Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[avocadoontoast]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

That is a bit telling that we havent heard anything from Brooks. Might be that he doesnt want to talk, might be the club has asked him not to, might be he is shutting up because he wants to leave.

I think the club wants him to stay but I think he wants out. His manager is acting on his behalf, Bishop gets good info and I’ve been told the Mole is close with Sheens.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Well this thread died in the arse

 

[dazza65]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

……..” Brooks is weighing up whether to speak publicly and end the Knights speculation once and for all.“ ……..so we will see….

 

[innsaneink]

What are the Knights saying about it all?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

What are the Knights saying about it all?

They haven’t even released Pearce yet.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

If he is allowed to leave without an ample replacement or compensation, the tigers have accepted that finals are not a possibility this year and madge gets sacked mid year. If he stays, he will continue to stink it up and his stock will slowly dwindle until the only way we can move him requires us paying 50% freight. This is a lose-lose scenario.
For what it's worth I think he needs to go now, but that likely means the spoon is ours to lose.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If he is allowed to leave without an ample replacement or compensation, the tigers have accepted that finals are not a possibility this year and madge gets sacked mid year. If he stays, he will continue to stink it up and his stock will slowly dwindle until the only way we can move him requires us paying 50% freight. This is a lose-lose scenario.
For what it's worth I think he needs to go now, but that likely means the spoon is ours to lose.

This is something else, Madge. A lot of people saying, what’s it matter if Brooks goes, we’re screwed either way. It would matter to Madge. We’ll all still be here arguing regardless. Madge on the other hand will be out of a job.

 

[happy_tiger]

If he is allowed to leave without an ample replacement or compensation, the tigers have accepted that finals are not a possibility this year and madge gets sacked mid year. If he stays, he will continue to stink it up and his stock will slowly dwindle until the only way we can move him requires us paying 50% freight. This is a lose-lose scenario.
For what it's worth I think he needs to go now, but that likely means the spoon is ours to lose.

This is something else, Madge. A lot of people saying, what’s it matter if Brooks goes, we’re screwed either way. It would matter to Madge. We’ll all still be here arguing regardless. Madge on the other hand will be out of a job.

He won't be the only one ...Sheens back on board and he has the biggest backer of them all ......Harry T .......

 

[the_third]

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[tony soprano]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

Yep needs to be more accountability for player managers and the media in the nrl. But who was the power to put guidelines in place.

 

[tig_prmz]

I can't help it, but feel bad for Brooks.
Is he the problem? No. Is he the solution? Also No.
It's one of those tricky scenarios where it's best for both parties if he moves on. I think he'll flourish elsewhere and think the Tigers will be better off for it.

Who is joining us to help us flourish? Or are we just releasing another of our better players to a better team?

Players we supposedly let go actually played well here.

Brooks has had his chances. He isn't the answer. His replacements for now may not be the answer either, but Brooks definitely isn't

 

[Tiger_Steve]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/10/24/wests-tigers-statement-on-luke-brooks/

 

[bathursttiger1]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

This is why the club doesn't feed some outlets any info.

 

[TCL]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

We need better than Hastings/ Madden though mate, can't go in with that.

Glad the downvote option has been removed for the post I'm about to make lol:

*If* Brooks left. While Doueihi and Talau are out: Roll with with Hastings half, Laurie 5/8, Nofa fullback, Gildart and AJ centres, Ken Maumalo and James Roberts on the wing. Gives Madden a bit more time in reggies, and if the whole thing is a catastrophe you can bring Madden into the halves and put Laurie back at fullback.

The downvote may be gone but you still made a lot of people vomit a little with that line up.

Sheens is back so anything is possible.

 

[jirskyr]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

It seems to have all come from that Ch 7 reported Michelle somebody, who said "it's almost a done deal", which then got echoed / picked up by Fox, Ch 9 and The Mole.

 

[Merlot]

this the new offical Luke Brookes site?,reopen the original,yes shop him,no to him staying

 

[TIGERPOWER]

So it’s Brooks fault Tamou dogged most of the year? Now it all makes sense.

It’s Tamous fault brooks has one of the worst kicking games in the nrl. All on tamou.

The length of time and amount of space that a kicker has will impact the quality of his kicks. So in an indirect way, you are right. Despite the sarcasm.

I watched most of the tigers games this year live before lockdown .I can assure you that the more time brooks had to kick on most occasions the worse that kick was. But hey let’s blame tamou that played 20 minutes a game and missed 1/3 of the season .

Well it shows he’s not much of a leader with those numbers. Throw in guys like Amone, Garner and and Leilua, that isn’t much of a platform

Mate there were games he was given a great platform and we had multiple forwards go over 100m. Our forward pack is not to blame for this guys incompetence. When will the excuses stop for him.

 

[tony soprano]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

It seems to have all come from that Ch 7 reported Michelle somebody, who said "it's almost a done deal", which then got echoed / picked up by Fox, Ch 9 and The Mole.

Michelle still sprucing she's correct this morning

 

[avocadoontoast]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

It seems to have all come from that Ch 7 reported Michelle somebody, who said "it's almost a done deal", which then got echoed / picked up by Fox, Ch 9 and The Mole.

Michelle still sprucing she's correct this morning

Perhaps she is?

 

[Newtown]

Frustrated Tigers fed up with Luke Brooks speculation
Christian Nicolussi
By Christian Nicolussi
November 4, 2021 — 7.49pm

Frustrated Wests Tigers officials declared on Thursday night they were fed up with speculation Luke Brooks was heading to Newcastle to replace Mitchell Pearce, with the No.7 having assured them it would not be happening.

Less than two weeks after new director of football Tim Sheens made it clear from England the halfback would be staying put until at least the end of 2023, talk of Brooks heading to the Hunter cranked into overdrive with four separate news reports suggesting he was all but a done deal.