Sydney Morning Herald - Wests Tigers seek new general manager

Sterlo or Anderson would be my pick.

Sterlo has one of the greatest footy brains. His commitment to 9 and Parra would probably never see him in a role like this though. How he has never moved into coaching is beyond me.

Anderson has all the skills required.

Has anyone considered if Gould might be on the move? There's definitely a link with Pascoe/Moss and stranger things have happened?

Also, not even joking…could Robbie do this job? I think Robbie would absolutely kill it in a role like this? Not now obviously because he can still play, but in the future?
 
Just maybe Ivan Cleary, he can than slot into the coaching role mid season if required. Apparently a excellent people person and he would have experience in dealing with the grubs (player mangers)
 
@tigertye said:
Sterlo or Anderson would be my pick.

Sterlo has one of the greatest footy brains. His commitment to 9 and Parra would probably never see him in a role like this though. How he has never moved into coaching is beyond me.

Anderson has all the skills required.

Has anyone considered if Gould might be on the move? There's definitely a link with Pascoe/Moss and stranger things have happened?

Also, not even joking…could Robbie do this job? I think Robbie would absolutely kill it in a role like this? Not now obviously because he can still play, but in the future?
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Sterlo has a cream job, would you risk that to come to our Club? Hell No!!!!
Does Sterlo look stressed doing what he does? the answer is easy.
 
@supercoach said:
Just maybe Ivan Cleary, he can than slot into the coaching role mid season if required. Apparently a excellent people person and he would have experience in dealing with the grubs (player mangers)
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It was mentioned that no one that still had coaching aspirations would be considered.

There goes Cleary.

Still don't see what was wrong with the way it was (someone else said that also).
Most have agreed on here that recruitment for this year was really good, probably could not have been any better under the circumstances. With the coin we had available I think it was excellent.
So why move away from the wheel we have and try and fix it.

I agree with a couple of posts about Pascoe as well - I don't have an agenda either.
 
@foreveratiger said:
@tigertye said:
Sterlo or Anderson would be my pick.

Sterlo has one of the greatest footy brains. His commitment to 9 and Parra would probably never see him in a role like this though. How he has never moved into coaching is beyond me.

Anderson has all the skills required.

Has anyone considered if Gould might be on the move? There's definitely a link with Pascoe/Moss and stranger things have happened?

Also, not even joking…could Robbie do this job? I think Robbie would absolutely kill it in a role like this? Not now obviously because he can still play, but in the future?

Sterlo has a cream job, would you risk that to come to our Club? Hell No!!!!
Does Sterlo look stressed doing what he does? the answer is easy.
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He had hair when he got into television, just sayin'… :laughing:
 
@Cultured Bogan said:
@foreveratiger said:
@tigertye said:
Sterlo or Anderson would be my pick.

Sterlo has one of the greatest footy brains. His commitment to 9 and Parra would probably never see him in a role like this though. How he has never moved into coaching is beyond me.

Anderson has all the skills required.

Has anyone considered if Gould might be on the move? There's definitely a link with Pascoe/Moss and stranger things have happened?

Also, not even joking…could Robbie do this job? I think Robbie would absolutely kill it in a role like this? Not now obviously because he can still play, but in the future?

Sterlo has a cream job, would you risk that to come to our Club? Hell No!!!!
Does Sterlo look stressed doing what he does? the answer is easy.

He had hair when he got into television, just sayin'… :laughing:
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:laughing:, yeah spot on. If you ask him he would say from following Parra.
 
Sterlo would never do a role like this. As for coaching he's mentioned numerous times why he will never go down that path. Shame though he has I one of the best footy intellects going round in the modern era.
 
@tiger_one said:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wests-tigers-on-the-look-out-for-nflstyle-gener

"I want this club to become the envy of all clubs"
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Geez Louise, it is awesome to have grand aspirations and all but there is more chance of Phil Rothfield being voted the sexiest man alive.
 
