Patience required

[Agent_Cooper]

I think Tim Sheens has done an outstanding job at the Tigers this year given the squad he's had available. He has taken them to the cusp of the Eight and I don't think he gets enough credit for what he's acheived. When you consider the players at his disposal - NSW State Of Origin Hooker, Robbie Farah; NZ National Captain Benji Marhsall; English internationals Chris Heighington & Gareth Ellis, Tim Moltzen, Chris Lawrence, Keith Galloway, Adam Blair - you soon realise what he has been up against.

Don't forget he's only had some of these players under his wing for 7 or 8 years and so we shouldn't expect miracles. Rome wasn't built in a day… We need to be patient and give Sheens enough rope so that he can mould this squad into a real team and instill a professional, winning culture at the club - just like he did at the Cowboys. Lets not forget - Sheensy had previously had wooden spoons at the Cowboys (1997 + 2000) but he turned that football program around & departed Townsville on a high note following a 13th placing (out of 14) in 2001\. It was a remarkable acheivement after only 5 years at the club.

Success does not happen overnight - they take time - and I am sure that by 2020 Sheens will have the Tigers club firing on all cylinders. After all, as a young coach, Sheens is still learning himself and I am confident he will improve on his 41.8% success rate of the last 16 years (1997 - 2012).

 

[hybrid_tiger]

LOL

 

[happy_tiger]

:roll

Welcome to the Forum Agent Cooper

You should fit in well here

Have fun

 

[Glen_McWilliams]

Gold

 

[seadoggy]

superb!

 

[Anthism]

For a second I thought you were genuinely defending Sheens and I thought you were going to get slaughtered
Cowboys bit was 10/10
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[kh_canada]

Brilliant!!!
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[Tigerdave]

great first post :slight_smile:

 

[casinokev]

too funny! :roll

 

[Liddy]

Righto Tim we know it's you….. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

 

[alexaki]

welcome to the jungle…we needed this humorous post!

 

[GNR4LIFE]

More like Agent Troll

 

[Agent_Cooper]

I am glad everyone saw the humorous side of my post. I am sure there are more than a few that are as dis-illusioned as I by Mr Sheens underwhelming efforts over recent years. Let's not forget that this bloke re-committed to the Tigers early last year and then did an about face when a couple of coaching positions became vacant elsewhere and he started shopping himself around again. It was only after he discovered that more money WASN'T in the offering that he belatedly re-signed.

I was at the Tigers Annual Gala dinner some weeks back and I was totally underwhelmed by what he had to contribute to the evening when Graham Hughes was intervirwing him. Whereas Benji Marshall was able to discuss the strengths + weaknesses of the team, the challenges that lay ahead, the trends in the game, and - in general - tip toe through a few topics with discretion and also candour; Sheens had nothing to articulate. He started by bemoaning referees (its his standard joke) and then made a couple of one liners begrudgingly acknowledging the improvement in a few individuals before running out of things to say. I won't say he looked dis-interested, but he certainly carried his air of aloofness with him while on stage and didn't really want to say too much about anything. And remember this is at the "gala dinner" where the Tiger faithful pay top dollar to rub shoulders with the team and officials. I think the guy is stale to be honest and the club needs to explore fresh options…they really do.

 

[westie18]

Sounds like he needs some self evaluation, mixed with some honesty, loved your post, good stuff.