My letter to Stephen Humphreys

[hybrid_tiger]

Humphries will reply, I've sent him a number of emails (both critical and praising) and he's replied every time.

 

[happy_tiger]

Here's a different view

Maybe Humphrey's should tell Sheens that he is sick of fixing his problems and tell him he can deal with the complaints

I do it with my junior management when they screw up Funnily enough the problems seem to stop pretty quickly

But then again Tim is too busy coming up with match winning game plans every week isn't he ?? 😕

 

[stryker]

All the sooks and whingers on this forum …..

you make me sick
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:laughing: loser

 

[Chadman_s_Ghost]

Dear Mr Humphreys.

As a Wests Tigers fan I feel I'm more than qualified to tell you that you have, once again, got it all horribly wrong. You should listen to the fans more- we invest passion & love into our opinions, and as a result, we are never blinded by these emotions & always feel we know better than pretty much anyone you put in a professional position within the club.

Obviously Tim Sheens, with his years of experience & great record, has little or no clue on how to run a football team. Before he got to the club, we were soaring to great heights under that other bum coach we could all have done better than. It's obvious that Tim Sheens can't develop talent- I mean, all you have to do is look past the likes of Marshall, Farah, Fulton, Moltzen, Woods, Ayshford, Ryan etc to see the point I'm making. And signings! Please- don't even go there. All Tim's signings are duds, just like Blair. Obviously, I'd ask you to look passed previous signings like Hodgson, Richards, Galloway & the like in order to prove my point.

He never uses young players like Ayshord, Lawrence, Marshall, Farah, Woods….umm....wait...forget that point...
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And after reading this, I'm certain you will see my point. There must be hundreds, if not thousands, of better coaches available than Mr Sheens- guys like Stephen Kearney that nearly the whole messege board were semi-orgasmic over when he was leaving the salary-cap roarting, cheating, no-moral Storm as the assistant to the all controlling Bellamy. Frankly- I'm amazed he didn't turn Parramatta into NRL favourites.

Anyhoo...thank you Mr Humphrey's for taking the time to seriously consider the points made by me, a true, unbiased & rational fan, who obviously knows better than you & your ilk.

I have forwarded a copy of my resume for your benefit after you sack Timmy.

Cheers.

 

[stryker]

So tell us chadman, do you believe that all these great young players and imports that Tim has brought through/to the club (which has been his crowning achievement no doubt), have played together as a team this year?

All that people are saying is that these very good players are now stale. They are bereft of ideas. Most of our tries came from running the ball…they now come from kicks. Why is this?

Would you play so many players out of position?

 

[Chadman_s_Ghost]

Hmm…what do I believe?

I believe that the Tigers never fully recovered from losing Scott Prince. They got close when Lui started to look the goods, but he messed the bed on his own doing, putting the club back a few years in the process.

I can't blame Sheens or the Tigers for not being able to replace Prince effectively. It's not like top class halfbacks are shot into the system every year. We could have overspent on Sandow, I guess. But he'd be in the same class of disappointment as Blair currently resides.

Prince's defection to the Titans set the club back. He was the general to Marshall's brilliance. He was the guide that allowed Marshall & then Farah to strut their stuff in open spaces. Losing him was the killer stroke to this current crop. Lui looked like he could have been something. But I agree with the direction the Tigers took in releasing him.

I think Moltzen is the best option at #7 in the club. But he's inconsistant. If he gets that right, I think the rest of the team clicks. But Tedesco goes down midway through week 1, and Moltzen is the best option at #1 after that.

I think the forwards are fine, but seem to lack direction. It's even more noticable on a day like today when Farah isn't playing at #9\. There is no consistancy to their effort.

The team needs an on field general, to keep the flamboyant nature of Marshall free to do his thing. I actually think that the Anasta signing might buy the Tigers some time. He's the exact type of player needed. I wonder if he might even play 1 off the ruck to let Marshall skip out wider.

I think it's very easy to sit back & say that Jacob Miller is 'the answer' when up till this point, he's shown very little in his time in 1st grade. Lui looked better in his first few games. Sironen looks better. Moltzen looked better. Miller has offered nothing at the top level.

I still think Sheens is the best coach for this team. I just think we are going to suffer through teams like this current one until we get a better foil for Marshall, who is simply trying to do too much.

 

[tiga4eva]

Hmm…what do I believe?

I believe that the Tigers never fully recovered from losing Scott Prince. They got close when Lui started to look the goods, but he messed the bed on his own doing, putting the club back a few years in the process.

I can't blame Sheens or the Tigers for not being able to replace Prince effectively. It's not like top class halfbacks are shot into the system every year. We could have overspent on Sandow, I guess. But he'd be in the same class of disappointment as Blair currently resides.

Prince's defection to the Titans set the club back. He was the general to Marshall's brilliance. He was the guide that allowed Marshall & then Farah to strut their stuff in open spaces. Losing him was the killer stroke to this current crop. Lui looked like he could have been something. But I agree with the direction the Tigers took in releasing him.

