Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Nadz4483]

How many spots left for next year ?
The 3 panthers would be great

I'd consider that a successful recruitment drive for next year including the others we already have signed up

 

[Goanna57]

If you only take into account our position on the table, we may have been better in the short term but he was a major part of the long term pain to follow. His, and the club's letting him, over-spending put us in financial difficulties and the long years of suffering that have followed. Sheens was directly resonsible for the stupid decisions that followed but he played a huge part in the initial stuff ups.

I wish I had your blind faith but God is not real, neither is the messiah Sheens. He was a bad boy and may still be so.

Do you know for fact that god is not real. Oh yee of little faith

 

[Odessa]

Like I said I'm not interested in people personal opinion in sheens.

The mess on of the past 10 years is not on sheens.

In hindsight maybe Sheenius overachieve in his time with the Tigers and people did not understand that at the time

 

[CloudyGlock]

cleary pulled the contract that is fact

After he had agreed to terms at Parra. He was never stay which is WHY Clearypulled the Contract

 

[Batmans Parents]

The Bulldogs are circling Crichton as a potential fullback, while the Eels are lining up Martin, who has been in talks about a four-year extension at the Panthers.

Martin has been in negotiations with the Panthers for almost three months, but Penrith is baulking at the hard-running backrower’s asking price of just over $550,000 a season.

Panthers pair Staines and Leniu have also been linked with moves at the end of this season – and Wests Tigers are circling the pair.

Staines is expected to be part of a player swap with ex-Panther Tyrone Peachey once the grand final is over, while Leniu could be moved on because of Penrith’s tight salary cap.

The Dragons discussed making a play for Leniu, but have so far opted against it. (DT)

Even when taking into account the 100K Tigers tax, no reason we can't blow that offer away with at least 650K-700K. A Martin-IP back row would be lethal and arguably our best ever.

 

[sleeve]

Stains, he's young ,fast, and will improve.,., why the dislike when we have the slowest side by a mile ~! ?

 

[tigerman 0]

Stains, he's young ,fast, and will improve.,., why the dislike when we have the slowest side by a mile ~! ?

Cos he’s terrible

 

[bathursttiger1]

Why are we not trying to sign Martin is the big question.. 550k is a steal for a SOO player.
We have cash to burn and I would offer 650k just to at least make others increase there offers.

I’d prefer Martin over a busted Bateman and we don’t have to pay $350K transfer fee for Martin.
Get it done Sheens of Bunji or whoever is in charge these days.
Please just keep Pascoe and Lee right away from negotiations.

 

[Needaname]

Need to offer overs for both Leniu and Martin. Staines I am neither here nor there.

If Penrith are baulking at 550k for Martin, we need to come in 20-25% more at about $750-800k for him to consider us. (He is not coming for slightly more people)

Lenui
Korisau
Stefano
Papaali
Blore
Martin

Actually looks like a half decent pack.

If Penrith are Bulking at paying 550k for an origin backrowever. Just how little are they paying Leniu and Leota?

 

[bathursttiger1]

If you only take into account our position on the table, we may have been better in the short term but he was a major part of the long term pain to follow. His, and the club's letting him, over-spending put us in financial difficulties and the long years of suffering that have followed. Sheens was directly resonsible for the stupid decisions that followed but he played a huge part in the initial stuff ups.

I wish I had your blind faith but God is not real, neither is the messiah Sheens. He was a bad boy and may still be so.

 

[liltiger]

We need an alpha male like a JWH to instil some fire in them. I’ve seen more mongrel in local A grade teams.

This x 1000, can't remember the last hit man we had

 

[twentyforty]

Im not sure we should be chasing Moses? In 2017 we offered him $3m for 3 years, then he told us the off field circus was a joke and took $750k pa at Eels. I think we already have enough of this DNA in Benji, Tim and Robbie, all of whom will see the red flags of a repeat a long way off.

 

[851]

Im not sure we should be chasing Moses? In 2017 we offered him $3m for 3 years, then he told us the off field circus was a joke and took $750k pa at Eels. I think we already have enough of this DNA in Benji, Tim and Robbie, all of whom will see the red flags of a repeat a long way off.

We never offered him anywhere near that much

 

[CloudyGlock]

Im not sure we should be chasing Moses? In 2017 we offered him $3m for 3 years, then he told us the off field circus was a joke and took $750k pa at Eels. I think we already have enough of this DNA in Benji, Tim and Robbie, all of whom will see the red flags of a repeat a long way off.

Those numbers are way off. We offered him $2.7. He signed for $850

 

[tony soprano]

Those numbers are way off. We offered him $2.7. He signed for $850

At the end of the day Parra pack are ridiculously good this year Moses has been very good too.

 

[weststigers]

I think I've made my point clear after repeating it 3 times but the club has been a lot worse since he left.

Generally it's stupid to sack someone without a better replacement.

One thing to note is we have stopped the back-ended contracts that got us into cap trouble all those years ago.

Yes…we have made dud purchases, but they haven’t been compounded by big yearly salary increases.

Overall, I think the club is more astute in managing the cap. Player selection has been the issue of late…

Cleary picked 4 duds on big salaries which killed us for 3-4 years. Add Brooks who is being paid well above his worth and you have the 2022 Wests Tigers in a nutshell.

Finally, we are 1 year away from clearing the mess that was created by Ivan (mainly the Brooks contract) and we have some decent money to hit the market with.

Api and Papi are good value signings for what they will bring. The club did exceptionally well there.

I can’t believe the death riding that is going on!

 

[Pascoes_barber]

I believe Mrs Munster would really love the atmosphere at a Lidcombe oval home game for the Maggies, where the crowd ironically, is always 4786.

Apparently there’s a new Tommy Raudonikis grandstand which is quite something.

 

[twentyforty]

At the end of the day Parra pack are ridiculously good this year Moses has been very good too.

Good point. And he also admitted that advantage, post game in defence of Brooks. He acknowledged the advantage he had over his mate, which I thought was a kind gesture.

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Hearing Nofo to French rugby on a big dollar deal.

 

[Batmans Parents]

Hearing Nofo to French rugby on a big dollar deal.

Please let this be true. Then we can go after a winger who can run straight, defend, defuse bombs, turn up to training sober, and not blame his teammates on social media for his shit defense.