Robbie Farah..Discussion Thread.....

[Newtown]

I hope so too - that's I commented earlier bring out the silver cutlery…and even the dancing girls in gold and black now that Robbie Farah is back, Robbie, hit them high hit them low and one extra for Justin Pascoe

The return of the prodigal son.

 

[gallagher]

With this drama seemingly done and dusted I really believe that Wests Tigers will see a rejuvenated Farah, clubman and player, throughout 2016.

Motivation should high, that's for sure. Next season will either great or horrible for the team.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

GNR, is there any possibility of answering my question in my post on the previous page
I'd be really interested to see it

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Wonder what our sponsors are thinking about this circus going on for this long,
Wonder if they had a refund clause added to their contract
They must love seeing the Coach trying to shaft the Captain, before he even found out if anyone could still afford to buy him.

You said this as if they didn't know what was going to happen, yet they signed on after this storm erupted

Also, another thing i forgot to pick up, was you talking about a club not being able to afford him. Funny that Sam Burgess, Dylan Walker and Martin Taupau have come on the market after the season ended and have had no problem being snapped up.

Nice try to slide out of it.
What I said was clear, I never said that the sponsor would not have signed for any reason at all.
I was talking about what they "THOUGHT" about this going for so long.

And that's what I wrote

Pretty clear

Even though Brydens announced the signing on the 4th Sept 8 days after the telegraph announced the news about the sacking . I strongly doubt that they would have thought that this circus would still be going for months after that, with still no definite result.
But all that is irrelevant
I don't care if you have a different opinion to mine , but don't change what was said to suit you opinion
You seem to have a problem in admitting you were wrong. It's not hard , most of us have had to do so on,more than one occasion.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

GNR, is there any possibility of answering my question in my post on the previous page
I'd be really interested to see it

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Wonder what our sponsors are thinking about this circus going on for this long,
Wonder if they had a refund clause added to their contract
They must love seeing the Coach trying to shaft the Captain, before he even found out if anyone could still afford to buy him.

You said this as if they didn't know what was going to happen, yet they signed on after this storm erupted

Also, another thing i forgot to pick up, was you talking about a club not being able to afford him. Funny that Sam Burgess, Dylan Walker and Martin Taupau have come on the market after the season ended and have had no problem being snapped up.

Nice try to slide out of it.
What I said was clear, I never said that the sponsor would not have signed for any reason at all.
I was talking about what they "THOUGHT" about this going for so long.

And that's what I wrote

Pretty clear

Even though Brydens announced the signing on the 4th Sept 8 days after the telegraph announced the news about the sacking . I strongly doubt that they would have thought that this circus would still be going for months after that, with still no definite result.
But all that is irrelevant
I don't care if you have a different opinion to mine , but don't change what was said to suit you opinion
You seem to have a problem in admitting you were wrong. It's not hard , most of us have had to do so on,more than one occasion.

Far enough, I can admit when I'm wrong. What about the second part of my post though which for one reason or another you ignored. What makes you so sure what was stopping other clubs from signing him was the $$$ when other players have been signed since on what would be similar money?

 

[Flippedy]

Am I the only one excited about the fact ballin and Farah will be on the same side?

In a time where the number on your back means less and less, having the work rated of both Farah and ballin might mean that we don't have the lapses in concentration in defence.

I do think that Farah has one of the best defensive work rates in the league. With ballin there as well it means that it doesn't entirely depend on him.

If he doesn't have to complete the same amount of tackles he will have more energy in attack, if Taylor prefers just quick service to the halves ballin is probably better at that and when Robbie can see something he can involve himself or can add in his kicking game which is still the best tigers have got.

People need to stop the thinking of I don't think Farah / ballin wouldn't make a good lock. Just because they are wearing a number doesn't mean they need to play like a traditional lock. It is about improving both the defence of the team, service to the halves and still keeping the attack and kicking that Farah provides.

Amen Bob! Farah and Ballin together in the same team seems like a win/win situation to me too.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Thanks,
As far as your question is. Burgess was on Souths plans as soon as there was a possibility that he would come up . And he wasn't going anywhere else.they had( so far) to get rid of Walker, and may still have to sell off McQueen to fit him in. That and the fact hat McGuire had promised first crack at hooker to the young guy that they already have, made it unlikely that they could buy anyone else, let alone Farah

