happy_tiger
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@Tigersmurf said:
Big difference is they have kept the majority of their squad on the park TS
I love Michael Potter, but he has to go
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Big difference is they have kept the majority of their squad on the park TS
foreveratiger
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@happy tiger said:
yep 100% , i believe if we were not hit hard with injuries in key positions we would of made the semi's
Whilst I respect everyone's right to post whatever they like, I think the original post is complete dribble, some of the worst I have ever read.
Once a board is in place that supports their staff, the CEO, has some genuine direction and stops the imbecilic infighting and media leaking, then this club will chug along like a healthy steam train, WITH Potter in the engine tooting the horn!
Once a board is in place that supports their staff, the CEO, has some genuine direction and stops the imbecilic infighting and media leaking, then this club will chug along like a healthy steam train, WITH Potter in the engine tooting the horn!
stevetiger
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I find all the talk about cancer in the board or management or whatever a load of palava. Its up to the players and coaching staff to win games and if the players aren't performing for the coach or the board they should be sacked.
I'm not sure if Potter should go or not but we need a coach who can make the right decisions and we need the players that can win games. Potter has made some blunders such as:-
1\. Forwards playing in the centres and getting burned.
2\. Letting Koro go and not giving him a chance.
Some players have also shown that they are not really up to first grade footy at this point as well and some players obviously need to go. Gavet and his poor discipline being an obvious choice.
The club should look at the performance of the team objectively and see if changes need to be made and then make those changes if required.
I'm not sure if Potter should go or not but we need a coach who can make the right decisions and we need the players that can win games. Potter has made some blunders such as:-
1\. Forwards playing in the centres and getting burned.
2\. Letting Koro go and not giving him a chance.
Some players have also shown that they are not really up to first grade footy at this point as well and some players obviously need to go. Gavet and his poor discipline being an obvious choice.
The club should look at the performance of the team objectively and see if changes need to be made and then make those changes if required.
AmericanHistoryX
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@happy tiger said:
2 things Happy -
1\. yes - Potter does not need to go - but he should pull his finger out of his arse
2\. "Mick isn't the problem, The Wt's mentality is" - well, sorry to ask a silly question but isn't the mentality supposed to come from the coach.
happy_tiger
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@AmericanHistoryX said:
No AHX , it came from day dot of the WT's existence and hasn't really ever changed
It comes from the way the JV was set up
Someone needs to come in with no bias and needs to change everything about this club without fears of reprisal from Wests ,Balmain ,anyone
Potter MUST STAY!!!!
He is too good to let go - we could possibly go another 50 years before we would find another as good as Mick.
The list of possible replacements posted on the Forum was basically ludicrous - put them all together and they would not be as good as Mick. I would be prepared to say that Bellamy and Bennett would not have done any better in seasons 2013 and 2014 if they were the coach.
The task Potter was confronted with was just astronomical. A sad player roster to start, no money, a huge injury toll in both years, salary cap restrictions in both years, poor training equipment and poor trainers, two assistant coaches that are not worth a bean, a millstone around his neck called Roach and management that will not stand up for him etc. etc. - and to top it all off we pay him peanuts.
Mick pays us back with a clean out, enthusiasm, professionalism, encouragement for and positions for the younger players, doesn't cast dispersions on anyone else, takes the blame for anything that goes wrong etc. etc.
No wonder he doesn't fit in - he is almost the opposite to the board, management and the factions against him.
How about the new board back him, sort out the 2 Western Suburbs board members and the Chairman - doesn't matter about the Balmain board members (no votes), the CEO, give Potter the ability to pick his own assistants, get rid of the hangers on and let him coach the team he has built up from scratch so that we can all reap the rewards of his hard work in 2015 and 2016.
I have been following this mob for 64 years in one form or another and I am starting to get a little tired of them pushing the self destruct button - If anyone is against him during this time get rid of THEM - not him.
He is too good to let go - we could possibly go another 50 years before we would find another as good as Mick.
The list of possible replacements posted on the Forum was basically ludicrous - put them all together and they would not be as good as Mick. I would be prepared to say that Bellamy and Bennett would not have done any better in seasons 2013 and 2014 if they were the coach.
The task Potter was confronted with was just astronomical. A sad player roster to start, no money, a huge injury toll in both years, salary cap restrictions in both years, poor training equipment and poor trainers, two assistant coaches that are not worth a bean, a millstone around his neck called Roach and management that will not stand up for him etc. etc. - and to top it all off we pay him peanuts.
Mick pays us back with a clean out, enthusiasm, professionalism, encouragement for and positions for the younger players, doesn't cast dispersions on anyone else, takes the blame for anything that goes wrong etc. etc.
No wonder he doesn't fit in - he is almost the opposite to the board, management and the factions against him.
How about the new board back him, sort out the 2 Western Suburbs board members and the Chairman - doesn't matter about the Balmain board members (no votes), the CEO, give Potter the ability to pick his own assistants, get rid of the hangers on and let him coach the team he has built up from scratch so that we can all reap the rewards of his hard work in 2015 and 2016.
I have been following this mob for 64 years in one form or another and I am starting to get a little tired of them pushing the self destruct button - If anyone is against him during this time get rid of THEM - not him.
@happy tiger said:
okay posted yesterday get it through your head
Eg: where is West Tigers football club
Not West
Not Balmain
West Tigers ????
Until they get through their head and merger as one you will always get problems
West and Balmain should be feeder clubs to West Tigers
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PYMBLEPETE
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@Russell said:
Great stuff Russell; with that many years of support your views carry a lot of weight.
guyofthetiger
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@clokan said:
Him and Sheens.
We've been pretty lucky in that regard.
Even if Sheens did overstay by a year or two.
cqtiger
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I am in 100% agreement with Snake, maybe the wife should go.
Hey we had some good times together (I'm talking about my wife Snake, not yours) but I am just so fed up with her chide remarks about my childish behaviour every time the Wests Tigers lose. She has no idea what tribalism is all about.
I just can't take her watching our team getting flogged then getting up humming and making a cuppa with a smile on her face!
Anyway, that's why we need a good clean out. I don't care anymore who our coach or CEO is next year … Just stop the embarrassments.
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Hey we had some good times together (I'm talking about my wife Snake, not yours) but I am just so fed up with her chide remarks about my childish behaviour every time the Wests Tigers lose. She has no idea what tribalism is all about.
I just can't take her watching our team getting flogged then getting up humming and making a cuppa with a smile on her face!
Anyway, that's why we need a good clean out. I don't care anymore who our coach or CEO is next year … Just stop the embarrassments.
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happy_tiger
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@cqtiger said:
C'mon CQ
You can't trade the wife in after 75 years together
