OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[mtd#2]

Mate Ive been in contract negotiations far bigger than this. This ^ is not how its done.

And there it is... You think you can do better.. write a letter to the board and apply then

 

[weststigers]

How about understanding why he didnt?
How about working through his issues...we know he had a few collated in his infamous dossier.
Simply throwing money at the problem and then setting a powder keg that is still going off wasnt helpful in the slightest.

I think it's reasonable that we should work through issues with players, but I'm not sure we were given that chance.

The dossier seems, to me anyway, that it was built to use as ammo rather than a way to have things addressed.

The offer was rejected before the dossier came out. The dossier was the reasons given for the rejection.

I think once someone is taking notes on you from within your four walls to use against you, it's basically over....some might say it's treasonous. It's certainly not how you go about dealing with issues at work. To me, Galvin is Judas.

 

[liltiger]

I dont know why you give one coach all the credit and the other none at all...Gould may have built the roster, Ciraldo fashioned them into the team that is leading the comp currently.
BTW...surely youve been around long enough to know you shouldnt say things like "No way we get the spoon this year"... never bet against this club. If May or Bula sustain extended stays in the injury ward, we are bang in trouble.

I give Gould the credit because when faced with a prospect without the things Gould had implemented, Ciraldo refused. Benji didn't, he just had a crack. Imo it's like the players saying they're leaving because they want to win. They're being paid to win, they're not leaving because they want to win, it's just another way of saying it's too hard. If Ciraldo was confident in himself, why not take the job at the basket case. Wouldn't matter because his ability would have shone through. Clearys did. Canterbury were the easier and safer option. I totally get that we've been seen as a graveyard for coaches careers so we wouldn't be as appealing. But it is still Ciraldo taking the easy option.

 

[liltiger]

I think it's reasonable that we should work through issues with players, but I'm not sure we were given that chance.

The dossier seems, to me anyway, that it was built to use as ammo rather than a way to have things addressed.

The offer was rejected before the dossier came out. The dossier was the reasons given for the rejection.

I think once someone is taking notes on you from within your four walls to use against you, it's basically over....some might say it's treasonous. It's certainly not how you go about dealing with issues at work. To me, Galvin is Judas.

Not to mention the potential lawsuit, how does making your teammates walk on egg shells around you help.

 

[weststigers]

Not to mention the potential lawsuit, how does making your teammates walk on egg shells around you help.

Good point ☝️

 

[vlad]

At the end of the day we weren’t keeping Galvin unless we were at least in the top 4 .

He’d played in winning teams all thru juniors & he couldn’t handle getting the spoon last year .

Didnt have the patience to go thru the rebuild here .

Same reason he chose not to be part of the rebuild at Parra & thought going to the team coming first right now would make him happy .

All the other stuff about not being able to learn from Benji was just nonsense .

 

[liltiger]

Because you lack foresight and intelligence

Gould wins eh? Someone else was going to "win" if you consider Galvin signing at another club a win to them... Whether it was now or 2027. If that's the case the tigers were always going to "lose".

So why can't you get your head around what Richo did to save the tigers from the crap that would have come at the business end of the season? Why do you have to keep digging into the club that we are the ones who fkd up?

They tried to make it work with Galvin and it didn't.

They popped the pimple when it was obvious it wasn't going to work so that they could control the narrative and have it play out now..

There is no better scenario than the one that occured... Because nothing stays a secret in the NRL.. and with Moses behind Galvin, we can be 1000000% positive the timing to derail us for the better of his client wouldn't have been good for the tigers.

All you do is dig in to the tigers.
Considering where we have been and where we are now, the way Richo handled this was fkn amazing..

Then you also want to kick the boot into Luai.

Get a fkn life mate

Had Richo not forced the issue we would have been dealing with Mitchell Moses 2.0. 100%. 12 months of garbage and being strung along by Isaac just to use us as a bargaining chip to raise Galvins price. In the end he woukd have left anyway. Richo ripped the bandaid off, now we can move on. Did the club handle it perfectly no. Did Galvin and his camp no. But I put 80% of the blame for this mess at Galvin and Isaac Moses feet. They've been itching for an excuse to get out since we punted Sheens.

 

[sheer64]

Is he gone yet?

 

[Tucker]

Because you lack foresight and intelligence

Gould wins eh? Someone else was going to "win" if you consider Galvin signing at another club a win to them... Whether it was now or 2027. If that's the case the tigers were always going to "lose".

So why can't you get your head around what Richo did to save the tigers from the crap that would have come at the business end of the season? Why do you have to keep digging into the club that we are the ones who fkd up?

They tried to make it work with Galvin and it didn't.

They popped the pimple when it was obvious it wasn't going to work so that they could control the narrative and have it play out now..

There is no better scenario than the one that occured... Because nothing stays a secret in the NRL.. and with Moses behind Galvin, we can be 1000000% positive the timing to derail us for the better of his client wouldn't have been good for the tigers.

