Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Lestronge]

Have your been hacked ? Blink twice

💯 true story , look at my post history . I’ve even been going back and forth with @Batmans Parents because of the legacy of what I was talking . Ie. I’m hating on AD because I ❤️ Brooks . When it was really , I like both players , I just wanted one to stop shoulder charging everyone and use his arms , and the other to get out of his own head , and have his control match his potential .
At least AD learnt how to tackle … Brooks not soo much . He never became the player I had thought he would … he didn’t have that F U that all the best halves need to have .
As for Galvin , just go back you will see ..

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Like I said, the problem most of the time is emotion. It’s a powerful tool that clouds judgement.

EGO

 

[GNR4LIFE]

EGO

That too.

 

[Tucker]

Don't tell me that an avowed cynic like you is going to take as gospel Galvin's scripted responses in that softball interview? Besides the fact that he's subject to a non-disparagement clause, shitcanning the club on the way out would only diminish his public reputation further.

Neither party has handled the situation particularly well, but your eagerness to absolve Galvin of any blame speaks more to your hatred of the club.

Of course I don’t swallow it verbatim, however his narrative somewhat aligns with what Richardson and Benji have said previously. Therefore I’m far more likely to go with that narrative than the one being spread on here by disgruntled fans.
I have not said he is absolved. The dossier was a shit go and the bullying legal letter was questionable at best.
I said it was on 3 different clubs, the NRL, the manager and the player. I was quite clear.

 

[The Chad]

I hope Galvin plays against the Tigers & Luai smokes him.

Better yet, Mason runs past him & shows Galvin's defence up.

 

[TSP]

"The DV charge was only withdrawn because the prosecution witnesses didn’t come to court. It wasn’t withdrawn because the Police thought they didn’t have a case. They just couldn’t prove it."

It wouldn't be the first time that either party had to face the fact of providing the evidence under oath and under cross-examination - it's sort of confronting when you see the sentences for perjury.

I doubt he was going to take the stand!

The club can already fine and remove them from club duties.

You don't need extra clauses.

Look at every player that's been sacked in the NRL. None of them got sacked because of some extra clause. It's already baked in and not required. I think the standard contract is fine. Clauses are for the terms of payment and contract length, not for behaviour.

It should be expressly described so there’s no argument later.

 

[Kelce68]

I have actually listened twice.
It isn’t for me as I spend time on here and LU and as such usually everything said on the pod is something I’ve already heard and/or had discussions about days beforehand. Additionally, your quality isn’t great, and your offsider used to come in here spreading misinformation for a laugh, raising questions about credibility.
I prefer discussions on forums.

The situation with Galvin is not being analysed truthfully on here. His interview last night contradicted a vast percentage of the narrative being spread by Wests Tigers fans.
He doesn’t hate this club, loves and respects Benji as a man and as a player - maybe not so much as a coach, but he has never shitcanned him. He is still on speaking terms with Luai and all the boys. His ex CEO and coach, as well as some players are on record saying he is a good kid from a good family, yet I constantly hear and read from our fans that he is a glory hog, money grubbing, egotistical sack of shit who thinks he is far too good for this club….and his father is even worse!
This whole thing is a joint cluster-F. The club has had its head up its arse in the way it brought him into top grade and ignored fluorescent red flags, the Bulldogs and Eels have been underhanded, the NRL toothless, the management company manipulative, and the kid himself naive and immature.
HOWEVER….We have understood ALL of this for well over a month now, yet day after day after day this narrative of victimisation and “woe is me” permeates throughout the fanbase. There’s a conspiracy against us, with the refs cheating us and the NRL wanting to keep us down. Go on most game day threads and there are mentions of this within the first couple of pages after kickoff every single week, year after year. It’s tiresome. It’s weak.
This isn’t the club I have supported for 4 decades. Our call was Balmain boys don’t cry. There’s no way that saying holds true to this club.

Since when do we take - 19 year olds, under non-disclosure agreements, in a pre-rehearsed interview, hosted by a manger-approved journalist - at their word?

Nothing performative in there? C'mon mate. We can all move on, but let's not pretend like the truth isn't somewhere in the middle.

