Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[cochise]

Wests Tigers Board is made up of 9 members

5 from the Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (Wests Ashfield Leagues / WSDRLFC)
2 from the Balmain Football Club
2 Independent members.

In simple terms Wests Ashfield control Wests Tigers...


Yes, and why wouldn’t they. The Balmain connection proved they couldn’t run a chook raffle.

Straight after this post there are 4 or 5 highly defensive and somewhat argumentative posts defending historic ties. Putting crap on either Balmain or magpies just agitates those with passionate links to our founding clubs. The chook raffle comment caused the next posts.
Maybe an over reaction but we all need to be sensitive to our traditional roots


It may be a sensitive subject in your mind, but I would appreciate you not accusing me of upsetting you by making a factual statement. Not that it means anything but I was a Balmain junior. Only followed one club in my life. It took me 3 years to get used to the merger. I now don’t see a merger or two teams, only one team. As a kid, who watched the 1964 gf,I was soaked to the bone jostling through the crowd while most were leaving the ground. Just to get a glimps of Arthur Sumons as he walked from the ground with Norm Provan. The flash of the reporters camera lit them up like nothing I’d seen with the dark clouds behind them. I went home that day in the belief that I had been the recipient of a Devine message. My future was clear, I became a halfback.

I didn’t infer you upset me rather that you were pouring petrol on a smouldering log! Also, I’m not sure you could claim the term ‘chook raffle’ fits under the ‘factual statement’ banner.
Anyway, post whatever you like. I just believe these types of posts are divisive. That’s my opinion backed up by reading hundreds of posts on here like it that lead to angry, arguments.
Fantastic story - I’d love to have been a halfback but had to settle for running off their sometimes dodgy passes?
Your passion is obvious and your one club mantra I agree with totally. I too took a while to accept the magpie as part of WestsTigers but only a season or so. Now I’m as magpie as I am Tiger.


Your posts on this issue are always spot on mate.

It is not always the intent of the original poster to offend others but it is usually something that could have been left unsaid. The original post was a reply to a post stating that West's Ashfield now control the club, the reply was unnecessary and served to inflame people's emotions.

And what is wrong with people being emotional? Nothing wrong with fans showing a little passion.
Oh, and just a reminder for those who question the relationship between our financial viability and our teams performance. If we weren’t back in the black how could we spend up to our cap?

Nothing wrong with emotion mate, the issue is when people inflame those emotions to the detriment of the Wests Tigers. Having a supporter base that is still arguing over which parent club is the best, strongest or most dominant is counterproductive.

 

[twentyforty]

Wests Tigers Board is made up of 9 members

5 from the Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (Wests Ashfield Leagues / WSDRLFC)
2 from the Balmain Football Club
2 Independent members.

In simple terms Wests Ashfield control Wests Tigers...


Yes, and why wouldn’t they. The Balmain connection proved they couldn’t run a chook raffle.

Straight after this post there are 4 or 5 highly defensive and somewhat argumentative posts defending historic ties. Putting crap on either Balmain or magpies just agitates those with passionate links to our founding clubs. The chook raffle comment caused the next posts.
Maybe an over reaction but we all need to be sensitive to our traditional roots


It may be a sensitive subject in your mind, but I would appreciate you not accusing me of upsetting you by making a factual statement. Not that it means anything but I was a Balmain junior. Only followed one club in my life. It took me 3 years to get used to the merger. I now don’t see a merger or two teams, only one team. As a kid, who watched the 1964 gf,I was soaked to the bone jostling through the crowd while most were leaving the ground. Just to get a glimps of Arthur Sumons as he walked from the ground with Norm Provan. The flash of the reporters camera lit them up like nothing I’d seen with the dark clouds behind them. I went home that day in the belief that I had been the recipient of a Devine message. My future was clear, I became a halfback.

I didn’t infer you upset me rather that you were pouring petrol on a smouldering log! Also, I’m not sure you could claim the term ‘chook raffle’ fits under the ‘factual statement’ banner.
Anyway, post whatever you like. I just believe these types of posts are divisive. That’s my opinion backed up by reading hundreds of posts on here like it that lead to angry, arguments.
Fantastic story - I’d love to have been a halfback but had to settle for running off their sometimes dodgy passes?
Your passion is obvious and your one club mantra I agree with totally. I too took a while to accept the magpie as part of WestsTigers but only a season or so. Now I’m as magpie as I am Tiger.


Your posts on this issue are always spot on mate.

It is not always the intent of the original poster to offend others but it is usually something that could have been left unsaid. The original post was a reply to a post stating that West's Ashfield now control the club, the reply was unnecessary and served to inflame people's emotions.

