Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion

[TJ21]

I'll reiterate what I posted the other day, Mitchell is the be all and end all of nothing and as for consistency in his game go have a good close look for yourselves.

Personally I hope Maguire goes back to PLAN A and throws the kitchen sink at Lomax.

@Tigers17 the kitchen sink?? I am happy to just throw the tap handle at him. On a serious note though it would be tough to sign him as I believe he has been given first crack as the Dragons fullback

 

[Tiger5150]

So now we're saying the door is still open???

If we've pulled the offer the door should be closed, otherwise what does it actually mean to pull the offer?

This is just ridiculous now.

We've either closed the door or we haven't, if we haven't, then the offer hasn't been pulled.

Seems like he's called our bluff

Its not actually that hard to understand. The Tigers made an offer. If Latrell accepted that offer, they have a contract and pretty much both parties are bound to it. So for arguments sake Tigers could offer JAC $600K becuase if Latrell accepts his offer, Tigers are bound to it and would be buggered.

Tigers withdraw their offer, therefore Latrell cant accept it. Nothing stopping them talking in the future, but there is no offer and Tigers are free to pursue other options.

Whats ridiculous about any of that. Its professional, its business.

 

[TrueTiger]

I think the main substance about the closed and open door scenario is....the original offer that the WTs made is off the table and the door closed on it.....
the door is open for future negotiations if LM wants to review or make new negotiations...

quite simple but frustrating to many of us.....but I may be a fool for thinking this way...I have been called worse.!!!!!

 

[balmain boy]

Holy c**p some fools lack basic year 10 comprehension skills.

At no point have the club said the door is closed.

At no point have the club confirmed any issues with Latrell or his actions, only those of his management.

At no point did the club confirm that Mitchell out of the blue decided not to show up to yesterday's meeting.

Trusting some c**p written by a muppet working for the telemurdoch over the clear and direct quotes from our chairperson?

Or choosing to ignore how twice, not once but twice, in Pascoe's original statement did he reference they would be happy to pick up discussions if Latrell wanted to.

The only quotes in that article from Madge are about commitment, and that clear and simple. He wants all players that join the club to be committed to one another and the club's cause. He's publicly spelled that out. Of course Mitchell hasn't committed to the club yet, and Madge is making it clear that if Mitchell wants to join he has to be fully committed.

The reason Latrell hasn't committed may be because he's not interested, or because he simply wants to consider all his options before he commits to anyone. If it's the later, that's fair enough, and going from Lee's interview last night i think that's where things stand.

The problem is there aren't any other options at the moment. Just us, hence all the stalling and trying to generate offers. But essentially, no club can offer as much money as we have, and no club can guarantee him fullback spot due to having recently signed incumbents in the position already. There may be no other options that arise, maybe a few players get offloaded and it becomes more possible but either way he needs to decide in the next week or so. Waiting until January would be a joke.

 

[happy_tiger]

Biggest problem now as I mentioned before we pulled the offer is we now HAVE to spend around 1.1 million before June 30 (I believe) or we will get fined for not spending enough of our cap 94%

If we lose either Reynolds or McQueen that figure gets higher .....if you rule out players contracted for 2020 ........ouch .......cupboards bare Mother Hubbard

 

[OzLuke]

Biggest problem now as I mentioned before we pulled the offer is we now HAVE to spend around 1.1 million before June 30 (I believe) or we will get fined for not spending enough of our cap 94%

If we lose either Reynolds or McQueen that figure gets higher .....if you rule out players contracted for 2020 ........ouch .......cupboards bare Mother Hubbard

That would be quite a talking point.....it's not as though the club haven't tried to sign players one way or the other and through no fault of theirs it hasn't materialized

 

[avocadoontoast]

I'll reiterate what I posted the other day, Mitchell is the be all and end all of nothing and as for consistency in his game go have a good close look for yourselves.

Personally I hope Maguire goes back to PLAN A and throws the kitchen sink at Lomax.

Lomax is all hype.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Biggest problem now as I mentioned before we pulled the offer is we now HAVE to spend around 1.1 million before June 30 (I believe) or we will get fined for not spending enough of our cap 94%

If we lose either Reynolds or McQueen that figure gets higher .....if you rule out players contracted for 2020 ........ouch .......cupboards bare Mother Hubbard

Don’t see much of a problem.
They either find some players this year that are up to standard or they front load some existing players contracts ......

 

[avocadoontoast]

They either find some players this year that are up to standard or they front load some existing players contracts …

I seriously hope they are looking at the first option because front loading would be giving up on 2020 before it's even begun.

 

[Tiger5150]

@TIGER ....Yep the doors open if they want to walk through it, but what he said was they are now looking at other players and are not going to lock up a million dollars till LM makes his mind up.
Smart move by the Tigers

So nothing has changed, we're still waiting for Mitchell, we're just playing semantics with the words "closed door" and "contract pulled"

The contract is still there if he wants it (it was never pulled) the door is still open (it was never closed) so the ball is still firmly in his court, nothing has changed other than we muttered the words "contract pulled" for a few hours to try to bluff and hurry him up.

This is a bigger joke than I ever imagined, we just look really ready desperate now


Pascoe said the doors shut ..
The doggy door and the cat flap !

Those saying the doors ajar are just living in hope lol

Well our chairman said the door is still open, so now we look like bigger idiots

Geez you must have incredibly high standards. The rest of us should look up to you. Surprising you choose to associate with such a bunch of losers.

So our chairman live on radio says "the door is still open"
And
Out CEO says "the door is closed"

And you think that doesn't make us look like fools?

