Madge Maguire - Mega Thread

[TillLindemann]

Hmm right. Honestly not sure what to think if Madge is gone. By all reports he had the majority of player support, but maybe being told that Ciraldo or someone perceived to be better than Madge changed minds?

I agree. The question has to be asked IF and it's big if, Madge looked like he was going to survive, what has happened in the last 48hrs or so for the mood shift from the Board?

But who said there’s even been a board shift? This whole thing seems to be a whole lot of speculation from the media and fans.

According to Pom, the review recommended Madge stay, partly because that's what the players wanted. And the review would be presented to the board on Wednesday. So if Pom was right looks like the board wasn't happy with the findings of the review. In which case why even have a review if you just want one outcome.

 

[BAGNF05]

Nothing will change without giving the roster a major overhaul. In saying that the club has been on a steady decline for three years, so I guess Madge was always going to be the target.

That is correct, the next step is to clean out the players who don't want to put in.

Should Maguire go...Will be interesting who the next bloke keeps...could end up having his head called for even before his bum hits the seat..a WTF record..

Sack him. I don’t like the structure of his resume.

 

[TillLindemann]

What people on here are saying about blokes like Ciraldo and Morris is exactly what people were saying about Todd Payten. Look how that has worked out for the Cowboys.

 

[WT2019]

I know our roster isn't great but I don't buy that it was so bad no coach could've got more out of them

There's no way Madge got the best out of our roster at all. The defence and attack was terrible most weeks and a lot of it was down to coaching structures.

I'm of the opinion a better coach could've got us into the top 8, you only needed 10 wins to make it after all.

I 100% agree, a different coach and we make the 8 this year, Madge should of realised after last year he needed help, but he went and signed Snoopy and Millard to improve us, he got what he paid for, and that looks like the sack

Yep. Surrounded with assistants he could control and protect himself. Makes me wonder why Snoopy was axed for Robbie as the Blue jersey mid season until the move to QLD for Covid.

 

[GCfan]

Hmm right. Honestly not sure what to think if Madge is gone. By all reports he had the majority of player support, but maybe being told that Ciraldo or someone perceived to be better than Madge changed minds?

I agree. The question has to be asked IF and it's big if, Madge looked like he was going to survive, what has happened in the last 48hrs or so for the mood shift from the Board?

But who said there’s even been a board shift? This whole thing seems to be a whole lot of speculation from the media and fans.

There was that snippet in the media suggesting a Penrith player is waiting to see what's happening with Ciraldo before he decides his future at the Panthers.

Yeah but that’s a fair way away from a board shift. It sounds like one journos picking up what another journo’s said and come up with their own dart to throw.

I’ll believe something once it’s all official.

 

[aturkey]

People cry about recruitment but can’t see that we’ve signed:
Future starting origin forward
The best fullback we’ve had since Tedesco
Got one of Queensland’s best hookers into our system and left on a good note opening a potential return from the storm
Got Shaun blore playing 80 minutes well
Had the nsw cup team up in the top 3 off his signings
One of Queensland’s u20s best rated young hookers in Simpkin
The youth this bloke has got us is insane and potentially sets us up well for the next few years what’s the point in these guys staying when they signed for Madge

"Potential return from the Storm"

Mate we wasted a year with Harry Grant. Instead of developing our own hooker, we helped Melbourne out by giving their next decade long hooker a year of development without any pressure. Hahaha how don't you see this?

 

[cochise]

Nothing will change without giving the roster a major overhaul. In saying that the club has been on a steady decline for three years, so I guess Madge was always going to be the target.

That is correct, the next step is to clean out the players who don't want to put in.

Is that likely tho?
They're under long contracts.

Its why you move the coach 1st, as moving the players takes time.

OK, sounds promising...

Can we confirm the players in question are Brooks and Nofo ?
Or are they safe and other players are marked instead.

No idea mate, but we have some underperforming senior players that need to improve quick smart.

 

[aturkey]

People cry about recruitment but can’t see that we’ve signed:
Future starting origin forward
The best fullback we’ve had since Tedesco
Got one of Queensland’s best hookers into our system and left on a good note opening a potential return from the storm
Got Shaun blore playing 80 minutes well
Had the nsw cup team up in the top 3 off his signings
One of Queensland’s u20s best rated young hookers in Simpkin
The youth this bloke has got us is insane and potentially sets us up well for the next few years what’s the point in these guys staying when they signed for Madge

They signed to play first grade. Madge and the Tigers just happened to be the coach/team that did (cause we can't sign anyone else.)

 

[BAGNF05]

I heard there was a secret chord
That the Tigers cut to appease the hordes
Cos you don’t really care for Madge, do ya?
And the angry fans are screaming drop Leilua
Drop Leilua, drop Leilua, drop Leilua
Drop Leilua

Edge defense. He’s never heard of her.

 

[BAGNF05]

Meh, whatever.

The coach was not the issue.

Yet another bad decisions, but lets see... things can't get worse, can they?

Would Pascoe survive if we went 0-24?