Manly had to sell off players to get Taupau, and more may have to go yet( apart from the two that WTS got, and they have two hookers that they wanted, Parcell being one of then.
Their biggest need was a centre and were after Walker, as they knew he would be partly paid by Souths, how the hell could they afford Farah, even if they needed another hooker
Seeing as how they already have had to sell of players. And how do we know whether Taupau's contract isn't backloaded to get him in?
Look through the list in last weeks paper, where all teams were listed with a reference as to whether they could fit him in and I think the only ones were Parra and the Titans.
Farah ruled out any out of town clubs , and it would take a miracle to squeeze Farah into Parra unless we paid almost all his money

 

[Milky]

Thanks,
As far as your question is. Burgess was on Souths plans as soon as there was a possibility that he would come up . And he wasn't going anywhere else.they had( so far) to get rid of Walker, and may still have to sell off McQueen to fit him in. That and the fact hat McGuire had promised first crack at hooker to the young guy that they already have, made it unlikely that they could buy anyone else, let alone Farah

Manly had to sell off players to get Taupau, and more may have to go yet( apart from the two that WTS got, and they have two hookers that they wanted, Parcell being one of then.
**Their biggest need was a centre and were after Walker, as they knew he would be partly paid by Souths**, how the hell could they afford Farah, even if they needed another hooker
Seeing as how they already have had to sell of players. And how do we know whether Taupau's contract isn't backloaded to get him in?
Look through the list in last weeks paper, where all teams were listed with a reference as to whether they could fit him in and I think the only ones were Parra and the Titans.
Farah ruled out any out of town clubs , and it would take a miracle to squeeze Farah into Parra unless we paid almost all his money

Im hearing Manly signed Walker to play 5/8 not centre

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I find it hard to believe if Cam Smith came on the market you'd see an article written about him like the one above. You're fooling yourself if at least one club, just one, wasn't falling over themselves to sign him

 

[happy_tiger]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

 

[Telltails]

I find it hard to believe if Cam Smith came on the market you'd see an article written about him like the one above. You're fooling yourself if at least one club, just one, wasn't falling over themselves to sign him

No club expected Farah to be told to look elsewhere mid-contract - limited his opportunities immediately. Had he been up for a new contract next year and the Tigers said they were not interested I feel confident that there were would have been more than one offer. And lets face it very few players are chased by more than two clubs at any given time no matter who they are.
There has also been enough talk to suggest that had Farah wanted to he could be signed with both Newcastle and or St George. For whatever reason he didnt want to or it didnt happen - and now it looks like any opportunity to go elsewhere has all but dried up. Farah didnt help the situation either by making it known that he wasnt going anywhere. Could all change again tomorrow .

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Thanks,
As far as your question is. Burgess was on Souths plans as soon as there was a possibility that he would come up . And he wasn't going anywhere else.they had( so far) to get rid of Walker, and may still have to sell off McQueen to fit him in. That and the fact hat McGuire had promised first crack at hooker to the young guy that they already have, made it unlikely that they could buy anyone else, let alone Farah

Manly had to sell off players to get Taupau, and more may have to go yet( apart from the two that WTS got, and they have two hookers that they wanted, Parcell being one of then.
**Their biggest need was a centre and were after Walker, as they knew he would be partly paid by Souths**, how the hell could they afford Farah, even if they needed another hooker
Seeing as how they already have had to sell of players. And how do we know whether Taupau's contract isn't backloaded to get him in?
Look through the list in last weeks paper, where all teams were listed with a reference as to whether they could fit him in and I think the only ones were Parra and the Titans.
Farah ruled out any out of town clubs , and it would take a miracle to squeeze Farah into Parra unless we paid almost all his money

Im hearing Manly signed Walker to play 5/8 not centre

Your right milky, the main point was they definetly wanted him

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

I doubt that any of them has the price tag that Farah has on them, and they are not on the market, and don't have the stipulation that they won't move out of Sydney
Look at it this way.
Isn't that good luck for The Tigers. :laughing:

 

[happy_tiger]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

I doubt that any of them has the price tag that Farah has on them, and they are not on the market, and don't have the stipulation that they won't move out of Sydney

You mean Robbie's stipulation ??

And that's the other thing , at least 5 of those hookers are at least the equal of Robbie if not better and would be barely be on half of Robbie's money

But its the current management making all the mistakes hey :unamused:

 

[TYGA]

Farah's issue is the coin he is on vs his age and a poor season in 2015\. No one is paying a 31 year old hooker $1.00m a season not even Cam Smith. The position does not dictate that level of salary in the modern game. The highest paid hooker is Luke on $650k p.a.

Any other hooker in the league would have had the same issue on his contract at his age its as simple as that. The fact our management team and coach could not see this coming is an indictment on our club.

