OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

Mighty_Tiger said:
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.
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If we play poor next year but he personally shines, you think the interest in him drops from rivals?
Likewise, if we have a good year next season and he leads us well do you seriously think he has reached the pointy end of compensation?
As long as he plays well next year, this will be hanging over the clubs head as it is a news worthy item.
Its a risk event I didnt even contemplate as he was locked away for 5 years. My biggest concern was how well the side gells with his playing style and how fast the pups can be brought up to speed to aid him.
 
Jux said:
Pardon my ignorance, but if he does have a successful couple of years with us, what’s to stop him saying he’s worth more than 1.2 mill, pay up or goodbye ?
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You should pay your players market rate anyway. Players just agitate regardless of their contract status. Look at hunt.
 
Merlot said:
Someone please hand me my dummy, I feel like having a spit. Bugger it ,no point really, it is what it is .
Glad we have him for at least 2 years.18months ago to mention Luai would be here ,you'd be howl'd out of town
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Absolutely.

Nothing has changed for 2025. In fact Nothing has changed at all in the last 2 days except the fans know, the clause was already there.
 
old_man_tiger said:
I think this puts pressure on Benji. No improvement and he has to be gone by Rd 10 imo. Can't waste any more time.

However for the money he's on and with what we've got around him im not worried yet that Luai just packs up and leaves in 2 years. Frankly if he wanted to a contract wouldn't keep him here anyway.

The PR damage is the worst bit, in reality its a reminder that we have improved at all yet, since no footy has been played for 2025!
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Let's assume it's a simple player option without any limitations. The worst thing is that the wolves will be circling after just 12 months which creates noise and negative headlines for us as well as uncertainty at losing your main half.

I just hope the clauses are a little less simple than him being able to move on after 2 years.

The timing sits right when the new franchises will be building teams, so the money on offer for him could be huge.

We may not be able to compete. I doubt he goes to PNG, but Perth will want a franchise player to build a team around.

Latu Fainu will also be off contract around the same time.

This is worst case scenario of course.

In saying the above, if we win games, it will go a long way to avoiding any of this. We have the team to do it right now. Results need to be immediate regardless of any clauses.
 
Tom Shines said:
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
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That's not much fun.
 
weststigers said:
Let's assume it's a simple player option without any limitations. The worst thing is that the wolves will be circling after just 12 months which creates noise and negative headlines for us as well as uncertainty at losing your main half.

I just hope the clauses are a little less simple than him being able to move on after 2 years.

The timing sits right when the new franchises will be building teams, so the money on offer for him could be huge.

We may not be able to compete. I doubt he goes to PNG, but Perth will want a franchise player to build a team around.

Latu Fainu will also be off contract around the same time.

This is worst case scenario of course.

In saying the above, if we win games, it will go a long way to avoiding any of this. We have the team to do it right now. Results need to be immediate regardless of any clauses.
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That's it, success is needed today. I think contracts are pretty worthless these days anyway, let's just focus on winning.
 
As a WT captain whose flourishing career went nowhere after choosing to leave the club would say, it is what it is.

Stefano got to chose his path, but he was treading water at best here anyway, so good riddance. Luai was always in a position to dictate terms, whether It be with WT or elsewhere, still, I am sure that he will lead the team and put his much smaller body in the line with more gusto and often than Utoikamanu did.
 
Tim Sheens said:
As a WT captain whose flourishing career went nowhere after choosing to leave the club would say, it is what it is.

Stefano got to chose his path, but he was treading water at best here anyway, so good riddance. Luai was always in a position to dictate terms, whether It be with WT or elsewhere, still, I am sure that he will lead the team and put his much smaller body in the line with more gusto and often than Utoikamanu did.
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Agree, Pascoe gave favourable terms to those who didn't deserve them, then refused to give them when he needed to.
Luai won't leave if we do well - given the club has been a basket case until recently he wants assurances understandably.
Richo will also see this is a challenge to ensure success. I'm really not worried about this clause.
 
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Tom Shines said:
How would he know ? He was already gone when he signed
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This from the article:

"Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity said that the request for the player options was first presented to former chief executive Justin Pascoe."

Hagipantelis was still there when the clause was first requested.

For what it's worth, I don't see it as a huge issue. We got Romey. We have two years to make it work.
 
Tiger Tarl said:
This from the article:

"Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity said that the request for the player options was first presented to former chief executive Justin Pascoe."

Hagipantelis was still there when the clause was first requested.

For what it's worth, I don't see it as a huge issue. We got Romey. We have two years to make it work.
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And Pascoe declined it right?
 
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