Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Eternal Tiger]

We would still have approx $1m to spend for 2022. We're already a weak squad, if we don't spend to our limit, well finish no higher than 15th. If promoting youth is our only option, 2022 will be worse than 2021 realistically.

 

[finnzo]

Hopefully we have started useing the roosters cap to make our signings so there is no limit to who we can sign

 

[TigerWest]

This following indicates that WEsts Tigers do have a Graphic Design department;

Josh Flood - Digital & Graphic Designer - Wests Tigers ...
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Josh Flood | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Digital & Graphic Designer at Wests Tigers Rugby League Football Pty Ltd | Experienced Graphic Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the graphic design industry. | 215 connections | View Josh's homepage, profile, activity, articles

Title: Digital & Graphic Designer at …
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No, they have a Digital & Graphic Designer but he falls under the Media and Communications department.

The Wests Tigers do not have a graphic design department.

https://www.weststigers.com.au/about/staff/

So either the info is fake or the guy got the department wrong

He may well have been getting a tour of our new facilities, doesn’t mean he has signed?
Nothing wrong with calling your desk a department to your mates??

 

[Tim Sheens]

Per inside source. Have a pal who works for the graphic design department for the wests tigers and he has told me that he saw Junior Paulo being given a tour of the facilities by Justin Pascoe and lee haginpantelis. looks pretty close at this stage

We have a whole graphic design department?

Fresh mate certainly narrowed down the source of the leak.

 

[Tigerwould]

Per inside source. Have a pal who works for the graphic design department for the wests tigers and he has told me that he saw Junior Paulo being given a tour of the facilities by Justin Pascoe and lee haginpantelis. looks pretty close at this stage

We have a whole graphic design department?

Fresh mate certainly narrowed down the source of the leak.

I have no issue with someone commenting on a player having a tour of the facilities. Which is a lot different to a recruitment manager talking to Journalists.

 

[Tigerwould]

Wouldn't Paulo cost 800k to sign?

For us to have a legitimate chance yes it would cost us about that much

Not necessarily. He is currently on approx. $600K and Parra have locked away Reagan Campbell-Gillard $750 per year until 2025.
We could get Paulo for $650- $700k.

 

[tony soprano]

Paulo would be a great pick up but could we really afford to have over 1.5m tied up in the front row. I’m a big believer that forwards win you matches but surely that is too much for two props, will be hard to balance the rest of the pack.

My guess parra have had a bit of a fall out with ayoub.

 

[SeanT]

Wouldn't Paulo cost 800k to sign?

For us to have a legitimate chance yes it would cost us about that much


Not necessarily. He is currently on approx. $600K and Parra have locked away Reagan Campbell-Gillard $750 per year until 2025.
We could get Paulo for $650- $700k.

If it was 650-700k them I'm al for it. He and API gives us cred in the eyes of other players. Have them two and we will start to get better recruits.

Having a great forward pack though doesn't help if we have Brooks running the show. Don't mind him at 5/8th but we need an out and out halfback.

 

[mikey]

Wouldn't Paulo cost 800k to sign?

For us to have a legitimate chance yes it would cost us about that much


Not necessarily. He is currently on approx. $600K and Parra have locked away Reagan Campbell-Gillard $750 per year until 2025.
We could get Paulo for $650- $700k.

If it was 650-700k them I'm al for it. He and API gives us cred in the eyes of other players. Have them two and we will start to get better recruits.

Having a great forward pack though doesn't help if we have Brooks running the show. Don't mind him at 5/8th but we need an out and out halfback.

I'd like to see what he's like with a 'real' pack. He's never really had one.

 

[CarltonDry]

Per inside source. Have a pal who works for the graphic design department for the wests tigers and he has told me that he saw Junior Paulo being given a tour of the facilities by Justin Pascoe and lee haginpantelis. looks pretty close at this stage

We have a whole graphic design department?