I think Moltzen is the best option at #7 in the club. But he's inconsistant. If he gets that right, I think the rest of the team clicks. But Tedesco goes down midway through week 1, and Moltzen is the best option at #1 after that.

I think the forwards are fine, but seem to lack direction. It's even more noticable on a day like today when Farah isn't playing at #9\. There is no consistancy to their effort.

The team needs an on field general, to keep the flamboyant nature of Marshall free to do his thing. I actually think that the Anasta signing might buy the Tigers some time. He's the exact type of player needed. I wonder if he might even play 1 off the ruck to let Marshall skip out wider.

I think it's very easy to sit back & say that Jacob Miller is 'the answer' when up till this point, he's shown very little in his time in 1st grade. Lui looked better in his first few games. Sironen looks better. Moltzen looked better. Miller has offered nothing at the top level.

I still think Sheens is the best coach for this team. I just think we are going to suffer through teams like this current one until we get a better foil for Marshall, who is simply trying to do too much.

So explain why Sheens doesn't play Moltzen at 7.
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[tigerbalm]

Lui looked better in his first few games lololololol. Very short memories, and sheens didn't sign hodgo.
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[Chadman_s_Ghost]

"So explain why Sheens doesn't play Moltzen at 7."

Never said Sheens was without fault… personally, I'd have kept Moltzen at #7.

 

[Chadman_s_Ghost]

Lui looked better in his first few games lololololol. Very short memories, and sheens didn't sign hodgo.
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Lui did look better. Sure, he made mistakes. But he attempted to make things happen. Miller doesn't show any ability to create.

Are you certain Hodgo wasn't signed by Sheens along with Richards from Parra reserves? Maybe my memory is gone, but I'm sure they both came over together.

 

[hellman]

Hmm…what do I believe?

I believe that the Tigers never fully recovered from losing Scott Prince. They got close when Lui started to look the goods, but he messed the bed on his own doing, putting the club back a few years in the process.

I can't blame Sheens or the Tigers for not being able to replace Prince effectively. It's not like top class halfbacks are shot into the system every year. We could have overspent on Sandow, I guess. But he'd be in the same class of disappointment as Blair currently resides.

Prince's defection to the Titans set the club back. He was the general to Marshall's brilliance. He was the guide that allowed Marshall & then Farah to strut their stuff in open spaces. Losing him was the killer stroke to this current crop. Lui looked like he could have been something. But I agree with the direction the Tigers took in releasing him.

I think Moltzen is the best option at #7 in the club. But he's inconsistant. If he gets that right, I think the rest of the team clicks. But Tedesco goes down midway through week 1, and Moltzen is the best option at #1 after that.

I think the forwards are fine, but seem to lack direction. It's even more noticable on a day like today when Farah isn't playing at #9\. There is no consistancy to their effort.

The team needs an on field general, to keep the flamboyant nature of Marshall free to do his thing. I actually think that the Anasta signing might buy the Tigers some time. He's the exact type of player needed. I wonder if he might even play 1 off the ruck to let Marshall skip out wider.

I think it's very easy to sit back & say that Jacob Miller is 'the answer' when up till this point, he's shown very little in his time in 1st grade. Lui looked better in his first few games. Sironen looks better. Moltzen looked better. Miller has offered nothing at the top level.

I still think Sheens is the best coach for this team. I just think we are going to suffer through teams like this current one until we get a better foil for Marshall, who is simply trying to do too much.

This is a pretty good post however the one thing that gets me is Sheens moving Moltzen from the 7 jumper at the start of the season. If our halves were firing we would be in a much better position. Moltzen has a tonne of ability but he is inconsistent yet Sheens swaps him around all the time. The same could be said for Marshall. Then to top it off Farah moving out of the 9 was dumb.

Sheens always does this though - he plays musical chairs and statistically I doubt it works.

Blair has also been a huge blow to the club. Losing Fifita and Gibbs for Blair was a terrible decision. If we had both of these guys rotating with Galloway and Woods we would be in a much better position. Gibbs could play in the backrow easily as well. Our pack went backwards with the decision to buy Blair and although we thought he would take us to another level the reality is that our pack has gone backwards significantly by signing him.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Humphries will reply… He always does.

Unless your logo appears on the Tigers Jumper or Website, he isnt really going to listen though and will probably send you a 'lip-service' responce...

The only people who may have a result and get Humpty to listen are those people who are actual Members of either Wests or Balmain. At the end of the day, he reports to them and not us fans...

I'd suggest you right your letters to Sponsors or the Owners of the Wests Tigers... Only then will Humphries have to make a calculated business decision and take action!

 

[hybrid_tiger]

I can't blame Sheens or the Tigers for not being able to replace Prince effectively.

You are dead set kidding.

Prince left after 2006, it is now 2012, are you telling me Sheens should take no responsibility for not effectively replacing him at halfback after SIX YEARS? :bash

Lui looked like he could have been something. But I agree with the direction the Tigers took in releasing him.

Hard to argue with that, and it's not Sheens' fault that Lui was sacked. But it is his fault for failing to stick with a replacement.

