OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

[Demps]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

He'd take that deal again any day of the week.
Moses cares about Moses, not the club.

His words are meaningless.
He isn't leaving the club because he cares.
He's leaving because he got his captaincy taken away and knows he's not wanted.. but most importantly, he has a better deal on the table.

2 years at another club, he can milk dry for whatever they're paying him where he can turn up without actually turning up.

But yeah, he doesn't deserve our criticisms.
He's so polite.
Yeah nah, not having it.... he'll be sticking it up elsewhere, still on our dollar.

@hobbo1 a coat of paint won't fix this.

 

[BAGNF05]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

 

[hobbo1]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

Yeah piss weak I reckon

 

[watersider]

He's a really handy utility player. Just seeing him slot in to play fullback for us now is evidence of that. He's not brilliant but he does an okay job of it.

He'd do that for every position in the backline and can play 9 and 13 pretty well too. Playing him at 14 every week means you feel comfortable if anyone gets injured.

But even at 400k I'd say he's a little overpriced because he's also so replaceable and does none of those positions at a level that you'd say he's a starter.

 

[BAGNF05]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

Yeah piss weak I reckon

I’m not a marquee anymore but I’ll still cop 400K off two different clubs next year. ?

 

[hobbo1]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

Yeah piss weak I reckon

I’m not a marquee anymore but I’ll still cop 400K off two different clubs next year. ?

Charmed life for some ..
Wonder if he slips Ivan some cash now and then ?

 

[BAGNF05]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

Yeah piss weak I reckon

I’m not a marquee anymore but I’ll still cop 400K off two different clubs next year. ?

Charmed life for some ..
Wonder if he slips Ivan some cash now and then ?

I’d like to see the uncut footage of when Pascoe is giving his roster update to Harry Trigger.

Few expletives flying around I reckon.

 

[Ultimate Warrior]

Paying Half Means that we are Saving half.

Im Ok with that

Just want to reiterate the half

 

[jirskyr]

He didn't ever remotely come close to his price tag. His signing was like an anchor to the club, and I'm not surprised he felt like a burden. The club needs to learn from this.

He was fine initially when Bulldogs were paying half his contract. At that value he's fine, same as the value proposition for Dragons for 2022.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Cmon guys… seriously as if anyone here would knock back 700-900k which was double other clubs offered to move 30mins up the road ….

Mbye has handled himself brilliantly I think owning it and never dropping the club into it. If anything his management did a too good a job in getting the Tigers to pay sooooo much. He is the first to say he never performed to the price tag but for people saying he never thought about the club etc as if any of you would think of your employer if you where getting double that your mate was getting at another comparable business doing less work & say hmmm I will resign because thats not right…

Sure Mbye didn’t live up to his price tag but that’s not on him, that is on the club for offering such ridiculous amount up front, same with Reynolds, Packer and Matts. 99% of people here would’ve taken that contract if offered.

Great news is the club looks to have learned that it just won’t do that again unless it’s for a genuine star & we can now formally move on from the wasted cash contracts we once had. 2022 is a new dawn for us.

 

[earl]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

I don’t like that he just accepted his decline in form like there was nothing he could do about it.

Yeah piss weak I reckon

I’m not a marquee anymore but I’ll still cop 400K off two different clubs next year. ?

Charmed life for some ..
Wonder if he slips Ivan some cash now and then ?

We should fact check this but my understanding was that Moses and Ivan had the same manager. If so it's dodgy.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Cmon guys… seriously as if anyone here would knock back 700-900k which was double other clubs offered to move 30mins up the road ….

Mbye has handled himself brilliantly I think owning it and never dropping the club into it. If anything his management did a too good a job in getting the Tigers to pay sooooo much. He is the first to say he never performed to the price tag but for people saying he never thought about the club etc as if any of you would think of your employer if you where getting double that your mate was getting at another comparable business doing less work & say hmmm I will resign because thats not right…

Sure Mbye didn’t live up to his price tag but that’s not on him, that is on the club for offering such ridiculous amount up front, same with Reynolds, Packer and Matts. 99% of people here would’ve taken that contract if offered.

Great news is the club looks to have learned that it just won’t do that again unless it’s for a genuine star & we can now formally move on from the wasted cash contracts we once had. 2022 is a new dawn for us.

100% of this forum would have.

I'm OK with his honesty about not living up to it, I'm OK with him recognising that he would be better off going somewhere else.

I would think for that sort of money you would be giving it everything with every play you make. I feel he hasn't done that and I am not unhappy that we've managed to find him a home for next year.

 

[TrueTiger]

Cmon guys… seriously as if anyone here would knock back 700-900k which was double other clubs offered to move 30mins up the road ….

