Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[momo_amp_medo]

It's an honorable approach to have but if we keep on having squads of numpties being paid market value we'll never improve. Especially when other clubs can find 'creative' ways to pay players more than what we can. Or the fact that those clubs are successful means players will sign for 50-100k less a year than take more $ to be a loser.

We need stars. We are not currently attractive to stars and our ONLY lure at the moment is offering them more money. No one wants to leave a successful club with state of the art facilities that regularly makes the finals to go to a club with ancient facilities that are perennial losers.

We have to pay overs for 1-2 players to bring the necessary quality. This has to be done extremely selectively though. They must be the right players, in the right positions with the right attitude.

I just think that very often purchasing highly priced stars often falls short of expectations.
Also you are in a situation whereby 2x$1M players take up over quarter of your cap space.
If we did this for next year it would mean a high risk strategy whereby we would be short on remaining squad requirements. So it’s a balancing act.
If for example we empty our bank account and boy Cleary junior and Klemmer …... yes we have our 2 star recruits but depth is affected severely.
And they have couple of ordinary games or injury sets in ...... then see what the criticism from the fans will be about our recruitment strategy.
I just don’t see any other club (apart from the crazy roosters) who take that approach with any level of success.

 

[Kerry_Cogger]

behind the current squad of forwards who aim a 1 in 6 on average good luck…

The Pack needs serious overhaul before you spend a Million + on a half..

Or maybe it could work the other way round …...?

How's that working for the Cowgirls..?

Thurston hung around for one year too many …he’s baked !

2017 they were awesome .

They soooo needed to keep Ponga.Had to bite the bullet and release JT one year earlier.

 

[clifferdSH]

Whenever i feel bad about our recruitment/retention i just remember the cowboys had Ponga and Kikau in their 20s and let them both go.

I'm pretty sure cowboys had munster/holmes in their junior systems as well at some point, now that's a proper kick in the guts

 

[Russell]

We have not shown any purchases yet , but are we in negotiation with multiple players , nobody knows what we are doing or who we may be trying to get , time will tell and it will be based on Nathen Cleary coming to the Tigers I think , we could be holding out for 12 months and then bring in 5 or 6 solid player purchase ,,Clearly and others

Speaking with a former international who is employed with an NRL club, he believes the Tigers are very active in the market but cut off discussions when they exceed market value, he said he can't believe the difference in the club in 2 years & said if all clubs operated this way players wouldn't be paid overs & there would be less shopping around of contracted players.

Good approach. I fully support.
About time clubs stood up to manipulative Players Managers.

Well this is all well and good and that warm and fuzzy feeling but unfortunately this is a success based business the organisation can not keep missing out on the finals .
Mediocrity is well intrenched through all levels at this club … what ever it takes!

It is that particular philosophy "whatever it takes" that got us into all sorts of trouble in the first place - that we are only just starting to get out of at the moment.

You want us to get back behind the eight ball again. Hopefully the management are not listening.

 

[jadtiger]

Whenever i feel bad about our recruitment/retention i just remember the cowboys had Ponga and Kikau in their 20s and let them both go.

Ponga was signed for massive dollars to go to newcastle a year in advance and they wouldnt release him early.If the cows had thrown that sort of money at him while he was in lower grades they would have received a lot of flak from their supporters.
It is a very difficult balancing act keeping your juniors especially if another club tries to poach them when young

 

[on_the_hill]

Korbin Sims has signed with Stains for 3 years .

Were we in the running ?

Of course not

Oh no! We missed out on Korbin Sims!

Yeah. Oliver Clarke is such a better signing!!

Ooooo with the Oliver Clarke insults

 

[Geo]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

 

[hobbo]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

Is Clarkey a plodder Geo ?

 

[bp_tiger]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

Who cares hes still a plodder.

 

[bp_tiger]

so if we have all this money left over from this year and we have many players leaving next year what the hell are going to sign when there is no-one left, OH thats right there will be the plodders. really thought when IVAN signed and he done a good job for this year i think, but gee we need to up the shopping and spend some money, or we will be back to the next 5 year plan, and iam sick of that plan.

 

[Geo]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

Is Clarkey a plodder Geo ?

Too early to say only seen him twice….was good last week against Mounties ran for a tick under 100m from 9 runs and made his tackles has some size and went forward not backwards in tackles..outperformed Grant Rochow and McQueen who have well over 250 NRL games between them..

 

[hobbo]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

Who cares hes still a plodder.

“ Potential “ plodder !

Massive difference mate ..

 

[balmain boy]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

So if we had a nickname for him, would we call him "Clarky" or Clarkey". I guess the former, but it just looks wrong…

But remember boys and girls, there's no E in Clark, but there is in Plodder.

 

[hobbo]

For probably not the last time there is no E in Clarke…Clark has no E..

how hard is it.. :brick:

So if we had a nickname for him, would we call him "Clarky" or Clarkey". I guess the former, but it just looks wrong…

But remember boys and girls, there's no E in Clark, but there is in Plodder.

:roll

 

[Geo]

:unamused: that is all…

 

[hobbo]

:unamused: that is all…

Stop ya whinging :laughing:

 

[jctiger]

E or no E, it will still be good to see how Clarke goes this week

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Another E is available if anyone is interested. Greg Eastwood.

Yeah or nah?

 

[hobbo]

Another E is available if anyone is interested. Greg Eastwood.

Yeah or nah?

God no

 

[WT2K]

Another E is available if anyone is interested. Greg Eastwood.

Yeah or nah?

God no

King of the Plodders