Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Telltails]

He can never be forgiven for that match he threw against the Bunnies before he was let go.

I have never before or since believed a player was legitimately trying to lose a football game for the Tigers, even if they were lazy or stupid or ineffective, I never had another occasion to believe they were intentionally losing.

Moses threw that match 100%, never to be forgiven, I don't care where the club was at or the question marks over the coach.

The years under JT/Go Administration were nothing short of disgraceful/embarrassing and every thing that the club was building for fell apart and we have still not recovered from it. Every player and fan were impacted by that, and any action Moses made as a result of that pales into insignificance in relation to the set back those years caused the club.
I'm not defending Moses performance in that game but I refuse to turn a blind eye to the leadership at the club of the time especially when we see the success of the many who got out at the time, and then look at the position where we are in.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

FYI Scolari is ready and raring to go for preseason training come Nov 1. He's got a train and trial deal til Christmas at this stage.
He's been doing some junior coaching during his time out of the game which is nice too

Scolari, Hill, Tupou, Bula and Ngutlik are all very talented and players likely to benefit from the style of football coached by Sheens. With Laurie, Brooks and possibly Staines we may have real strike in the backs (for a change).

 

[Camel2281]

He can never be forgiven for that match he threw against the Bunnies before he was let go.

I have never before or since believed a player was legitimately trying to lose a football game for the Tigers, even if they were lazy or stupid or ineffective, I never had another occasion to believe they were intentionally losing.

Moses threw that match 100%, never to be forgiven, I don't care where the club was at or the question marks over the coach.

Go watch the game vs the Bulldogs last round of 2021. Brooks Liddle and a few others threw that game to try and get Maguire sacked

 

[Thaiger]

Scolari, Hill, Tupou, Bula and Ngutlik are all very talented and players likely to benefit from the style of football coached by Sheens. With Laurie, Brooks and possibly Staines we may have real strike in the backs (for a change).

Very pleased to see Hill back too.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

I see Salmon is swimming freely beyond tonight.
The “WGD” would be a good fit.
An above average Reserve Grader, the type of player we love here at Wests.
He’d spice up next years Canberra games too 😬

 

[Bula]

Hopefully he starts putting on some big hits and we can call him blood stains!

He best not join the navy.

 

[2041]

Hopefully he starts putting on some big hits and we can call him blood stains!

And if he comes to the Tigers..?

 

[tony soprano]

its a forum mate… every post is someones “ personal opinion “ about
something…

Just like how your comments about Sheens earlier was your personal opinion… most of us weren’t interested in that beforehand either if truth be told…

All I’ll say about him is there aren’t many workplaces I know of where you lose your job …then take legal action against your employer and then 10 years later get a job back with them running the joint…

It's not opinion, its fact the club was better when Sheens was here.

 

[2041]

The years under JT/Go Administration were nothing short of disgraceful/embarrassing and every thing that the club was building for fell apart and we have still not recovered from it. Every player and fan were impacted by that, and any action Moses made as a result of that pales into insignificance in relation to the set back those years caused the club.
I'm not defending Moses performance in that game but I refuse to turn a blind eye to the leadership at the club of the time especially when we see the success of the many who got out at the time, and then look at the position where we are in.

I don't think you'd find many advocating to bring Jason Taylor back though.

 

[BrissieTiger67]

Hopefully he starts putting on some big hits and we can call him blood stains!

not sure the evolution from shit stains to blood stains is what his pr team is going for...

 

[gregjm87]

not sure the evolution from shit stains to blood stains is what his pr team is going for...

Maybe he can excite us with some length of the field solo efforts and he can be a different type of Staines.

 

[Tom Shines]

It's not opinion, its fact the club was better when Sheens was here

We were alot better when Sheens was here. People sooking about the 2012 season must be happy with the 10 years of pain since 2012.

I think history has shown sheens knows his footy compared to the people we tried to bring in since his left.

Sheens knows his footy and write off Marshall at your own peril. Good times ahead.

“We were a lot better when Sheens was here”…

that’s an opinion…we were 10th in Sheens last year and finished 9th three times since

“ Sheens knows his footy”…

Thats an opinion..

If he is so good, then why was no one else in the NRL interested in him when he was shown the door here 10 years ago …

”compared to people we tried to bring in”

Cleary?

 

[tony soprano]

“We were a lot better when Sheens was here”…

that’s an opinion…we were 10th in Sheens last year and finished 9th three times since

“ Sheens knows his footy”…

Thats an opinion..

If he is so good, then why was no one else in the NRL interested in him when he was shown the door here 10 years ago …

”compared to people we tried to bring in”

Cleary?

Obviously I'm basing on facts like stats we won a GF, made finals, other factual info and the obyss since his left.

I thought that did not need pointing out. Anyway like I said I'm not interested in talking about people's opinion on sheens 💤

 

[Tom Shines]

Obviously I'm basing on facts like stats we won a GF, made finals, other factual info and the obyss since his left.

I thought that did not need pointing out. Anyway like I said I'm not interested in talking about people's opinion on sheens 💤

He coached another 7 years here after the GF , and with the team they had I can’t believe they didn’t win another one during that time ….although the players seemed to melt down a few times in some of those semi finals so it’s not fair to solely blame him for those failures…

He did end up being relieved of his duties though 12 months after the last semi final… thats a fact we can’t dispute…

 

[rex2ce]

don't let facts get in the way of hate

I don’t hate Brooks, merely stated facts that Madge gave him his current contract, not Ivan

 

[BrissieTiger67]

Maybe he can excite us with some length of the field solo efforts and he can be a different type of Staines.

Hahaha again not sure that's exactly the image he is going for..."sorry fans no Staines tonight, rubbed out before kick off"

 

[jirskyr]

Yeah but when the club been run as poorly as it has the past 10 years I think u should put the finger at the club not the players.

How poorly has it been run, exactly? Backstabbed by a key coach, best player poached by a silvertail club. Memberships at record levels despite the losses, strong finances.

The rest of it is the unfortunate byproduct of being a struggling sports club. Mitch Moses, for example, contributed absolutely diddly squat to any Tigers success, so he would be in no position to complain about whatever else Tigers may not have been doing perfectly.

It boils down that struggling clubs need a win with players and results, otherwise it's an extremely long grind from the bottom of the ladder. Despite whatever Tigers may have done wrong in the past, much of it is from a desperation to be competitive, and the wrongs are amplified when you can't produce on-field results.

Roosters for example have had many serious issues this past decade, but they have the financial and political clout to push them to the side. Sure I wish the Tigers had the same ability to side-step drama, but we'd need a new Super League, Gus, Freddy and Uncle Nick to make that transformation a reality.

So if players are in a rush to leave imperfect clubs, even their junior clubs, then it only reinforces why Tigers, Warriors, Saints, Titans, Knights are so regularly at the bottom, often joined by Bulldogs, Raiders and lately Broncos.

 

[BAGNF05]

Yeah but when the club been run as poorly as it has the past 10 years I think u should put the finger at the club not the players.

Club employs the players and creates the environment they show up to each day, it’s a club issue.

 

[weststigers]

He coached another 7 years here after the GF , and with the team they had I can’t believe they didn’t win another one during that time ….although the players seemed to melt down a few times in some of those semi finals so it’s not fair to solely blame him for those failures…

He did end up being relieved of his duties though 12 months after the last semi final… thats a fact we can’t dispute…

Roosters and Warriors games come to mind.

Had we won those games, I’m confident we cruise to our 2nd and 3rd premierships.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Very pleased to see Hill back too.

Is that the winger we let go up north? there was a bit of a commotion about it with Hartigan if its the kid im thinking of.