Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[boonboon]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

In 2019 he said we didn’t need a rebuild but now we’re starting a 4 year plan.

If you listen to the interview he didnt say he had a 4 yr plan. They asked about how recruitment works and like any club he said you have a list with players for the next 3 or 4 yrs and where you want to take it. You could say every single club has a 4yr plan and of course they do

 

[frullens]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

In 2019 he said we didn’t need a rebuild but now we’re starting a 4 year plan.

If you listen to the interview he didnt say he had a 4 yr plan. They asked about how recruitment works and like any club he said you have a list with players for the next 3 or 4 yrs and where you want to take it. You could say every single club has a 4yr plan and of course they do

Exactly
BTW I stared a thread last week predicting the shape of our squad in 4 years time based on our young guys coming through and got told it was ridiculous thing to do and 4 years was too far away.
It's exactly what the club is doing, especially with our young crop, building the team around them - who will all only be 24-26yo in 4 years time

 

[supercoach]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

Has it? When it started I predicted 10th. Were close. At the end of the day I'd rather develop young players then buy over the top players.

I would rather my team actually played finals football every now and than.
Scary stat, since Madge won the GF at Souths he has about a 35% win ratio and that includes a lot of games at Souths with plenty of big names.

 

[bigsiro]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

Has it? When it started I predicted 10th. Were close. At the end of the day I'd rather develop young players then buy over the top players.

Crazy as it is, 10th sounds good for us, but objectively it IS terrible.
Missing finals is failure.

Having said that, we haven't missed yet!!

We need to buy 2-3 quality stars. We just have to.

 

[Bula]

LOOKS LIKE WE MISSED ANOTHER ONE

Reports have emerged both the Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles have entered a two-way fight for the immediate services of Cronulla Sharks' prop Aaron Woods.

It's understood that Woods won't be offered a new contract to stay in the Shire at the end of this season, and he is exploring his options elsewhere.

That’s right up there with the news of Moses M’s departure, in the good news stakes. We need leaders and Woods showed a few years ago that he not a leader…not even close

The North Sydney Bears are also chasing hard. Very keen to shit in him. Weird karma.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

Has it? When it started I predicted 10th. Were close. At the end of the day I'd rather develop young players then buy over the top players.

I would rather my team actually played finals football every now and than.
Scary stat, since Madge won the GF at Souths he has about a 35% win ratio and that includes a lot of games at Souths with plenty of big names.

Interesting, so we cannot play finals:
* because we cannot play defence or
* because we cannot sign the most expensive players on the market?
The implies that either:
* only expensive players can play a good D, or
* we cannot sign, and don't look for the good defennders?

 

[BAGNF05]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

In 2019 he said we didn’t need a rebuild but now we’re starting a 4 year plan.

We had 4 years to plan for when our last 4 “marquee” players came off contract. Can’t replace them with one??? Not sure I expect much better for 2025.

 

[TrueTiger]

I just wish some people would see what Madge and co are trying to do....we have missed out on finals for 10 years,we have bought players that were supposed to end our drought,we have failed to keep our pathways open,we have had topline players at the time of recruitment fail us through injuries.....
Madge is developing young talented players to be our future and yet there are people who want to sack him because of poor results...
if most on here cant see the young guys are learning and slowly understanding what it takes to play NRL then they should really get some valium and some drink ...because its going to take a little longer to completely field an NRL team to be competative for the years ahead....

 

[BAGNF05]

I just wish some people would see what Madge and co are trying to do....we have missed out on finals for 10 years,we have bought players that were supposed to end our drought,we have failed to keep our pathways open,we have had topline players at the time of recruitment fail us through injuries.....
Madge is developing young talented players to be our future and yet there are people who want to sack him because of poor results...
if most on here cant see the young guys are learning and slowly understanding what it takes to play NRL then they should really get some valium and some drink ...because its going to take a little longer to completely field an NRL team to be competative for the years ahead....

There’s always next year with this mob

 

[tony soprano]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

It’s called damage control. Madge Pascoe and a few others are trying to buy some optimism for the near future and keep their jobs. Even if we jag two more wins, it’s been a terrible year

Has it? When it started I predicted 10th. Were close. At the end of the day I'd rather develop young players then buy over the top players.

I would rather my team actually played finals football every now and than.
Scary stat, since Madge won the GF at Souths he has about a 35% win ratio and that includes a lot of games at Souths with plenty of big names.

