Tigers fans who couldn't understand why Hastings was let go in preference to Brooks, & I think there's a lot, deserve to be given an explanation as to who was responsible and why! Isn't there any accountability? A long time Tigers supporter having suffered from ridiculous decisions affecting the club adversely for far too long...and no-one is ever accountable! No wonder most top shelf players steer clear. And nothing changes!!!
I think they have made it very clear - and said it on many interviews. Regardless of if they are right, telling porkies or totally ignorant the story is;
For Brooks -Newcastle wanted tigers to kick in to much alluding to the fact that they wanted 650,000 paid over multiple years. Tigers would rather pay 1 million playing for the tigers for one year rather than paying Newcastle 325,000 for the next two years and have him playing for the knights.
(The numbers I made up but theyit was said on NrL 360 that they wanted to much over multiple years)
Sheens wanted Hastings at 13, he was offered more money by Newcastle in his preferred position and with his contract finishing this year didn’t want to stand in his way to do so.
(Hastings has refuted this)
So although most dont believe it, to say tigers haven’t addressed it isn’t true at all. Multiple times these questions were asked, answered debated and written about.
If you take the answers at face value (which I don’t) the accountability is perfectly fine.
How many times have we complained about paying players to play against us. How many times have players had opportunities elsewhere and kicked stones / become a media nightmare until a release was given anyway.
You might no like/believe/ think the scenario is different with these players but we have been told the reasoning behind the decisions.
