Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

ROZELLE.O.G said:
We can't go for anyone until we clear cap space, from what I know we are close to over it now, hence why Richo was overseas trying to offload some of the roster. Unfortunately for us players have so far dug their heels in and are opting to stay,,, Naden and Sullivan are two that he had homes for but their manager who is Mario Tartak is hanging in trying to force our hand in having us chip in which would contribute towards our salary cap. I used to think Isaac Moses was the issue at the tigers but Tartak has a lot of say because of the numbers he has embedded in the club, last count he had 10 or 11 players of our Top 30 roster which is huge.
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Richo said we had a $1m to spend next year … not including Stef … they moved on Ice so there is $700k
 
ROZELLE.O.G said:
We can't go for anyone until we clear cap space, from what I know we are close to over it now, hence why Richo was overseas trying to offload some of the roster. Unfortunately for us players have so far dug their heels in and are opting to stay,,, Naden and Sullivan are two that he had homes for but their manager who is Mario Tartak is hanging in trying to force our hand in having us chip in which would contribute towards our salary cap. I used to think Isaac Moses was the issue at the tigers but Tartak has a lot of say because of the numbers he has embedded in the club, last count he had 10 or 11 players of our Top 30 roster which is huge.
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You make it sound like these players are the bad guys in this scenario. If I was lucky enough to negotiate a contract on overs, I would not walk away from it for practically anything.
 
851 said:
So how do we get good rep players to come here for $700k a year, when the Roosters and Souths are offering the same money
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We don't. We stop trying to get rep players to come here & heavily invest in our juniors to lead us forward. We sign players who can fill in & do a job for the time being but not ones who will block the path of the kids coming through. It's only once you do all this that the club will improve & then you will be able to sign rep players on those sorts of unders. But the hope is you develop these rep players rather than sign them.
 
851 said:
So how do we get good rep players to come here for $700k a year, when the Roosters and Souths are offering the same money
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You can’t, hence the reason why it’s so important retain the good emerging players we already have and why it’s so important to at least consider giving an opportunity to good quality players unwanted at their current clubs for various reasons.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
We don't. We stop trying to get rep players to come here & heavily invest in our juniors to lead us forward. We sign players who can fill in & do a job for the time being but not ones who will block the path of the kids coming through. It's only once you do all this that the club will improve & then you will be able to sign rep players on those sorts of unders. But the hope is you develop these rep players rather than sign them.
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that’s great if you can keep the top juniors …which we know has been problematic in the past ..

It’s also a very slow process to improve the team …. Untilmately the idea is to compete in the finals and win premierships… not just make up the numbers like they have been doing a while now ..

This seems to be the path they have chosen though …
 
Tom Shines said:
that’s great if you can keep the top juniors …which we know has been problematic in the past ..

It’s also a very slow process to improve the team …. Untilmately the idea is to compete and win premierships… not just make up the numbers like they have been doing a while now ..

This seems to be the path they have chosen though …
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Problematic in the past? The retention or the production of juniors. Lets be succinct.
 
Tom Shines said:
that’s great if you can keep the top juniors …which we know has been problematic in the past ..

It’s also a very slow process to improve the team …. Untilmately the idea is to compete and win premierships… not just make up the numbers like they have been doing a while now ..

This seems to be the path they have chosen though …
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When you are a bottom 4 team & have been for a while now it probably is the best way forward but you're right in saying that is a very slow process to improve the team. Penrith have shown though that this model works & it is the best way to set up long term sustainable success. Personally, I don't think we're that far away as people think.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
When you are a bottom 4 team & have been for a while now it probably is the best way forward but you're right in saying that is a very slow process to improve the team. Penrith have shown though that this model works & it is the best way to set up long term sustainable success. Personally, I don't think we're that far away as people think.
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Let’s hope … I’m not expecting much improvement on the ladder next year though based on developments so far … maybe the following year though
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
So the Dogs rebuild continued unabated, while we just sit on our hands and knees...and remain in last place

Sitili Tupouniua to go to the Dogs next year....

Why oh why aren't we in the race for him?...we supposedly have the cap space, he is far better than any forward we currently have, including Stefano...
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Dogs quick off the mark, announce his signed for 4 years and the bonus is the Rorters are chipping in…meanwhile back at Tigertown……nada….we announce we are going back to Commbank…where we play on a “home” ground that feels like an away ground
 
Tucker said:
You make it sound like these players are the bad guys in this scenario. If I was lucky enough to negotiate a contract on overs, I would not walk away from it for practically anything.
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They aren't bad guys, it sets a dangerous precedent when we try to move players everyone says its business but when a player wants to move everyone calls it disloyalty. Good luck to them getting the $$$ they got but other clubs would not have paid anywhere near that for average players. Its only my opinion, I dont mind paying overs for elite players like Luai. But Sullivan, Bateman, Klemmer, Naden, Staines weren't wanted by any other club and we still paid overs for them.
 
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