teddy23
Well-known member
Now I know there’s a strong chance you won’t be able to read this but I’m sure people whom are close to you and the club will…. this message is only directed at you pending if the media reports of you wanting out are true!
This is all just on my chest and I’m sure if the NRL 360 reports are true.... I speak for all Wests Tigers fans!
Where do I start..... us Wests Tigers fans have been on a long excruciating ride since 2011 - scandal after scandal had occurred and fans were starting to drop faster than flies along with the passion us tiger fans had for the game that arguably at stages could be stronger than any fan base!
Problems with management, players and facilities were surfaced all over media outlets - fans had enough - memebers on this forum started to disappear such as myself - membership rates dropped and so did our love for the game we once knew as rugby league.....
But then something happened in 2017 that gave us all hope.... a coach whom had been sacked for being to tired from a club who was having recent success - a coach who was eager for a job but not given one for 2 years by any club - when JT was sacked fans urged for Ivan Cleary to be the man, we had faith that this could be the guy to change things around for this club!
When you came aboard to a club with a broken fan base you told us all this is a new era and urged us to get on the bus - a bus you promised you would lead for a new profound direction that this club hasn’t pathed along for quite some while!
Your first day on the job it was clear that us fans believed you were the man - “Ivan the messiah” - “In Ivan we trust” - “”get on the bus” just to name a few!
Similar incident happened this time last year with a player wanting to leave mid season whom was under contract for a few more months - ironically you came out and questioned his integrity for not honouring his contract even though the club didn’t want him - these comments are ones that made us fans believe the man who was leading this club was a man with character and old school loyaltity..... guess we were wrong
I guess this whole “get on the bus” thing wasn’t you genuinely wanting us to succeed more just a marketing chip to get us fans to falsely believe you were in it for the long run and believed you could bring this club success - but no it was just dodgy strategy to sell memberships and to be used as your core advertising method when selling merchandise and tickets - along with to being able to entice players to pick up there bags and move locations just so they had the opportunity to play with you.... little did they know the coach they thought that was full of integrity was just an imposter
Russell Packer had the opportunity to win a premiership with the Dragons - what does he do? He moves to the tigers so he can play under Ivan and take this club to a preimership together!
Ben Matulino had a young family.... lived in NZ and had it all sorted out! You came knocking trying to sell him this picture of you leading the tigers to success in the long run..... he picked up his bags and moved to Australia due to the respect and trust he had in you!
A vision both Mbye and Reynolds were sold as well!
Decisions were being made us tiger fans weren’t too fond of but we didn’t care we had 110% trust in you and so did the board.... something you can kiss behind from not only this club but the whole league - players being signed on big deals - the players being chosen - but still this forum raged with “in Ivan with trust” posts!
Not only us fans but players committed to this mantra you set out throughout the league - but to pick it and go crawling back to the team who had sacked you telling the whole rugby league world you were “too tired to be a coach” just so you can play with a decent roster is such a significant dent in your creditability - I’ll tell you one thing you won’t be just losing the job but you’ll be losing the respect from the NRL as a whole that I can guarantee - go chase the money but just remember your legacy and built charisma of wanting to build clubs and being a people friendly coach has just gone down the drain and turned into the coaching version of SBW back in the day - we were mistaken of you character and now we can all see how you really are you sold your soul Mr Cleary and now the whole world can see it!
This is all just on my chest and I’m sure if the NRL 360 reports are true.... I speak for all Wests Tigers fans!
Where do I start..... us Wests Tigers fans have been on a long excruciating ride since 2011 - scandal after scandal had occurred and fans were starting to drop faster than flies along with the passion us tiger fans had for the game that arguably at stages could be stronger than any fan base!
Problems with management, players and facilities were surfaced all over media outlets - fans had enough - memebers on this forum started to disappear such as myself - membership rates dropped and so did our love for the game we once knew as rugby league.....
But then something happened in 2017 that gave us all hope.... a coach whom had been sacked for being to tired from a club who was having recent success - a coach who was eager for a job but not given one for 2 years by any club - when JT was sacked fans urged for Ivan Cleary to be the man, we had faith that this could be the guy to change things around for this club!
When you came aboard to a club with a broken fan base you told us all this is a new era and urged us to get on the bus - a bus you promised you would lead for a new profound direction that this club hasn’t pathed along for quite some while!
Your first day on the job it was clear that us fans believed you were the man - “Ivan the messiah” - “In Ivan we trust” - “”get on the bus” just to name a few!
Similar incident happened this time last year with a player wanting to leave mid season whom was under contract for a few more months - ironically you came out and questioned his integrity for not honouring his contract even though the club didn’t want him - these comments are ones that made us fans believe the man who was leading this club was a man with character and old school loyaltity..... guess we were wrong
I guess this whole “get on the bus” thing wasn’t you genuinely wanting us to succeed more just a marketing chip to get us fans to falsely believe you were in it for the long run and believed you could bring this club success - but no it was just dodgy strategy to sell memberships and to be used as your core advertising method when selling merchandise and tickets - along with to being able to entice players to pick up there bags and move locations just so they had the opportunity to play with you.... little did they know the coach they thought that was full of integrity was just an imposter
Russell Packer had the opportunity to win a premiership with the Dragons - what does he do? He moves to the tigers so he can play under Ivan and take this club to a preimership together!
Ben Matulino had a young family.... lived in NZ and had it all sorted out! You came knocking trying to sell him this picture of you leading the tigers to success in the long run..... he picked up his bags and moved to Australia due to the respect and trust he had in you!
A vision both Mbye and Reynolds were sold as well!
Decisions were being made us tiger fans weren’t too fond of but we didn’t care we had 110% trust in you and so did the board.... something you can kiss behind from not only this club but the whole league - players being signed on big deals - the players being chosen - but still this forum raged with “in Ivan with trust” posts!
Not only us fans but players committed to this mantra you set out throughout the league - but to pick it and go crawling back to the team who had sacked you telling the whole rugby league world you were “too tired to be a coach” just so you can play with a decent roster is such a significant dent in your creditability - I’ll tell you one thing you won’t be just losing the job but you’ll be losing the respect from the NRL as a whole that I can guarantee - go chase the money but just remember your legacy and built charisma of wanting to build clubs and being a people friendly coach has just gone down the drain and turned into the coaching version of SBW back in the day - we were mistaken of you character and now we can all see how you really are you sold your soul Mr Cleary and now the whole world can see it!