All you do is dig in to the tigers.
Considering where we have been and where we are now, the way Richo handled this was fkn amazing..

Then you also want to kick the boot into Luai.

Get a fkn life mate

No foresight and intelligence you say? Last year you were one of the loudest people on here bellowing that Galvin would be the best player to ever move through this club. He was a brilliant player that people didnt understand. When people like me disagreed, you reacted in exactly the same fashion you are now. I really dont care for your "opinion" which is 100% lifted from what others have said. Theres nothing thought provoking or intelligent in anything you have said.
Meanwhile, still using abuse eh?
That just proves to me you have no argument.
"popped the pimple"...grow up you clown LMFAO

 

[mtd#2]

Had Richo not forced the issue we would have been dealing with Mitchell Moses 2.0. 100%. 12 months of garbage and being strung along by Isaac just to use us as a bargaining chip to raise Galvins price. In the end he woukd have left anyway. Richo ripped the bandaid off, now we can move on. Did the club handle it perfectly no. Did Galvin and his camp no. But I put 80% of the blame for this mess at Galvin and Isaac Moses feet. They've been itching for an excuse to get out since we punted Sheens.

Genuine question, how could the club have done anything different given the stakeholders involved?

I mean apart from turuva and his post (that was private)... Benji and Richo came out supporting lachaln.

So I just cant grasp what we were meant to differently

We need to remember that there were lies printed in the newspapers about "bullying" at the tigers and the RLPA involvement that ended up being false..

So we aren't dealing with upstanding citizens here. Our hands were bound to get a little dirty in the process.

 

[crazycat]

I don't think we've done anything wrong here, but something we do need to do better is get the trust of the NRL.

If you were to poll all 510 contracted players in the NRL, we wouldn't be in the Top 10 choices of almost every player if the money provided was even.

Player managers apprently find it hard to deal with us and ex-players shit on us when they leave.

The only people who seem to like us is the media because we help them get clicks. All the podcast channels, YouTube channels etc love discussing us because we give them so much to discuss.

I've been saying this from the start that we should've just said nothing until Nov 1 or close to the end of the season.

We came out so strong so quickly that it could only ever be a Him vs Us thing.

Luai, JAC, Burton, Thompson etc signed elsewhere with a year to go in their contract but there was barely any drama to it.

In saying all that though, the bottom line is that this kid had a contract with us for $350k for a year and a half and now he's getting $700k. We should be compensated for that. We should get an extra $350k added to our salary cap next year. (obviously won't happen), but just some sort of salary cap dispensation. Moses, Aloiai, Matterson, Galvin etc.. they all can't keep getting away with this. Literally all of them have used a mental health card to get an early exit and make more money out of it. Pathetic NRL still won't do anything about it.

... hmmm

Many players using the mental health card, many of them managed by Issac Moses?

Could Moses be causing them to go insane?


Seriously, something does need to be done. The one part I really hate is where a player stuffs up, the clubs season is ruined, they resign with another club on more money!

If you stuff up, you should remain with that club unless you and the club agree somewhere else will train you better. (in fairness, were benefitting from this maybe with Taylan May).

 

[Tucker]

I’m only going on what I have read and heard in the media, Galvin stated he can’t see his game improving under the coaching of benji.
I have heard with my own ears the same from his father.
We on this forum don’t know what or if Richo did anything with both coach and player to see if they could work it out, I’m guessing by offering Galvin a contract Benji was prepared to work with Galvin.
By Galvin not even looking at the offer he was not going to change his mind.
If Galvin was the only player in our current squad with that opinion Richo should have no concerns about the Coaching ability of Benji.
They are are building a new team and culture in the club that I have said numerous times it is still about 2 years away.
Losing one player should not stop the process.

Ive been in mangement for decades. If an employee came to me stating they were leaving, I would usually try and change their mind and at the least we'd have a sit down so that I could understand what was the root cause was for his decision. By working on the contract proposal for weeks and then being blindsided by the decision, it doesnt appear this happened at all. Why would Benji be content to hand out a contract that size to a player who at best doesnt think he can help his game? It doesnt make sense. Also, the dossier of complaints was only unearthed at the negotiation meeting. I highly doub team Galvin would keep that secret if they were managing the issues behind closed doors.
Losing talent who take potshots at the club after they leave and during the exit process is terrible for building culture. How do you know it will be only the one player? Weve already seen negotiations rejected by several players in the past year. TDS is already raising eyebrows.

 

[The_Patriot]

Ive been in mangement for decades. If an employee came to me stating they were leaving, I would usually try and change their mind and at the least we'd have a sit down so that I could understand what was the root cause was for his decision. By working on the contract proposal for weeks and then being blindsided by the decision, it doesnt appear this happened at all. Why would Benji be content to hand out a contract that size to a player who at best doesnt think he can help his game? It doesnt make sense. Also, the dossier of complaints was only unearthed at the negotiation meeting. I highly doub team Galvin would keep that secret if they were managing the issues behind closed doors.
Losing talent who take potshots at the club after they leave and during the exit process is terrible for building culture. How do you know it will be only the one player? Weve already seen negotiations rejected by several players in the past year. TDS is already raising eyebrows.