I look at that and think that we're not communicating and presenting a consistent message, I ask why is one person saying one thing and the other the total opposite?

I wonder how confused Latrell and his manager are hearing 2 opposite responses, is the door open or closed right now?

Man you are thick or just wanting to be obstructive.

Very clear. Pascoe rang his manager and said that the offer has been withdrawn. Pascoe himself said that he would welcome future talks if Latrell was genuine.

Chairman said pretty much the same thing.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Holy c**p some fools lack basic year 10 comprehension skills.

At no point have the club said the door is closed.

At no point have the club confirmed any issues with Latrell or his actions, only those of his management.

At no point did the club confirm that Mitchell out of the blue decided not to show up to yesterday's meeting.

Trusting some c**p over written by a muppet working for the telemurdoch over the clear and direct quotes from our chairperson?

Or choosing to ignore how twice, not once but twice, in Pascoe's original statement did he reference they would be happy to pick up discussions if Latrell wanted to.

The only quotes in that article from Madge are about commitment, and that clear and simple. He wants all players that join the club to be committed to one another and the club's cause. He's publicly spelled that out. Of course Mitchell hasn't committed to the club yet, and Madge is making it clear that if Mitchell wants to join he has to be fully committed.

The reason Latrell hasn't committed may be because he's not interested, or because he simply wants to consider all his options before he commits to anyone. If it's the later, that's fair enough, and going from Lee's interview last night i think that's where things stand.

The problem is there aren't any other options at the moment. Just us, hence all the stalling and trying to generate offers. But essentially, no club can offer as much money as we have, and no club can guarantee him fullback spot due to having recently signed incumbents in the position already. There may be no other options that arise, maybe a few players get offloaded and it becomes more possible but either way he needs to decide in the next week or so. Waiting until January would be a joke.

Something, something, reading lines and fools...

 

[mike]

@TIGER ....Yep the doors open if they want to walk through it, but what he said was they are now looking at other players and are not going to lock up a million dollars till LM makes his mind up.
Smart move by the Tigers

So nothing has changed, we're still waiting for Mitchell, we're just playing semantics with the words "closed door" and "contract pulled"

The contract is still there if he wants it (it was never pulled) the door is still open (it was never closed) so the ball is still firmly in his court, nothing has changed other than we muttered the words "contract pulled" for a few hours to try to bluff and hurry him up.

This is a bigger joke than I ever imagined, we just look really ready desperate now


Pascoe said the doors shut ..
The doggy door and the cat flap !

Those saying the doors ajar are just living in hope lol

Well our chairman said the door is still open, so now we look like bigger idiots

The club doesn’t but someone does.

 

[happy_tiger]

They either find some players this year that are up to standard or they front load some existing players contracts …

I seriously hope they are looking at the first option because front loading would be giving up on 2020 before it's even begun.

And then next question is when do you make that decision , that time must be very close ...and then does the club the let us know they have made that call ??

 

[momo_amp_medo]

They either find some players this year that are up to standard or they front load some existing players contracts …

I seriously hope they are looking at the first option because front loading would be giving up on 2020 before it's even begun.

And then next question is when do you make that decision , that time must be very close ...and then does the club the let us know they have made that call ??

Why? It’s over a month before proper training kicks in and most potential player targets are in light pre Christmas workouts with their existing clubs.
We have money in the bank and Other clubs are exploring possible opportunities to move players on in order to create cap space for next year. So plenty available for our needs to consider.

 

[happy_tiger]

They either find some players this year that are up to standard or they front load some existing players contracts …

I seriously hope they are looking at the first option because front loading would be giving up on 2020 before it's even begun.

And then next question is when do you make that decision , that time must be very close ...and then does the club the let us know they have made that call ??
Why? It’s over a month before proper training kicks in and most potential player targets are in light pre Christmas workouts with their existing clubs.
We have money in the bank and Other clubs are exploring possible opportunities to move players on in order to create cap space for next year. So plenty available for our needs to consider.

Because if we have learnt anything in the last 17-18 days is we aren't everybody's 1st choice and we might get a few no's before we get a yes

 

[SeanT]

Remember Newcsatle? 3 wooden spoons and then Mitchell Pearce said yes. After that quite a few good signings happened. We just need the ball rolling.

 

[Tiger_Steve]

Remember Newcsatle? 3 wooden spoons and then Mitchell Pearce said yes. After that quite a few good signings happened. We just need the ball rolling.

So we’re signing Mitchell Pearce???

Sorry

 

[happy_tiger]

Remember Newcsatle? 3 wooden spoons and then Mitchell Pearce said yes. After that quite a few good signings happened. We just need the ball rolling.

So we’re signing Mitchell Pearce???

Sorry

No But Wayne says Hi

I'm just not really sure where that big signing is on the horizon

 

[Tiger_Steve]

Remember Newcsatle? 3 wooden spoons and then Mitchell Pearce said yes. After that quite a few good signings happened. We just need the ball rolling.

So we’re signing Mitchell Pearce???

Sorry

No But Wayne says Hi

I'm just not really sure where that big signing is on the horizon

Darius Boyd - were good at these types of signings

 

[jadtiger]

Remember Newcsatle? 3 wooden spoons and then Mitchell Pearce said yes. After that quite a few good signings happened. We just need the ball rolling.

So we’re signing Mitchell Pearce???

Sorry

No But Wayne says Hi

I'm just not really sure where that big signing is on the horizon

Darius Boyd - were good at these types of signings

Dont even joke about something as horrendous as that please