goldcoast_tiger
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Wonderful era??????? Has to be the statement of the year. :roll
Aaaarrrrgggh ain't dreams wonderful :crazy
Club Statement - Tedesco and Woods
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Wonderful era??????? Has to be the statement of the year. :roll
Aaaarrrrgggh ain't dreams wonderful :crazy
TigerBoyJoeyJoJo
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How can we write Tedesco with dollar sign when we offered him more?
The thing that gets me the most is that in all my years following footy i havent seen players conduct themselves so bad like these two. To publicly bag your club, your teammates and then to not even respond to a deadline. Seriously has any other player acted with such arrogance and contempt to their team when leaving. They are at another level these 2\. Good riddance to woods and tedesco. Hope those knees hold up teddy. I honestly cant wait to play the dogs next year. Hopefully we have mautilino and packer and they smash the crap out of him.
We did everything we could to keep James Tedesco and Aaron Woods: Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe
Michael Chammas
APRIL 21 2017 - 8:00PM
Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe insists the club did everything in its power to retain James Tedesco and Aaron Woods.
The Tigers are disappointed the superstar duo didn't take up the lucrative four-year contracts offered to them, failing to notify the Tigers of their intention before the Friday, 5pm deadline imposed on the pair during the week. Woods is bound for Canterbury, while Tedesco is set to sign with the Sydney Roosters for next season – leaving Luke Brooks as the sole survivor of the "big four" following Mitchell Moses' decision to sign with Parramatta.
"I'm really comfortable that we afforded them every opportunity to stay here," Pascoe said of Woods and Tedesco. "We can always learn from the way we do things. It's been a challenging time for all involved. These things take time. Throughout any negotiations there's a lot of going back and forth. But we're really comfortable with the fact that we afforded the players every opportunity that we could to stay at the club.
"We respect their decision and they'll continue to play with the heart they've played with for this organisation for some time now for the rest of the season."
The defection of their three biggest names leaves the Tigers with close to a $4 million war chest to spend next year, with Josh Reynolds high on their list after learning Gareth Widdop is set to re-sign at the Dragons.
The club is hopeful Ben Matulino and Russell Packer will add some mongrel to a pack that will be without Woods next year, excited about the prospect of finally overcoming what has seemed like a never-ending battle with salary cap restraints.
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"The club is in a really exciting position," Pascoe said. "We've had years and years of salary cap challenges. We believe we've built some really robust processes to make sure that doesn't happen in the future. [In] 2018, there's a lot of freedom around our salary cap.
"For the first time in probably the club's 17-year history, we enter a market that has nearly 200 players on the market with a freed-up salary cap and significant amount of power to help build this club's roster into a strong football team."
The decision to impose a deadline on Woods and Tedesco was designed to give the club more time to move in the player market in the event the pair decided to leave the Tigers.
Pascoe stands by the decision to set a deadline and believes it was made in the interest of both the club and the players.
"The intent and motivation behind that was to place some certainty, not only for the club but for the players as well," Pascoe said. "That deadline passed today at 5pm and as a result of not receiving official confirmation from the players' manager, the club has decided to withdraw the current contract offers in place.
"Both James and Aaron and their manager have been really engaging throughout the process. This has been a really challenging time for all parties. It's gone a long time and certainly with regret that it has gone on for so long. But these are really tough decisions for any player who has been at a club for a long time.
"Whether we like it or not, it is a business today and the players have been going through the process of making a decision that is in the best interest of themselves and their families.
"We have the utmost respect for that and for them in doing that. Imposing the deadline, that creates certainty so that we can make decisions in the best interest of the club and the club first. We will always act in the best interests of the club."
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/we-did-everything-we-could-to-keep-james-tedesco-and-aaron-woods-wests-tigers-ceo-justin-pascoe-20170421-gvpzr8.html
Michael Chammas
APRIL 21 2017 - 8:00PM
Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe insists the club did everything in its power to retain James Tedesco and Aaron Woods.
The Tigers are disappointed the superstar duo didn't take up the lucrative four-year contracts offered to them, failing to notify the Tigers of their intention before the Friday, 5pm deadline imposed on the pair during the week. Woods is bound for Canterbury, while Tedesco is set to sign with the Sydney Roosters for next season – leaving Luke Brooks as the sole survivor of the "big four" following Mitchell Moses' decision to sign with Parramatta.
"I'm really comfortable that we afforded them every opportunity to stay here," Pascoe said of Woods and Tedesco. "We can always learn from the way we do things. It's been a challenging time for all involved. These things take time. Throughout any negotiations there's a lot of going back and forth. But we're really comfortable with the fact that we afforded the players every opportunity that we could to stay at the club.
"We respect their decision and they'll continue to play with the heart they've played with for this organisation for some time now for the rest of the season."
