‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco

[TigerSJ]

I have been a Balmain/Wests Tigers supporter my whole life through thick and (mainly) thin.

The whole thing is just so disappointing now.
I support the club no matter what and always have but now more than ever it’s so difficult.

I want us to keep Madge. I love some of our players but not the ones who don’t have a go. I played amateur sport and i would bleed for my club and my teammates.
Some of these guys seem to not give a shit.

I am now questioning for the first time ever why i give a shit.
Im not a fair weather fan as i have been with the club through everything.
Now im just about over it.

I will always love the club and the fans but I doubt ill be watching the Penrith game. My wife asked me why not and scoffed that I wouldn’t be and i told her I can’t handle the aggravation.

Same deal with the doco.
I have really enjoyed it so far even though its not what i thought it would be (not a patch on the format of “Sunderland til i die” for instance”).
How can anyone sit through the episode next week after all that’s happened?

If you can you’re a better supporter than me

Hi Tigerman0,
I am with you 100% and understand and feel the same despair as you are feeling. For all the diehard Tigers fans, watching these players who often seem to be just going through the motions and not exhibiting the effort and heart that we all feel for the club, well, it is very difficult to digest.

One thing I have been questioning lately is why I get so emotionally involved. After all it is only a game, one rarely played on an even playing field, with some teams stacked with talent and quality and others falling well short. The officiating is questionable and the Management of the game have agendas of their own.

Our team is mostly young and inexperienced and because of this quite brittle - a good example is that against the Sharks we had something like 13 NRL games of experience between the 4 bench players. We are drastically short on leaders and for that matter, out and out "competitors".

I believe that we need to focus exclusively on building and developing our youngsters and forget about finals for a couple of years - just concentrate on effort players who want to play together and improve each week. Develop that lacking "spirit", and the only players that we should bring to the club are guys that have 110% competitiveness in their bones.

I think Tigerman if you can accept such a longer term view you won't find the current performance so soul destroying.. stay well!

 

[Demps]


 

[happy_tiger]

So, is it over?

No episode tonight?

30th of August is the next episode - next Monday.

Is that the last ep?

Yep ..we will be kicked out of the comp after the Penrith game

 

[WT2K]

So, is it over?

No episode tonight?

30th of August is the next episode - next Monday.

Is that the last ep?

Yep ..we will be kicked out of the comp after the Penrith game

Getting relocated to brisbane

 

[Needaname]


Funny enough. Phil Gould goes into Batt for us quite a bit this year. Interesting comments regarding the result and fortunes between the Sharks and Tigers teams from last weekend.

 

[Tiger5150]

Just finally got around to watching episode 2 today and in a thoroughly depressing episode there was a brief moment of lightness when I saw my son in it. When they flash to the coachs box during the Tommy game after LL try, you see in the background a bloke with a ponytail pumping his fist. THat is not my son. That is a mate of mine who used to run the sound for my band years ago. That guy runs the sound at LO. My son works with him at LO and there is a brief moment you see my son cheering next to him in a blue jacket.

 

[Harvey]

Can't wait for the Home and Away like cliffhanger.

Season ends with chairman Lee calling Pascoe & Madge after the last game.

"I need to see you in my office first thing tomorrow".

Screen fades to black, theme song plays

 

[innsaneink]

Last two have been a bit monotonous... Hope the grand finale is a bit better

 

[tiger_one]

Last two have been a bit monotonous... Hope the grand finale is a bit better

Do we win?

 

[weststigerman]

Maybe it ends with a Pascoe voice over - “water off a ducks back”.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Can't wait for the Home and Away like cliffhanger.

Season ends with chairman Lee calling Pascoe & Madge after the last game.

"I need to see you in my office first thing tomorrow".

Screen fades to black, theme song plays

You might have found your calling in life Harv, now off to Hollywood.

 

[tigertuff]

I have been a Balmain/Wests Tigers supporter my whole life through thick and (mainly) thin.

The whole thing is just so disappointing now.
I support the club no matter what and always have but now more than ever it’s so difficult.

