Are we cursed?

[tigeress]

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.

We inherited the losing culture from ourselves- its like the title of this thread - Are we Cursed !

 

[mikey]

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 ?

All coaches are men.
No NRL coaches have the same name.
Each club has their own coach.
I'm having ribs for dinner because each coach has ribs.

 

[innsaneink]

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 ?

Can I buy a vowel?

 

[Furious1]

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.

You're half right. Balmain hasn't contributed financially. You're also half wrong. We are behind financially because our owners made a 9 million dollar profit and only contributed 1.5 million of that profit to Wests Tigers NRL operation. Some of the better clubs are contributing 5, 6 or 7 million into their football operations. Whats the old saying.........you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

 

[NT_Tiger]

In the May/Turuva podcast they say "We're building something, people might not see it". These two are both high effort players so I tend to believe that they believe. I'm one that does not see it though. Sacking Marshall would send us back to minute zero on a new five year plan, so I guess I'll be patient.

 

[coivtny]

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.

We're just lucky that Balmain's outstanding financial management has kept us in the competition. Those Magpie bastards would have sent us to the poorhouse.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Can I buy a vowel?

Sure can. We have the only non Australian coach in the comp..

 

[Halbrowne61]

Interesting isn’t it ?

 

[Tucker]

In the May/Turuva podcast they say "We're building something, people might not see it". These two are both high effort players so I tend to believe that they believe. I'm one that does not see it though. Sacking Marshall would send us back to minute zero on a new five year plan, so I guess I'll be patient.

It won’t necessarily send us back to zero, in fact I’m prepared to state that it won’t.
There has been some improvement and this can be built on after we course correct with fresh ideas.

 

[Halbrowne61]

All coaches are men. No NRL coaches have the same name. Each club has their own coach. I'm having ribs for dinner because each coach has ribs.

That Hassler and Bennet are shit coaches as well ?

No

 

[diedpretty]

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 !

Did you say the same thing to matchball - he was the halfwit who started it - i decided to throw it back in his court to stir the pot.

 

[mikey]

No

Damn. And I thought I had it with the ribs 🙂

 

[Halbrowne61]

Damn. And I thought I had it with the ribs 🙂

No Mikey it’s the curse of a different kind!
We need smart people running, coaching and playing for the club.
Adaptable, intelligent people who can establish direction, follow instructions yet have the nous to change where necessary and adapt to what’s in front of them.
We just don’t have it at present !

 

[Lukic]

In the May/Turuva podcast they say "We're building something, people might not see it". These two are both high effort players so I tend to believe that they believe. I'm one that does not see it though. Sacking Marshall would send us back to minute zero on a new five year plan, so I guess I'll be patient.

What else are they gonna say? We're going nowhere and we're going to be glued to the bottom of the table for the foreseeable future?

 

[Winston Churchill]

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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

Thats one of the problems right there. Delusional. There is no way in hell the Tigers have anywhere near 400,000 fans on Earth. You could add up both legacy teams fans from 1908 and it still wouldnt be anywhere near 400K.

 

[NT_Tiger]

It won’t necessarily send us back to zero, in fact I’m prepared to state that it won’t.
There has been some improvement and this can be built on after we course correct with fresh ideas.

Good to see acknowledgement of improvement. The only way I could see things continue to progress is either leave Marshall where he is, or get him to take one step back and hire a coach that the players and Marshall can work with. Marshall is the reason many of our better players have come here. Shake that tree too hard and you're back to square one.

 

[NT_Tiger]

What else are they gonna say? We're going nowhere and we're going to be glued to the bottom of the table for the foreseeable future?

I guess they could say whatever they liked, and they did. Tie that to the fact that both of those players put in maximum effort each time they play and I take what they said at face value. If I was so inclined I could probably turn it into a negative but my read is, that conversation was straight up.

 

[Furious1]

Good to see acknowledgement of improvement. The only way I could see things continue to progress is either leave Marshall where he is, or get him to take one step back and hire a coach that the players and Marshall can work with. Marshall is the reason many of our better players have come here. Shake that tree too hard and you're back to square one.

You left out one other option. Marshall stays where he is BUT gets someone to be the attack coach who actually develops and improves our attack and another assistant to build our defence properly. Marshalls problems are two fold. He doesn't have to be some great tactician, he needs to be a good man manager ( which he may or may not be) but it is essential he surrounds himself with assistants who are at the top of their game, not jobs for the boys. Herein lies the second problem......money. To get the best you have to pay for it.

 

[bptiger 0]

We are now closer to been cursed, after the weekend results , the chances of us getting that spoon again has firmed to 2-1 on

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

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.

Yeah Denny was poor out there last night.
Run metres were down and a stack of missed tackles.
I reckon he cost us the game !
(that and the little Magpie on his sleeve) 🥴