Robbie Farah..Discussion Thread.....

[Newtown]

I really think it is time to close this thread down. It is getting us nowhere but bad feelings against each other, over nothing really.

Farah looks like staying, he and JT are getting on just fine ( according to reports from players ), our training is going well with no injuries so far, and we have got some good recruits who have joined our team.

Let's forget about this other crap and get behind our team and our club for the benefit of all.

I was going to say something about ggt, david F and pawpaw. But it is my experience that it is really no good arguing with true believers as they never change their mind no matter the facts of the matter

So Mr. Moderator please bring an end to this divisive thread.

Agree completely. This thread is doing nothing except generating hate from certain fans against key members of the team which us fans are supposed to support. Personally I don't care one bit whether Farah decides to stay or go. It's his, and only his, decision irrespective of whether this thread generates another 1000 posts..

 

[happy_tiger]

I really think it is time to close this thread down. It is getting us nowhere but bad feelings against each other, over nothing really.

Farah looks like staying, he and JT are getting on just fine ( according to reports from players ), our training is going well with no injuries so far, and we have got some good recruits who have joined our team.

Let's forget about this other crap and get behind our team and our club for the benefit of all.

I was going to say something about ggt, david F and pawpaw. But it is my experience that it is really no good arguing with true believers as they never change their mind no matter the facts of the matter

So Mr. Moderator please bring an end to this divisive thread.

Agree completely. This thread is doing nothing except generating hate from certain fans against key members of the team which us fans are supposed to support. Personally I don't care one bit whether Farah decides to stay or go. It's his, and only his, decision irrespective of whether this thread generates another 1000 posts..

The same goes for management and coaching staff ??

 

[Geo]

Why shut it down….It will then permeate into other threads more than it does now...should we close them too...?

 

[tigerap]

First Chooks now Dragons players don't want a bar of Farah.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

First Chooks now Dragons players don't want a bar of Farah.

Wrong mate. Not one of the 7 other clubs in Sydney can afford him or at least try and move players on for him. The NSW hooker, no one has any use for him.

 

[Telltails]

I thought Farah's salary being so high these next two years is due to monies owed, is that correct?

Yep - but dosnt suit some to acknowledge that.

 

[cktiger]

First Chooks now Dragons players don't want a bar of Farah.

Wrong mate. Not one of the 7 other clubs in Sydney can afford him or at least try and move players on for him. The NSW hooker, no one has any use for him.

Most of the problem he would have faced is the timing.
Unlike most positions teams try lock in their 'spines'.
Given that it was Farah's call to stay in Sydney (and this is, like everything else, hearsay) he has limited his available options and had little time to negotiate.
Other teams have salary caps,incumbent players and succession plans to consider - making it all very tricky in a short timeframe.
In the end I don't think he has plans on going anywhere, anyway.
As for not having any use?
Are you kidding? :crazy

 

[Telltails]

Funny - Farah marked as a player running the club for years having too much to say etc

This week reported that Jake Friend tells the Roosters if Farah signs he walks. Roosters pull out. Now we have the St George players reportedly throwing their two cents in about Farah coming to the club.
Now if it was reported that Farah did the same when we were negotiating a contract with a new player - he would be torn to shreds.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

First Chooks now Dragons players don't want a bar of Farah.

Wrong mate. Not one of the 7 other clubs in Sydney can afford him or at least try and move players on for him. The NSW hooker, no one has any use for him.

Most of the problem he would have faced is the timing.
Unlike most positions teams try lock in their 'spines'.
Given that it was Farah's call to stay in Sydney (and this is, like everything else, hearsay) he has limited his available options and had little time to negotiate.
Other teams have salary caps,incumbent players and succession plans to consider - making it all very tricky in a short timeframe.
In the end I don't think he has plans on going anywhere, anyway.
As for not having any use?
Are you kidding? :crazy

Then if teams did have use for him, why didn't they try and make a move on him? Manly for example, had no established hooker (Ballin out of favour) so what do they do after it was known Farah was a free agent? They spend 1.5 million on Taupau. That made a lot of sense.

The Dogs are always good for cash and don't really have an established hooker. What about them?

 

[king_sirro]

GCT Farah is a player

Deny all you like he has been involved in taking two coaches down

When did the club employ him to give his opinion who should be coaching

Who asked his player / manager to involve two other players (Brooks and Moses ) in a supposed meeting (which we all know didn't happen )

He has instigated so much garbage that this club has had to endure that he seriously deserves every bit of karma he is currently getting

Funny how another team mate has reacted in all of this , sacking his player manager Proof enough that it was all some vile scaremongering story

But that's it isn't it , Robbie doesn't care who he tries to destroy along the way , club , coaches ,other players ,management

Tell me GCT or any other Farah supporters, can you honestly say its OK for Robbie's player manager to make up stories about other players to support Farah and then OK for Robbie to accept it and not tell the truth

Fine he wants to get stuck into the management and coaches , but why other team mates ??
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But in many of your eyes that OK Just blame Taylor and the management , that's the popular thing to do

This is so out of line its almost crazy. Its this blind belief that Taylor has done nothing wrong and its all Robbie's fault. I just don't get it.