Yeah Parramatta are flying

 

[TrueTiger]

I just wish some people would see what Madge and co are trying to do....we have missed out on finals for 10 years,we have bought players that were supposed to end our drought,we have failed to keep our pathways open,we have had topline players at the time of recruitment fail us through injuries.....
Madge is developing young talented players to be our future and yet there are people who want to sack him because of poor results...
if most on here cant see the young guys are learning and slowly understanding what it takes to play NRL then they should really get some valium and some drink ...because its going to take a little longer to completely field an NRL team to be competative for the years ahead....

There’s always next year with this mob

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I just wish some people would see what Madge and co are trying to do....we have missed out on finals for 10 years,we have bought players that were supposed to end our drought,we have failed to keep our pathways open,we have had topline players at the time of recruitment fail us through injuries.....
Madge is developing young talented players to be our future and yet there are people who want to sack him because of poor results...
if most on here cant see the young guys are learning and slowly understanding what it takes to play NRL then they should really get some valium and some drink ...because its going to take a little longer to completely field an NRL team to be competative for the years ahead....

I think everyone can see the narrative & know it makes sense the issue is it’s just most of us have heard this all before alot of times with terrible results mixed with when we finally had some great junior talent all our best talent ending up at the bigger clubs.

Until the start getting favorable results the hope is very limited.

 

[TrueTiger]

True but this time we have a man committed to making these players NRL stars and the club a club to be a force for the next 10 or more years...

Madge ....legend for wanting this club to be better than it was....

 

[tony soprano]

True but this time we have a man committed to making these players NRL stars and the club a club to be a force for the next 10 or more years...

Madge ....legend for wanting this club to be better than it was....

Cheer up

 

[aturkey]

I just wish some people would see what Madge and co are trying to do....we have missed out on finals for 10 years,we have bought players that were supposed to end our drought,we have failed to keep our pathways open,we have had topline players at the time of recruitment fail us through injuries.....
Madge is developing young talented players to be our future and yet there are people who want to sack him because of poor results...
if most on here cant see the young guys are learning and slowly understanding what it takes to play NRL then they should really get some valium and some drink ...because its going to take a little longer to completely field an NRL team to be competative for the years ahead....

I think everyone can see the narrative & know it makes sense the issue is it’s just most of us have heard this all before alot of times with terrible results mixed with when we finally had some great junior talent all our best talent ending up at the bigger clubs.

Until the start getting favorable results the hope is very limited.

Right? Nothing Madge is saying is particularly new. We had young guns in 2016, and still failed. I find it strange people on this forum question our uncertainty and scepticism of this club. They have led us into despair for a long, long time and now we have to wait even longer and the destination isn't even certain?

Yeah. I'll wait and see.

 

[TrueTiger]

True but this time we have a man committed to making these players NRL stars and the club a club to be a force for the next 10 or more years...

Madge ....legend for wanting this club to be better than it was....

Cheer up

Im cheered... I have some drink and faith in the team....

 

[TrueTiger]

Deadset I give up with the negative nellies on here....we have an opportunity to make a big difference to what we are used to and yet there is constant negativity and despair from people....Its a game,its a club,its a team.....its not a death sentence if things dont pan out, at least Madge has more passion then some on here ....and they want to get rid of him....God bless the lot of you....

 

[BAGNF05]

True but this time we have a man committed to making these players NRL stars and the club a club to be a force for the next 10 or more years...

Madge ....legend for wanting this club to be better than it was....

I’m with you on Madge, don’t think there’s a better option anyway, can the club get him a better roster though? Or will next gen get stars in their eyes?

 

[jirskyr]

Geez we’re putting out some fluff articles lately aren’t we.

You can call it a fluff article.....I prefer to call it as a professionals opinion of what he wants to deliver to the betterment of the club and the aspiring young NRL superstars to come from within the WTs...the man has a plan and a passion to make this club the great club it should be ...not the rabble it has been for over 10 years....

He has my support as long as he is coach of the great WTs...100 percent...and thats as a member not just a fan...

That particular article is a re-hash of the interview Madge did on Triple M. I am pretty sure he did not sit down for an interview with Fox, they scraped it from teh radio interview.

 

[mccarry2]

Is there an etiquette to down votes?

Would I be breaching any unwritten rule by starting to down vote posts in the SIGNING SUGGESTIONS AND RUMOURS that contains any of the following?

1. Fire Madge
2. Fire Pascoe
3. Fire Brooks
4. We lost Tedesco, Ado-Carr, Paps because x,y,z
5. (Insert painful negative non signing related post here)

I love general chat and banter… I’m just saying that some on this forum come across like a reunion of ghosts moaning a Sinead O’Connor tune at a funeral.