Tiger_Steve
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Anyone got a time for today’s press conference to announce Douehi’s signing? Or is it in 48 hours?
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@jirskyr said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103403) said:@bbobb said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103344) said:What do you mean when you say St. Pats has a high opinion of itself?
I mean that St Pats tries to position itself as one of the fancy schools in the area, but it's just a regular Christian Bros with average sporting and academic achievements. And everyone likes beating them in any endeavour possible.
Shame they don't play League anymore; there's so much energy wasted in schoolboy rugby, that has no long term purpose within the 4th-ranked dying football code. You've got all these kids in ISA / CAS / GPS schools, the latter with their faux exclusivity and horrendous school fees, plying away at rugby to then play Shute Shield or maybe jag some pointless Super Rugby spot, until the powers close a franchise down.
@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
@pawsandclaws1 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103407) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
We are an NRL club and have ***cash/opportunities available***. I do not think it is necessary to expand on this fact. However, if you need to ask that question, the situation at WTs must be dire indeed. Is this so?
@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
IF...(massive if) we ended up with Doueihi and BJ that would be a nice result out of the LM circus.
@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
@pawsandclaws1 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103237) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103234) said:@pawsandclaws1 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103232) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103215) said:@TillLindemann said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103203) said:This is the last time I get my hopes up from a rumoured signing. If Doueihi isn't signed tomorrow I'll lose it.
For Doueihi?
Ill be more annoyed if signing Doueihi prevents signing BJ
Signing BJ does not address the issue of a chronic lack of pace.
Agreed but the reason we want pace is to enable line breaks/score tries. BJ clearly addresses the issue of breaking the line/scoring tries.
Particularly if our pack improves as we hope. Sometimes to me when we are in the oppositions 20 is when we look least likely to score. IMO BJ will certainly help there.
We can break the line ok, but it is worthless because Nofoaluma and Jennings do not have the pace to finish. If we don't sign pacey players this off season, our recruitment has been a disaster.
@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
Well as we have learnt in the last few years everyone is on the market
Joseph Manu Billy Smith
..any centre really
My problem with Joey is he needs to be in the right head space to play well
...he is not the sort of player you know will show up every week and perform well
@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
@Tiger_Steve said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103408) said:Anyone got a time for today’s press conference to announce Douehi’s signing? Or is it in 48 hours?
@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103423) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
Well as we have learnt in the last few years everyone is on the market
Joseph Manu Billy Smith
..any centre really
My problem with Joey is he needs to be in the right head space to play well
...he is not the sort of player you know will show up every week and perform well
the two centres re-signed and upgraded by the Roosters within the last 6 months? You are suggesting that we should have tried to sign either of the two remaining centres that the PREMIERS have after Mitchell left, less than six months after they were ugraded to come to the paradise that is Concord? Sound strategy.
So ok....we didnt miss out on anyone, and BJ is the best (only) opportunity available.
@swag_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103429) said:Person on the souths furom says he will definitely be a Tiger by the end of the week.
@coivtny said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103409) said:@jirskyr said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103403) said:@bbobb said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103344) said:What do you mean when you say St. Pats has a high opinion of itself?
I mean that St Pats tries to position itself as one of the fancy schools in the area, but it's just a regular Christian Bros with average sporting and academic achievements. And everyone likes beating them in any endeavour possible.
Shame they don't play League anymore; there's so much energy wasted in schoolboy rugby, that has no long term purpose within the 4th-ranked dying football code. You've got all these kids in ISA / CAS / GPS schools, the latter with their faux exclusivity and horrendous school fees, plying away at rugby to then play Shute Shield or maybe jag some pointless Super Rugby spot, until the powers close a franchise down.
Just to add to your story. In the 1960s my older brother went to St Pats but my parents sent to DLS Ashfield because my brother got expelled and they thought his reputation might make things awkward for me. We played league against Pats in the MCC competition. They were a pretty good league school on par with the other MCC heavies Lewisham, Kogarah and Randwick. Pats lefts the MCC and switched to rugby because they decided they wanted to join the GPS schools competition. They didn't make it because the GPS schools froze them out. Since then they've moved between competitions such as ISA but have never really found a home.