I should add that for a while I've though Farah is overrated and I still think Benji was significantly the better player.

Steve I think you will find that Happy has it on good authority that Moses and Brooks were dragged into this situation as bait by Team Ayoub and the fact Farah did not set the story straight is considered below the belt actions towards the youngsters.

I'm a huge believer in mates sticking up for each other and the fact Farah was happy to throw the kids under the bus has me on board with Happy Tiger on this one.

I don't think its "blind belief" that Farah is bad news, there is substance. That doesn't mean JT is innocent either, but what Farah has done is against the aussie mateship code and there's no coming back from that.

 

[innsaneink]

Funny - Farah marked as a player running the club for years having too much to say etc

**<big>This week reported that Jake Friend tells the Roosters if Farah signs he walks</big>**. Roosters pull out. Now we have the St George players reportedly throwing their two cents in about Farah coming to the club.
Now if it was reported that Farah did the same when we were negotiating a contract with a new player - he would be torn to shreds.

He didn't say that.
Why do you have to lie to make a point?
Trying to portray Farah as a victim. Your post is pathetic & your point is BS.. Players just can't up & walk

I laught when people lie… They think they're the only one that read any articles on the topic

 

[cktiger]

First Chooks now Dragons players don't want a bar of Farah.

Wrong mate. Not one of the 7 other clubs in Sydney can afford him or at least try and move players on for him. The NSW hooker, no one has any use for him.

Most of the problem he would have faced is the timing.
Unlike most positions teams try lock in their 'spines'.
Given that it was Farah's call to stay in Sydney (and this is, like everything else, hearsay) he has limited his available options and had little time to negotiate.
Other teams have salary caps,incumbent players and succession plans to consider - making it all very tricky in a short timeframe.
In the end I don't think he has plans on going anywhere, anyway.
As for not having any use?
Are you kidding? :crazy

Then if teams did have use for him, why didn't they try and make a move on him? Manly for example, had no established hooker (Ballin out of favour) so what do they do after it was known Farah was a free agent? They spend 1.5 million on Taupau. That made a lot of sense.

The Dogs are always good for cash and don't really have an established hooker. What about them?

How do you expect me to answer that one?
There are lots of things to consider - Manly for instance just got 2 young hookers and got rid of Ballin to accommodate them.
You think they would then say 'Hold on guys, now you'll have to wait a few years' .
For all any of us know every club could have been interested and Farah just wants to stay here.

 

[Russell]

Yeah it was the past board who agreed to pay a 31 who hasn't been playing his best since 2011-2012 almost a million a year

Current board can see the error of there ways

Welcome to the Forum David

I don't know which games you have been watching but Farah has been the most consistant player in Wests Tigers history. Great players usually peak around 28 - 32 year bracket.

It is the current board who put us in this predicament.

The facts are Taylor cant coach and of the relationship is untenable.

It was evident at halftime at Campbelltown when we played the Warriors.

https://youtu.be/lOGA0RxD_mY

Mate , has he been 950 k consistent ??

Not even close , and it wasn't the current board who paid Farah those bucks

As I have said for a while if you support Robbie Farah you support someone who is currently doing everything in his power to destroy the WT's

And if you support that the club needs to be destroyed and Farah you aren't a WT's supporter in my books

The club he bleeds for

Maybe more apt would be the club he wants to spill every drop of blood

Great player he was , but he has been handed far too much power by previous management and we are now paying a huge price

Farah is a marquee player and captain(real) of my club. Is he worth 1 million to the Wests Tigers? Judging by the fans reaction he is worth more.

Either way we support the club first and foremost. Jason Taylors biggest achievement, almost delivering my club a maiden Wooden Spoon. Goodbye Jason Taylor.

Oh! Ohh! another Taylor hater.

If you support the Club - then you should be supporting their choice of coach.

 

[cktiger]

Oh! Ohh! another Taylor hater.

If you support the Club - then you should be supporting their choice of coach.

You ever heard of democracy,or free thought, Russell?

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Funny - Farah marked as a player running the club for years having too much to say etc

This week reported that Jake Friend tells the Roosters if Farah signs he walks. Roosters pull out. Now we have the St George players reportedly throwing their two cents in about Farah coming to the club.
Now if it was reported that Farah did the same when we were negotiating a contract with a new player - he would be torn to shreds.

http://www.weststigersforum.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3194

There are a few double standards at work here.

 

[rialto]

GCT Farah is a player

Deny all you like he has been involved in taking two coaches down

When did the club employ him to give his opinion who should be coaching

Who asked his player / manager to involve two other players (Brooks and Moses ) in a supposed meeting (which we all know didn't happen )

He has instigated so much garbage that this club has had to endure that he seriously deserves every bit of karma he is currently getting

Funny how another team mate has reacted in all of this , sacking his player manager Proof enough that it was all some vile scaremongering story

But that's it isn't it , Robbie doesn't care who he tries to destroy along the way , club , coaches ,other players ,management

Tell me GCT or any other Farah supporters, can you honestly say its OK for Robbie's player manager to make up stories about other players to support Farah and then OK for Robbie to accept it and not tell the truth

Fine he wants to get stuck into the management and coaches , but why other team mates ??
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\
But in many of your eyes that OK Just blame Taylor and the management , that's the popular thing to do

This is so out of line its almost crazy. Its this blind belief that Taylor has done nothing wrong and its all Robbie's fault. I just don't get it.

