@hsvjones said in [Tamou leaves Tigers call in safe hands](/post/1232504) said:
A lot of people are crying out, upset at the club and even signed a petition for a 35 year old player that cannot defend to resign but when the club gets a 31 year old LEADER on & off the field they complain..
Once Packer and Lawrence go we have the youngest forwards in the comp and they need a leader that know what it takes to win. He will want to perform well as he might even get an extra year extension down the track.. Need to remember we don't have the funds for a AFB, JWH kind of player so this is a brilliant buy - 2 years so not committed long term and not on massive money like Packers etc... This is a classic Madge signing on limited funds.
They just need to announce it already..
Tigers announcements always seem to take forever. They enjoy stressing us out I think
No I think people tip off journalists well before deals are done, because Tigers sell newspapers, when things aren't actually finalised at the club yet.
E.g. Tamou, you may have hangers-on saying "Tamou to Tigers done", and Tamou may have told people face-to-face that this is what he is likely to do, but he may not have actually signed yet. He was interviewed just last weekend and didn't let anything slip. And so people can say "it's a done deal" because they think Tamou will follow through, but for Tigers specifically, it's not done until he signs on the dotted line. So Tigers are the last party able to publicly say "yes it's done" after all the speculation has occurred.
We saw the same thing with Latrell, people with some inside information think the deal is close enough to done, they jump the gun and announce it in hope of being proven correct shortly, but technically the deal isn't executed yet and things can change rapidly.
You’re right on every count but Tigers are still pretty slow with their announcements ?
they can’t announce anything until every piece of paperwork is done though which is fair enough.
I think it is just as possible that either Tamou or Penrith have asked that th eannouncement is delayed until a time that suits (he is captain of a team battling for Minor premiership). Despite my hatred for Cleary, I can respect Tamous and the clubs wishes if this is it.