Mbye has handled himself brilliantly I think owning it and never dropping the club into it. If anything his management did a too good a job in getting the Tigers to pay sooooo much. He is the first to say he never performed to the price tag but for people saying he never thought about the club etc as if any of you would think of your employer if you where getting double that your mate was getting at another comparable business doing less work & say hmmm I will resign because thats not right…

Sure Mbye didn’t live up to his price tag but that’s not on him, that is on the club for offering such ridiculous amount up front, same with Reynolds, Packer and Matts. 99% of people here would’ve taken that contract if offered.

Great news is the club looks to have learned that it just won’t do that again unless it’s for a genuine star & we can now formally move on from the wasted cash contracts we once had. 2022 is a new dawn for us.

100% of this forum would have.

I'm OK with his honesty about not living up to it, I'm OK with him recognising that he would be better off going somewhere else.

I would think for that sort of money you would be giving it everything with every play you make. I feel he hasn't done that and I am not unhappy that we've managed to find him a home for next year.

Im always positive about your input CB and mostly agree with you on this topic,however,many said he didnt put in,I dont agree with the laziness "just getting the money"scenario,why?...when he first started with us he was very good in the fullback role,his passing is great and his defense was solid..
He got an injury in the groin and they are very hard to heal in a short period of time,he played on even though the injury wasnt completely healed after some rehab,then as things improved for him he got a knee injury and it took a long time as well....
So not as to be a fanboy as such but moreso as a person who understands some of these injuries do affect players and take time to get over and into full strength again...it does have an adverse affect on your natural game if you carry injuries....
All in all I wont bag the man as many others have and I really do think that he wanted to be coached by Ivan as his first few games showed he was a good pickup for us and Ivan dumping us as well as Moses,Packer,JR and Mats left us a very big hole to fill and an even harder job for Madge and co to repair...

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Cmon guys… seriously as if anyone here would knock back 700-900k which was double other clubs offered to move 30mins up the road ….

Mbye has handled himself brilliantly I think owning it and never dropping the club into it. If anything his management did a too good a job in getting the Tigers to pay sooooo much. He is the first to say he never performed to the price tag but for people saying he never thought about the club etc as if any of you would think of your employer if you where getting double that your mate was getting at another comparable business doing less work & say hmmm I will resign because thats not right…

Sure Mbye didn’t live up to his price tag but that’s not on him, that is on the club for offering such ridiculous amount up front, same with Reynolds, Packer and Matts. 99% of people here would’ve taken that contract if offered.

Great news is the club looks to have learned that it just won’t do that again unless it’s for a genuine star & we can now formally move on from the wasted cash contracts we once had. 2022 is a new dawn for us.

100% of this forum would have.

I'm OK with his honesty about not living up to it, I'm OK with him recognising that he would be better off going somewhere else.

I would think for that sort of money you would be giving it everything with every play you make. I feel he hasn't done that and I am not unhappy that we've managed to find him a home for next year.

Im always positive about your input CB and mostly agree with you on this topic,however,many said he didnt put in,I dont agree with the laziness "just getting the money"scenario,why?...when he first started with us he was very good in the fullback role,his passing is great and his defense was solid..
He got an injury in the groin and they are very hard to heal in a short period of time,he played on even though the injury wasnt completely healed after some rehab,then as things improved for him he got a knee injury and it took a long time as well....
So not as to be a fanboy as such but moreso as a person who understands some of these injuries do affect players and take time to get over and into full strength again...it does have an adverse affect on your natural game if you carry injuries....
All in all I wont bag the man as many others have and I really do think that he wanted to be coached by Ivan as his first few games showed he was a good pickup for us and Ivan dumping us as well as Moses,Packer,JR and Mats left us a very big hole to fill and an even harder job for Madge and co to repair...

He was good when he first came over. I feel particularly this year he has been phoning it in somewhat. Just dumb mistakes, not taking the hit ups from the back. I don't know if his heart isn't in it anymore or he was thinking about his future, that's not plain to see so I can only speculate on that.

The paycheque thing is on the club. They valued him at that, they have to own that.

 

[Russell]

At least he is going out with class. We paid $600K+ for Packer to sit on the sidelines for the last 3 years. Haven't heard a peep from him all year.

He has been injured most of the time?

 

[BZN]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

@tony-soprano stated Reynolds didnt claim his last year contract $$$ so he could go and play in England.
Seems to me Josh Reynolds is twice the man Mbye is.

 

[Russell]

I give Mybe credit at least he was honest tonight in the interview on ch9.

