OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[hank37w]

None more so then he could leave any time he sees fit from next November. It’s a saga that will be never ending. Just wait until the first time we start struggling (unlike us, I know), then it will really hit the fan.

Yes, you are right. We've got to stop struggling before we start struggling again.

 

[BAGNF05]

His legacy is already written. 4 consecutive premierships. Nothing is going to destroy that. And honestly, if his stint here goes belly up, who is going to portray him as the bad guy? It will be our supporters, in the same vain as Cleary when he walked out. The rest of the RL world won’t care. They’ll see it as a player that’s way too good for the club coming to his senses.

If he fails here it was all Mr Nathan Cleary.

You think he wants that in the universe? Really.

 

[innsaneink]

Really? If he signs with someone next November, he’s going to be worth having in 26?

I reckon every clubs and its fans will have to deal with these clauses when it comes to their top tier players
Gunna be the norm

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

So many panic merchant crybabies in the one place with all the usual suspects screaming that the sky is falling.
It's embarrassing.

 

[Jolls]

Really? If he signs with someone next November, he’s going to be worth having in 26?

Ask Penrith; didn't they just win a GF with a player that signed for another club 12 months in advance?

 

[Tom Shines]

Doesn't stop you from making it up. 🤣

Just joking, he's a highly respected and reputable lawyer with the highest ethical standards.

what have i made up Hank 😂…

You know … Lee and Pascoe been gone a year now… and I was one of their biggest haters and celebrated big time when they moved on … but I think the time has come that we stop blaming them for stuff happening since their departure

 

[BAGNF05]

what have i made up Hank 😂…

You know … Lee and Pascoe been gone a year now… and I was one of their biggest haters and celebrated big time when they moved on … but I think the time has come that we stop blaming them for stuff happening since their departure

And disregard the fact that they left a steaming pile to their predecessors?

 

[Red88_Tiger]

I’m not a fan of clauses but one thing it does do is sure up the team for 2years
We don’t have to worry about blooding a half to steer the team around
All options we had would of taken time to gel and needed top line forwards to be effective

Bud - suck it and see option
Latu- potential
Galvin- proven to be a starter but I expect would struggle to lead the team around
Sezer- experienced but as we’ve seen unable to drag us off the bottom

 

[Tom Shines]

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And disregard the fact that they left a steaming pile to their predecessors?

Richo often reminds us he took Penrith from the spoon to Premiers in two years ..

To be fair to him,.. he isn’t the one still using the former inept management as an excuse

 

[old_man_tiger]

Two years of stability is our best chance of winning and retaining JL. Another coach sacking probably results in Luai taking his first opportunity out.

Good point but 2 years of losing probably worse

 

[stephen]

Is it though?
His legacy is already written. Walking away from a team who has appeared in 5 GFs in a row shows me he is looking towards financial security, rather than further legacy.

Disagree. After Rossi won his first world title, people said it was the bike, not the rider. He switched to Yamaha & kept winning. Similar to Luai with the insistence by many that Penrith's success has been much more Cleary than Luai. Success for Luai at WT would validate his move & extend his legacy further.

 

[BAGNF05]

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Richo often reminds us he took Penrith from the spoon to Premiers in two years ..

To be fair to him,.. he isn’t the one still using the former inept management as an excuse

Also admits there was a fair bit of pain at Souths before the success came. It’s not a linear thing but blind Freddy can see things have improved under him.

 

[Tom Shines]

Also admits there was a fair bit of pain at Souths before the success came. It’s not a linear thing but blind Freddy can see things have improved under him.

Improved ..but still came last …

I hope things get better next season… but I’ll have to see it rather than people tell me now that it’s just going to happen …

 

[BAGNF05]

Improved ..but still came last …

I hope things get better next season… but I’ll have to see it rather than people tell me now that it’s just going to happen …

Shame you can’t bet on race horses after the race. We’d all be millionaires.

 

[Tom Shines]

Shame you can’t bet on race horses after the race. We’d all be millionaires.

I won’t be betting any money on this team in 2025… I doubt you will be either

 

[Tucker]

I’m not a fan of clauses but one thing it does do is sure up the team for 2years

Yes, but we were led to believe, as were the squad that this was sured up for the next 5 years.
That may be a little less secure now.

We don’t have to worry about blooding a half to steer the team around
All options we had would of taken time to gel and needed top line forwards to be effective

Bud - suck it and see option
Latu- potential
Galvin- proven to be a starter but I expect would struggle to lead the team around
Sezer- experienced but as we’ve seen unable to drag us off the bottom

Bud, Latu and Galvin are 4-5 years away from being able to consistently do it.
Thats why the purchase of a top liner for that amount of time was critical. By the time Luai was done, the reigns could be confidently handed over.

 

[Tucker]

Disagree. After Rossi won his first world title, people said it was the bike, not the rider. He switched to Yamaha & kept winning. Similar to Luai with the insistence by many that Penrith's success has been much more Cleary than Luai. Success for Luai at WT would validate his move & extend his legacy further.

We'll see.
I think he knows damn well it was mostly Nathan

 

[BAGNF05]

I won’t be betting any money on this team in 2025… I doubt you will be either

If there was an over/under 8.5 wins maybe.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Rofl the amount of people losing their crap over something that may or may not happen in 2-5yrs time is nuts.

If the wests tigers struggle his value drops.

If we perform and move up the table his value is hardly going to sky rocket as he is already at the top end of that and will be hitting his 30s.

He might not work out for us and it could save us a big payout.

Seriously so much panic about nothing.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

In 24 hours we’ve gone from assuming he will be here for 5 years to finding out he could sign with another club in 12 months. I feel like that’s a big deal 🤷🏻‍♂️