Farah opens up on rift with Taylor...

[matchball]

Geee it's going to be a shame when Robbie retires.

Who is everyone going to fight over on every second thread ?

Never mind his standing as one of the greatest to pull on a Tigers Jersey..

No one is going to win when it comes to Robbie. Half the supporter base love him, the other half dislike him. Half want him gone, the other half want him to stay. Half blame him for everything that goes wrong, half credit him with holding the club together over the years.

Everyone needs to give it a rest and just support the Tigers as a club. He will always be a Tigers legend and for now is an integral part of our team, lets just 'try' and support him whilst he trots out onto the field and represents us this season. You don't have to like him, but lets not make 2016 about Robbie and lets just support the club that we all love.

Hey who knows, these new structures might allow Robbie to recapture some lost form and win a few supporters over again. Stranger things have happened.

Robbie is a divisive figure within the club and these threads will always become divisive while he is around.
The people who defend Robbie cant possibly disagree with this.
Divisive people tend to harbour narcissitic traits which it's all there to witness in Robbie.
He can't take criticism and gets defensive.
He lost me at Cambelltown when he jumped into a waiting car and leaving the team in the shed without the captain after a loss.
He is just another gen y boy who never matured into a adult. It's common in todays society so i guess it's just accepted now.

 

[bigsiro]

He isn't? You can count on one hand the number of juniors we have produced who have gone on to represent Australia, he's one of them.

He only represented Australia because Sheens was coach. He is arguably the worst centre to ever play for the Kangaroos. That was a sham and it was embarrassing.

Has his form dipped the last couple of yrs? Sure it has. But it hasn't been through lack of effort, he was still trying to find his feet after an horrific injury. An injury that happened when he was on the verge of being the best centre in the world and was our next captain in waiting that people have chosen to completely forget when analysing the player he is.

It was a super-human effort and I honestly feel for the guy. They say that there is no substitute for speed and he had it in bucket-loads. But after his injury he lost his pace which was his main weapon. With that also went his confidence. Sadly, he has not been up to first grade level for years and we should have found a substitute.
He signed a great contract at a fortunate time when his career was at a peak with a club that had more dollars than sense. So while had a horrific injury he can probably consider himself lucky given the circumstances. He would not get a run in any other team and it's only because we feel compelled to play the guy who earns the big bucks that he has had the career he has had.

To say that he isn't a club legend is as disrespectful as anything said about Farah. This is a guy who almost crippled himself in our jersey. For people to brush him like he's insignificant shows how short peoples memories are with a "we only care about what you do for us today, we don't care what you did yesterday".

Comparing Lawrence to Farah is just foolish. I'm not even justifying that.
I never said Lawrence was insignificant but one or two good seasons doesn't make a player a legend. I remember the brilliance he showed as a youngster but more than that I remember salivating over his potential - which was never realized.
The fact that he had a terrible injury has nothing to do with this. There are countless players who have injured themselves and are not club legends .

To put it more simply, if the same injury fell Tedesco this yr, and struggled afterwards, would his status as a a potential club legend go out the window? Would you forget the ability he had pre-injury and put down his poor form to just not having a go?

In that case his status as a potential club legend would be the same as Lawrence's. I wouldn't forget how good he could have been but that's about all. It would be sad. Like it is for Lawrence.

 

[stryker]

Well said Siro.
Comparing Lawrence to Farah makes no sense.
Rowdy cops it a bit on here due to years of poor performances on field. The clubs ROI with him is very low.

Farah cops it on here because people need to rationalise the way the club and team operates. The off field stuff discussed on here is about 25% true as far as I'm concerned. Most Farah topics on here are merely a gossip session conducted by ill informed clucking hens. I predicted when Benji left Rob would be the next whipping boy. It didn't take long….

 

[Telltails]

I gave up defending Farah on here a little while ago when it started to do my head in. I came to the conclusion that either I am totally in denial about Farah and his so called evil plotting ways, or I am arguing with the delusional. Either way, I have made up my own mind about Farah, and I can live with that. Hope he has a cracker of a season, and if he dosnt for my own mental health will try to avoid the Farah threads at all costs.