@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103430) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103423) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
Well as we have learnt in the last few years everyone is on the market
Joseph Manu Billy Smith
..any centre really
My problem with Joey is he needs to be in the right head space to play well
...he is not the sort of player you know will show up every week and perform well
the two centres re-signed and upgraded by the Roosters within the last 6 months? You are suggesting that we should have tried to sign either of the two remaining centres that the PREMIERS have after Mitchell left, less than six months after they were ugraded to come to the paradise that is Concord? Sound strategy.
So ok....we didnt miss out on anyone, and BJ is the best (only) opportunity available.
Mate the market has been open since November 2019 ....i could name 20 players Drinkwater
Guthrrson
LM
@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103433) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103430) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103423) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
Well as we have learnt in the last few years everyone is on the market
Joseph Manu Billy Smith
..any centre really
My problem with Joey is he needs to be in the right head space to play well
...he is not the sort of player you know will show up every week and perform well
the two centres re-signed and upgraded by the Roosters within the last 6 months? You are suggesting that we should have tried to sign either of the two remaining centres that the PREMIERS have after Mitchell left, less than six months after they were ugraded to come to the paradise that is Concord? Sound strategy.
So ok....we didnt miss out on anyone, and BJ is the best (only) opportunity available.
Mate the market has been open since November 2019 ....i could name 20 players Drinkwater
Guthrrson
LM
You still havent named a player who is/was off contract other than LM and we had a red hot go at him. Name a play who left their club for 2020 that we missed out on that we wanted.
now...reportedly Joey is available and the Tigers should go for him hard, there are no other opportunities available.
Joey is Ok ...but Ok should not cut it for any WT fan and this is the point everyone misses
Joey would be the best centre this club has had in it's short history. Hard to find a negative in that.
@jadtiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103434) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103433) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103430) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103423) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103420) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103416) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103414) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103402) said:@happy_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103401) said:Yeah he is an upgrade but could we do better with the money we have spare ...
Really? Who?
Well we hadn't wasted 3 weeks waiting like lap dogs for the scraps off Latrells plate we could have done a lot of things
Again.....like what? Who did we miss out on that we wanted?
Well as we have learnt in the last few years everyone is on the market
Joseph Manu Billy Smith
..any centre really
My problem with Joey is he needs to be in the right head space to play well
...he is not the sort of player you know will show up every week and perform well
the two centres re-signed and upgraded by the Roosters within the last 6 months? You are suggesting that we should have tried to sign either of the two remaining centres that the PREMIERS have after Mitchell left, less than six months after they were ugraded to come to the paradise that is Concord? Sound strategy.
So ok....we didnt miss out on anyone, and BJ is the best (only) opportunity available.
Mate the market has been open since November 2019 ....i could name 20 players Drinkwater
Guthrrson
LM
You still havent named a player who is/was off contract other than LM and we had a red hot go at him. Name a play who left their club for 2020 that we missed out on that we wanted.
now...reportedly Joey is available and the Tigers should go for him hard, there are no other opportunities available.
Joey is Ok ...but Ok should not cut it for any WT fan and this is the point everyone misses
Joey would be the best centre this club has had in it's short history. Hard to find a negative in that.
I think you are forgetting Lawrence who was by far out best centre until his terrible injury.I do agree BJ is an improvement on what we have now
@mike said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103422) said:@pawsandclaws1 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103237) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103234) said:@pawsandclaws1 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103232) said:@Tiger5150 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103215) said:@TillLindemann said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103203) said:This is the last time I get my hopes up from a rumoured signing. If Doueihi isn't signed tomorrow I'll lose it.
For Doueihi?
Ill be more annoyed if signing Doueihi prevents signing BJ
Signing BJ does not address the issue of a chronic lack of pace.
Agreed but the reason we want pace is to enable line breaks/score tries. BJ clearly addresses the issue of breaking the line/scoring tries.
Particularly if our pack improves as we hope. Sometimes to me when we are in the oppositions 20 is when we look least likely to score. IMO BJ will certainly help there.
We can break the line ok, but it is worthless because Nofoaluma and Jennings do not have the pace to finish. If we don't sign pacey players this off season, our recruitment has been a disaster.
Disagree. I think our recruitment so far has been astute. No panic buying and making sure those that have been recruited want to be here. I think they have done an outstanding job so far. We still have money and places that can be filled and the season hasn’t started yet.
@TillLindemann said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103431) said:@swag_tiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1103429) said:Person on the souths furom says he will definitely be a Tiger by the end of the week.
Last week it was definitely today