Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion

[tiger05premier]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

I'm preying you are right

Don't know how that will go as I don't have a religious bone in my body

Thanks for the info anyway

Do appreciate it

 

[Bonus]

They did seem to weirdly hint that the signing later this week would have "speed and scoring power" :thinking_face:

Although Musgrove seems most likely.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.

 

[new smoking gun]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.

I want a 3 paragraph apology From you when I’m Proven right AGAIN.

 

[swag_tiger]

They did seem to weirdly hint that the signing later this week would have "speed and scoring power" :thinking_face:

Although Musgrove seems most likely.

I wouldn't say Musgrove has speed or Scoring power unless you're a team like the Tigers.

 

[balmain boy]

Musgrove hasn't been approved to play by the NRL yet.

I don't see the need to be all hush hush. If they have indeed talked to LM, and reports even said Mitchell was at Concord last Friday, where is the harm in saying 'we've had contact from Mitchell's camp and we're open to discussing how Latrell could fit into our future'. It's not a massive shift from the current narrative.
But perhaps that would just stir up the pot of media bees unnecessarily. Keeping things moving in the background would be the way to go

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Speed and Scoring in the nightclub maybe

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.


I want a 3 paragraph apology From you when I’m Proven right AGAIN.

Well I’m still waiting for Tedesco to re-sign like you claimed, the last time you re-appeared during the big 4 saga.

 

[In_Like_Flynn]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.


I want a 3 paragraph apology From you when I’m Proven right AGAIN.

If you are right I will buy you a few beers

 

[Moh]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.


I want a 3 paragraph apology From you when I’m Proven right AGAIN.

Can I just clarify, without taking the piss - you are claiming JAC and LM are signing with us 'very soon'?

 

[Compass]

I think the guns probably right with Arrow to Souths and Fox back here. He did say LM will sign but cleverly not who with.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

Well that would be the ultimate result for me, couldn’t ask for better, so hoping you are correct!

I will be surprised if Melbourne let JAC go though, Bellamy was pretty adamant he wouldn’t release him and he certainly doesn’t seem the type of person who would relent so easily.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

If Justin's answer in the Q&A was anything to go by the signing looks very unlikely. No contact since contract was pulled and they are looking for players who want to be here..


Funny thing is, they also mentioned a potential signing is lined up for this week.


that’s JAC

LOL... ok so you went from JAC is a long way from signing with us to JAC is signing this week.


That’s who they are hoping to get done ASAP

I’ll tell you wants Gonna happen very soon. ARROW will be released to Souths. That deal is done, JAC will get his release and come back to tigers. LM will sign on. I’m checking out. You guys are too much.

In other words, you feel like you’ve been caught out yet again with bogus info, and now you’re high tailing it.....Again.


I want a 3 paragraph apology From you when I’m Proven right AGAIN.


If you are right I will buy you a few beers

Stuff the few beers, I’ll buy you a pub!

 

[Curly_Tiger]

I'd be surprised if we could afford both JAC and Latrell, only way would be if there was movement elsewhere and even then it would almost have to be JRey level major
Maybe that's why it takes time
Thanks for the info @new-smoking-gun I take you at face value until proven otherwise

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’d be shocked if Bellamy hasn’t had a look at LM. Would make letting JAC go easier.

 

[jirskyr]

But perhaps that would just stir up the pot of media bees unnecessarily. Keeping things moving in the background would be the way to go

That's what I would do.

It's already a media circus, based on minimum commentary from any club. Pascoe doesn't need to fan the flames by saying anything specific.

 

[weststigers]

But perhaps that would just stir up the pot of media bees unnecessarily. Keeping things moving in the background would be the way to go

That's what I would do.

It's already a media circus, based on minimum commentary from any club. Pascoe doesn't need to fan the flames by saying anything specific.

He was pretty emphatic about there not being an offer on the table for Latrell.

I thought he really stressed the point actually, then moved to saying he wants people at the club that want to be here.

Pascoe doesn't seem the type to throw something like that out there to throw people off the scent.

In saying that, he also said there'd be a signing announced this week...we haven't been linked to anyone except Latrell, sooooo.....I'm totally confused, but perhaps that's the aim :laughing:

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Let's assume we do get him.

If we can add JAC in 2021 and a decent 5/8 and centre in the backs and a prop and back rower in the forwards, we'll be serious top 4 contenders.

Sounds like you dont rate the squad or the young guys coming through. Half those positions we have depth and exciting talent in

I wouldn't say that.

In 2021, we'll lose Benji, so he needs to be replaced.

We never replaced Marsters, so there's your centre and Jennings/Thommo on the wing aren't the fastest pair around.

Packer hasn't been playing great and McQueen is on his last legs.

Now if some guys step up in the meantime, then there's no reason they can't be the replacements, but we are still a few origin/international players away from consistent top 8 finishes.


Momirovski, Talau, Mikale, Aloiai, Garner and a stack of the best young players this club has recruited in years.

People will step up. Its called forward planning and building from within.

I literally just said they might step up...

They already did . As stated by others garner , Mikalele , Clarke , Momirovski all made huge gains this year . McQueen spent most of last year with the Magpies , and the others weren’t in firsts as well . There’s is money , cap space and spots available . Lots of opportunity for a young , hungry gym.

 

[jirskyr]

He was pretty emphatic about there not being an offer on the table for Latrell.
I thought he really stressed the point actually, then moved to saying he wants people at the club that want to be here.

I get what you are saying, but Webster wouldn't even point out specific development players, nor would he even confirm whether Tigers were having a pre-season bootcamp. Tigers being tight-lipped.

Pascoe can't Glomar ("neither confirm nor deny") because it just invites more speculation.

So by hosing down everything, he depresses any ability for the media to talk about what he says in public. He can lie all he wants - nobody is going to go after Pascoe if he says "haven't spoken to Latrell" online, then we sign him a week later. Nobody is going to care. So it's his best bet.

Lastly, if we actually quote Pascoe verbatim:
"We publicly withdrew our offer to Latrell... we've had no further converation with Latrell through that period."; and
"We have no offer on the table for Latrell at this point."

If he's intending to be technical, note that Pascoe did not emphatically rule out whether or not Tigers would sign or are interesting in signing Latrell. I'm not speculating, I'm just noting what he literally said.

For example, if Pascoe had talked to Latrell's manager, not Latrell, and the deal was signed yesterday, then both the things he said are true - he didn't have a conversation with Latrell and there is no offer on the table, because the offer has been taken up.

 

[Chaos]

I believe LM’s management agreed to terms with the tigers from the last cycle of negotiations, and that Latrell wasn’t ready to commit as he perhaps was literally just seeing his worth on the market with intentions of being a rooster next season or still wanted to wait for other offers, a lot of the rumors/speculations from last cycle do align, but when Latrell himself backs out, not much can be done.
Knowing what happened earlier, and with what’s gone down lately, Tigers would deny any involvement and wouldn’t announce anything until the roosters have released him officially and that Latrell has signed.
The Q&A didn’t really give us much, apart from them saying we do have a potential signing this week.
Allowing us all to now speculate ‘Who’ is this signing?