Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[426Tlgerland]

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Agree API at 7 doesn’t make sense we have half’s play them
Naden can’t agree , he has plenty chances and either gets binned or give dumb penalties away or has shit games , they young kids got time and room to grow, he was steady until they put him on the wing which he is absolutely not a winger , bad call by club , but back to centre , full off season he be good back Up option

 

[The Chad]

I like Faataape. I think he’s ok. Naden is probably the worst centre I have ever seen in my life. Plus he got done for coke which makes him even more of a knob.

I love your takes on things.

 

[The Chad]

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That one snuck under the radar.... good luck to Sullivan. I hope he brains it & comes back to a better opportunity.

 

[JB9918]

How bloody good. Surely he will get $250 pounds or so. Once we apply the exchange rate it should cover most costs. Worst case we chip in about $100K which again we save from Simpkin, Kepaoa, Bateman & paying overs for Papalii.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Just my opinion but I think we will end up signing this guy.

Dragons have been linked to both Saifiti & Horsburgh, surely they can’t take both. Surely we can land one.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Im.hearing Bulldogs. If they had money for Stef. Than surely they have money for Horse Power.

 

[weststigerman]

Hope the Bud thing isn’t another loan.

 

[Roar_Power]

Dragons have been linked to both Saifiti & Horsburgh, surely they can’t take both. Surely we can land one.

Yep, the dragons interest in Horsburgh is the reason I think we might end up with Saifiti.

 

[Roar_Power]

Hope the Bud thing isn’t another loan.

Needs to take about 5 others with him.

 

[Roar_Power]

With Bud gone, it creates an even larger so called war chest (even with freight paid). Sure hope they have actually been able to spend it on some quality.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

If its true. Are we sure its not his birthday, engagement or something like that dinner?

 

[WestsTigers4VR]

Lmao that Bud stuff was a joke… as if you’d actually believe a post like that as fact 🤣

 

[Demps]

Lmao that Bud stuff was a joke… as if you’d actually believe a post like that as fact 🤣

Got our hopes up eh

Tartak the troll
Shouldn't be laughing tho...

UK probably a better option than the life sentence to NSW cup

 

[WestsEffTheRest]

Lmao that Bud stuff was a joke… as if you’d actually believe a post like that as fact 🤣

Why wouldn’t people believe it if it came from his manager?

 

[WestsTigers4VR]

Why wouldn’t people believe it if it came from his manager?

That’s not how you release a statement of a players release.

 

[Betterdays22]

Dont get me wrong he should absolutely be in Ressies, but im not sure anything Sullivan has done this year has been so terrible as to warrant being told he wont play first grade with the club again (if thats what has happened). Im not a fan of this approach in general, it can backfire if the player digs in (which is their right). Not the way to manage the roster imo

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Dragons have been linked to both Saifiti & Horsburgh, surely they can’t take both. Surely we can land one.

We just wait to read what eventuates. There is a bit happening behind the scenes with the possible young Penrith pllayer and potentially Sullivan.

 

[weststigers]

All fair points, but your last question can’t be answered and the answer is we don’t know and never will.

Benji was not given the job based on any merit whatsoever. He didn’t have a barest skerrick of experience.

It was a “mates appointment” because people liked him and he is a club icon.

And it’s not a sensible, commercial or ethical way to appoint a coach or anyone else to an important position.

As for stability, stability for its own sake doesn’t cut it. You don’t continue to persist with a losing coach so you swan about and declare “ yeah, we are coming last, but at least we are stable”

I’d rather us be unstable and off the bottom, I’d rather us be unstable but signing better players and having us play better. So long as there is progress on the park.

And once again, it’s not just a case of whether or not the job was his, it’s also about whether or not Benji should have waited until we had more ducks in a row.

And this “rookie coach” nonsense.

In my respectful submission, Benji simply isn’t coping. That’s where we are.

I think he should probably step down, but stay on as an assistant to a new coach. That would take a lot of courage, to have that solemn yet truthful conversation with himself.

Thanks for your side of it, much appreciated.

Ciraldo came second last in his first season. By the logic above, the Bulldogs should have punted him. All I'm saying is give him a fair shot...the roster is mid way through a rebuild.

Maguire had 3 years...or was it 4? He was a premiership winning coach in both ESL and NRL. Took NZ to great heights. Won a series from behind with the Blues...By all metrics, he should have turned us around, but he didn't. A credentialled coach makes a difference everywhere they go. We got worse under him. Why is that?

If replacing coaches was the answer, we would have solved the problem by now. I think the issues are more than skin deep and we have genuinely started addressing them starting with the CEO and the board.

Add to that Luai and Turuva and shelling underperforming players to make cap room for players that will make a difference. Slowly but surely things are moving.

If you expect results immediately, then your expectations may be unrealistic. I was always prepared to see 2024 and perhaps 2025 as tough years.

Brad Arthur is not our saviour. Flanno, Hasler or Bennett were the right calls for us, but we didn't take those opportunities, so now we need to work with what we've got. On the plus side, we are starting to score some points which is nice. Perhaps things are shifting in the right direction.

 

[2041]

Dont get me wrong he should absolutely be in Ressies, but im not sure anything Sullivan has done this year has been so terrible as to warrant being told he wont play first grade with the club again (if thats what has happened). Im not a fan of this approach in general, it can backfire if the player digs in (which is their right). Not the way to manage the roster imo

There's a world of difference between "you'll never play first grade for this club again - get out now or rot in the reserves" and "realistically, you're likely to be our fourth or fifth choice half next season so if an offer comes along that gives you a better opportunity you should seriously consider it".

 

[hsvjones]

Got our hopes up eh

Tartak the troll
Shouldn't be laughing tho...

UK probably a better option than the life sentence to NSW cup

Pretty poor for a Manager to post this and say it was a joke... It was under his name I believe.

I think it might be true but they let the cat out of the bag early then realised they needed to wait until final.