 

[stevetiger]

Farah cops it on here because people need to rationalise the way the club and team operates. The off field stuff discussed on here is about 25% true as far as I'm concerned. Most Farah topics on here are merely a gossip session conducted by ill informed clucking hens. I predicted when Benji left Rob would be the next whipping boy. It didn't take long….

I reckon this sums it up.

 

[gallagher]

Every player has copped it on here from fans for one thing or another. And we're all ok with it. Farah cops it and its labeled a disgrace. Funny stuff.

 

[TrueTiger]

Farah cops it on here because people need to rationalise the way the club and team operates. The off field stuff discussed on here is about 25% true as far as I'm concerned. Most Farah topics on here are merely a gossip session conducted by ill informed clucking hens. I predicted when Benji left Rob would be the next whipping boy. It didn't take long….

I reckon this sums it up.

If Robbie had gone about his business by playing football,leading the team and steering clear of internal club business,he probably wouldn't cop the flack he does at times..his name has come up to many times in the middle of club dramas,far more than anyone else at the club,you can bag him or defend him I really don't care,tell me he is passionate about the club,tell me he gets on fabulously with the younger ones,tell me anything you like..I will make my own assumptions about the bloke and to me,in my opinion he was let get involved in to many things that didn't concern him because he was captain,something he relished and it got to his head,poor on behalf of previous boards,however it has happened and we all move on…club legend I suppose he has earned that status through his on field performances prior to 2014/2015..he certainly didn't appear to be a club legend when Potter was here or when he reportedly ran through a fence to escape the media,J Thurston is a club legend for the cowboys,I've yet to here of him running through a fence to escape the media world..Farah is here for this year and maybe next,not sure,one thing I know he will have to earn his huge paycheque this year for us and not just in SOO...
As for Rowdy,a very talented footballer who unfortunately succumbed to a horrific injury,his work outside of the football arena with the kids and community make him a club legend to me...that's my opinion on things....so get stuck into me if you wish.....

 

[stevetiger]

Every player has copped it on here from fans for one thing or another. And we're all ok with it. Farah cops it and its labeled a disgrace. Funny stuff.

No - its completely different. I reckon when he plays poorly he should cop it. When he definitely does something bad off the field he can cop it as well.

When it cops if for stuff that is just made up then that is a disgrace. I reckon 99% of the stuff that Robbie cops it for is just made up palava.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

bigsiro you do know that Lawrence debuted for Australia in 2010 don't you? A yr we were in the top 4\. And a yr that Rowdy really started to come of age as a footballer and had arguably the most lethal left hand combination in the comp with Lote that yr
You really found his selection embarrassing?

And why are the Farah/Lawrence comparisons unworthy of a response? It's not like Farah has been setting the world on fire the last couple of seasons.

 

[Saturnalia]

I don't post here much anymore but If a player continues to have issues with multiple coaches.

It's not the coach that's the problem.

 

[Russell]

Farah cops it on here because people need to rationalise the way the club and team operates. The off field stuff discussed on here is about 25% true as far as I'm concerned. Most Farah topics on here are merely a gossip session conducted by ill informed clucking hens. I predicted when Benji left Rob would be the next whipping boy. It didn't take long….

I reckon this sums it up.

If Robbie had gone about his business by playing football,leading the team and steering clear of internal club business,he probably wouldn't cop the flack he does at times..his name has come up to many times in the middle of club dramas,far more than anyone else at the club,you can bag him or defend him I really don't care,tell me he is passionate about the club,tell me he gets on fabulously with the younger ones,tell me anything you like..I will make my own assumptions about the bloke and to me,in my opinion he was let get involved in to many things that didn't concern him because he was captain,something he relished and it got to his head,poor on behalf of previous boards,however it has happened and we all move on…club legend I suppose he has earned that status through his on field performances prior to 2014/2015..he certainly didn't appear to be a club legend when Potter was here or when he reportedly ran through a fence to escape the media,J Thurston is a club legend for the cowboys,I've yet to here of him running through a fence to escape the media world..Farah is here for this year and maybe next,not sure,one thing I know he will have to earn his huge paycheque this year for us and not just in SOO...
As for Rowdy,a very talented footballer who unfortunately succumbed to a horrific injury,his work outside of the football arena with the kids and community make him a club legend to me...that's my opinion on things....so get stuck into me if you wish.....