The defection of their three biggest names leaves the Tigers with close to a $4 million war chest to spend next year, with Josh Reynolds high on their list after learning Gareth Widdop is set to re-sign at the Dragons.
The club is hopeful Ben Matulino and Russell Packer will add some mongrel to a pack that will be without Woods next year, excited about the prospect of finally overcoming what has seemed like a never-ending battle with salary cap restraints.
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"The club is in a really exciting position," Pascoe said. "We've had years and years of salary cap challenges. We believe we've built some really robust processes to make sure that doesn't happen in the future. [In] 2018, there's a lot of freedom around our salary cap.
"For the first time in probably the club's 17-year history, we enter a market that has nearly 200 players on the market with a freed-up salary cap and significant amount of power to help build this club's roster into a strong football team."
The decision to impose a deadline on Woods and Tedesco was designed to give the club more time to move in the player market in the event the pair decided to leave the Tigers.
Pascoe stands by the decision to set a deadline and believes it was made in the interest of both the club and the players.
"The intent and motivation behind that was to place some certainty, not only for the club but for the players as well," Pascoe said. "That deadline passed today at 5pm and as a result of not receiving official confirmation from the players' manager, the club has decided to withdraw the current contract offers in place.
"Both James and Aaron and their manager have been really engaging throughout the process. This has been a really challenging time for all parties. It's gone a long time and certainly with regret that it has gone on for so long. But these are really tough decisions for any player who has been at a club for a long time.
"Whether we like it or not, it is a business today and the players have been going through the process of making a decision that is in the best interest of themselves and their families.
"We have the utmost respect for that and for them in doing that. Imposing the deadline, that creates certainty so that we can make decisions in the best interest of the club and the club first. We will always act in the best interests of the club."
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/we-did-everything-we-could-to-keep-james-tedesco-and-aaron-woods-wests-tigers-ceo-justin-pascoe-20170421-gvpzr8.html
foreveratiger
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Spot on Ken
Low grubs they are , don't want to see Moses , Woods or Tede$co in a Wests Tigers Jersey again , don't care about even trying to make the 8 this year as they stuffed it up before a ball was kicked off ( behind the scenes ).
I would say to Cleary stick the players that you might want to see how they go in 1st Grade and drop these turds to Reserve Grade .
Our Club Captain makes me sick we seriously need to drop him as Captain as his disrespected the Club by not even doing the courteous thing and respect the deadline and at the very least make them aware for yourself .
Ayoub and Isacc Moses have alot of similarities they have there own interest at heart and foremost.
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Well Pascoe was nothing if not clear with those comments.
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Lots of class and professionalism from the club. It's the shame the players couldn't show the same level of integrity.
The positive points to me are:-
1\. I and the rest of us fans can treat these traitors with absolute contempt. They have treated the club like dirt and deserve nothing but the same in return.
2\. We do have some money to spend now and hopefully we buy players that have some integrity and class.
The positive points to me are:-
1\. I and the rest of us fans can treat these traitors with absolute contempt. They have treated the club like dirt and deserve nothing but the same in return.
2\. We do have some money to spend now and hopefully we buy players that have some integrity and class.
mike
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You're a funny man Kul.
innsaneink
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Ssss
Tedesco
That's so childish
Pawsandclaws
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We have Packer as well now! A good pick up.
smoking_gun
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I'll say this. Woods and Tedesco failing to notify the club of their decision is as disrespectful as it gets. Their character has shone through the last 6 weeks. Especially woods. As a club who's brought them through and afforded them every opportunity to prosper and be leaders they have shown no kind of leadership what so ever and then they have the nerve to sit there and question why they haven't played finals. If this is the character and leadership that these 2 possess then it's little wonder this team isn't competing in September.
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Don't want to watch these Turds play again with us but at the same time wish to support the others.
So divisive they have divided me internally :slight_smile:
Basically these guys have had contract offers on the table 6/7 months and news.com wants to spin this as Moses had no contact re wood$$$$ from the club in the last month.
These three have done more damage to the club then any other event in the clubs history.
Love to hear the stories there families must have been spun.
So divisive they have divided me internally :slight_smile:
Basically these guys have had contract offers on the table 6/7 months and news.com wants to spin this as Moses had no contact re wood$$$$ from the club in the last month.
These three have done more damage to the club then any other event in the clubs history.
Love to hear the stories there families must have been spun.
Tedesco met with Pascoe today…Isaac Moses however where the 'official' notification needs to come from was no where to be seen...
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It's Paul Kent…. Say no. More
This Masthead
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Please… news.com.au is about as reputable as the Daily Mail... Whilst there may be issues at the club, i wouldn't be using news.com.au to support your argument...
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