Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[InBenjiWeTrust]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

I don't want a rookie, this is the hardest job in the NRL

I agree with that to an extent, but we went for experience this time and it’s unfortunately bombed pretty badly. I just want someone who knows how to coach.

Knowing how to coach is not enough at this club, its why there has only been one guy who could succeed here.

He’d obviously never come back here but I miss Sheens coaching style. Always good to watch.

I agree that for most of his era he was was very good, but when he started playing Fulton at 5/8, Farah at 7 ....
he lost me. If it was the same Sheens from the previous era he would get a proper replacement for Prince and Dwyer

 

[Guest]

Whatever the Bulldogs paid for Burton they got a bargain.
He's got it all.

 

[cochise]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

I don't want a rookie, this is the hardest job in the NRL

I agree with that to an extent, but we went for experience this time and it’s unfortunately bombed pretty badly. I just want someone who knows how to coach.

Knowing how to coach is not enough at this club, its why there has only been one guy who could succeed here.

He’d obviously never come back here but I miss Sheens coaching style. Always good to watch.

I agree that for most of his era he was was very good, but when he started playing Fulton at 5/8, Farah at 7 ....
he lost me. If it was the same Sheens from the previous era he would get a proper replacement for Prince and Dwyer

If Liu wasn't a deadbeat I think this could be a different conversation.

 

[tony soprano]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

Risky all coaches are great under panthers team. Ivan for example

 

[avocadoontoast]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

Risky all coaches are great under panthers team. Ivan for example

Ivan’s a really good coach, we just hate him because he walked out on us.

 

[cochise]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

Risky all coaches are great under panthers team. Ivan for example

Ivan’s a really good coach, we just hate him because he walked out on us.

I think we would be in a better position now if he didn't leave.

 

[avocadoontoast]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

Risky all coaches are great under panthers team. Ivan for example

Ivan’s a really good coach, we just hate him because he walked out on us.

I think we would be in a better position now if he didn't leave.

100%

 

[Blake]

I think we would be in a better position now if he didn’t leave.

He might have made even worse recruitment decisions.

We probably all would have sacked Brad Arthurs if we were at Parra but they are doing well. It is impossible to tell how much credit he deserves for that but he deserves some.

 

[cochise]

I think we would be in a better position now if he didn’t leave.

He might have made even worse recruitment decisions.

We probably all would have sacked Brad Arthurs if we were at Parra but they are doing well. It is impossible to tell how much credit he deserves for that but he deserves some.

I think he would have got more out of the players he signed then Madge did.

 

[BalmainJnr]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

And your point is?

It’s his team. If he doesn’t have the coaching ability to get them playing their best, he should walk.

You can only sign what is available at the time. A number of them won’t be here next year, simples.

I doubt he’ll be here next year anyway.

Who do you consider is an upgrade that’s available

Morris and Flanagan are the obvious ones imo but there’s a fair few coaches available that would be good choices

Would take a very close look at Ciraldo

Absolutely

Risky all coaches are great under panthers team. Ivan for example

Ivan’s a really good coach, we just hate him because he walked out on us.

I’m starting to think he worked this club out and bailed before we could chew him up.

 

[Guest]

I keep reading how our recruitment's improved.
Why didn't we throw everything we had at Burton?
Burton + the current squad = WINNING.

 

[Demps]

I keep reading how our recruitment's improved.
Why didn't we throw everything we had at Burton?
Burton + the current squad = WINNING.

To play centre ?

 

[Guest]

I keep reading how our recruitment's improved.
Why didn't we throw everything we had at Burton?
Burton + the current squad = WINNING.

To play centre ?

To play wherever he wanted, but yeah centre with Douehi at 6 preferably.

 

[jadtiger]

I keep reading how our recruitment's improved.
Why didn't we throw everything we had at Burton?
Burton + the current squad = WINNING.

The dogs policy does not work and it wont work next year either.No forwards = no success

 

[Guest]

As I remember it we weren't even in the conversation .
How can it be that we didn't even have a go for a gun like Burton?

 

[Cairnstigers]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

All clubs have sign duds, they don’t do it knowingly though. It’s then a process of weeding them out when there contracts are finished.

So now he needs time to weed out the bad signings he made so he can truly get the team he wants? What a cop out.

That's what all clubs/coaches do. Pretty
sure your man Flannagan signed **Moylan and Dugan** on huge contracts that they have been trying to get out of for the last three seasons?

Well if by chance Madge leaves and we sign Flanagan, he can sign those two up as they are off contract

 

[JC99]

As I remember it we weren't even in the conversation .
How can it be that we didn't even have a go for a gun like Burton?

We were linked to him at one stage

 

[jadtiger]

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.'
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker


And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

All clubs have sign duds, they don’t do it knowingly though. It’s then a process of weeding them out when there contracts are finished.

So now he needs time to weed out the bad signings he made so he can truly get the team he wants? What a cop out.

That's what all clubs/coaches do. Pretty
sure your man Flannagan signed **Moylan and Dugan** on huge contracts that they have been trying to get out of for the last three seasons?

Well if by chance Madge leaves and we sign Flanagan, he can sign those two up as they are off contract

I feel sick now

 

[sleeve]

I keep reading how our recruitment's improved.
Why didn't we throw everything we had at Burton?
Burton + the current squad = WINNING.

I don't know , i wanted him as well as others.

 

[cochise]

Judging recruitment on the players you don't sign is folly.