I want us to keep Madge. I love some of our players but not the ones who don’t have a go. I played amateur sport and i would bleed for my club and my teammates.
Some of these guys seem to not give a shit.

I am now questioning for the first time ever why i give a shit.
Im not a fair weather fan as i have been with the club through everything.
Now im just about over it.

I will always love the club and the fans but I doubt ill be watching the Penrith game. My wife asked me why not and scoffed that I wouldn’t be and i told her I can’t handle the aggravation.

Same deal with the doco.
I have really enjoyed it so far even though its not what i thought it would be (not a patch on the format of “Sunderland til i die” for instance”).
How can anyone sit through the episode next week after all that’s happened?

If you can you’re a better supporter than me


Hi Tigerman0,
I am with you 100% and understand and feel the same despair as you are feeling. For all the diehard Tigers fans, watching these players who often seem to be just going through the motions and not exhibiting the effort and heart that we all feel for the club, well, it is very difficult to digest.

One thing I have been questioning lately is why I get so emotionally involved. After all it is only a game, one rarely played on an even playing field, with some teams stacked with talent and quality and others falling well short. The officiating is questionable and the Management of the game have agendas of their own.

Our team is mostly young and inexperienced and because of this quite brittle - a good example is that against the Sharks we had something like 13 NRL games of experience between the 4 bench players. We are drastically short on leaders and for that matter, out and out "competitors".

I believe that we need to focus exclusively on building and developing our youngsters and forget about finals for a couple of years - just concentrate on effort players who want to play together and improve each week. Develop that lacking "spirit", and the only players that we should bring to the club are guys that have 110% competitiveness in their bones.

I think Tigerman if you can accept such a longer term view you won't find the current performance so soul destroying.. stay well!

The quicker this club realizes our future is with our own kids the better we will be. Just ask yourself the question, have the guys that Madge has bought to the club really made us better. My belief is has put us back another year or two. He should have taken a handful of our young guys away to Qld to be around the top squad and to train daily with them but no, Madge wants the quick fix to save himself.
If you look at the Cowboys (and i know it sounds stupid as they are behind us on the ladder) but they are that far more developed for the future than us as all their kids have been given a run. They will be much better for it next year. How many Wests / Balmain juniors have been given a run this year. Our juniors are on a path to nowhere.

 

[Demps]

I didn't realise it was going to be such a short little mini series.

A lot to squeeze into tomorrow's episode.

I'll be watching though.
The whole thing so far has been very underwhelming.

 

[cochise]

I have been a Balmain/Wests Tigers supporter my whole life through thick and (mainly) thin.

The whole thing is just so disappointing now.
I support the club no matter what and always have but now more than ever it’s so difficult.

I want us to keep Madge. I love some of our players but not the ones who don’t have a go. I played amateur sport and i would bleed for my club and my teammates.
Some of these guys seem to not give a shit.

I am now questioning for the first time ever why i give a shit.
Im not a fair weather fan as i have been with the club through everything.
Now im just about over it.

I will always love the club and the fans but I doubt ill be watching the Penrith game. My wife asked me why not and scoffed that I wouldn’t be and i told her I can’t handle the aggravation.

Same deal with the doco.
I have really enjoyed it so far even though its not what i thought it would be (not a patch on the format of “Sunderland til i die” for instance”).
How can anyone sit through the episode next week after all that’s happened?

If you can you’re a better supporter than me


Hi Tigerman0,
I am with you 100% and understand and feel the same despair as you are feeling. For all the diehard Tigers fans, watching these players who often seem to be just going through the motions and not exhibiting the effort and heart that we all feel for the club, well, it is very difficult to digest.

One thing I have been questioning lately is why I get so emotionally involved. After all it is only a game, one rarely played on an even playing field, with some teams stacked with talent and quality and others falling well short. The officiating is questionable and the Management of the game have agendas of their own.

Our team is mostly young and inexperienced and because of this quite brittle - a good example is that against the Sharks we had something like 13 NRL games of experience between the 4 bench players. We are drastically short on leaders and for that matter, out and out "competitors".

