OFFICIAL Elijah Taylor [Discussion]

@stryker said:
Sheens, Potter, Taylor.

Hardly cream of the crop.
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It wouldn't matter if it was Larry, Curly and Mo. The club and we as supporters have had to put up with this crap for three seasons in a row now, and seemingly also internally from 2013 when Potter did not want his royal highness signed for more than another two years.
 
Black n white….
He has a contract. The only way he'll leave is if he either gets a full payout (which destroys the cap for next year) or another club takes it over for partial payment.

Wests Tigers started all this crap a year ago and still haven't finished it so their tact now is to publically embarrass the bloke and pressure him to cause his own contract to be terminated thus robbing him of close to a million dollars. It's a dog act.

As for your theory they are trying to recoup some ROI by having him play reggies whilst the first grade squad goes into a 2 month series of must win games....yeah sure. The continuation of this fiasco is doing more damage to the club then paying him out will. Think about it. He still holds the aces here.
 
The club is saying we don't want him but no one else can have him either ….. Hence the problem stays. So we will keep him on ice in reserve grade in case a possible bidder comes along. So that tells me the club is fine with the current predicament.
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
This could be Farah's receipt for dragging up last yrs crap (which was dead and buried) during the Origin series. It was insubordination and no employer would allow it. Then there was the little dig about Tedesco's contract. Even though it has the potential to derail our yr, its not like it's undeserved.
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It was never dead and buried…in fact I'm sure you yourself have argued this many times this year. It has always been simmering under the surface of fake smiles and platitudes during pressers...I think most here are stunned it was reignited at this stage of our campaign though. We were finally starting to look good out there, which has been a long time coming under Taylor. We'll see how it affects morale and team performance, not just today but for the next 7 weeks. He has taken a huge risk that's for sure. Could well have done his own career right in the eye.
 
Robbie Farah says he'll dig his heels in and play out his contract with Wests Tigers despite his broken relationship with coach Jason Taylor.
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The feud between the pair continues to worsen with Farah insisting he's being forced out of the club and questioning Taylor's approach to coaching.
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Farah led the Tigers NSW Cup side to a 42-24 win over Newtown on Saturday at Leichhardt Oval, three days after being dumped for Sunday's round 20 NRL clash against St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium.
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It is the latest chapter in an almost year-long dispute between the pair, after Taylor told Farah he was free to exit Concord at the end of last season. Farah is contracted to the Tigers through 2017.
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"I am entitled to stay. As long as I do that I will keep doing what is required of me," he said.
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"I have done that the whole year and that won't change. However else I get treated is out of my control. All I can control is my actions and I will continue to train hard as I have always done.
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"I will continue being professional and try and keep my mouth shut and try not to do anything wrong because I think that is what they are trying to get me to do."
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Farah indicated he felt he had been dropped because of the ill feeling between the coach and himself. Taylor denies that is the case.
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" I have kept my mouth shut for the last couple of years and it is hard when you see stuff written about you, false stuff, and people saying stuff about you and I haven't responded," he said.
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"I have just kept copping it on the chin and become a sucker for punishment. I have sat back and really there is nothing to gain by me saying anything. I will let my football do the talking.
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"I am a contracted player. They can treat me however they want and I will continue to do what is asked of me.
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Farah said he was trying to stay upbeat.
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"I got put back to the bench a few weeks ago, I didn't kick stones," he said.
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"I have done my best and tried to alter my game. Obviously it is unnatural for me considering what I have done my whole career.
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"I can definitely say I have done my utmost to do what is required of me but it seems that nothing I do is good enough at the moment."
 
@wmlmaster said:
"I will continue being professional and try and keep my mouth shut and try not to do anything wrong because I think that is what **they** are trying to get me to do."

"I am a contracted player. **They** can treat me however they want and I will continue to do what is asked of me.
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So he acknowledges it is not just JT?

Small steps.
 
@Gary Bakerloo said:
@wmlmaster said:
"I will continue being professional and try and keep my mouth shut and try not to do anything wrong because I think that is what **they** are trying to get me to do."

"I am a contracted player. **They** can treat me however they want and I will continue to do what is asked of me.

So he acknowledges it is not just JT?

Small steps.
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Will all come out in the end I'm sure.
 
the result of this afos game is important.
if tigers win,which we all hope,peace will reign again.
robbie continues to play reserve grade and the media will have to turn their attention somewhere else.
if the team loses ,the conflict will spark again.
and so will this forum.
lets hope for a win.
 
Keep selecting him in reserve grade and back jt as coach in 2017\. His ego is too big to handle this and he will find his way out.

