Confirmed: Matterson released from Wests Tigers.

[BalmainJnr]

Hearing Wests Tigers plan to train until grand final day has been scuttled by rules agreed with players union. Can only train for two weeks and must then take a break
https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/1172445714409910272?s=19

Bizarre ruling.

 

[Tigerboy]

Hearing Wests Tigers plan to train until grand final day has been scuttled by rules agreed with players union. Can only train for two weeks and must then take a break
https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/1172445714409910272?s=19

Bizarre ruling.

They cannot be serious.

 

[NT_Tiger]

@WT2K
Maguire should make it voluntary after the two weeks, see who shows up and who doesn't.

 

[Harvey]

Matterson missed half the season last year with ongoing concussion symptoms. If he had copped another head knock this years and missed games, would he be offering to play for 150k next year?

 

[WT2K]

Hearing Wests Tigers plan to train until grand final day has been scuttled by rules agreed with players union. Can only train for two weeks and must then take a break
https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/1172445714409910272?s=19

Bizarre ruling.

Some might've had a sook to their manages...

 

[Tiger_Steve]

It’s really simple: if the coach says train, you train. If not - titans looks nice! Sick of over indulged underachievers. Make the semis then maybe you have the right to question the coach. Until then - shut the hell up and train!

 

[happy_tiger]

I think back to a great racehorse trainer once said

He doesn't care what it does , bites the jockey , pigroots during trackwork , rolls around on its back ...but if it gets the job done every race day he still feeds it

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

The wheels really feel off when Pascoe got pinged for the Farah debacle. Go was ousted, Pascoe has been in hiding since returning and the club has gone back to leaking like a sieve.

Go had control of the place. She knew how to control everything and the minute she left we went to pot. She is sorely missed.

 

[WswWt]

@Tiger_Steve
These players make it look soo difficult, to get paid 300+ a year to run around playing footy with your mates...

 

[cochise]

The wheels really feel off when Pascoe got pinged for the Farah debacle. Go was ousted, Pascoe has been in hiding since returning and the club has gone back to leaking like a sieve.

Go had control of the place. She knew how to control everything and the minute she left we went to pot. She is sorely missed.

The Chair and board should really be a thing you do not overly hear about, it is not their job to run the club. They appoint someone else to do that part of the job, now why we haven't heard anything from Pascoe is the real question we should be asking.

 

[tigerbenji]

@Cultured_Bogan You are spot on mate, she was doing a great job.

 

[NT_Tiger]

@Cultured_Bogan Yes. We often see posts about WT fans willing to accept mediocrity. I wonder if the board members are the ones that are willing to accept mediocrity and continue driving that culture as a default.

 

[Telltails]

Matterson is contracted at the club for the next two years if that changes then the club will let fans know. In the meantime the club can't control who managers talk to and how the media chooses to share that information.

 

[Telltails]

@Cultured_Bogan You are spot on mate, she was doing a great job.

Marina learned a lot on the job. She also was the chair during the JT fiasco and I believe her judgement during that period was clouded.
She handled Clearys defection admirably and, I was really disappointed by the board not backing her over the ambassador' s role.

 

[diedpretty]

Doubt he’d be happy being only on 350k for the next two years when he’s worth double that. Club should look to upgrade him, despite the cap drama.


Rubbish!

Matterson signed a contract for a certain amount of money. That’s it.

Players get upgraded contracts all the time. Its the same in business. You have someone you want to keep you offer them more. Good businesses don't get in to a slanging match with their better performers.

 

[tony soprano]

The wheels really feel off when Pascoe got pinged for the Farah debacle. Go was ousted, Pascoe has been in hiding since returning and the club has gone back to leaking like a sieve.

Go had control of the place. She knew how to control everything and the minute she left we went to pot. She is sorely missed.

Yeah go really created on field success for us....... NOT...... the rugby league world knew she knew nothing about rugby league which was evident in the Jason Taylor and Ives signing as coach.

Jason Taylor set us back big time.

She did help create stability in back office but has not helped one ioda in the footy field.

The finger pointing at the moment is childish and does not surprise me with some of the people on this forum.

We need to let go of more people and get the right people in bringing up the past constantly is pointless

 

[diedpretty]

@Geo I remember Paul Kent saying the exact same thing about Ivan Cleary on the same show when he was joining us around his ability to know the right price for players.

I hope he's more informed on Madge.

Yeah, but he also made every player captain like it was under 7's.

And now he has made a decision to have only 1 captain - his son - just like an under 7s coach would do.

 

[tigeress]

Regarding the continuing training - I agree it’s probably over the top but these blokes just have to suck it up. The mentality of some young elite athletes drives me nuts. I love listening to stories of blokes who went the extra yards. Recently listened to Matty Johns talking about him and Joey spending more time doing extras than in training. Craig Johnstone hitting 10000 balls a day. Brett Finch saying how he was better prepared than anyone because his natural talent was low. Great stuff. WE HAVE A COACH MADE OF THIS STUFF. If he says train - then friggen we’ll train because if you do you might actually win some games and stop disappointing thousands of loyal fans!!!

Well said Tiger_Steve, I agree :clap:

 

[GNR4LIFE]

@Geo I remember Paul Kent saying the exact same thing about Ivan Cleary on the same show when he was joining us around his ability to know the right price for players.

I hope he's more informed on Madge.

Yeah, but he also made every player captain like it was under 7's.

And now he has made a decision to have only 1 captain - his son - just like an under 7s coach would do.

Bit like Homer making Bart QB.

 

[diedpretty]

Regarding the continuing training - I agree it’s probably over the top but these blokes just have to suck it up. The mentality of some young elite athletes drives me nuts. I love listening to stories of blokes who went the extra yards. Recently listened to Matty Johns talking about him and Joey spending more time doing extras than in training. Craig Johnstone hitting 10000 balls a day. Brett Finch saying how he was better prepared than anyone because his natural talent was low. Great stuff. WE HAVE A COACH MADE OF THIS STUFF. If he says train - then friggen we’ll train because if you do you might actually win some games and stop disappointing thousands of loyal fans!!!

Ricky Stuart overtrained Canberra and they burnt out every year.

He let them have more time off this time and they are top4.

This is not 1963. More training / summer heat does not equal success.

We should look at NFL and how they do it.

More time off? This club is on holiday every year second week of September for eight years. Anymore time off and they might as well go on the dole.

They will only go on the dole if its upgraded.