I think Moltzen is the best option at #7 in the club. But he's inconsistant. If he gets that right, I think the rest of the team clicks. But Tedesco goes down midway through week 1, and Moltzen is the best option at #1 after that.

Moltzen is not a halfback or a fullback.

I think it's very easy to sit back & say that Jacob Miller is 'the answer' when up till this point, he's shown very little in his time in 1st grade. Lui looked better in his first few games. Sironen looks better. Moltzen looked better. Miller has offered nothing at the top level.

Miller has never been given a proper go. But go I mean playing a natural halfback role and not directed to stand back. Sheens doesn't want a natural halfback in his side, he is hellbent on turning Marshall into a #7.

 

[tigerbalm]

Lui looked better in his first few games lololololol. Very short memories, and sheens didn't sign hodgo.
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Lui did look better. Sure, he made mistakes. But he attempted to make things happen. Miller doesn't show any ability to create.

Are you certain Hodgo wasn't signed by Sheens along with Richards from Parra reserves? Maybe my memory is gone, but I'm sure they both came over together.

Your probably right, he came back in 03 I think? But I'm certain lui wasn't very good at first.actually maybe I'm wrong about that..damn you extra dry.
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[Furious1]

Lui looked better in his first few games lololololol. Very short memories, and sheens didn't sign hodgo.
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Lui did look better. Sure, he made mistakes. But he attempted to make things happen. Miller doesn't show any ability to create.

Are you certain Hodgo wasn't signed by Sheens along with Richards from Parra reserves? Maybe my memory is gone, but I'm sure they both came over together.

Your probably right, he came back in 03 I think? But I'm certain lui wasn't very good at first.actually maybe I'm wrong about that..damn you extra dry.
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No you are right about Lui. He was crap. It took him 3/4 of a season to start to get going. A LOT of people on here were calling for his head, but Sheens perservered just like he should have done with either Miller, Humble.

 

[Chadman_s_Ghost]

I'm still going to stick with my theory that Lui looked better.

Maybe 'better' isn't the right word. He looked more likely to create. He attempted to create. Miller hasn't done that. Lui certainly made mistakes, but I can cop that if the effort is there. I expect young players to make mistakes. Miller actually hasn't done a lot wrong in his limited opportunities. But at the same time, he hasn't really done…anything.

I don't believe that Miller is the victim of being told to hold back by Sheens. It's a messege board myth that Sheens tells guys to hold back. Lui is actually the best example to prove it wrong- he came into 1st grade & was attempting to create from Day 1\. Miller hasn't attempted to stand up as a playmaker.

Maybe I'm wrong about Miller. For his sake, and the Tigers sake, I hope so. But there have been a number of messege board certainities coming from the juniors that never lived up to the billing they got in here. McDonnell, Meaney, Mullaney, "Mighty Mouse" etc. Right now, I've seen nothing from Miller to convince me he is a better prospect than any of these guys.

 

[EggButterRoll99]

I felt so embarrassed by our effort today I have penned this letter to Stephen Humphreys…I suggest everyone does the same...if you want his email address PM me...
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Dear Stephen,

As a member who attended today’s game I must say I felt embarrassed at the effort of our established players today.

I realise we have a massive injury toll, but that is no excuse for the effort that was put in by our highly paid recruits from last year and by some of our long term WT players..

I feel our season has slipped away over the last 2 weeks and we will now struggle to make the 8\. Even if we do make the 8, we clearly don’t have the defense or attack to make a decent charge like we did in 2010 and 2011.

Injuries aside Stephen, our highly prized recruits this year have not performed up to scratch. Aaron Woods can hold his head up high, but when it comes to comparing pay-packets with his more illustrious, but under performing front rower he must feel disheartened...Enough said as I think I’ve made my point. The average punter would whole heartedly agree with me.

I truly feel what we lack the most is a genuine halfback -one who can organise and direct the team around. We have not had that this year and we have suffered. Benji is a free spirited running 5/8 and by putting him at halfback he has become a shadow of his former self.

We have had a tough 2012 with injuries, but i feel we have shot ourselves in the foot with our selections and some of the players not performing to their previous standard.

Is it time to rebuild?...we had our chances in 2010 and 2011 and now we are on the downward slide...I’ll still buy my 2013 membership....but my expectations next year will be more realistic...

Thanks for listening.

Hey man, can you give me his email address because I tried to send you a PM and it kept going to the outbox… Cheers

 

[genoshan]

I am cutting up my 4 match Campbelltown membership after this weeks game. I have had enough !

 

[ball_main]

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I guarantee you won't get a response. I've tried before. We're just no bodies that buy memberships etc.
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Why bother with a letter . Let's go down to head office smash windows and set alight car tyres / middle east style ? Then the board and super coach might get the message ! Lol
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**wow….that's unnecessarily racist..**
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No it isn't lol i am middle eastern i found it funny

I'm Lebanese and I found it halirious
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[alexaki]

no response yet…perhaps Humphreys is drowning in email from the fans?!