FARAH DENIES TALK OF CRISIS

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FARAH DENIES TALK OF CRISIS
By Ian McCullogh, AAP
12/08/2010 8:23:12 PM

Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has laughed off claims the NRL club were in crisis following last Saturday's golden point loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

Despite sitting in fifth spot on the ladder, and being one of four teams on 28 points, Tim Sheens' side were slammed for relinquishing a 16-point lead to slip to a 34-30 defeat to an injury-hit Rabbitohs side.

And after narrow recent wins over struggling Cronulla and North Queensland, the knives have been out for the Tigers, who are looking to reach the finals for the first time in five years.

Skipper Robbie Farah admitted his side's performance against Souths was below par, but is bemused as to why they have been singled out for criticism.

"We are sitting equal second on the ladder and there are a lot of teams who would want to be where we are now," Farah said.

"We are excited by what's ahead over the next month, as in previous years we have been scrapping to get in the eight and the opportunity is there to do something this year."

The Tigers have been criticised for putting their razzle-dazzle style to one side this year in favour of grinding out results.

Farah conceded some of his side's victories have been too close for comfort this year, but said part of the Tigers' charm is that they do things the hard way.

"You can't please everyone, when we try to be too flashy everybody says we have to grind a bit more and the more we grind people say we should be flashy," he said.

"We would like to have had a few more comfortable wins, but that is part and parcel of being a Tigers fan sitting there chewing on your fingernails or pulling your hair out, but that is what makes us exciting.

"But if we keep winning by one point we won't mind and neither will our supporters."

 

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Farah bemused at Tigers crisis claims
IAN MCCULLOUGH
August 12, 2010 - 5:19PM

AAP

Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has laughed off claims the NRL club were in crisis following last Saturday's golden point loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

Despite sitting in fifth spot on the ladder, and being one of four teams on 28 points, Tim Sheens' side were slammed for relinquishing a 16-point lead to slip to a 34-30 defeat to an injury-hit Rabbitohs side.

And after narrow recent wins over struggling Cronulla and North Queensland, the knives have been out for the Tigers, who are looking to reach the finals for the first time in five years.

Skipper Robbie Farah admitted his side's performance against Souths was below par, but is bemused as to why they have been singled out for criticism.

"We are sitting equal second on the ladder and there are a lot of teams who would want to be where we are now," Farah said.

"We are excited by what's ahead over the next month, as in previous years we have been scrapping to get in the eight and the opportunity is there to do something this year."

The Tigers have been criticised for putting their razzle-dazzle style to one side this year in favour of grinding out results.

Farah conceded some of his side's victories have been too close for comfort this year, but said part of the Tigers' charm is that they do things the hard way.

"You can't please everyone, when we try to be too flashy everybody says we have to grind a bit more and the more we grind people say we should be flashy," he said.

"We would like to have had a few more comfortable wins, but that is part and parcel of being a Tigers fan sitting there chewing on your fingernails or pulling your hair out, but that is what makes us exciting.

"But if we keep winning by one point we won't mind and neither will our supporters."

Tigers winger and Footy Show star Beau Ryan struggled against Souths but his skipper said it was unfair to blame it on his TV performances.

"Beau has copped a bit since the game, which is undeserved I think, by his own admission he had a bad day, but he has been one of our most consistent players over the last couple of years," Farah said.

"It is ridiculous to suggest he should give up the TV, he has found a good balance. No-one mentioned it early in the season when he was playing really well and nothing has changed.

"We all have had days like that, but he is fine, and I expect him to bounce back against Penrith on Sunday and have a blinder."

The Tigers also announced on Thursday that utility Liam Fulton had signed a two-year extension to his contract.

"Liam hopes to be a one-team player. If I have got anything to do with it, he will be," said Tigers coach Sheens.

 

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Sheens slams crisis talk
12/08/2010 6:48 PM
Adam Lucius
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Veteran Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens is mystified over talk his club is in crisis mode despite being in their strongest position for five years.

After missing the finals for four straight seasons following their premiership in 2005, the joint venture club is inside the top four and set to end their play-off drought with a month of the regular season remaining.

All of which has Sheens perplexed at reports of a club in turmoil heading into Sunday's clash with fellow top four aspirants Penrith at Campbelltown Stadium.

"What issues are you talking about?" Sheens asked on Thursday.

"We're not running last. We've lost three of our last 11 matches and are equal second."

"I'm not particularly interested in reading the media to any great degree."

