tony soprano
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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.
Club selected the wrong coaches since sheens imo.