Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Demps said:
I'm not 100% sold on this being truth.

Galvin has mentioned multiple times he loves Benji and he is allowed him to play what he sees.

It's a nice narrative that suits the Galvin's camp reluctance & arrogance.

However, IF.... it is true.
It's disgraceful.

Benji, Richo, we, as a club and a fan base, couldn't have done more for this kid.
He's spitting in all our faces.
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Bloke in a bar podcast one of the guys made a perfect point, it's not that Galvin wouldnt be playing in first grade yet at any other team that makes his decision strange, though its true, he wouldnt be. It's that wherever he goes, what other coach will just allow him to play his game. None only Benji.
 
426Tlgerland said:
James Hooper was on nrl tonight with Blocker and said it was Galvin and his manager who told Richo last Thursday that the reason is Galvin feel Benji can’t take him further , money is not the reason he is going it’s the coach , and it’s also been reported they have issues with Benji and his team of asssitants all being mates / ex players , , ts was then spoken again by nrl 360 Buzz was coy on it !Read was reluctant to speak about it like the way Hooper come out , I feel if true and Hooper doubled down on it , it was also mentioned that Richo told the board and the board said contact Galvins dad for a chat Friday , he never answered his phone or replied to message , I Reckon Galvin has got a deal now if he wants it before June 30 , so dogging the coach would be th fastest way to a release , watch this space he will be gone before June 30 if Hooper info is correct , he also should b dumped completely from first grade
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I don’t understand why we would release him. Not on big coin, we have spaces in the roster. At worst we trade for a player we need.
 
Demps said:
I'm not 100% sold on this being truth.

Galvin has mentioned multiple times he loves Benji and he is allowed him to play what he sees.

It's a nice narrative that suits the Galvin's camp reluctance & arrogance.

However, IF.... it is true.
It's disgraceful.

Benji, Richo, we, as a club and a fan base, couldn't have done more for this kid.
He's spitting in all our faces.
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It was on nrl at 6.00pm and also on 360 at 6.30 tonight
 
As others have said, Galvin stays till November 2026 if we don’t get a top shelve player in return for a early release.

Happy for him to ride the pines at Lidcombe oval for 18 months, but we should not entertain the idea of releasing him if there is no advantage for us.

I have no problem with him knocking us back, that’s professional sport, but you don’t torch the joint that gave you your big break. It showed a real lack of class on his behalf
 
TV Ted Ellery said:
Surely we would only release Galvin in return for a high calibre player in a position of need. At 300k per season, Galvin offers excellent value as a backup half, backrower or centre. He can prove his worth to suitors over the next season and a half.
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Why would you want this kid anywhere near your team after this.

Let him sit on the bench in reserves for rest of his time with our club.
 
This is the big advantage of having an experienced operator such as Richo as our CEO, the player managers try and play us and have been very successful in doing so in the past, but Richo is on the front foot to ensure the whole rugby league world knows how it’s being played out from a Wests Tigers point of view.
One thing I will say is we should all really take a deep breath, put two and two together and realise there is probably more to the story from Lachie Galvin’s point of view.
 
kade7 said:
proud of the club today
i have always been on team fainu anyway

a taylan update, club has asked him to go through a rehab course before sitting down to discuss a contract, he is currently receiving treatment
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Irrespective of the outcome with Taylans contract, hope he can make something of himself and glad he's giving it a shot. Like to see any young person with issues especially if they are a parent, turn it around
 
Vicious said:
This is the big advantage of having an experienced operator such as Richo as our CEO, the player managers try and play us and have been very successful in doing so in the past, but Richo is on the front foot to ensure the whole rugby league world knows how it’s being played out from a Wests Tigers point of view.
One thing I will say is we should all really take a deep breath, put two and two together and realise there is probably more to the story from Lachie Galvin’s point of view.
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Listening Read's voice on 360 (with Moses' hand up his clackers doing the actual talking) I think its clear what happened and Richo did a great job.

They wanted to string the club along to up his value in the lead up to Nov.

Richo forced an answer early, very good offer, but you have to sign. This isn't the position the Galvin camp wanted to be in, and the damage control is hilarious with all the journalists scrambling to defend Moses and his client. They wanted to say no in Nov or even next year if the price was still going up, but I guess Richo rightly identified we need to plan for us. Not Galvin, his Dad, his manager or his pet budgie.
 
old_man_tiger said:
Listening Read's voice on 360 (with Moses' hand up his clackers doing the actual talking) I think its clear what happened and Richo did a great job.

They wanted to string the club along to up his value in the lead up to Nov.

Richo forced an answer early, very good offer, but you have to sign. This isn't the position the Galvin camp wanted to be in, and the damage control is hilarious with all the journalists scrambling to defend Moses and his client. They wanted to say no in Nov or even next year if the price was still going up, but I guess Richo rightly identified we need to plan for us. Not Galvin, his Dad, his manager or his pet budgie.
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This is the stuff Richo’s predecessor routinely cocked up.
 
Canadian Club said:
Silver lining in all of this, we’ve got a much better chance of not only retaining Latu long term but also Samuela and Sione.

The priority should now be retaining TDS and making sure there are no issues with keeping Bula.
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How can we ensure there will be no issues with any of our other Cove Agency clients such as Bula after the way this is panning out ?
 
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