Subtle digs at the club if you read between the lines….whoever negotiated his $800-900k salary deserves a medal…he has been a dud buy only cause he never lived up to his salary….had he been on his true value $300k…there would be no negative noise…..

Half way through a $3.5m contract and decides he’s just not good value. Honest but didn’t offer to give anything back.

I don't blame him for that, I don't know anyone that has or would give money back to a club for "not giving value for money"...deep down he has been laughing at us for the last 3 years getting paid more than top surgeons do in a year.!......

Oh! make no mistake Mbye is a surgeon.

He cut open our purse, extracted the dough.
Just like all the surgeons in Macquarie Street,
Then revisited us 20 times this year alone.
As with other surgeons, basically did nothing.
He stitched us up big time.

 

[Russell]

Cmon guys… seriously as if anyone here would knock back 700-900k which was double other clubs offered to move 30mins up the road ….

Mbye has handled himself brilliantly I think owning it and never dropping the club into it. If anything his management did a too good a job in getting the Tigers to pay sooooo much. He is the first to say he never performed to the price tag but for people saying he never thought about the club etc as if any of you would think of your employer if you where getting double that your mate was getting at another comparable business doing less work & say hmmm I will resign because thats not right…

Sure Mbye didn’t live up to his price tag but that’s not on him, that is on the club for offering such ridiculous amount up front, same with Reynolds, Packer and Matts. 99% of people here would’ve taken that contract if offered.

Great news is the club looks to have learned that it just won’t do that again unless it’s for a genuine star & we can now formally move on from the wasted cash contracts we once had. 2022 is a new dawn for us.

Think you can leave Matulino out of the bludgers club - he always gave his best.

Personally, Mbye was on a ridiculous amount of money (that was stupid).
However even if he was 350k (still slightly overpriced but we'll run with that), What I will not run with - is the fact that this year especially, he was not putting in 100% or anything like it - most of the time he was dogging it, which is why they should have kept him.

 

[Demps]


Posted today, i believe the article was yesterday but our man staying in the news.
💯

 

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**Rockhampton visit a welcome relief for departing Mbye
Author - Michael Blok
Timestamp - Wed 18 Aug 2021, 10:15 AM**

It’s been a big week for Moses Mbye, but a trip to Rockhampton on Saturday is exactly what’s needed for the experienced utility

The 28-year-old announced on Tuesday that he’ll be leaving Wests Tigers at season’s end, however his focus is completely on the club’s Round 23 clash against Cronulla.

Saturday’s game will be the first ever NRL fixture to be played at Rockhampton.

“I’m pumped to play in Rockhampton,” Mbye said.

“I got to play my first game in ‘Rocky’ when I was 11-years-old in a schoolboys tournament.

“I’m pretty excited to get back there. It’s pretty famous for a small town that makes a lot of noise in the NRL world. There are quality players who come from there — Benny Hunt and Harry Grant is from just up the road. They produce some really quality players for such a small town.

“I told the boys about the history of Rockhampton and everyone is excited to play. It’s something different and it’s great to give back to the regional community. Everyone knows Queenslanders love their footy, especially in towns like that.”

“It’ll be good to get 5,000 people up there on the cans, yelling over the fence — it’ll be good fun.”

Mbye has spoken about his decision to leave the club at the end of the year to link up with St George Illawarra on a two-year deal.

He says Wests Tigers will always have a special place in his heart and he had the future of the club in his best interest when deciding to depart.

"I always thought coming towards the end of last year, if I get an opportunity to go elsewhere it'll probably benefit both myself and the club,” Mbye said.

"The fact that ‘Madge’ [coach Michael Maguire] will be able to recruit who he thinks he needs in the side, that was a part of the decision.”

The 28-year-old's career decision is being labelled as selfless for the Wests Tigers given the amount of salary-cap space Mbye's departure will free up at the club for next season.

"It was just unfortunate for ‘Madge’ the time when he came in, there was a lot of players who were top heavy on big, long-term contracts,” he said.

"When you get paid close to a million dollars a year there's going to be big expectations

"If you're in a position where I'm in, get paid the big bucks in the centre stage, that's what it is.

"You've got to expect that sort of thing, you've got to be up for it. That is what came with it and I was up for it [but] I'm not that guy anymore.

"I'm not that marquee guy anymore so I can go down there and give myself the best opportunity to put my best foot forward and you never know I might be that marquee guy again one day.”

But Mbye’s immediate focus is on Saturday’s game against the Sharks — a win will keep the side in touch with the top eight.

“We’re still alive in the competition, so hopefully if we can keep winning, we can finish the season on a good note,” he said.

“The focus this week is on the Sharks and we need to go out there and perform to keep our season alive.”