Luke Brooks #167

Winston Churchill said:
On the contrary, the Brooks haters love the team and want the Tigers to win, Brooks in the team isnt going to do that. The Brooks simps on the other hand want a proven losing turd being named over the Tigers wining.
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Ridiculous mutual love fest from the club and Brooks.

Holding hands as the club burns.

Not only can we not recruit it sends a bad message to players when anyone and everyone can get dropped at any time.... except Brooks.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
If his vision isn’t winning the comp and he isn’t able to tell potential recruits how they will play a key role on making that happen he shouldn’t be involved with coaching. It’s not rocket science.
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What I actually meant was more the how to achieve their goals, I’m sure winning the comp is the long range plan but it’s improving to the point of being competitive. Some people are diets and some are motivators, and the latter is what we need from Benji and I’m not sure he’s worked that out just yet.
No proof, just a feeling based on 50 years of people management and motivation.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
What I actually meant was more the how to achieve their goals, I’m sure winning the comp is the long range plan but it’s improving to the point of being competitive. Some people are diets and some are motivators, and the latter is what we need from Benji and I’m not sure he’s worked that out just yet.
No proof, just a feeling based on 50 years of people management and motivation.
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Doers not diets.
 
tigermate said:
LB has already agreed to terms with the club

They wanted to announce it at the last bye but we hadn’t won any games and there was too much pressure on admin

Listen to Sheens today - he said Brooks is here next year - and then had to back track and said it would be done this bye

They wouldn’t have been able to stop LB from going to newy if they didn’t promise him a deal … it’s logical

Which is why I wanted us to lose 10 games in a row

I said this would happen

We win 2 games and now they have an excuse to make his extension official

The best thing is if we lose tomorrow that we get absolutely hammered and brooks plays terrible … only that might stop an extension … or at worst when things don’t work out will make people say we were wrong for extending a player when we were coming last
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They obviously have a plan to build a culture.

Keep the jnrs who are first graders (not saying they are elite).

Let go all other external signings that weren't overseen by sheens. They aren’t part of the rebuild.

If you can guarantee TWO half signings which are better than brooks then I support him being let go. It’s not as if he’s whiteanting the organsiation or a liability off the field.

There is double standard on here that we are letting Joffa go without a replacement but it’s ok to do that for a halfback? I doubt we’ll get 1 let alone 2.

I’ll take every win we can get regardless who plays for us.
 
earl said:
Mate - if you can't tell by now that Brooks bashers want us to lose you just aren't getting it. I honestly reckon there are a bunch of posters on here who just thrive on Brooks bashing. It's all they are here for.
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Lol - let’s keep not making the 8

You guys are delusional

The only reason I want us to lose is to affect change at the club

There is no other way

If we hadn’t won any games we would’nt be extending brooks now

We have not made the finals in 10 years

With brooks

What’s you solution? Extended him and support the team

Yeah - we all tried that for 10 years

When do you propose trying something different?

What happens if they extend him for another two years and we don’t make the finals for the next two years - will you still support the admin?

Wanting the team to lose to get the admin to change if not “not” supporting the team

It’s trying to make the team better in the long run bc we don’t have a voice other than poor performance - that’s it.

I don’t like wanting them to lose as much as you don’t like me saying I want them to lose

I just know that unless we absolutely bomb - nothing will change at the club

And extending brooks after winning the spoon, winning two games this year, having the worst attack in the league - is case in point.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
I don’t blame Brooks for this at all…. I blame the club for continuing to pick this guy & offer him contracts. He doesn’t pick himself.
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Hard to say what youd do in that situation, probably take the cash but I would have thought/hoped Brooks love / supposed love for the Tigers would be to leave the Tigers alone. When you know youre in a dead end relationship sometimes for the love of both parties you just need to end it, like putting down your dog or turning off the life support. If Brooks really cared about the club and not just a cash grab he would walk away and go play in SL. If he takes the deal we know where his intentions/character/morals really lay. $$$$$

Take the cash or leave for the benefit of the Tigers?
 
Taking 4 wins a year and losing 22 is not a fun year regardless of how amazing those 4 wins make you feel

Keeping brooks is stopping us from looking else where

Players become disgruntled during the year and you need to be ready to pounce

Short term pain for long term gain

The guy has had 10 years ffs !!!

10 yearsssssss

That’s a decade of our life!

And hasn’t made the finals

Lol

Sam walker performs better than brooks and they cut him after 6 games.

We extend brooks coming last
 
Winston Churchill said:
Hard to say what youd do in that situation, probably take the cash but I would have thought/hoped Brooks love / supposed love for the Tigers would be to leave the Tigers alone. When you know youre in a dead end relationship sometimes for the love of both parties you just need to end it, like putting down your dog or turning off the life support. If Brooks really cared about the club and not just a cash grab he would walk away and go play in SL. If he takes the deal we know where his intentions/character/morals really lay. $$$$$

Take the cash or leave for the benefit of the Tigers?
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I'd argue not just the benefit of the Tigers, but for himself also....

He / we are a laughing stock.
He is a legitimate meme.

If he had any self respect, he'd try and achieve something in a lesser comp like super league and try and salvage some dignity.

Being a 200+ game player with zero finals games will go down in history and be joked about for eternity - it's humiliating for both him and the club.
 
Winston Churchill said:
Hard to say what youd do in that situation, probably take the cash but I would have thought/hoped Brooks love / supposed love for the Tigers would be to leave the Tigers alone. When you know youre in a dead end relationship sometimes for the love of both parties you just need to end it, like putting down your dog or turning off the life support. If Brooks really cared about the club and not just a cash grab he would walk away and go play in SL. If he takes the deal we know where his intentions/character/morals really lay. $$$$$

Take the cash or leave for the benefit of the Tigers?
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Whilst I agree with what you say let’s not forget Brooks now has a family and that comes into play. His missus may not want to go to UK with an newish baby and if we offer him reasonable dollars it will be a no brainer imo. Take the money and stay, he’s never said no before so why change now. It would only be if we offer him very low $ and continue pursuing other 7s.
But he’s watched that play out most of the year.
 
And just so I’m clear

I would prefer to lose every game this year and the club not be able to extend brooks and we see him leave

Rather than we win 6 games this year and he gets a 2 year extension

That’s just me

Others may see it differently
 
Demps said:
I'd argue not just the benefit of the Tigers, but for himself also....

He / we are a laughing stock.
He is a legitimate meme.

If he had any self respect, he'd try and achieve something in a lesser comp like super league and try and salvage some dignity.

Being a 200+ game player with zero finals games will go down in history and be joked about for eternity - it's humiliating for both him and the club.
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I agree but after he has destroyed the Tigers chances of making the finals for a decade, my care factor for whats best for Brooks left the station 6-7 years ago.

The guy will become a legit answer to future Trivia questions.
 
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