 

[The Chad]

Since when do we take - 19 year olds, under non-disclosure agreements, in a pre-rehearsed interview, hosted by a manger-approved journalist - at their word?

Nothing performative in there? C'mon mate. We can all move on, but let's not pretend like the truth isn't somewhere in the middle.

To be fair, I think that is exactly what @Tucker is saying.

Except the middle ground is between reality & fan-reaction.

Not Galvin v Tigers narratives.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

I doubt he was going to take the stand!



It should be expressly described so there’s no argument later.

That may well be true for both parties......

 

[Moh]

I hope Galvin plays against the Tigers & Luai smokes him.

Better yet, Mason runs past him & shows Galvin's defence up.

Lovely post to unite everybody.

 

[TSP]

That may well be true for both parties......

Yes, by not showing up I guess she was refusing to take the stand.

Or she turns up, gets on the stand, resiles from her previous statement and is declared to be a hostile witness.

But she would have to be up early in the morning to beat the gun police prosecutor they parachuted in.

I think he had some QC…the expense would be staggering.

You make a very interesting point about perjury.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Yes, by not showing up I guess she was refusing to take the stand.

Or she turns up, gets on the stand, resiles from her previous statement and is declared to be a hostile witness.

But she would have to be up early in the morning to beat the gun police prosecutor they parachuted in.

Or provides easily refuted testimony and then gets reminded about the perjury provisions. We only ever know what the media tells us and these cases have many factors and not every report is entirely unbiased about the people involved. We all move on.

 

[TSP]

Or provides easily refuted testimony and then gets reminded about the perjury provisions. We only ever know what the media tells us and these cases have many factors and not every report is entirely unbiased about the people involved. We all move on.

Yes, it’s a slice of the whole.

She could be reminded of the perjury provisions in cross I guess, would they then go ahead and charge her?

It’s dealt with as you say.

Whether he’s done something or not, he seems to be making the right squawks about the non legal issues.

I think he’d be terrific with us, but I’d want him to continue his journey of recovery he has spoken about. And I think as he arrives with issues, we need access to a quick remedy if he relapses.

 

[Bellend]

Could we have kept the Large boys and Conti had we known Galvin was not staying??

 

[Vicious]

The club has had a terrible last decade …the likes of which is probably the worst 10 year period of any club in my 40+ years following the game,,,The people still left here are the rusted ons, and will be here most probably for life … but I’m assuming that most of us are old barstads ….the club desperately needs even some medium success for a couple of years to breathe some new life into the joint

💯 correct.
I’ve always said you are a wealth of knowledge Tom Shines.

 

[Vicious]

Could we have kept the Large boys and Conti had we known Galvin was not staying??

Highly likely and that’s the most annoying part, Galvin knowing we went all in on him at the expense of some of our other highly promising juniors and knowing we were offering him a long term contract valued at 250k per season more than other clubs were offering him.
In a perfect world I would have liked him to stay, but as soon as I heard we had offered him 1 million per season I instantly thought it was way too much at this stage of his career, so in that sense I’m happy he’s gone, let’s see if he can shine playing NSW Cup for the Bulldogs, after all Gus keeps banging on that it’s a 3 1/2 year plan/investmenrlt, so based on that he could be playing a fair bit of NSW Cup.

 

[weststigers]

I doubt he was going to take the stand!



It should be expressly described so there’s no argument later.

It's not my opinion. It's the law. You can't do what you're suggesting.

Even if he signs it, the contract can be challenged.

You need to look into this more.

 

[hodgo]

This explains why you never respond to me....

sorry mate you didnt make the pleb list

 

[hodgo]

I hope Galvin plays against the Tigers & Luai smokes him.

Better yet, Mason runs past him & shows Galvin's defence up.

if we playthem and we dont run every player we have at him ill be upset with and without the ball

 

[Odessa]

Did you just compare him to the games best coach at the games best club who's probably been on a million a year or better the whole time?

Reckon a few players would prefer to pack shelves at Coles - Than move to Sydney, To play for the Tigers.

Your very combative I am just making a suggestion in who I think we could get seeing you say players don't want to play for us and would rather work at Coles

I think he would come here for the money and to play NRL