I believe that we need to focus exclusively on building and developing our youngsters and forget about finals for a couple of years - just concentrate on effort players who want to play together and improve each week. Develop that lacking "spirit", and the only players that we should bring to the club are guys that have 110% competitiveness in their bones.

I think Tigerman if you can accept such a longer term view you won't find the current performance so soul destroying.. stay well!

The quicker this club realizes our future is with our own kids the better we will be. Just ask yourself the question, have the guys that Madge has bought to the club really made us better. My belief is has put us back another year or two. He should have taken a handful of our young guys away to Qld to be around the top squad and to train daily with them but no, Madge wants the quick fix to save himself.
If you look at the Cowboys (and i know it sounds stupid as they are behind us on the ladder) but they are that far more developed for the future than us as all their kids have been given a run. They will be much better for it next year. How many Wests / Balmain juniors have been given a run this year. Our juniors are on a path to nowhere.

Laurie, Stefano, Blore, AD, Offa I can argue have been some of our best players this season?

 

[tigerman 0]

Can't wait for the Home and Away like cliffhanger.

Season ends with chairman Lee calling Pascoe & Madge after the last game.

"I need to see you in my office first thing tomorrow".

Screen fades to black, theme song plays

Don’t forget the episode ending abruptly, leaving everyone to wonder whether it is actually finished or not

 

[happy_tiger]

I didn't realise it was going to be such a short little mini series.

A lot to squeeze into tomorrow's episode.

I'll be watching though.
The whole thing so far has been very underwhelming.

Lee H and Nofo ride off into the sunset hand in hand after this episode .....

 

[hsvjones]

I hope they have quite a bit on the COE to show what we are building as there was a snippet of it in promo. This is the opportunity to show off some of the reasons to come here.

 

[tigertuff]

I have been a Balmain/Wests Tigers supporter my whole life through thick and (mainly) thin.

The whole thing is just so disappointing now.
I support the club no matter what and always have but now more than ever it’s so difficult.

I want us to keep Madge. I love some of our players but not the ones who don’t have a go. I played amateur sport and i would bleed for my club and my teammates.
Some of these guys seem to not give a shit.

I am now questioning for the first time ever why i give a shit.
Im not a fair weather fan as i have been with the club through everything.
Now im just about over it.

I will always love the club and the fans but I doubt ill be watching the Penrith game. My wife asked me why not and scoffed that I wouldn’t be and i told her I can’t handle the aggravation.

Same deal with the doco.
I have really enjoyed it so far even though its not what i thought it would be (not a patch on the format of “Sunderland til i die” for instance”).
How can anyone sit through the episode next week after all that’s happened?

If you can you’re a better supporter than me


Hi Tigerman0,
I am with you 100% and understand and feel the same despair as you are feeling. For all the diehard Tigers fans, watching these players who often seem to be just going through the motions and not exhibiting the effort and heart that we all feel for the club, well, it is very difficult to digest.

One thing I have been questioning lately is why I get so emotionally involved. After all it is only a game, one rarely played on an even playing field, with some teams stacked with talent and quality and others falling well short. The officiating is questionable and the Management of the game have agendas of their own.

Our team is mostly young and inexperienced and because of this quite brittle - a good example is that against the Sharks we had something like 13 NRL games of experience between the 4 bench players. We are drastically short on leaders and for that matter, out and out "competitors".

I believe that we need to focus exclusively on building and developing our youngsters and forget about finals for a couple of years - just concentrate on effort players who want to play together and improve each week. Develop that lacking "spirit", and the only players that we should bring to the club are guys that have 110% competitiveness in their bones.

I think Tigerman if you can accept such a longer term view you won't find the current performance so soul destroying.. stay well!

The quicker this club realizes our future is with our own kids the better we will be. Just ask yourself the question, have the guys that Madge has bought to the club really made us better. My belief is has put us back another year or two. He should have taken a handful of our young guys away to Qld to be around the top squad and to train daily with them but no, Madge wants the quick fix to save himself.
If you look at the Cowboys (and i know it sounds stupid as they are behind us on the ladder) but they are that far more developed for the future than us as all their kids have been given a run. They will be much better for it next year. How many Wests / Balmain juniors have been given a run this year. Our juniors are on a path to nowhere.