Well said TT - agree with pretty much your whole post.

I don't wish to make comparisons between Farah and Rowdy myself, but like you Rowdy will always be a club legend to me also.

 

[Telltails]

Farah cops it on here because people need to rationalise the way the club and team operates. The off field stuff discussed on here is about 25% true as far as I'm concerned. Most Farah topics on here are merely a gossip session conducted by ill informed clucking hens. I predicted when Benji left Rob would be the next whipping boy. It didn't take long….

I reckon this sums it up.

If Robbie had gone about his business by playing football,leading the team and steering clear of internal club business,he probably wouldn't cop the flack he does at times..his name has come up to many times in the middle of club dramas,far more than anyone else at the club,you can bag him or defend him I really don't care,tell me he is passionate about the club,tell me he gets on fabulously with the younger ones,tell me anything you like..I will make my own assumptions about the bloke and to me,in my opinion he was let get involved in to many things that didn't concern him because he was captain,something he relished and it got to his head,poor on behalf of previous boards,however it has happened and we all move on…club legend I suppose he has earned that status through his on field performances prior to 2014/2015..he certainly didn't appear to be a club legend when Potter was here or when he reportedly ran through a fence to escape the media,J Thurston is a club legend for the cowboys,I've yet to here of him running through a fence to escape the media world..Farah is here for this year and maybe next,not sure,one thing I know he will have to earn his huge paycheque this year for us and not just in SOO...
As for Rowdy,a very talented footballer who unfortunately succumbed to a horrific injury,his work outside of the football arena with the kids and community make him a club legend to me...that's my opinion on things....so get stuck into me if you wish.....

Well said TT - agree with pretty much your whole post.

I don't wish to make comparisons between Farah and Rowdy myself, but like you Rowdy will always be a club legend to me also.

.. and Fitzy - the anti legend … no one could stir up emotion in the crowd quite like Fitzy - when he was good it was very good and all were happy, when it was bad best to try and not think about it. Thanks CB for reminding me. Good times.

 

[851]

Brooks was being interviewed for FOX I think and he said, " It is great that Robbie is still here, he is my mate and we never wanted him to leave".
He said a lot of other things but seemed to jump to Farah's defence without prompting, saying they are keen for a good combination and season.
Make of it what you will, but Brooks would not of been on the run Farah out of the club team.

 

[stryker]

Come on 851 don't listen to what the players say…far better to take the word of forumers like TT and Russell. They know the truth LOL.

 

[Geo]

Robbie has had a bit more to say…

Robbie Farah: I felt disrespected by Jason Taylor, but we can work together
Date February 16, 2016 - 4:59PM
Michael Chammas
Sports reporter
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Robbie Farah saw the writing on the wall in June last year. His minutes were dropping and he knew a heavily back-ended contract would bring with it question marks over his value to the team.

Weighed down by the relentless controversy at the club, Farah admits he began to contemplate an exit strategy from the NRL, holding talks with his manager about a move to the English Super League months before the "leave or play NSW Cup" bombshell was dropped on him.

It wasn't the fact he was told to leave. "I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business," he tells you.

But it's the manner in which last year's meeting with coach Jason Taylor unfolded that left the veteran hooker feeling disrespected, given what he had sacrificed for the club over the previous decade.

"I don't want to go into what happened in that meeting, but I was unhappy with the way I was spoken to and the things that were said," Farah told Fairfax Media.

"If I'm being honest, it was wrong. It was disrespectful. But we've moved on from that. It was upsetting, it wasn't nice, but everyone has put their hand up and admitted their wrongs."

Taylor and Farah are never going to be friends. Nor do they have to be.

But the pair insist they've reached a peaceful resolution and have a professional working relationship after Taylor apologised to the NSW No.9 in front of his teammates during the pre-season.

"I think there's a right way and a wrong way to go about things ... and we just had some honest conversations about it," Farah said of the peace talks.