Yes. They designed Pascoe's hairdo

Hairdresser at new complex completely devoted to pre season work on Pascoe


You would need 2 hairdresser's at least to do that

Their names are Ashley and

Per inside source. Have a pal who works for the graphic design department for the wests tigers and he has told me that he saw Junior Paulo being given a tour of the facilities by Justin Pascoe and lee haginpantelis. looks pretty close at this stage

We have a whole graphic design department?

Yes. They designed Pascoe's hairdo

Hairdresser at new complex completely devoted to pre season work on Pascoe


You would need 2 hairdresser's at least to do that

Their names are Ashley and Martin ?

 

[SeanT]

Wouldn't Paulo cost 800k to sign?

For us to have a legitimate chance yes it would cost us about that much


Not necessarily. He is currently on approx. $600K and Parra have locked away Reagan Campbell-Gillard $750 per year until 2025.
We could get Paulo for $650- $700k.

If it was 650-700k them I'm al for it. He and API gives us cred in the eyes of other players. Have them two and we will start to get better recruits.

Having a great forward pack though doesn't help if we have Brooks running the show. Don't mind him at 5/8th but we need an out and out halfback.

I'd like to see what he's like with a 'real' pack. He's never really had one.

True. But pack or not doesn't make a difference when you kick a grubbers from 10m out and it goes dead by ten metres haha.

See what he and Madge can do this year then I will re evaluate things.

 

[mikey]

Wouldn't Paulo cost 800k to sign?

For us to have a legitimate chance yes it would cost us about that much


Not necessarily. He is currently on approx. $600K and Parra have locked away Reagan Campbell-Gillard $750 per year until 2025.
We could get Paulo for $650- $700k.

If it was 650-700k them I'm al for it. He and API gives us cred in the eyes of other players. Have them two and we will start to get better recruits.

Having a great forward pack though doesn't help if we have Brooks running the show. Don't mind him at 5/8th but we need an out and out halfback.

I'd like to see what he's like with a 'real' pack. He's never really had one.

True. But pack or not doesn't make a difference when you kick a grubbers from 10m out and it goes dead by ten metres haha.

See what he and Madge can do this year then I will re evaluate things.

That's true too 🙂 I still feel he would look a lot better with a decent pack though, especially his running game.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Brooks with a pack behind him containing Big Stef , Paulo , Papa , Blore , Red , Hastings ,API , that would be a game changer for us and Brooks , Peach on the bench we look pretty good

 

[twentyforty]

Brooks with a pack behind him containing Big Stef , Paulo , Papa , Blore , Red , Hastings ,API , that would be a game changer for us and Brooks , Peach on the bench we look pretty good

Agree 100%. A go forward pack can make stars out of outside backs.

 

[DJG]

Paulo? Damn would be an amazing addition.. but just a fake poster.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The Club announcing the re-signing of Utoikamanu would be the best Christmas gift for most supporters.

 

[Tigerwould]

Paulo? Damn would be an amazing addition.. but just a fake poster.

Why do u say its fake?

 

[DJG]

Paulo? Damn would be an amazing addition.. but just a fake poster.


Why do u say its fake?

Well, I am assuming due to the newly created account to post that he toured the facilities gives it away for me

 

[Westsboi2019]

Given Sheen's comments regarding the extension of Utoikamanu and what the Pom said recently leads me to think he's already signed but the announcement will be made next week either on a Thursday or Friday as an 'early present' for the fans leading to Christmas day

 

[sleeve]

Brooks with a pack behind him containing Big Stef , Paulo , Papa , Blore , Red , Hastings ,API , that would be a game changer for us and Brooks , Peach on the bench we look pretty good

As i have always said,-- A half is the link between the forwards and backs. We have had weak attack and defence in the forwards, and slow and inafactive backs. To pinpoint Brooks as our problem was rediculous. AD tried hard but a little overrated, i doubt he will be in the halve unless of injury.