Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

@boonboon said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481060) said:
Just read in the tele that Eels are in negotiations for Nick Cotric. Lets hope we are too. Would be a big improvement in the centres for us.

Clearly we aren’t if you are going off that report.
 
@gnr4life said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481076) said:
@boonboon said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481060) said:
Just read in the tele that Eels are in negotiations for Nick Cotric. Lets hope we are too. Would be a big improvement in the centres for us.

Clearly we aren’t if you are going off that report.

Im not sure the tele can be 100% trusted
 
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.
 
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

That was my first thought when they kept him - they didn't get the response they wanted from potential coaches so stuck with Madge
 
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481098) said:
@thedaboss said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481095) said:
So what coach did they want

Ciraldo?

No, let's call him WB...

This infuriates me.
Really I feel like saying a big sucked in to us.

I mean we didn’t think him a priority last time so much that we tried to bully him into accepting an offer with a deadline even though he was still contracted to Brisbane.

Souths took a punt when he was questionable and it paid off and now our stupid club being unhappy with the coach they chosen wants to try and lure the SuperCoach here after he has resurrected himself.

I will tell you now signing Wayne Bennett in 2019 would not of had the Tigers in a GF in 21. In fact I I doubt we would of even got into the finals.
 
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481098) said:
@thedaboss said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481095) said:
So what coach did they want

Ciraldo?

No, let's call him WB...

Nothing like aiming high...but all things considered,one chance in a million
Concerned we had no back up plan,and even more concerned that Madge retained by default..I was hoping he had pulled something out of his back pocket during his presentation that was a revelation to the Board as to how things will change
Sounds like more of the same....whilst waiting for a miracle
Not a proven formula for success
 
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

With the new QLD team for 2023 it just made it even harder for us to pickup quality players at the right price (even if we could). We are effectively now stuck on the new mantra of develop from within . Is Madge the coach to motivate and develop youth?

@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.
 
@wt2019 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481118) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

With the new QLD team for 2023 it just made it even harder for us to pickup quality players at the right price (even if we could). We are effectively now stuck on the new mantra of develop from within . Is Madge the coach to motivate and develop youth?

@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

Well he was the one who signed all the good ones currently filling our roster out . I think he’s the right guy , he just needs to accept he’s moved the “manager” role , that happens when these guys get older. The smart ones surround themselves with guys who are fresh with fresh ideas .
That’s his real issue. He still thinks it’s 2011 and he’s the fresh new coach . That’s 10 years ago. Might as well be 1980 , with the speed of which tactics and the game moves.
 
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

I’m guessing that’s coming from one of the board members who wanted Madge gone and is the leak?
 
@wt2k said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481075) said:
@boonboon said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481060) said:
Just read in the tele that Eels are in negotiations for Nick Cotric. Lets hope we are too. Would be a big improvement in the centres for us.

wow dogs paid him 600k

Parra always sniffing around for a club that paid overs
 
@cochise said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480398) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480396) said:
go to a Draft
let the NRL fund the junior nurseries then it doesn't matter where we play
Leichhardt campbletown SFS or Batlow
team like Roosters don't have juniors anyway and they go pretty well

Yeah push the game even further towards soulless franchises.

Man , that happened the moment super league came in . We just haven’t realised it , because FOX , I mean the NRL, continue to sell nostalgia .
SL won that war by a landslide , it’s just taken us 20 years for that to sink in .
All the best west’s players bus their way to manly every week.
Also , most of the league are owned by privatisation.
The soulless corporation has been in place for longer than we all care to admit .
It’s why the 2 best teams in the league are privately owned , and the 3rd is owned by a movie star . The riff are the last of the mohicans , actually embodies their area .
 
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481130) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

I’m guessing that’s coming from one of the board members who wanted Madge gone and is the leak?

Nope, this has not come from a board member. I won't post the name on here.
 
@tony-soprano said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481132) said:
@wt2k said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481075) said:
@boonboon said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481060) said:
Just read in the tele that Eels are in negotiations for Nick Cotric. Lets hope we are too. Would be a big improvement in the centres for us.

wow dogs paid him 600k

Parra always sniffing around for a club that paid overs

Gus says not going anywhere..
https://twitter.com/PhilGould15/status/1441701433464659977?s=19
Bulldog fans: Nik Cotric going nowhere. Rival club made quiet approach a month ago. The offer was never serious consideration. We said no. Nik very happy at Bulldogs. Doesn’t want to leave. Bulldogs do not have cap problem. We have a losing problem, which we will work hard to fix
 
@strongee said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481123) said:
@wt2019 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481118) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

With the new QLD team for 2023 it just made it even harder for us to pickup quality players at the right price (even if we could). We are effectively now stuck on the new mantra of develop from within . Is Madge the coach to motivate and develop youth?

@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1481090) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480957) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480886) said:
@ccwt said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480881) said:
@willow said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1480873) said:
The reality is, we're going to struggle to attract players while Maguire remains as head coach.

Or under any other coach as we have seen previously

More so with Madge unfortunately.

You could be right. I feel it’s more the decision by the club that they won’t pay overs. If we offered huge money to the players we missed they would be here IMO

From what I'm hearing out of the WT camp I'm not wrong. The club doesn't know which way is up and Maguire has only managed to survive because WT couldn't get the coach they wanted.

Well he was the one who signed all the good ones currently filling our roster out . I think he’s the right guy , he just needs to accept he’s moved the “manager” role , that happens when these guys get older. The smart ones surround themselves with guys who are fresh with fresh ideas .
That’s his real issue. He still thinks it’s 2011 and he’s the fresh new coach . That’s 10 years ago. Might as well be 1980 , with the speed of which tactics and the game moves.


Agree 100% . Hope he can change and we can hire some assistants that can move from on from 2011 tactics and also be given the chance to be the next head coach and not smothered by self protection like he has done the past couple of years with Snoop and Millard. Even the KOE coach who people are impressed by came from a prior association with Madge.
 

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