"You guys go up and down. They're on your side when you're winning and not on your side when you're losing."

"That's not for us to worry about. Our job is to concentrate on the game at hand."

"If people want to have a go at us, that's fine. We're used to that."

The Tigers bombed a golden opportunity to break free of a clutch of clubs inside the top four when they were beaten by Souths in remarkable circumstances last week.

The depleted Rabbitohs trailed deep into the game before taking the match into golden point and scoring the match-winning try with extra-time up.

The Tigers escaped the scrutiny of that painful loss by going into a camp down the NSW South Coast – a pre-arranged trip, not a reaction to the loss according to skipper Robbie Farah.

"We wanted to go away as a group and re-focus and set some goals going forward," he said.

"We're excited about what's ahead in the next couple of months."

"In the past we've been trying to scrape our way into the eight."

"This year we've laid a good foundation and the next month we can push forward with our aspirations."

"The opportunity is there for us to do something this year. It's up to us what we do with it."

The Tigers are sweating on the fitness of three players – Keith Galloway, Wade McKinnon and Chris Lawrence – in the lead-up to Sunday's vital clash.

Sheens is pessimistic about McKinnon's chances and will reserve a decision on Lawrence and Galloway until Saturday.

Meanwhile, Tigers forward Liam Fulton has moved a step closer to his goal of finishing a one-club player after extending his contract until the end of the 2013 season.

 

[westTAHger]

" The opportunity is there for us to do something this year. It's up to us what we do with it."
do not want to hear at end of season, if for some un explicable reason that wests-tigers, don't make the finals, :blush: :smiling_imp: the players say,' we should have been there.' heard that for past 3 seasons, sounds like a broken record :brick:
4 games left, to secure a spot, make sure you win, at least 2 of them.
remember, THIS IS THE YEAR OF NO EXCUSES.

 

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" The opportunity is there for us to do something this year. It's up to us what we do with it."
do not want to hear at end of season, if for some un explicable reason that wests-tigers, don't make the finals, :blush: :smiling_imp: the players say,' we should have been there.' heard that for past 3 seasons, sounds like a broken record :brick:
4 games left, to secure a spot, make sure you win, at least 2 of them.
remember, THIS IS THE YEAR OF NO EXCUSES.

You must be praying for a win, if i had not had a drink since Jan 2006 waiting for another top 8 finish i'd be very anxious right now.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

" The opportunity is there for us to do something this year. It's up to us what we do with it."
do not want to hear at end of season, if for some un explicable reason that wests-tigers, don't make the finals, :blush: :smiling_imp: the players say,' we should have been there.' heard that for past 3 seasons, sounds like a broken record :brick:
4 games left, to secure a spot, make sure you win, at least 2 of them.
remember, THIS IS THE YEAR OF NO EXCUSES.

You must be praying for a win, if i had not had a drink since Jan 2006 waiting for another top 8 finish i'd be very anxious right now.

If they do make the finals, may need to have a doctor on standby. I reckon his stomach will need to be pumped once or twice lol.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Well we have gone from Hosting a home final to nearly getting kicked out of the 8 if things dont go our way..
This is the time and spot (position on the table) where teams are normally contesting minor premiership and here we are hoping for the best for our team and wishing they make the 8..If we made the 8 every year like Brisbane we wouldnt be feeling this nervous ..

 

[Snake]

All talk pity there wasn't a bit more action!

 

[tiger_tigers]

it should have read ,,, the tigers went into hiding to escape their loyal fans // they were ashamed to lose the unlosable game …. sheens is in denial .. he really thinks we are travelling well.. sheens thinks if they are out of the spotlight it never happened .. i can get over a loss pretty quick sometimes minutes ,, sometimes a few hours ,,,, but this loss still hurts ,,, just like the loss at leichhardt a few years back.....the tiger will either win a close scrappy game ... or they will play penrith into form .... like they usually do.....

 

[Geo]

it should have read ,,, the tigers went into hiding to escape their loyal fans // they were ashamed to lose the unlosable game …. sheens is in denial .. he really thinks we are travelling well.. sheens thinks if they are out of the spotlight it never happened .. i can get over a loss pretty quick sometimes minutes ,, sometimes a few hours ,,,, but this loss still hurts ,,, just like the loss at leichhardt a few years back.....the tiger will either win a close scrappy game ... or they will play penrith into form .... like they usually do.....

Before they left there was a Members day….the day after the game ......

Apparently a few loyal fans turned up to send them off...