 

[Tim Sheens]

GNR, is there any possibility of answering my question in my post on the previous page
I'd be really interested to see it

\

Wonder what our sponsors are thinking about this circus going on for this long,
Wonder if they had a refund clause added to their contract
They must love seeing the Coach trying to shaft the Captain, before he even found out if anyone could still afford to buy him.

You said this as if they didn't know what was going to happen, yet they signed on after this storm erupted

Also, another thing i forgot to pick up, was you talking about a club not being able to afford him. Funny that Sam Burgess, Dylan Walker and Martin Taupau have come on the market after the season ended and have had no problem being snapped up.

Nice try to slide out of it.
What I said was clear, I never said that the sponsor would not have signed for any reason at all.
I was talking about what they "THOUGHT" about this going for so long.

And that's what I wrote

Pretty clear

Even though Brydens announced the signing on the 4th Sept 8 days after the telegraph announced the news about the sacking . I strongly doubt that they would have thought that this circus would still be going for months after that, with still no definite result.
But all that is irrelevant
I don't care if you have a different opinion to mine , but don't change what was said to suit you opinion
You seem to have a problem in admitting you were wrong. It's not hard , most of us have had to do so on,more than one occasion.

There is no circus without any ringleaders, and even you as an ardent Robbie supporter know that he and Ayoub are announcing everything to all and sundry.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

I doubt that any of them has the price tag that Farah has on them, and they are not on the market, and don't have the stipulation that they won't move out of Sydney

You mean Robbie's stipulation ??

And that's the other thing , at least 5 of those hookers are at least the equal of Robbie if not better and would be barely be on half of Robbie's money

But its the current management making all the mistakes hey :unamused:

Of course it was his stipulation, he's said that since the crap first hit the fan, and as he's contracted , it's his right to say that.

You keep going on with this garbage about his money. Whose fault is that ,
if not the clubs. ?
I haven't heard that he took a gun into the contract negotiations.
You can drag up all the hypothetical situations that you like, but the fact is that there are not many clubs that can afford or would want to spend that amount of money on a hooker of that ageat this stage of the year. Even if they really wanted him.
Cuts the field down a bit doesn't it .then take out any remaining out of town clubs. And the field is even smaller.
This is what I've said before. Taylor and the board are a pack of idiots for thinking that they could snap their fingers and shuffle him off wherever they wanted to. When so much money was involved, including the Money that he had loaned the club two seasons ago.
The good thing is that we probably won't lose one of the few players that actually want to put in an effort to win. Each week.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

I doubt that any of them has the price tag that Farah has on them, and they are not on the market, and don't have the stipulation that he won't move out of Sydney

You mean Robbie's stipulation ??

And that's the other thing , at least 5 of those hookers are at least the equal of Robbie if not better and would be barely be on half of Robbie's money

But its the current management making all the mistakes hey :unamused:

Yes, sorry I meant his stipulation, he's said that since the crap first hit the fan, and as he's contracted , it's his right to say that.

You keep going on with this garbage about his money. Whose fault is that ,
if not the clubs. ?
I haven't heard that he took a gun into the contract negotiations.
You can drag up all the hypothetical situations that you like, but the fact is that there are not many clubs that can afford or would want to spend that amount of money on a hooker of that ageat this stage of the year. Even if they really wanted him.
Cuts the field down a bit doesn't it .then take out any remaining out of town clubs. And the field is even smaller.
This is what I've said before. Taylor and the board are a pack of idiots for thinking that they could snap their fingers and shuffle him off wherever they wanted to. When so much money was involved, including the Money that he had loaned the club two seasons ago.
The good thing is that we probably won't lose one of the few players that actually want to put in an effort to win. Each week.

 

[happy_tiger]

Wish Farah had moved up with you and FT in 2011

He been on a downhill slide since then

 

[Geo]

There is no circus without any ringleaders, and even you as an ardent Robbie supporter know that he and Ayoub are announcing everything to all and sundry.

Apparently not anymore…

“We are as bewildered as anybody at the moment,” Ayoub said. 😱pen_mouth:

 

[DavidFaalogo1]

I wonder how different it would be if Issac Luke ,James Segeyaro ,Jake or Nathan Friend ,Granville ,McCullough , Lichaa , Cook or even Ennis came on the market

I doubt that any of them has the price tag that Farah has on them, and they are not on the market, and don't have the stipulation that they won't move out of Sydney

You mean Robbie's stipulation ??

And that's the other thing , at least 5 of those hookers are at least the equal of Robbie if not better and would be barely be on half of Robbie's money

But its the current management making all the mistakes hey :unamused:

It was the current Board who backed Taylors decision. Am i missing something?