I should add that for a while I've though Farah is overrated and I still think Benji was significantly the better player.

Steve I think you will find that Happy has it on good authority that Moses and Brooks were dragged into this situation as bait by Team Ayoub and the fact Farah did not set the story straight is considered below the belt actions towards the youngsters.

I'm a huge believer in mates sticking up for each other and the fact Farah was happy to throw the kids under the bus has me on board with Happy Tiger on this one.

I don't think its "blind belief" that Farah is bad news, there is substance. That doesn't mean JT is innocent either, but what Farah has done is against the aussie mateship code and there's no coming back from that.

Agree with above except that Farah was asked to look for another club because his behaviour and attitude was unacceptable. As said so many times no player is bigger than the club. It would have bee an extremely hard decision to make but it was the right one and we finally have a coach who can make the hard calls and more importantly a board that will back him.

 

[LCA]

Unfortunately I'm not so sure these days LCA.
Knowing a young current first grader and a 20s player from another club… I'm told many players seek out comments about themselves on social media despite being advised not to....they've grown up with Social media.
And seeing the impact first hand here of what negative comments here can have on a players parent.... It's not good....it's never good.
Mainstream media is one thing, coaches used to tell players not to read the papers or watch sports programs ... Social media is another and can be so destructive... Just the way of the world these days

Well, a player's ability to decipher uninformed comment from legitimate criticism is all about how the club manages their players. This thing (blogs/social media) is not going to go away.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Oh! Ohh! another Taylor hater.

If you support the Club - then you should be supporting their choice of coach.

You ever heard of democracy,or free thought, Russell?

Thank you for telling us how to think, I think everyone does ok for themselves . When I think the club is right. I'll support it, until then , have your opinion but accept that the rest of us can actually think for ourselves,
You forgot to add that we are not real supporters unless we agree with you too.

 

[Strider]

If you support the Club - then you should be supporting their choice of coach.

That's a joke right? If you support the club and the coach not only makes terrible strategies but damages the club with his woeful relations/communications ability, then obviously you won't get behind him. You wouldn't be like, yay Coach!!! When as a fan watching the club you know how terrible he is.

Apologies if that was a joke btw, I just couldn't tell. I'm sure it was :slight_smile:

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

GCT Farah is a player

Deny all you like he has been involved in taking two coaches down

When did the club employ him to give his opinion who should be coaching

Who asked his player / manager to involve two other players (Brooks and Moses ) in a supposed meeting (which we all know didn't happen )

He has instigated so much garbage that this club has had to endure that he seriously deserves every bit of karma he is currently getting

Funny how another team mate has reacted in all of this , sacking his player manager Proof enough that it was all some vile scaremongering story

But that's it isn't it , Robbie doesn't care who he tries to destroy along the way , club , coaches ,other players ,management

Tell me GCT or any other Farah supporters, can you honestly say its OK for Robbie's player manager to make up stories about other players to support Farah and then OK for Robbie to accept it and not tell the truth

Fine he wants to get stuck into the management and coaches , but why other team mates ??
\
\
\
But in many of your eyes that OK Just blame Taylor and the management , that's the popular thing to do

This is so out of line its almost crazy. Its this blind belief that Taylor has done nothing wrong and its all Robbie's fault. I just don't get it.

I should add that for a while I've though Farah is overrated and I still think Benji was significantly the better player.

Steve I think you will find that Happy has it on good authority that Moses and Brooks were dragged into this situation as bait by Team Ayoub and the fact Farah did not set the story straight is considered below the belt actions towards the youngsters.

I'm a huge believer in mates sticking up for each other and the fact Farah was happy to throw the kids under the bus has me on board with Happy Tiger on this one.

I don't think its "blind belief" that Farah is bad news, there is substance. That doesn't mean JT is innocent either, but what Farah has done is against the aussie mateship code and there's no coming back from that.

Agree with above except that Farah was asked to look for another club because his behaviour and attitude was unacceptable. As said so many times no player is bigger than the club.

Actually that has not been atated by the club or Taylor since taylor started this. Only from people on here
Sorry that was posted before I was finished. But the point was valid
I'm not sure what you mean by threw them under a bus, but while not doubting that you have a contact close to this, after all the bs that I've heard about Farah since I've been here. I've gradually started not taking much notice of anything supposed to have been said , unless it is a direct quote from someone who said it or was there. A story only has to go through a couple of hands, to see it change ,sometimes by quite a bit.
Where is brooks and Moses manager during all this, isn't he paid to protect his clients interest.
As far as the overall picture goes it wouldn't change how I feel about clubs dumping players that are still on contract.
In this case having to put up with this coach is a waste of another season.