It's only the one player we are talking about.

Beats me why you are so apologetic of Galvin and this situation.

I'll repeat, I don't think you are who you say you are, more and agent for the Galvin camp.

Either way give it a rest, No one really cares anymore, he is gone and he joins a short list of players to dog the club. He is yesterday's news and the club is bigger than him.

 

[Tucker]

And there it is... You think you can do better.. write a letter to the board and apply then

No, Im using experience to point out that things werent done correctly. Its not a personal attack, its an opinion on gaps in their procedures.
It is more for people like you who have zero idea how a negotiation is supposed to be held.
Im providing a counter argument to your claim that Moses leaked everything to the media and Galvin shit all over the club
Your extreme opposition to this narrative shows you dont understand what Im saying.

 

[Lestronge]

Because you lack foresight and intelligence

Gould wins eh? Someone else was going to "win" if you consider Galvin signing at another club a win to them... Whether it was now or 2027. If that's the case the tigers were always going to "lose".

So why can't you get your head around what Richo did to save the tigers from the crap that would have come at the business end of the season? Why do you have to keep digging into the club that we are the ones who fkd up?

They tried to make it work with Galvin and it didn't.

They popped the pimple when it was obvious it wasn't going to work so that they could control the narrative and have it play out now..

There is no better scenario than the one that occured... Because nothing stays a secret in the NRL.. and with Moses behind Galvin, we can be 1000000% positive the timing to derail us for the better of his client wouldn't have been good for the tigers.

All you do is dig in to the tigers.
Considering where we have been and where we are now, the way Richo handled this was fkn amazing..

Then you also want to kick the boot into Luai.

Get a fkn life mate

Because he’s found his audience on here! the same guys who are constantly bagging the club , every decision. If the popular opinion is X they will say it’s Y .
So when you follow that modus operende , every single decision the club makes , just find a way to twist the narrative to a negative , and Voila …there’s his audience … and there’s his dopamine hit .
Every time you reply you feed his dopamine .

 

[Tucker]

I think it's reasonable that we should work through issues with players, but I'm not sure we were given that chance.

The dossier seems, to me anyway, that it was built to use as ammo rather than a way to have things addressed.

The offer was rejected before the dossier came out. The dossier was the reasons given for the rejection.

I think once someone is taking notes on you from within your four walls to use against you, it's basically over....some might say it's treasonous. It's certainly not how you go about dealing with issues at work. To me, Galvin is Judas.

The kid has had leave requests denied a few times now stretching back to 2023. There has been ample opportunity to work this out. Richo even had a sitdown with his parents.
For him to spend weeks putting together that contrat package as claimed, he must have thought he was a great chance of landing the signature.
I agree the dossier was a [This word has been automatically removed] move. That doesnt make what Im saying any less correct though.

 

[shiretiger]

Just read the Inside Story: How Phil Gould hoodwinked Parramatta Eels to sign Lachlan Galvin in that esteemed journalistic organ, The Daily Telegraph.

All I can say is that there isn't an ounce of integrity amongst all the parties involved.

I am now just waiting for my schadenfreude to kick in, which I suspect will be sooner rather than later.

That will be delicious.

 

[Suzie-Q]

Just read the Inside Story: How Phil Gould hoodwinked Parramatta Eels to sign Lachlan Galvin in that esteemed journalistic organ, The Daily Telegraph.

All I can say is that there isn't an ounce of integrity amongst all the parties involved.

I am now just waiting for my schadenfreude to kick in, which I suspect will be sooner rather than later.

That will be delicious.

Do you have a link to the article?

 

[happy_tiger]

Do you guys remember us getting rejected in hiring Laurie Daley for a coaching role because of a "conflict of interest"? Apparently, due to media commitments and its ties to wagering.

Abdo is just too scared to take on Gus.

But I'm glad to be rid of the cancer. The kid has issues.

It was because he was involved with a gambling agency ....can't remember which one know

 

[Tucker]

I give Gould the credit because when faced with a prospect without the things Gould had implemented, Ciraldo refused. Benji didn't, he just had a crack. Imo it's like the players saying they're leaving because they want to win. They're being paid to win, they're not leaving because they want to win, it's just another way of saying it's too hard. If Ciraldo was confident in himself, why not take the job at the basket case. Wouldn't matter because his ability would have shone through. Clearys did. Canterbury were the easier and safer option. I totally get that we've been seen as a graveyard for coaches careers so we wouldn't be as appealing. But it is still Ciraldo taking the easy option.

Gould stated at the time he thought our development was ahead of Canterbury's
As for your narrative that Benji was brave, it was pure jobs for the boys BS.
Put it this way, if at work your CEO announced that the new state General Manager was going to be an internal promotion of someone with zero management experience who has done no corporate training whatsoever, and is someone he drinks with, would you be as impressed?