"JT admitted there was stuff he shouldn't have said and apologised to me for that. Between everyone we came up with a resolution. Myself and JT have been professional throughout it, we had to be considering there were a whole bunch of players here looking at the coach and captain at the time.

"I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business. I'm not immune to that. But the way everything happened was very disappointing.

"There are circumstances there I don't want to bring up, but a lot of things happened ... everyone can form an opinion on it, but there definitely were things that happened that weren't nice and weren't necessary considering how long I've been at this club and the effort I have put into my job here for a very long time."

Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, you'll hear two different opinions of the 32-year-old heading into the final two years of his contract at the joint venture.

Most who play with him say you'll never play with a more committed footballer. But there are also those who believe his presence is toxic to a team's culture.

Blues coach Laurie Daley made it clear where he stood after publicly backing the besieged hooker when he was told he would play NSW Cup if he didn't leave the club.

"Laurie coming out and saying he'd pick me from reserve grade, I can't even tell you what that did for me," Farah said.

"The loyalty he showed to me and the fact he came out publicly and said it, it meant everything to me. I'd run through a brick wall for him. I wouldn't let him down because of the loyalty he showed me.

"He's a legend of the game, so for him to come out and say how big a part I am of the NSW culture and leadership group there, I listened to that, not the other stuff being said about me."

A decision by Farah to stand down from the captaincy has left him refreshed and rejuvenated, admitting he has finally remembered what it's like to have fun playing rugby league.

But at one point it looked as though Farah would finish his career elsewhere, sounding out interest from the Sydney Roosters before the Tigers backflipped on their original decision to show the former skipper the door.

"At the end of the day, if I had to go, I would have gone," Farah said. "But from day one I said it would be on my terms.

"When all of it started we didn't have a CEO, but then Justin Pascoe came in and spoke to me and he told me he wanted me here. In the end he wasn't entertaining the thought of letting me go. That threw a curve ball into it all."

But even before Taylor's ultimatum, Farah was already considering walking away from it all to escape the seemingly never-ending burden that came with his time at the Tigers.

"I remember sitting in the hotel around Origin III when I was out, I was sitting with my manager in the foyer up at the Sofitel," Farah said.

"I said to him, 'you know what, I'm done. I've got one more year left in me next year then I'm done. Get me out of here, get me overseas where I can just enjoy my footy'.

"I'm single, I have no kids, I can go and travel and see the world and play footy without all the stresses that come with it. I was thinking that at that time because everything had worn me down over a period of time."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/robbie-farah-i-felt-disrespected-by-jason-taylor-but-we-can-work-together-20160216-gmvbnz.html#ixzz40JZhQgUl
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[innsaneink]

Robbie has had a bit more to say…

Robbie Farah: I felt disrespected by Jason Taylor, but we can work together
Date February 16, 2016 - 4:59PM
Michael Chammas
Sports reporter
\
\
Robbie Farah saw the writing on the wall in June last year. His minutes were dropping and he knew a heavily back-ended contract would bring with it question marks over his value to the team.

Weighed down by the relentless controversy at the club, Farah admits he began to contemplate an exit strategy from the NRL, holding talks with his manager about a move to the English Super League months before the "leave or play NSW Cup" bombshell was dropped on him.

It wasn't the fact he was told to leave. "I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business," he tells you.

But it's the manner in which last year's meeting with coach Jason Taylor unfolded that left the veteran hooker feeling disrespected, given what he had sacrificed for the club over the previous decade.

"I don't want to go into what happened in that meeting, but I was unhappy with the way I was spoken to and the things that were said," Farah told Fairfax Media.

"If I'm being honest, it was wrong. It was disrespectful. But we've moved on from that. It was upsetting, it wasn't nice, but everyone has put their hand up and admitted their wrongs."

Taylor and Farah are never going to be friends. Nor do they have to be.

But the pair insist they've reached a peaceful resolution and have a professional working relationship after Taylor apologised to the NSW No.9 in front of his teammates during the pre-season.

"I think there's a right way and a wrong way to go about things ... and we just had some honest conversations about it," Farah said of the peace talks.

"JT admitted there was stuff he shouldn't have said and apologised to me for that. Between everyone we came up with a resolution. Myself and JT have been professional throughout it, we had to be considering there were a whole bunch of players here looking at the coach and captain at the time.