And what is wrong with people being emotional? Nothing wrong with fans showing a little passion.
Oh, and just a reminder for those who question the relationship between our financial viability and our teams performance. If we weren’t back in the black how could we spend up to our cap?

Nothing wrong with emotion mate, the issue is when people inflame those emotions to the detriment of the Wests Tigers. Having a supporter base that is still arguing over which parent club is the best, strongest or most dominant is counterproductive.

I agree, so just don’t do it.

 

[cochise]

Wests Tigers Board is made up of 9 members

5 from the Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (Wests Ashfield Leagues / WSDRLFC)
2 from the Balmain Football Club
2 Independent members.

In simple terms Wests Ashfield control Wests Tigers...


Yes, and why wouldn’t they. The Balmain connection proved they couldn’t run a chook raffle.

Straight after this post there are 4 or 5 highly defensive and somewhat argumentative posts defending historic ties. Putting crap on either Balmain or magpies just agitates those with passionate links to our founding clubs. The chook raffle comment caused the next posts.
Maybe an over reaction but we all need to be sensitive to our traditional roots


It may be a sensitive subject in your mind, but I would appreciate you not accusing me of upsetting you by making a factual statement. Not that it means anything but I was a Balmain junior. Only followed one club in my life. It took me 3 years to get used to the merger. I now don’t see a merger or two teams, only one team. As a kid, who watched the 1964 gf,I was soaked to the bone jostling through the crowd while most were leaving the ground. Just to get a glimps of Arthur Sumons as he walked from the ground with Norm Provan. The flash of the reporters camera lit them up like nothing I’d seen with the dark clouds behind them. I went home that day in the belief that I had been the recipient of a Devine message. My future was clear, I became a halfback.

I didn’t infer you upset me rather that you were pouring petrol on a smouldering log! Also, I’m not sure you could claim the term ‘chook raffle’ fits under the ‘factual statement’ banner.
Anyway, post whatever you like. I just believe these types of posts are divisive. That’s my opinion backed up by reading hundreds of posts on here like it that lead to angry, arguments.
Fantastic story - I’d love to have been a halfback but had to settle for running off their sometimes dodgy passes?
Your passion is obvious and your one club mantra I agree with totally. I too took a while to accept the magpie as part of WestsTigers but only a season or so. Now I’m as magpie as I am Tiger.


Your posts on this issue are always spot on mate.

It is not always the intent of the original poster to offend others but it is usually something that could have been left unsaid. The original post was a reply to a post stating that West's Ashfield now control the club, the reply was unnecessary and served to inflame people's emotions.

And what is wrong with people being emotional? Nothing wrong with fans showing a little passion.
Oh, and just a reminder for those who question the relationship between our financial viability and our teams performance. If we weren’t back in the black how could we spend up to our cap?

Nothing wrong with emotion mate, the issue is when people inflame those emotions to the detriment of the Wests Tigers. Having a supporter base that is still arguing over which parent club is the best, strongest or most dominant is counterproductive.

I agree, so just don’t do it.

Which is what I was saying?

 

[twentyforty]

Look I understand that a few posters may have been disappointed with our fiscal irresponsibility at the Tigers, but we need a little pragmatism. That’s ancient history. We cannot allow that to stop us from moving forward. While I understand and appreciate your passion and love of this great game, we as fans need to develop. Just as our great club is doing. We expect our club and players to develop and evolve. Should we as fans not do so?

 

[Tiger5150]

Any singing or suggested Signing rumours Floating around?

Latrell Mitchell is a chance apparently.

Seriously, I’m trying not to get caught up in all the rumours, articles etc but geez I’m going to be let down if he doesn’t sign. ***We need this signing for so many reasons.***

I would love to sign Latrell because of what he would add to this team and club.........but also for the massive meltdown of Souffs fans

 

[Tiger5150]

Any singing or suggested Signing rumours Floating around?

Latrell Mitchell is a chance apparently.

Seriously, I’m trying not to get caught up in all the rumours, articles etc but geez I’m going to be let down if he doesn’t sign. We need this signing for so many reasons.

Nothing better than signing a player that will only come because of the money ...only the Weststigers management could Instigate such a recruitment disaster ! Been happening for 2 decades!

Tigers haven’t made the finals for 9 years. What reasons would a player come from the most successful club to us? Loved the colours?

People need to get over this. What do they expect? How do they suggest we become successful?



Yes players are going to only come for money then we use that to build a successful attractive destination.

 

[Tiger_Steve]

Wests Tigers Board is made up of 9 members

5 from the Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (Wests Ashfield Leagues / WSDRLFC)
2 from the Balmain Football Club
2 Independent members.

