there is a reasonable chance that Nofo has came to the realisation that his football career is coming to an end and he has no idea how to plan or prepare for the future.
 
Todd Packer said:
One particular superstar of the game would be signing now for'25.
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Right. So your argument is that Luai is more likely to sign if he's guaranteed that the same clowns will be in charge when he arrives? Because I could just as easily say he would have signed a fortnight ago if he had any confidence that he wasn't going to be joining a club run by idiots. I mean, you're entitled to your opinion - I'm just pointing out that you've got to be pretty damn desperate to take the negative out of everything to interpret a change of governance at the Wests Tigers as a bad strategic move.
 
2041 said:
Right. So your argument is that Luai is more likely to sign if he's guaranteed that the same clowns will be in charge when he arrives? Because I could just as easily say he would have signed a fortnight ago if he had any confidence that he wasn't going to be joining a club run by idiots. I mean, you're entitled to your opinion - I'm just pointing out that you've got to be pretty damn desperate to take the negative out of everything to interpret a change of governance at the Wests Tigers as a bad strategic move.
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A couple of things.
One, if you read the post it wasn't my opinion.
Two, it's Andrew Voss' opinion, an independent observer who has just pointed out what many players and agents would be thinking.

I'll add my own adendum that Richo is currently only a 6 month appointment. He also has a business that would take up most of his time.

Who knows if he'll continue after that.

That's instability. That's uncertainty if you're looking at it objectively.
 
Todd Packer said:
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.
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I believe that there are not a lot of expectations on Benji for 2024 with this team he has inherited ….

The fans have got what they wanted in respect of the board dismissal… and that will buy him 12 months to find his feet…

Come 2025 that might change …by then though these kids the club have been talking up need go be up to speed…that’s his real job over the next 12 months
 
Tiger-ferret said:
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.
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We'll see I guess. Paying 1M for Ben Hunt didn't drag St George from the bottom.

The sides that have come good in recent times have been sides with players over performing relative to their pay packet. SJ for Warriors, Walsh/Mam for Broncos etc. None of those guys were on massive money this year.
 
Tom Shines said:
I believe that there are not a lot of expectations on Benji for 2024 with this team he has inherited ….

The fans have got what they wanted in respect of the board dismissal… and that will buy him 12 months to find his feet…

Come 2025 that might change …by then though these kids the club have been talking up need go be up to speed…that’s his real job over the next 12 months
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Some of us don't have that many seasons to throw away.
I hope they can sell the renewal to Luai. The club needs him.
 
Todd Packer said:
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.
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Disagree with that.
 
Lestronge said:
I don’t believe that . That screams of being someone’s mouth piece .
If anything this upheaval is the one that should have happened long ago , and the sacking of the board and more importantly Pascoe ,has been in one way or another , whispered about for years . If anything this finally once and for all , creates some stability , as with most things , there will be a grace period .
Also Richo has already come out, as recently as 1 month ago , and said stability and pathways has to be the tigers remit moving forward . So I don’t think he’s going to come in and run a broom through the joint .
I think he will just streamline processes and procedures , put standards in place and key metrics that drive those standards .
I think the football club/ department will be his priority, and I honestly think he was having a stab at Justin and Lee about having long lunches all the time .
If Benji has the work ethos and is a Bennett protege , as has been pretty much suggested by both Benji and Wayne , than I honestly can only see a strong working relationship between the new ceo and the coach .
I will say this , Richo has a strong opinion of himself , that is well justified in league circles , so I can’t see him suffering fools . Which IMO , has been sorely needed for a long time at this club at the CEO level . Hopefully he fixes the intangibles like the media team and the merchandising team , who have been a shit fight and unprofessional, for far too long .
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Yep, I reckon there will be a heap of firing/hiring at the Centre of Excellence over the next couple of months. Some of these folks won't know what's hit them.
 
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