"I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business. I'm not immune to that. But the way everything happened was very disappointing.

"There are circumstances there I don't want to bring up, but a lot of things happened ... everyone can form an opinion on it, but there definitely were things that happened that weren't nice and weren't necessary considering how long I've been at this club and the effort I have put into my job here for a very long time."

Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, you'll hear two different opinions of the 32-year-old heading into the final two years of his contract at the joint venture.

Most who play with him say you'll never play with a more committed footballer. But there are also those who believe his presence is toxic to a team's culture.

Blues coach Laurie Daley made it clear where he stood after publicly backing the besieged hooker when he was told he would play NSW Cup if he didn't leave the club.

"Laurie coming out and saying he'd pick me from reserve grade, I can't even tell you what that did for me," Farah said.

"The loyalty he showed to me and the fact he came out publicly and said it, it meant everything to me. I'd run through a brick wall for him. I wouldn't let him down because of the loyalty he showed me.

"He's a legend of the game, so for him to come out and say how big a part I am of the NSW culture and leadership group there, I listened to that, not the other stuff being said about me."

A decision by Farah to stand down from the captaincy has left him refreshed and rejuvenated, admitting he has finally remembered what it's like to have fun playing rugby league.

But at one point it looked as though Farah would finish his career elsewhere, sounding out interest from the Sydney Roosters before the Tigers backflipped on their original decision to show the former skipper the door.

"At the end of the day, if I had to go, I would have gone," Farah said. "But from day one I said it would be on my terms.

"When all of it started we didn't have a CEO, but then Justin Pascoe came in and spoke to me and he told me he wanted me here. In the end he wasn't entertaining the thought of letting me go. That threw a curve ball into it all."

But even before Taylor's ultimatum, Farah was already considering walking away from it all to escape the seemingly never-ending burden that came with his time at the Tigers.

"I remember sitting in the hotel around Origin III when I was out, I was sitting with my manager in the foyer up at the Sofitel," Farah said.

"I said to him, 'you know what, I'm done. I've got one more year left in me next year then I'm done. Get me out of here, get me overseas where I can just enjoy my footy'.

"I'm single, I have no kids, I can go and travel and see the world and play footy without all the stresses that come with it. I was thinking that at that time because everything had worn me down over a period of time."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/robbie-farah-i-felt-disrespected-by-jason-taylor-but-we-can-work-together-20160216-gmvbnz.html#ixzz40JZhQgUl
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Jesus Robbie….youre not helping...put a sock in it !

 

[TrueTiger]

Come on 851 don't listen to what the players say…far better to take the word of forumers like TT and Russell. They know the truth LOL.

Stryker,sugarcoat it all you like,young players are far more impressionable by a so called ," club legend and leader" than the paying punter that turns up each week and pays membership each year,I definitely don't get impressed by a guy who is held in high esteem backstabbing coaches and running through a fence…like many a good player I see what's in front of me and what I have seen the last couple of years weren't good from our captain...you view it how you like,the last game against the Warriors done it for me after all the previous week some of the players didn't like getting chastised by Farah and when he lost he wouldn't talk to them...then all of a sudden during that game and in front of a crowd everybody cuddled and loved each other....please Stryker get your head out of the sand and welcome to the real world...

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Brooks was being interviewed for FOX I think and he said, " It is great that Robbie is still here, he is my mate and we never wanted him to leave".
He said a lot of other things but seemed to jump to Farah's defence without prompting, saying they are keen for a good combination and season.
Make of it what you will, but Brooks would not of been on the run Farah out of the club team.

Thanks for this information. I think it will be true to say the bond between players will keep Moses, Brooks, Cherrington and co at the club (a few tpas will help as well).

 

[stevetiger]

I definitely don't get impressed by a guy who is held in high esteem backstabbing coaches and running through a fence…like many a good player I see what's in front of me and what I have seen the last couple of years weren't good from our captain

Mate - you just want to crucify the guy. How did he backstab the coaches - where is your proof. Once he ran away because it was all too much for him. The guy is human.

