Martin Taupau - Discussion Thread
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@Tigermama said:
Not really..I'll just change my Avatar..
Wests Tigers reportedly set to lose another star with Martin Taupau asking for release for 2016
Ben Glover
FOX SPORTS
September 17, 2015 9:20AM
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THE Wests Tigers’ salary cap mess looks set to ensure another rep star is playing for a different club in 2016 with Martin Taupau reportedly keen to walk away. Speaking on NRL 360 on Wednesday night, Triple M Brisbane’s Ben Dobbin revealed Taupau had asked for a release from the Tigers with the Rabbitohs and Titans set to pounce. “One of the biggest names in their side, Martin Taupau, will not be playing there next year,” Dobbin said.“What I can tell you is that he has asked the club that he could please get a release.
“Now, everybody’s talking that he’s going to go to South Sydney but my understanding is that the Gold Coast Titans are right in the mix to sign this superstar. “He would be an absolute awesome addition to any side I can tell you. He’s a front-rower/back-rower. “But, they have got massive cap problems, the Tigers … They’ve obviously got the Robbie Farah issue simmering away there. News of Taupau’s likely departure is another blow to the Tigers, with the pressure mounting on the club’s board, management and coach Jason Taylor, particularly as the Robbie Farah saga continues to play out in public.
Ben Glover
FOX SPORTS
September 17, 2015 9:20AM
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THE Wests Tigers’ salary cap mess looks set to ensure another rep star is playing for a different club in 2016 with Martin Taupau reportedly keen to walk away. Speaking on NRL 360 on Wednesday night, Triple M Brisbane’s Ben Dobbin revealed Taupau had asked for a release from the Tigers with the Rabbitohs and Titans set to pounce. “One of the biggest names in their side, Martin Taupau, will not be playing there next year,” Dobbin said.“What I can tell you is that he has asked the club that he could please get a release.
“Now, everybody’s talking that he’s going to go to South Sydney but my understanding is that the Gold Coast Titans are right in the mix to sign this superstar. “He would be an absolute awesome addition to any side I can tell you. He’s a front-rower/back-rower. “But, they have got massive cap problems, the Tigers … They’ve obviously got the Robbie Farah issue simmering away there. News of Taupau’s likely departure is another blow to the Tigers, with the pressure mounting on the club’s board, management and coach Jason Taylor, particularly as the Robbie Farah saga continues to play out in public.
happy_tiger
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@Tigermama said:
Geo will pine for months and never eat another pie
God knows what he will do we the 3 tonnes of pies he has in frozen storage :wink:
@Newtown said:
No quotes from Taupau or his manager…that is interesting...
This be the same Dobbo that had Tamou signed seal and delivered to the Raiders...throw enough darts they say...
Taupau would be a terrible loss. Heaps of potential and the Hard Man we need to lead Brooks and Moses upfront. Woods is a worker we need a forward enforcer to give the halves confidence.
I hope this was released by his manager to negotiate a deal but due to the incompetence of our club many including myself are jumping at shadows.
I hope this was released by his manager to negotiate a deal but due to the incompetence of our club many including myself are jumping at shadows.
Generally speaking you leave your job because of :
You are not learning and developing.
You believe you can earn more money.
You don't like your current employer for whatever reason.
You can better yourself elsewhere.
Not sure where Marty fits into any of these areas or possibly more but I hope he stays and can work through any issues which maybe be of concern to him leaving.
You are not learning and developing.
You believe you can earn more money.
You don't like your current employer for whatever reason.
You can better yourself elsewhere.
Not sure where Marty fits into any of these areas or possibly more but I hope he stays and can work through any issues which maybe be of concern to him leaving.
Yes as Geo alludes to above, all these 14 pages are based on the comments of one person at Fox Sports. I've seen nothing from anyone actually connected with the matter.
We really need to grow a pair and just tell Marty there'll be no release; you're a Tiger in 2016\. We may or may not lose him after that but why should we keep caving in to other clubs with fatter chequebooks engaging in conduct (inducement to breach a contract) which is legally actionable if the club wished to pursue it. Who knows, by 2017 we might be able to offer Marty a decent upgrade and he might be happy to stick around
Fade_To_Black
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The only thing 'Dobbo' would know much about would be cakes and pies, cakes and pies. He is just another in a long line of boofheads who make stories up to stay in a job. If Taupau wanted to leave to improve his career he sure as hell wouldn't go to the Titans…they are as hopeless as us if not more so, especially with Seizer and Myles no longer there. Back to the buffet Dobbo and see what other tripe you can come up with.
Tiger_Watto
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@Curaeus said:
Completly different circumstances.
Gordon was signed to Super League and the Dragons were aligned to the ARL. The problem started when the ARL had the courts impose an injunction on the start-up of SL for 1996, and the Dragons refused to release him. Tallis chose to sit out on principal, due to the fact all the SL aligned clubs released their ARL contracted players to ARL aligned clubs.
Marty has plenty of family on the Gold Coast. Sometimes that's enough to make the switch from one basket case club to another basket case!
Gary_Bakerloo
New member
@Curaeus said:
Agreed, and if he produces rubbish, he will be in State Cup.
supercoach
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The old story if their is any substance to this latest rumour, if you want to build a winning culture you want everyone on board and believing in the vision, you can not have people pulling in the other direction no matter how good they are.
So if Marty wants out it will be sad but that is life, one door shuts another opens and it has to be remembered a couple of our better late season wins were achieved with Marty sitting on the sideline because of a dumb play.
As I said in a previous post, teams on the bottom of the heap are always the teams surrounded by gossip,rumour and drama, this will change as we start to climb the ladder in 2016
So if Marty wants out it will be sad but that is life, one door shuts another opens and it has to be remembered a couple of our better late season wins were achieved with Marty sitting on the sideline because of a dumb play.
As I said in a previous post, teams on the bottom of the heap are always the teams surrounded by gossip,rumour and drama, this will change as we start to climb the ladder in 2016
fergiefurr
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@Tiger Watto said:
Out of principal? He had a contract!
I hate how Gordon paints himself as some moral high ground when the bloke picks and chooses to be moral when it suits him.
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foreveratiger
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@Curaeus said:
But it's A O.K to grant Adam Blair, Austin and Galloway a release but for you it's not O.K for Taupau to be granted one…...why is this so?
If he don't want to be here ? What's the point holding onto to him when he will be gone in 2017?
If he has no desire to be here and is forced to stay it might be a waste of money and will play disinterested, then people will say why did we keep him?
Next year is a right off IMO already so start organising the Cap for 2017 onwards.
The Club has left us with to many questions unanswered, they will soon know all about it with the membership drive.
@foreveratiger said:
FT maybe it is also a situation of who we need and not need?
With Blair he was much aligned and on huge coin, Austin we traded out for Moses and Keith is probably deemed as replaceable (although I would disagree).
Taupau however is someone we need right now IMO.
As mentioned above, other clubs sometimes refuse and it works out OK.
