Are we cursed?

[old_man_tiger]

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Let’s start with the big picture. There are roughly 8.24 billion people on Earth. According to the club’s own estimates, around 400,000 of those identify as Wests Tigers fans. This includes casual supporters, legacy fans from the Balmain or Magpies days, and anyone unlucky enough to have inherited the allegiance through family.


That gives you odds of about 1 in 20,600. In other words, the statistical likelihood of being born into or choosing this club is less than 0.005%. You are more likely to be hit by lightning in your lifetime. You are more likely to have an identical twin. You are more likely to be named “Wayne”.


And yet, here we are.... literally feels healthier to bet the family home on black at star city

 

[Snidest 0]

Yes

 

[old_man_tiger]

Yes

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Great post mate. Helping me laugh through it

 

[Spida]

Seems that way at times…

We hire Benji without any experience as a head coach.

We recently hire a recruitment manager and it’s a guy that has never been a recruitment manager(Shannon Gallant). Just head a jr pathways experience,that he got at our club.

Our squad depth is sooo far away it’s not funny.do players like Twal,Seyfarth,Toa etc see regular first grade at top clubs?

I had alot of faith in Richo but these East Brisbane Tiger signings are not what we need and just reek of favouring his old club.

We are always rebuilding and no one ever seems capable like Gis Gould is to clean out dead wood and get us in the 8.

Watching what the Bulldogs have done makes me jealous….why can’t we ever get it right?

I swear you put the Australian team in our colors and they would self destruct….what is it with this club?

 

[matchball]

I blame the merger. We imported the losing culture from the magpies. Were too comfortable losing reminds me of the 80s/90s magpies. Denis Burgess loves the glory days we've got it.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Seems that way at times…

We hire Benji without any experience as a head coach.

We recently hire a recruitment manager and it’s a guy that has never been a recruitment manager(Shannon Gallant). Just head a jr pathways experience,that he got at our club.

Our squad depth is sooo far away it’s not funny.do players like Twal,Seyfarth,Toa etc see regular first grade at top clubs?

I had alot of faith in Richo but these East Brisbane Tiger signings are not what we need and just reek of favouring his old club.

We are always rebuilding and no one ever seems capable like Gis Gould is to clean out dead wood and get us in the 8.

Watching what the Bulldogs have done makes me jealous….why can’t we ever get it right?

I swear you put the Australian team in our colors and they would self destruct….what is it with this club?

Maybe the problem is too much in breeding. Our old boys network has not proven successful, our recruitment is better but still fair at best and our coach is just not cutting it.
I’ve got another theory but I don’t think it would be well received by many on here so I’ll keep that to myself.

 

[Dr_Ice]

I blame the merger. We imported the losing culture from the magpies. Were too comfortable losing reminds me of the 80s/90s magpies. Denis Burgess loves the glory days we've got it.

In the last decade before merge Magpies made finals 3 times and Balmain once. Both had plenty of losing in this time.

 

[innsaneink]

🍿🍿🍿ok....$3 a bucket

 

[poopy_diaper]

I blame the merger. We imported the losing culture from the magpies. Were too comfortable losing reminds me of the 80s/90s magpies. Denis Burgess loves the glory days we've got it.

Ffs it was 25 years ago. There are grown ass married men with kids who support this club and never even knew Balmain or the Magpies existed.

 

[Tucker]

I blame the merger. We imported the losing culture from the magpies. Were too comfortable losing reminds me of the 80s/90s magpies. Denis Burgess loves the glory days we've got it.

When you mix two different yet similar shades of shit you’d be mad to expect the result to be strawberry ice cream.

 

[old_man_tiger]

I'm going to learn to knit on YouTube instead of watching next week.

 

[Tucker]

I'm going to learn to knit on YouTube instead of watching next week.

Hobbies certainly help.

 

[matchball]

Ffs it was 25 years ago. There are grown ass married men with kids who support this club and never even knew Balmain or the Magpies existed.

You can't say that with Dennis Burgess at the helm carrying on the weathermans demented agenda The dinosaurs of failure still linger the halls of Ashfield. Things won't change until we get new owners.

 

[diedpretty]

I blame the merger. We imported the losing culture from the magpies. Were too comfortable losing reminds me of the 80s/90s magpies. Denis Burgess loves the glory days we've got it.

I blame the fact that Balmain haven't contributed a brass razoo to the JV and we are so far behind financially because of it.

 

[innsaneink]

I'm going to learn to knit on YouTube instead of watching next week.

Black orange & white scarf?
Its ok if its full of holes...in fact its correct

 

[Halbrowne61]

I'm going to learn to knit on YouTube instead of watching next week.

I’ll send you some of my Valium, it helps.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I blame the fact that Balmain haven't contributed a brass razoo to the JV and we are so far behind financially because of it.

Therein lies part of the problem, we still see ourselves as 2 units, not one team.
No cohesion off the field translates to no cohesion on it !

 

[tigerman80]

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Let’s start with the big picture. There are roughly 8.24 billion people on Earth. According to the club’s own estimates, around 400,000 of those identify as Wests Tigers fans. This includes casual supporters, legacy fans from the Balmain or Magpies days, and anyone unlucky enough to have inherited the allegiance through family.


That gives you odds of about 1 in 20,600. In other words, the statistical likelihood of being born into or choosing this club is less than 0.005%. You are more likely to be hit by lightning in your lifetime. You are more likely to have an identical twin. You are more likely to be named “Wayne”.


And yet, here we are.... literally feels healthier to bet the family home on black at star city

This made my night , thank yiu lol

 

[Halbrowne61]

Some analysis for you to consider ;
Leading teams and coaches;
1. Canberra - Ricky Stuart
2. Storm - Craig Bellamy
3. Dogs - Cameron Ciraldo
4. Warriors - Andrew Webster
5- Panthers - Ivan Cleary
6- Sharks - Craig Fitzgibbon
7- Broncs - Michael McGuire
8-Roosters - Trent Robinson
9- Manly - Anthony Seibold
10-Dolphins - Kristisn Woolf
11- Saints - Shane Flanagan
12-Parra - Jason Ryles
13-knights - Adam o Brien
14-Titans - Des Hasler
15- Rabbits- Wayne Bennett
16-Cowboys - Todd Payten
17- Tigers - Benji Marshall
So what does that list tell you ?

 

[Carefactor]

That Hassler and Bennet are shit coaches as well ?