 

[Nelson]

Robbie has had a bit more to say…

Robbie Farah: I felt disrespected by Jason Taylor, but we can work together
Date February 16, 2016 - 4:59PM
Michael Chammas
Sports reporter
\
\
Robbie Farah saw the writing on the wall in June last year. His minutes were dropping and he knew a heavily back-ended contract would bring with it question marks over his value to the team.

Weighed down by the relentless controversy at the club, Farah admits he began to contemplate an exit strategy from the NRL, holding talks with his manager about a move to the English Super League months before the "leave or play NSW Cup" bombshell was dropped on him.

It wasn't the fact he was told to leave. "I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business," he tells you.

But it's the manner in which last year's meeting with coach Jason Taylor unfolded that left the veteran hooker feeling disrespected, given what he had sacrificed for the club over the previous decade.

"I don't want to go into what happened in that meeting, but I was unhappy with the way I was spoken to and the things that were said," Farah told Fairfax Media.

"If I'm being honest, it was wrong. It was disrespectful. But we've moved on from that. It was upsetting, it wasn't nice, but everyone has put their hand up and admitted their wrongs."

Taylor and Farah are never going to be friends. Nor do they have to be.

But the pair insist they've reached a peaceful resolution and have a professional working relationship after Taylor apologised to the NSW No.9 in front of his teammates during the pre-season.

"I think there's a right way and a wrong way to go about things ... and we just had some honest conversations about it," Farah said of the peace talks.

"JT admitted there was stuff he shouldn't have said and apologised to me for that. Between everyone we came up with a resolution. Myself and JT have been professional throughout it, we had to be considering there were a whole bunch of players here looking at the coach and captain at the time.

"I'm big enough to understand that footy is a business. I'm not immune to that. But the way everything happened was very disappointing.

"There are circumstances there I don't want to bring up, but a lot of things happened ... everyone can form an opinion on it, but there definitely were things that happened that weren't nice and weren't necessary considering how long I've been at this club and the effort I have put into my job here for a very long time."

Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, you'll hear two different opinions of the 32-year-old heading into the final two years of his contract at the joint venture.

Most who play with him say you'll never play with a more committed footballer. But there are also those who believe his presence is toxic to a team's culture.

Blues coach Laurie Daley made it clear where he stood after publicly backing the besieged hooker when he was told he would play NSW Cup if he didn't leave the club.

"Laurie coming out and saying he'd pick me from reserve grade, I can't even tell you what that did for me," Farah said.

"The loyalty he showed to me and the fact he came out publicly and said it, it meant everything to me. I'd run through a brick wall for him. I wouldn't let him down because of the loyalty he showed me.

"He's a legend of the game, so for him to come out and say how big a part I am of the NSW culture and leadership group there, I listened to that, not the other stuff being said about me."

A decision by Farah to stand down from the captaincy has left him refreshed and rejuvenated, admitting he has finally remembered what it's like to have fun playing rugby league.

But at one point it looked as though Farah would finish his career elsewhere, sounding out interest from the Sydney Roosters before the Tigers backflipped on their original decision to show the former skipper the door.

"At the end of the day, if I had to go, I would have gone," Farah said. "But from day one I said it would be on my terms.

"When all of it started we didn't have a CEO, but then Justin Pascoe came in and spoke to me and he told me he wanted me here. In the end he wasn't entertaining the thought of letting me go. That threw a curve ball into it all."

But even before Taylor's ultimatum, Farah was already considering walking away from it all to escape the seemingly never-ending burden that came with his time at the Tigers.

"I remember sitting in the hotel around Origin III when I was out, I was sitting with my manager in the foyer up at the Sofitel," Farah said.

"I said to him, 'you know what, I'm done. I've got one more year left in me next year then I'm done. Get me out of here, get me overseas where I can just enjoy my footy'.

"I'm single, I have no kids, I can go and travel and see the world and play footy without all the stresses that come with it. I was thinking that at that time because everything had worn me down over a period of time."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/robbie-farah-i-felt-disrespected-by-jason-taylor-but-we-can-work-together-20160216-gmvbnz.html#ixzz40JZhQgUl
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Jesus Robbie….youre not helping...put a sock in it !

Yeah wow…such a humble guy