Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tiger-ferret]

I would like to double down…. If we had both coaching us….still the wooden spoon would have been ours. True fact…. Crap teams. Hence why the dead wood is being floated!

Nah. You think we play spoonbowl like we did with a top coach?

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Gus use to hangout at the fish and chip shop at Caringbah

I used to run into him sometimes if you got him on a day when he didn't want to talk about himself it was a good chat

So, did the fish n chip shop use Gould to promote their battered savs? 🤪 🤪 🤪

 

[Tom Shines]

If the Wests Tigers do go to a Vegas …. What’s the chances that it’s a home game for them ?

 

[finnzo]

if we are going to Vegas it would help us Recruit for next year

 

[liltiger]

going back to Lestrong "we have been unlucky with injuries"?

Really?

I mean Really? Easts lost the cheese and most of their halfbacks.. No difference.
Newcastle had huge injury issues.
Penrith had their 5/8 playing halfback and still got the trophy. (should sign that guy *sic*)

Look sure AD has been out injured through most of 2022/2023 and parts of 2024. That doesn't change us getting the spoon.

Olam, had missed some games through injury. Now I reckon he plays a factor in setting up a strong backline... Even then I still don't see many games changing.


Our injuries have not hurt our team. Our lack of talent has, and the fact that our first grade side had too many fringe grade members.

I agree we did lack the talent, also agree that every team gets hammered with injuries at times. In all honesty though when was the last Wests Tigers season you can remember where our top starting team hasn't been smashed with injuries. I can't, prob 05. Every team goes through it occasionally, we seem to go through it consistently

 

[liltiger]

. Zero way of qualifying such a stupid statement.
I want a head coach who has been appointed on merit. One who earned their stripes. If you have a problem with that, I suggest you wake up and realise this is a professional sporting organisation…not a bloody pub team.

I wonder if we had flanaghan now working with Richo how diffrent things would be. Totally hypothetical, but I think he could have got more out of the squad last year, though in saying that I don't think we sign the guys we sign who seem to want to play under Benji.

 

[liltiger]

The club only set on this trajectory of shame once Sheens and Benji were appointed to succeed Madge. That was the catalyst.
My point was people are making excuses for him based upon roster. He had a lot to do with said roster.

Not sure about that Tucker imo the club was on a down hill slide once Cleary knifed us. In truth looking back the whole org wasn't properly set up from the merger, hopefully now with a unified more professional and independant boardroom, they can start making better strategic decisions for our future.

 

[supercoach]

if we are going to Vegas it would help us Recruit for next year

Cheese Smith will be ringing his agent today to get a deal done!!

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Cheese Smith will be ringing his agent today to get a deal done!!

Would be interesting if this swayed many signings. A player could relatively go over every 2-3 years if they chased a free trip

 

[bptiger 0]

interested to see how this plays out as Richardson is firmly anti-Vegas.

that said, it’d be pretty amazing to see.

Gee I hope we get Vegas next year , have already got a group lined up to go for my birthday if we get a spot .

 

[The-moP]

Gee I hope we get Vegas next year , have already got a group lined up to go for my birthday if we get a spot .

We are one of the teams on the short list to go Las Vegas next year.

 

[Buttface]

I would like to double down…. If we had both coaching us….still the wooden spoon would have been ours. True fact…. Crap teams. Hence why the dead wood is being floated!

That is not a true fact: A thing that is known and proven to be true.
Are you Donald Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon?
You cannot prove that in a lab or look it up in a historical journal. It did not happen and cannot be proven as a fact.
I get we love The Benj (no one more than me), but seriously if you don’t think that a couple of the, (arguably), the best modern day coaches wouldn’t have achieved a different result then you are kidding yourself. Sure with the same roster they may not have won the 2024 GF but to say it is “fact” that the same result would have happened is just ridiculous and totally illogical to me.

Still luv ya Benj

 

[jrtiger]

Gee I hope we get Vegas next year , have already got a group lined up to go for my birthday if we get a spot .

got my fingers crossed for you mate.

 

[Telltails]

That is not a true fact: A thing that is known and proven to be true.
Are you Donald Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon?
You cannot prove that in a lab or look it up in a historical journal. It did not happen and cannot be proven as a fact.
I get we love The Benj (no one more than me), but seriously if you don’t think that a couple of the, (arguably), the best modern day coaches wouldn’t have achieved a different result then you are kidding yourself. Sure with the same roster they may not have won the 2024 GF but to say it is “fact” that the same result would have happened is just ridiculous and totally illogical to me.

Still luv ya Benj

And you could also say that if Benji was at the Roosters or Melbourne with their squads/ resources/ culture that he would likely have got a better result as a coach than a wooden spoon. We will never know either way.

 

[Buttface]

And you could also say that if Benji was at the Roosters or Melbourne with their squads/ resources/ culture that he would likely have got a better result as a coach than a wooden spoon. We will never know either way.

Yes that is possible, but not yet proven to be a fact. I’ll go get the beakers if you get the Bunsen burner, we will need a loch of Benji’s hair, some grass and a piece of football.
We will get to the facts.

 

[Roar_Power]

I wonder if we had flanaghan now working with Richo how diffrent things would be. Totally hypothetical, but I think he could have got more out of the squad last year, though in saying that I don't think we sign the guys we sign who seem to want to play under Benji.

Seems like a number of players want to flee Flanagan. Molo the latest.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

We are one of the teams on the short list to go Las Vegas next year.

The list won't be "short" enough for WTs 😁

 

[Camel2281]

God you spew some crap when it comes to Madge. Try to use some critical thinking for once. Why do you think we had to go for the likes of Leila and Robert and overpay Brooks. Could it have been because nearly a quarter of the cap was locked up for 80% of his time here and had to look in the bargain bin and backend Brooks contract?

Madge was stuck with Mbye the whole time, Packer for 3 out of his 3.5 seasons, Reynolds for 2, and Mautalino for 1. We were still chipping in a big chunk of change for Mbye until the end of 2022 after Madge was sacked FFS

Funny how we were able to sign Api and IP for 23 when all those contract were going to be off the books by the end of 2022….

IP and Api weren't signed until Sheens was back involved at the club though too don't forget. Madge did not get any decent signings prior in 4 years

 

[stephen]

Gee I hope we get Vegas next year , have already got a group lined up to go for my birthday if we get a spot .

Sounds dangerous, BP!! Haha

 

[Camel2281]

Watch @Camel2281 avoid this post like the plague because it completely disproves his BS.

But he’ll just continue to spread fake rumours about Madge being vindictive.

Why would I avoid it. Truth is Madges results got worse every year, despite getting rid of that dead wood post 2020. If it was the cap hamstringing him then he should have still shown squad improvement once Grub and Matalino were gone after 2020 when he started to get some funds available. Truth is his team got worse, and a fair few individuals went backwards under him, Brooks especially