It will be all over soon. This is about saying to Robbie, nothing's changed. We need relief from your salary in 2017 to move the club forward, hurry up and get a deal done so we can both move on.
 
I reckon if the club had stuck to their guns and played him in reserve grade from round 1, he would have found a new home before June 30, or lined up to go to England as soon as origin was over.
 
I have heard that there was a deal done for Robbie to play first grade until after origin provided Farah found a new club for 2017\. This may explain the current blowup.
 
I couldnt see this posted already.

Interesting read from someone who has been there
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-robbie-farah-will-be-back-for-wests-tigers-this-year-says-elijah-taylor-20160726-gqe83d.html

A representative forward, dumped to reserve grade in a bid to force him out of the club after a fallout with the coach.

Elijah Taylor knows better than most what Robbie Farah is going through. While Taylor was unable to crack back into the first grade side when he was banished by Penrith coach Anthony Griffin, the New Zealand international predicts Farah will be back in the Tigers' top squad in time to register his 250th NRL appearance this season.

"I think he will play first grade again [this year], definitely," said Taylor, who has helped cover the void at dummy half.

"He works hard on his game, his experience comes to my mind. He's the kind of player, when I'm warming up next to him before a game, he gives me confidence because I know how much experience he has … he's a club great."

Taylor was touted as a potential Panthers captain during the pre-season. Having been overlooked for that honour he was then dropped to reserve grade because Griffin believed he wasn't aggressive enough for the NRL. The 26-year-old was barred from team training sessions for the last six weeks of his stint at the foot of the mountains before the Tigers offered him a lifeline. Which is why Taylor can empathise with Farah's plight.

"I can actually," Taylor said. "At that time, mentally it's very tough to get up for games and play good footy for the reserve team.

"I've been in those shoes and it really tests your character. All we can do is work hard with what you can control and that's what I did. Then the opportunity at the Tigers came up and I took it."

Farah's long-time rival Michael Ennis shocked the league world by rejecting a one-year extension at Cronulla to retire at the end of the season, sparking speculation Farah could replace him at the Sharks. Regardless of whether he sees out the final year of his contract, Taylor believes Farah will reach the 250-game milestone with the Tigers this year.

"I am positive he will get there," Taylor said.

"He's an experienced campaigner, knows what he needs to do. The coach has told him what he needs to do and he'll do it. He wants to play first grade ... we need him in the team.

"We've got some big games coming up, big games we must win. The experience that he has in controlling football games and controlling the tempo, especially in that position, he's a master.

"That's why I'm confident he will play again. We don't have much experiences games-wise as a team and Robbie can bring that out."

Tigers coach Jason Taylor is of the belief the club's trio of promising young playmakers – Mitchell Moses, Luke Brooks and James Tedesco – receive earlier ball when Farah is absent from the side.

"I couldn't see that, I hadn't seen enough to think 'what's going on here?'" Elijah Taylor said.

"What happened before me I can't control, I couldn't see anything. But the games I did play with Robbie, I thought he went really well.

"Against Penrith he scored a try and controlled the game really well. Again, I don't make selection decisions."

Should the Tigers beat Parramatta on Saturday, they will edge their way towards the cusp of the top eight.
 
If he's been asked, he isn't going to say no. He's obviously going to speak about Farah in a positive light.
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
If he's been asked, he isn't going to say no. He's obviously going to speak about Farah in a positive light.
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Did you see the interview ? He answered the question and then continued on in his praise of Farah . They asked other players as well who all made it clear they preferred him in the team and how he had helped their games …. with the disclaimer that it's not their job to select the team .
Very interesting little segment on NRL Tonight.
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
If he's been asked, he isn't going to say no. He's obviously going to speak about Farah in a positive light.
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How ironic, any JT praise from a player and you can't get on here quick enough shoe on the other foot and it is a different story.
JT has made this move on ego not for the good of the club, it is obvious to most, even our best signing ET thinks Farah should be there.
 
@851 said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
If he's been asked, he isn't going to say no. He's obviously going to speak about Farah in a positive light.

How ironic, any JT praise from a player and you can't get on here quick enough shoe on the other foot and it is a different story.
JT has made this move on ego not for the good of the club, it is obvious to most, even our best signing ET thinks Farah should be there.
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You're the last person on this entire forum who can can talk about irony.
 
Taylor may be speaking his mind just because he has felt like he was in the same spot as Farrah , Unwanted , if Farrah is not in this team this week ,and we win , as i have said let JT have his way , it could do our club great , but if players are saying they think he will do 250 games , there is a reason for it , Confident of winning games to make the 8 , with him in the team , I still think we were good with Robbie of the bench , what Dean did last week was nothing but get in and pass , nothing else , Farrah is more than that
 
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