@Gary Bakerloo said:
Needs more Balmain :wink:
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Needs more Balmain :wink:
happy_tiger
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Too much Westification now (Actually there can never be enough Westification )
Maybe we need to put comments from both Sirro and Cogger
Maybe we need to put comments from both Sirro and Cogger
It's not really Paul Sironen's fault he played for Balmain and not Wests Tigers. Is he not allowed to comment on the team he supports and which his son plays for?
This idea that former Balmain and Magpies players should never be heard from again is ridiculous…
This idea that former Balmain and Magpies players should never be heard from again is ridiculous…
tig_prmz
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@Bob said:
never knew it was him…does the media go up to paul or does paul go to the media?
@Bob said:
Or as I explained to my wife - "He's the guy from the Blackout Shutters ad who gets tackled by the old duck"
@tig_prmz said:
They approach him mostly I'd suggest. Knowing a journo who used to do the sports desk, media outlets have a book of names they use when they need some quotes for a story. Some (e.g. Dean Jones, David Campese, Benny Elias) are just a guarantee to produce something controversial.
innsaneink
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@Yossarian said:
Its been very Balmain lately though, surely you see that….and always the same old blokes.
I'd like to see us stand on our own....Humpty referred to it at the start of last year when talking about the jerseys....he wants us to be our own and get away from Wests Balmain...so much for that eh steve???
I'd like them to start asking "Former Wests Tigers star Keving McGuinness/ Darren Senter" their opinions on matters re: WTs.
Lets move forward....why keep harking back?
@innsaneink said:
But whose fault is that? Not the players, not the club. Blame the media if you want. Sironen is an Australian rep, a prominent media personality, one of the highest capped players for Balmain, and the father of one our NRL players. I'm happy for them to speak to Les Boyd or Trevor Cogger or whoever they want. They are well known people to the RL public and it is only natural the media wants to hear from them.
I'm also all for them talking to former Wests Tigers players but the club is only 12 years old. I'm sure in 10 years time we'll be hearing from former Wests TIgers great Robbie Farah etc but the club doesn't have that depth of history just yet.
Besides you can't expect these guys to whither away - part of the reason for the JV was that the component clubs would have a future as a JV club. Why should they be forced into silence or not given any honours because their careers predate 2000?
Wests Tigers respresents these guys too. They don't have Balmain or Western Suburbs to honour their achievements. Wests Tigers performs that role.
innsaneink
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Have a look at the official website.
Its a club article.
I think after 10 years we were old enough…anyway no point arguing
Its a club article.
I think after 10 years we were old enough…anyway no point arguing
@Yossarian said:
Ink's right though, Yoss it has been very Balmainy of late and it's definitely a media thing. Especially that recent article about WT possibly signing Mitchell Pearce - it really annoyed me in saying that he could end up playing with the club where his father was a legend! As far as I know Wayne Peace played for Balmain, not Wests Tigers. I don't mind if Sirro, Elias or whoever want to make comments about the team/club. In fact, Tommy and I think even 'Ned' Kelly have made a few over the years. It's what the media is insinuating in their stories that is the problem. They have truly convinced themselves that WT is just the new Balmain and they are trying to convince everyone else that, as well, judging by this recent spate of articles.
I stand corrected on the source of the article.
@Flippedy said:
Personally I think it's more to do with the fact that the people in question are from 1980s (so the right age), closely associated with one successful club, and for the most part highly involved in the media. SIronen pops up a lot on radio and TV. For whatever reason Wests lack people who fit that bill. A lot of their greats from that late 70s early 80s era went on to other clubs. Even Tommy played his only GF for another team. And from the mid 80s onwards they were not a strong team in that decade. It's the same reason we don't see many Balmain players from the 1990s getting interviewed!
I do think if say Trevor Cogger's son got a gig in the WT NRL team they'd make a similar link (i.e. former Wests great's son carries on family tradition).
As I said I think it is a product of the times - these guys are in their 40s and 50s. In a decades time we'll start to see people like Skandalis and then Farah and Marshall getting these questions.
GNR4LIFE
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I can never understand why Paul Langmack apart from one yr on the coaching staff has never had an accossiation with Wests Tigers. He was one Magpie through the 90's who people from the outside would see as an identity worth listening too
Ink, to be honest I just think its how many birds can they kill with one stone. They interviewed him and this story is about the next game, in a few days time you will hear Paul Sironen talking about his sons comeback game. Then in a couple of days before the game against you will get another story about how marshall and his son have been working hard at combinations.
The journo does one interview and gets three stories. Just like with Ellery here and the work the Balmain angle then the pom angle then sneak in sone other bloody angle to squeeze out enough juice as possible.
The journo does one interview and gets three stories. Just like with Ellery here and the work the Balmain angle then the pom angle then sneak in sone other bloody angle to squeeze out enough juice as possible.
tiger_rocket
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@cunno said:
The Westification continues….the constant references to West is tedious
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