Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[watersider]

if you actually read the original article it was a comment that it isn’t a galvin situation - bula wants to be here and they are working out a deal. the media regurgitated it as a headline. richo & the club are unfortunately easy clickbait

I actually read the article.

I saw no reason for Galvin's name to be brought up. It looked sour and unnecessary. Talk about the players we have, not about those who left. It's enough to say that Bula loves the club and wants to be here, bringing up Galvin shows he's still not over it and allows these sorts of headlines. Richo knows the media, he knows what mentioning Galvin does. Why does he want to remind everyone that one of our highly prized players walked out on the club because he didn't think he could succeed here. Why does that help us to bring that up? It makes us look even sillier that we're still talking about him rather than focused on our team. Just makes us look like a small club that still feels jilted.

 

[hank37w]

He is counting his money most likely … that would put a smile on my face too

Except for the times that Mitch is calling you all the C#%&s under the sun. 🤣

 

[hank37w]

yea i know, i’m saying i didn’t want it to happen then found out how much he’ll be on - $400k here, $650k at parra - for a bench role and said cya lol

100% correct.

People seem to forget that there is a certain lure connected to the mighty dollar, the Parrasites offered him stupid money that we were not willing to compete with for him to stay and be our second string hooker..

Yeah, like many, I wanted him to stay but not for those kinds of dollars, but having said that, I can't believe we haven't done a terrible lot about coming up with something viable to give Api a spell and God forbid if Api gets injured or is suspended.

I hope Richo and Benji have something lined up to cover this.

 

[tigahhh]

I actually read the article.

I saw no reason for Galvin's name to be brought up. It looked sour and unnecessary. Talk about the players we have, not about those who left. It's enough to say that Bula loves the club and wants to be here, bringing up Galvin shows he's still not over it and allows these sorts of headlines. Richo knows the media, he knows what mentioning Galvin does. Why does he want to remind everyone that one of our highly prized players walked out on the club because he didn't think he could succeed here. Why does that help us to bring that up? It makes us look even sillier that we're still talking about him rather than focused on our team. Just makes us look like a small club that still feels jilted.

it was a comparison of situations for me, not that deep imo

 

[Tom Shines]

100% correct.

People seem to forget that there is a certain lure connected to the mighty dollar, the Parrasites offered him stupid money that we were not willing to compete with for him to stay and be our second string hooker..

Yeah, like many, I wanted him to stay but not for those kinds of dollars, but having said that, I can't believe we haven't done a terrible lot about coming up with something viable to give Api a spell and God forbid if Api gets injured or is suspended.

I hope Richo and Benji have something lined up to cover this.

Cmon Hank..

He wanted to stay and be the No 1 hooker longer term …but they preferred to keep Api and they told him he was free to go elsewhere in the meantime

If that didn’t happen then he dosnt even get the chance to get an offer from Parramatta in the first place

 

[tigahhh]

Cmon Hank..

He wanted to stay and be the No 1 hooker longer term …but they preferred to keep Api and they told him he was free to go elsewhere in the meantime

If that didn’t happen then he dosnt even get the chance to get an offer from Parramatta ,,

no one wanted to see him go mate. but if you’re putting that ultimatum to the club who’s already paying you well above ur worth, you’d wanna be a ready-to-go 80 minute origin class hooker to replace api. and he just wasn’t

 

[Vicious]

We do, but he’s always getting injured. He hasn’t had time without interruptions and injury to show it yet, but the kid is special - if only he could stay on the field.

Obviously referring to Latu Fainu.
I rate him highly also, but he’s predominantly a ball runner, he’s not comfortable and doesn’t have the voice to be an on the ball game controlling 7.
If we are wanting or trying to make him a 7, the best we could hope for is him becoming somewhat similar to Jerome Hughes and that’s certainly not a bad thing.

 

[Tom Shines]

no one wanted to see him go mate. but if you’re putting that ultimatum to the club who’s already paying you well above ur worth, you’d wanna be a ready-to-go 80 minute origin class hooker to replace api. and he just wasn’t

The club had a tough choice to make and they made it … time will tell if it was the right decision

My issue is with all the rewriting of history that goes on just a few months later …I mean all of us regulars were here at the time living the story every day for months …we should remember what happened …

it’s sadly a reflection of the wider society we live in these days ..

 

[Juice]

no one wanted to see him go mate. but if you’re putting that ultimatum to the club who’s already paying you well above ur worth, you’d wanna be a ready-to-go 80 minute origin class hooker to replace api. and he just wasn’t

If no one wanted to see him go then why did they advice against him taking a loan deal & encouraged a permanent deal away instead?

 

[innsaneink]

Yep it was obvious to all and sundry that he didn’t want to be here, especially once Galvin was gone. The body language and eye contact of both of them to each other in the dressing rooms prior to Galvin leaving screamed ‘how can we get out of here’! Neither of them were onboard with Benji’s, Luai’s, Api’s etc culture or vision for the future so it was better for us, and them, to let them walk.

I’d wished we kept TDS, but he looks very happy at Parra with his new hairdo and teammates. He’s content to sit behind an even younger hooker than Api so to me that means he just wanted out of the Tigers and wasn’t really pushing for a starting spot. It’s no good keeping players who don’t want to be here, so good luck to him.

How do you know hes content?
He doesnt have a choice

 

[tigahhh]

If no one wanted to see him go then why did they advice against him taking a loan deal & encouraged a permanent deal away instead?

i’m talking abt us supporters. no idea what the clubs inner talk was

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

The club had a tough choice to make and they made it … time will tell if it was the right decision

My issue is with all the rewriting of history that goes on just a few months later …I mean all of us regulars were here at the time living the story every day for months …we should remember what happened …

it’s sadly a reflection of the wider society we live in these days ..

From my memory it was reported a clear ultimatum that if Api is extended, he would be looking elsewhere, not prepared to bide his time and learn his craft from one of the best.

Then sprouted how much he loves the club and wanted to stay BS to smooth it over that we all seen through.

It looks to me the club made the decision to keep Api and hope that young Haywood delivers the hype for him to progress to 1st grade.

Will it come back to bite us on the arse possibly, these things have a habit of doing so.
But there's one thing for sure there's no way I would pay 650k for where he is at the moment, a part time hooker.

 

[upthetigers]

Obviously referring to Latu Fainu.
I rate him highly also, but he’s predominantly a ball runner, he’s not comfortable and doesn’t have the voice to be an on the ball game controlling 7.
If we are wanting or trying to make him a 7, the best we could hope for is him becoming somewhat similar to Jerome Hughes and that’s certainly not a bad thing.

Can you elaborate V?

 

[Wezt]

you gotta feel for Ryley Smith he’s on min wage playing most of the hooker minutes. I wouldn’t be surprised if he agitates for a release