OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

[happy_tiger]

Got him for about the same price we paid Brooks

Good footy business , welcome to WT's Moses , time to live up to your Biblical name sake

What monetary figure do you have for Mbye?

About 500-550 k first two years

 

[Cairnstigers]

So how many positions to fill
Who much money to spend
$600000 ?
3 positions ?
If we upgrade 2 from development on minimum contract which we would already be paying some amount we may still have around $500000 to spend for this year
Does that about right

 

[hobbo]

Got him for about the same price we paid Brooks

Good footy business , welcome to WT's Moses , time to live up to your Biblical name sake

What monetary figure do you have for Mbye?

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Got him for about the same price we paid Brooks

Good footy business , welcome to WT's Moses , time to live up to your Biblical name sake

What monetary figure do you have for Mbye?

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

 

[hobbo]

What monetary figure do you have for Mbye?

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

 

[happy_tiger]

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

Pretty sure 550 k was the dollar thrown around Hobbo

 

[hobbo]

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

Pretty sure 550 k was the dollar thrown around Hobbo

Fair enough

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

Pretty sure 550 k was the dollar thrown around Hobbo

550k is cheap for a halfback in 2018, but was a fair price and Luke signed it straight away when Ivan offered it.

The previous contract he had on the table was a fair bit more… 750k+ I think

Glad we kept Brooks instead of Moses another Cleary win.

 

[Tiger_Pete]

Our forum on current players -

- Benji should play dummy half.
- Marsters should play second row.
- Tim Grant should play fullback.

Our forum on a new signing who's currently playing fullback -

-He's not a genuine fullback.

 

[Newtown]

4 years too long IMO, plus we don't get him till next year…what happens if Tui kills it at FB the rest of 2018?.

That can only be good. If Tui does so well at fullback for the rest of the year Wests Tigers are a very good chance of making top 8 in 2018 for the first time in years..

 

[jadtiger]

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

You are dreaming if you think Brooks is on 350k.

 

[Geo]

We seem to have a lot of Wests Tigers accountants here…lol

 

[stevied]

I like the signing because of what Moses brings as a person and multi-skilled player but, I agree with others, that 4 years is too long. Plenty of time to lose form or motivation…..

 

[innsaneink]

About 500-550 k first two years

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

No one knows what players are on so pointless guessing

Wouldn't be surprised if Benji pulls the plug after this year… I don't really get the excitement some are displaying re Mbye... He reminds me of Tui

 

[Chris]

Yeah that's what I was told .
You reckon brooks would be on that ?
I doubt it .

Brooks took a pay cut last year when Ivan re did the contracts for the fab 4.

550k

Thought he'd be on 350k Tops

No one knows what players are on so pointless guessing

Wouldn't be surprised if Benji pulls the plug after this year… I don't really get the excitement some are displaying re Mbye... He reminds me of Tui

Its always baffled me why people try to guess players wage per year. Your figure is between $1 and $1million dollars. What do you think your chances are of being right? I bet the odds of all these guesses being wrong are much shorter.

 

[weststigerman]

Im not sure why everyone is so concerned about how much we’re paying him.

Ivan has already shown he’s a great judge of talent, and knows the right amount to pay a particular player. Not to mention all of the decision makers are well aware of the salary cap issues we’ve had in the past.

 

[weststigerman]

Apparently now 18th/19th man for Queensland

 

[The_Patriot]

Apparently now 18th/19th man for Queensland

Thats interesting. It had crossed my mind that the mid season transfer might have been put on hold incase he gets a call up.

 

[The_Patriot]

It’s funny how Raleane Castle seems to have completely dodged critisim for her role in the dogs salary cap mess. She sure hurried off to rugby quick smart.

As for the signing - I’m not sold on it… I don’t really think he’s what we need... another player who’s not a genuine fullback but will be asked to play there anyway (he’s a 5/8 IMO). When he first came into first grade he looked like a superstar, but he’s plateaued a bit. I reckon the length of the deal is a bit long as well. Anyway, I don’t want to be too much of a downer - hopefully he can continue to improve at the tigers and turn into a first class fullback.

I reckon it might go down like this.

2018 if Mbye comes before June 30.
* Mbye to FB
* Tui in ISP
\
\
2019
* Benji retires
* Mbye to 6
* Tui/Thompson FB

2020
* Tui leaves
* Mbye to FB
* Cleary/Brooks combo

OR

* Brooks leaves
* Cleary/Mbye combo
* Tui/Thompson or even another signing to FB

Got a feeling Reynolds will either:

a) Be a bench player
b) Ask for a release - maybe the UK?

Having said the above - what the hell would I know?

I dont get wanting Mybe to play 5/8 at all.

Pointless signing if this was the case.

He will be fullback, fullback or fullback.

The only change to that could be a short stint at hooker this year while he transitions

 

[Tigerdon]

"The only change to that could be a short stint at hooker this year while he transitions"

Is he transitioning?