Laurie, Stefano, Blore, AD, Offa I can argue have been some of our best players this season?

They arent Tigers juniors although i suppose you could argue Ad is. The point i suppose im trying to make is we have bought Tamou, Jtj, Bj, Maumolo etc with no gain what so ever. Take Maumolo for example. He has been bought to the club for 3 years blocking the path of Scolari. Does he really offer anything more to us than what Scolari would have. Every time i watch that kid he looks like he has something but now he sits behind a Warriors reject. What hope have our kids got when they dont get an opportunity. Im all for bringing players to the club but not at the expense of our own.

 

[happy_tiger]

I hope they have quite a bit on the COE to show what we are building as there was a snippet of it in promo. This is the opportunity to show off some of the reasons to come here.

I hope we get to see Madge TALK to the players after the Melbourne game .......

 

[kiwitiger]

I have been a Balmain/Wests Tigers supporter my whole life through thick and (mainly) thin.

The whole thing is just so disappointing now.
I support the club no matter what and always have but now more than ever it’s so difficult.

I want us to keep Madge. I love some of our players but not the ones who don’t have a go. I played amateur sport and i would bleed for my club and my teammates.
Some of these guys seem to not give a shit.

I am now questioning for the first time ever why i give a shit.
Im not a fair weather fan as i have been with the club through everything.
Now im just about over it.

I will always love the club and the fans but I doubt ill be watching the Penrith game. My wife asked me why not and scoffed that I wouldn’t be and i told her I can’t handle the aggravation.

Same deal with the doco.
I have really enjoyed it so far even though its not what i thought it would be (not a patch on the format of “Sunderland til i die” for instance”).
How can anyone sit through the episode next week after all that’s happened?

If you can you’re a better supporter than me


Hi Tigerman0,
I am with you 100% and understand and feel the same despair as you are feeling. For all the diehard Tigers fans, watching these players who often seem to be just going through the motions and not exhibiting the effort and heart that we all feel for the club, well, it is very difficult to digest.

One thing I have been questioning lately is why I get so emotionally involved. After all it is only a game, one rarely played on an even playing field, with some teams stacked with talent and quality and others falling well short. The officiating is questionable and the Management of the game have agendas of their own.

Our team is mostly young and inexperienced and because of this quite brittle - a good example is that against the Sharks we had something like 13 NRL games of experience between the 4 bench players. We are drastically short on leaders and for that matter, out and out "competitors".

I believe that we need to focus exclusively on building and developing our youngsters and forget about finals for a couple of years - just concentrate on effort players who want to play together and improve each week. Develop that lacking "spirit", and the only players that we should bring to the club are guys that have 110% competitiveness in their bones.

I think Tigerman if you can accept such a longer term view you won't find the current performance so soul destroying.. stay well!

The quicker this club realizes our future is with our own kids the better we will be. Just ask yourself the question, have the guys that Madge has bought to the club really made us better. My belief is has put us back another year or two. He should have taken a handful of our young guys away to Qld to be around the top squad and to train daily with them but no, Madge wants the quick fix to save himself.
If you look at the Cowboys (and i know it sounds stupid as they are behind us on the ladder) but they are that far more developed for the future than us as all their kids have been given a run. They will be much better for it next year. How many Wests / Balmain juniors have been given a run this year. Our juniors are on a path to nowhere.

Laurie, Stefano, Blore, AD, Offa I can argue have been some of our best players this season?

They arent Tigers juniors although i suppose you could argue Ad is. The point i suppose im trying to make is we have bought Tamou, Jtj, Bj, Maumolo etc with no gain what so ever. Take Maumolo for example. He has been bought to the club for 3 years blocking the path of Scolari. Does he really offer anything more to us than what Scolari would have. Every time i watch that kid he looks like he has something but now he sits behind a Warriors reject. What hope have our kids got when they dont get an opportunity. Im all for bringing players to the club but not at the expense of our own.

What the club is saying to Scolari is: maumolo is the level you have to get to win a spot in first grade. I'm sure he will get selected if he is good enough. No one should be picked just because they are a junior.