In simple terms Wests Ashfield control Wests Tigers...


Yes, and why wouldn’t they. The Balmain connection proved they couldn’t run a chook raffle.

Straight after this post there are 4 or 5 highly defensive and somewhat argumentative posts defending historic ties. Putting crap on either Balmain or magpies just agitates those with passionate links to our founding clubs. The chook raffle comment caused the next posts.
Maybe an over reaction but we all need to be sensitive to our traditional roots

Well said Steve, there are far too many post on this forum still that are aimed at driving a wedge between supporters!

Well said, cochise. Especially the post that started this flare up, by insinuating that success of our team was a result of balmain being in charge. To then not continue to mention that balmain were indeed killing the JV, and Wests had to save it, is the type of skewed recalls of history that indeed drives wedges. "Somewhat argumentative" is a polite way of describing that initial post.
This initial post is the one that caused the reactions. If only for the fact that it blew hot air up balmain's back side . . . but conveniently left out the part about exactly who had to save the JV from balmain's incompetence.
I was obviously a Magpie fan prior to the JV . . . but have never yet had a problem with joining forces. Embraced it from day 1.
Until reading Annandale's selective memory post, I have never had cause to gloat that the Magpies saved my footy team. Never once.
But to read this garbage about how balmain drove the success of the WT . . . and to conveniently omit that balmain nearly killed the JV . . . is honestly beyond belief.
And people are commenting about over-reactions ? Well hows about looking at the incendiary nature of that post ?
Oh, and Annadale . . . just to set some facts straight . . . Balmain would not exist as part of our JV if it wasn't for Wests. Secondly, balmain had maybe 5% contribution to our success prior to '12.
5% tops.
Go the mighty WT !!

See I don't think it matters what side of the argument comes from, people need to ignore these posts or it just escalates. Maybe just a response stating their post is divisive and then ignore it!

100%. Who cares who did what? We are one club still struggling. One reason for our continued struggle has been past divisiveness at board level. I think this is now resolved. Supporters should be the same

 

[happy_tiger]

Interesting comments from Ryan James in regards to Jai Arrow and more importantly player managers

http://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/titans-skipper-ryan-james-raises-player-manager-concerns-following-jai-arrows-exit/ar-BBYLbfN?ocid=ASUDHP

 

[Tiger5150]

Any singing or suggested Signing rumours Floating around?

Latrell Mitchell is a chance apparently.

Seriously, I’m trying not to get caught up in all the rumours, articles etc but geez I’m going to be let down if he doesn’t sign. We need this signing for so many reasons.

Nothing better than signing a player that will only come because of the money ...only the Weststigers management could Instigate such a recruitment disaster ! Been happening for 2 decades!

can please name me one current nrl player that is going to come here not for money?

Mate the guy wants to play for Souths is this a News Flash ! Wanted nothing to do with anyone at the club pre Xmas .. Now our CEO is throwing rivers of money at him ... please this will be a disaster!

I’ve seen nothing other than media speculation that he wants to play with Souffs.

In light of recent confirmed events (change of manager) can you see any logical explanation for what happened pre Xmas and since?

 

[Guest]

Let me make this very clear and simple - this thread is for signing rumours. Keep it at that.

Any more crap about Balmain/Wests in this thread will be deleted.

 

[TieDye]

Let me make this very clear and simple - this thread is for signing rumours. Keep it at that.

Any more crap about Balmain/Wests in this thread will be deleted.

It ain’t easy being sheriff of Tiger Town

 

[cqtiger]

Let me make this very clear and simple - this thread is for signing rumours. Keep it at that.

Any more crap about Balmain/Wests in this thread will be deleted.

You took your sweet time about it.

 

[Furious1]

I know it's been raised but, i still wouldn't give up on Drinkwater should it all fall over with Mitchell. It looks like he will be in a battle with Clifford for the 6 jersey and i think before June 30 one of those two will be getting itchy feet about the situation.

 

[Guest]

Signings guys, signings...Too difficult for some it would seem.

 

[finnzo]

Reakon this talk about frizzel has anything to it?

 

[Viking Warrior]

Reakon this talk about frizzel has anything to it?

No idea mate, but we have money to spend

 

[Demps]

Reakon this talk about frizzel has anything to it?

No.

Api Korosau said he was a tigers fan growing up.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Canberra Have apparently signed some young gun from the UK..I can't remember the name atm tho

 

[Tiger5150]

Canberra Have apparently signed some young gun from the UK..I can't remember the name atm tho

george williams?

 

[TheDaBoss]

Canberra Have apparently signed some young gun from the UK..I can't remember the name atm tho


george williams?

Ah remembered his name


Ronan Mitchell from Huddersfield