 

[cochise]

People cry about recruitment but can’t see that we’ve signed:
Future starting origin forward
The best fullback we’ve had since Tedesco
Got one of Queensland’s best hookers into our system and left on a good note opening a potential return from the storm
Got Shaun blore playing 80 minutes well
Had the nsw cup team up in the top 3 off his signings
One of Queensland’s u20s best rated young hookers in Simpkin
The youth this bloke has got us is insane and potentially sets us up well for the next few years what’s the point in these guys staying when they signed for Madge

"Potential return from the Storm"

Mate we wasted a year with Harry Grant. Instead of developing our own hooker, we helped Melbourne out by giving their next decade long hooker a year of development without any pressure. Hahaha how don't you see this?

We literally didn't have a hooker.

 

[aturkey]

People cry about recruitment but can’t see that we’ve signed:
Future starting origin forward
The best fullback we’ve had since Tedesco
Got one of Queensland’s best hookers into our system and left on a good note opening a potential return from the storm
Got Shaun blore playing 80 minutes well
Had the nsw cup team up in the top 3 off his signings
One of Queensland’s u20s best rated young hookers in Simpkin
The youth this bloke has got us is insane and potentially sets us up well for the next few years what’s the point in these guys staying when they signed for Madge

"Potential return from the Storm"

Mate we wasted a year with Harry Grant. Instead of developing our own hooker, we helped Melbourne out by giving their next decade long hooker a year of development without any pressure. Hahaha how don't you see this?

We literally didn't have a hooker.

The fact that we didn't have a single hooker we could play from our own reserves is a really sad reality for our club.

 

[wet tiger coloured bird]

wasnt mbye a hooker?

 

[JC99]

wasnt mbye a hooker?

That was the plan until we got Harry. To be fair at the time a lot of teams were struggling to find a hooker (some still are) so the Grant deal was pretty smart while Liddle was injured.

 

[mike]

People cry about recruitment but can’t see that we’ve signed:
Future starting origin forward
The best fullback we’ve had since Tedesco
Got one of Queensland’s best hookers into our system and left on a good note opening a potential return from the storm
Got Shaun blore playing 80 minutes well
Had the nsw cup team up in the top 3 off his signings
One of Queensland’s u20s best rated young hookers in Simpkin
The youth this bloke has got us is insane and potentially sets us up well for the next few years what’s the point in these guys staying when they signed for Madge

"Potential return from the Storm"

Mate we wasted a year with Harry Grant. Instead of developing our own hooker, we helped Melbourne out by giving their next decade long hooker a year of development without any pressure. Hahaha how don't you see this?

We literally didn't have a hooker.

The fact that we didn't have a single hooker we could play from our own reserves is a really sad reality for our club.

injuries and the new bloke wasn't ready yet. It was a smart move by the club. Buy a hooker and restrict the opportunity for Jake Simpkin in the future, or borrow a hooker for a year and develop Jake Simpkin. It was a great decision by the club.

 

[THE_POM]

The Board is split down the middle about this & have asked for “further information”.
As everyone here could guess the information released a few hours ago is from a particular board member not in Madges favour. Hoping media pressure will sway those in his corner to punt him.
Review looked good for Madge & as someone said previous the fact they aren’t taking the review information on board & making the opposite decision anyway, makes this whole situation more Farcical than it already was.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Hmm right. Honestly not sure what to think if Madge is gone. By all reports he had the majority of player support, but maybe being told that Ciraldo or someone perceived to be better than Madge changed minds?

I agree. The question has to be asked IF and it's big if, Madge looked like he was going to survive, what has happened in the last 48hrs or so for the mood shift from the Board?

But who said there’s even been a board shift? This whole thing seems to be a whole lot of speculation from the media and fans.

According to Pom, the review recommended Madge stay, partly because that's what the players wanted. And the review would be presented to the board on Wednesday. So if Pom was right looks like the board wasn't happy with the findings of the review. In which case why even have a review if you just want one outcome.

I heard the board wanted a further independent review done on Pascoe and Hartigan's roles hence the further delay

 

[cochise]

The Board is split down the middle about this & have asked for “further information”.
As everyone here could guess the information released a few hours ago is from a particular board member not in Madges favour. Hoping media pressure will sway those in his corner to punt him.
Review looked good for Madge & as someone said previous the fact they aren’t taking the review information on board & making the opposite decision anyway, makes this whole situation more Farcical than it already was.

Yeah info coming out of the club changes depending who you speak to, that is why media reports go back and forth.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

The Board is split down the middle about this & have asked for “further information”.
As everyone here could guess the information released a few hours ago is from a particular board member not in Madges favour. Hoping media pressure will sway those in his corner to punt him.
Review looked good for Madge & as someone said previous the fact they aren’t taking the review information on board & making the opposite decision anyway, makes this whole situation more Farcical than it already was.

Thank you for updating us.

Someone call Flick

 

[Canberratiger]

The Board is split down the middle about this & have asked for “further information”.
As everyone here could guess the information released a few hours ago is from a particular board member not in Madges favour. Hoping media pressure will sway those in his corner to punt him.
Review looked good for Madge & as someone said previous the fact they aren’t taking the review information on board & making the opposite decision anyway, makes this whole situation more Farcical than it already was.

Any news on the who will replace him if he is moved on?