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Halbrowne61 said:
Things just keep rolling along:
1. Benji says no to Fatty Schuster
2. Swap deal Talau/Fainu
3. Brooks to Manly
4. Benji and Scott F fighting
5. Is Fulton recruiting for us or Manly ?
6. Is Benji starting to have second thoughts about being able to recruit anyone decent and wants out ( or is TS stirring the pot)?
7. Des and Flano already taken. Who would be left ? Griffin, Holbrook
Bloody hell wtf is going on !!
That light at the end of the tunnel is in fact a locomotive .
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If they just simply let Benji have full control of the coaching and football club affairs with Farah as his trusted right hand man, we will get the recruitment and retention right and become a top 4 side within 2-3 years.
If there is interference from others that they can’t trust, it won’t happen and we will remain wedged at the bottom of the ladder.
 
Vicious said:
If they just simply let Benji have full control of the coaching and football club affairs with Farah as his trusted right hand man, we will get the recruitment and retention right and become a top 4 side within 2-3 years.
If there is interference from others that they can’t trust, it won’t happen and we remain wedged at the bottom of the ladder.
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Sorry V but I don’t buy that. I’m not sure Benji and Robbie have that capability with their limited time in the coaching ranks.
And what about the fact that one S. Fulton has been recruited by the board on some serious coin to rectify our recruitment problems.
Coaching is one thing but footy club politics is another.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Sorry V but I don’t buy that. I’m not sure Benji and Robbie have that capability with their limited time in the coaching ranks.
And what about the fact that one S. Fulton has been recruited by the board on some serious coin to rectify our recruitment problems.
Coaching is one thing but footy club politics is another.
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I believe employing S.Fulton was a knee jerk reaction from Lee H and Pascoe sick of getting the blame for previous poor recruitment/retention when they previously left it solely up to the Coach and Head of Recruitment and basically just signed off on whatever they wanted.
It’s hard to hold a coach responsible for poor results if you do not allow him to be the major influence in recruitment/retention.
Obviously a Head of Recruitment can spend a lot more time on scouting, getting info on the player’s attitude and availability etc and then put his recommendations forward, but surely the Coach has the final say.
If you can believe any news reports, it states Benji rejected Schuster and wanted young Fainu, so let’s hope it remains with Benji having control and the final say in any recruitment/ retention decisions.
From what I hear Benji and Farah have very good knowledge of all players including those in NSW Cup, Qld Cup and those emerging in the grades below, so they don’t need a lot of help in this area.
 
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Vicious said:
I believe employing S.Fulton was a knee jerk reaction from Lee H and Pascoe sick of getting the blame for previous poor recruitment/retention when they previously left it solely up to the Coach and Head of Recruitment and basically just signed off on whatever they wanted.
It’s hard to hold a coach responsible for poor results if you do not allow him to be the major influence in recruitment/retention.
Obviously a Head of Recruitment can spend a lot more time on scouting, getting info on the player’s attitude and availability etc and then put his recommendations forward, but surely the Coach has the final say.
If you can believe any news reports, it states Benji clearly rejected Schuster and wanted young Fainu, so let’s hope it remains with Benji having control and the final say in any recruitment/ retention decisions.
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After last week, I have no trust in the current coaching staff. Mainly, benji, Robbie, Sheens.
 
Vicious said:
I believe employing S.Fulton was a knee jerk reaction from Lee H and Pascoe sick of getting the blame for previous poor recruitment/retention when they previously left it solely up to the Coach and Head of Recruitment and basically just signed off on whatever they wanted.
It’s hard to hold a coach responsible for poor results if you do not allow him to be the major influence in recruitment/retention.
Obviously a Head of Recruitment can spend a lot more time on scouting, getting info on the player’s attitude and availability etc and then put his recommendations forward, but surely the Coach has the final say.
If you can believe any news reports, it states Benji rejected Schuster and wanted young Fainu, so let’s hope it remains with Benji having control and the final say in any recruitment/ retention decisions.
From what I hear Benji and Farah have very good knowledge of all players including those in NSW Cup, Qld Cup and those emerging in the grades below, so they don’t need a lot of help in this area.
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I hear you and hope that you are correct, coz after 60 plus years as a Tiger fan I’m fed up to the back teeth with what’s happened over the last 10 years. I just want a footy team that’s competitive and without all the side crap.
As I always say, only time will tell.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I hear you and hope that you are correct, coz after 60 plus years as a Tiger fan I’m fed up to the back teeth with what’s happened over the last 10 years. I just want a footy team that’s competitive and without all the side crap.
As I always say, only time will tell.
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Absolutely time will tell and I agree none of us Wests Tigers fans can keep putting up with way below average results for much longer.
Be prepared for some more short term pain in the process, I think we come up against the Cowboys at the worst possibly time and will likely be blown off the park similar to what we done to them at Leichhardt.
 
Tiger_Fanatic3 said:
Choosing Fainu (one of the best young halves on the rise in the game) over Schuster (likely getting $850k a year at Manly moving forward simply wouldn’t work no chance at WT), while picking up a substantial asset for a player leaving mid-year. Schuster simply wouldn't fit the Tigers culture.

Smart move Benji.
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For sure… Schuster is an overrated, slow, lazy lump.
 
Vicious said:
I believe employing S.Fulton was a knee jerk reaction from Lee H and Pascoe sick of getting the blame for previous poor recruitment/retention when they previously left it solely up to the Coach and Head of Recruitment and basically just signed off on whatever they wanted.
It’s hard to hold a coach responsible for poor results if you do not allow him to be the major influence in recruitment/retention.
Obviously a Head of Recruitment can spend a lot more time on scouting, getting info on the player’s attitude and availability etc and then put his recommendations forward, but surely the Coach has the final say.
If you can believe any news reports, it states Benji rejected Schuster and wanted young Fainu, so let’s hope it remains with Benji having control and the final say in any recruitment/ retention decisions.
From what I hear Benji and Farah have very good knowledge of all players including those in NSW Cup, Qld Cup and those emerging in the grades below, so they don’t need a lot of help in this area.
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I think hiring Fulton was a safety net due to his allegiance with Tartak and the hold on our key juniors.

Alot of people don’t appreciate the effort recruitment actually takes across the ranks. Benji & Farah can’t do it all they need a quality team around them that they trust to do their job and deliver what they need.

Sounds like Benji is taking more control on things.

Sheens said in the podcast Benji asked for kids to get a run and they did, he is coaching more day to day and Lee now says he is stepping more into what he wants and directing Fulton to the expectations.

It will take time for Benji especially in our environment but if we snare some of these talented kids that click and some of our own do click also it will be one heck of an exciting time
 
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