Why couldn't sterlo take on this role and keep his channel 9 commitments? Gould does it. He works a few hours per week for 9
 
First, I don't believe for a second that we need to shed players (unless we're talking someone very minor like Milone or Liolevave).

Second, this is a good move IMO. Short term thinking has killed this club and brought us into this mess. As Pascoe says, a GM looking short/medium/long term gives the coach free reign to just look week to week.
 
@southerntiger said:
This really concerns me for a number of reasons.

The General Manager approach in the US has been around for a long time but in more reason times, particularly in the NFL, there is a greater recognition that good coaches need greater control.

The statements in this article by Pascoe reek of extreme arrogance. I hope he isn't actually like he comes across. His resume isn't that impressive and it concerns me that we have a very dominant CEO. Its either his way or the high way.

Regardless of what people think of Taylor, the structure proposed by Pascoe is going to make it very hard to recruit a top coach.

Following on from his silly Phil Moss leaving press release (who does a press release about a non-public position like Moss's), it seems to me that Pascoe is a rank amateur. I am very concerned with the direction this club is heading.
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Totally agree. It seems the club leadership selection process is delivering us people appointed way above their talent. Pascoe is unimpressive, in my view. And, Ms Go and the board are even more problematic.
 
On Pascoe…

I must admit my first impressions were he is a bit of a a "slickster" and a "showman"

Now first impressions are sometimes wrong and I hope I am wrong. Im not going to judge him yet.

However I thought the same about Mayer from Day 1\. Despite all his workings with the fans he was covering up his ineptitude.

On this new role, i remain unconvinced by it.

* it has the potential to limit our coaching options and upset the current coach

* plus the role is so wide and reaching if the person is not excellent, then the whole club might be on struggle street.

I mean Penrith have got the best in the business Gould and they have not exactly become world beaters and lost Cleary in the process.
 
So….we have two protagonists.

A Coach
Football GM

Coach says he wants players a, b and c and I can get results. Football GM says you can have players x, y and z because a,b and c will be better long term.

Coach says I can't deliver results. GM says it is the only way he can get the club to develop.

You think there won't be the odd colourful discussion?

IMHO the coach is responsible for player personnel and performance. It's pretty much been that way for over 100 years and I am worried we will be a laughing stock in the years to cone.
 
@coopy said:
So….we have two protagonists.

A Coach
Football GM

Coach says he wants players a, b and c and I can get results. Football GM says you can have players x, y and z because a,b and c will be better long term.

Coach says I can't deliver results. GM says it is the only way he can get the club to develop.

You think there won't be the odd colourful discussion?

IMHO the coach is responsible for player personnel and performance. It's pretty much been that way for over 100 years and I am worried we will be a laughing stock in the years to cone.
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I wold also have been happier to stay with the old way of doing things.
Now that we must have this "New" style admin - I hope the appointed GM works closely with JT and takes notice of his wants and not wants.

Seems JT is being put in a situation that his heading for a Potter scenario. No say, do as I tell you. By GM? and Pascoe.

Wow! there is no end of self destruct buttons by the admin people of this club.

Easy fix here - get rid of Pascoe - his record is nothing to write home about.
 
As others have said,with the present set up will a elite coach ever come to our club.It would be hard to imagine Bellyache or Hasler working in this sort of environment. Although I do think it's probably the way to go I just do not understand why Moss could not have done the job and saved as paying yet another contract out. My guess Moss and Taylor were to close and they wanted someone who is distant from Taylor
 
@coopy said:
So….we have two protagonists.

A Coach
Football GM

Coach says he wants players a, b and c and I can get results. Football GM says you can have players x, y and z because a,b and c will be better long term.

Coach says I can't deliver results. GM says it is the only way he can get the club to develop.

You think there won't be the odd colourful discussion?

IMHO the coach is responsible for player personnel and performance. It's pretty much been that way for over 100 years and I am worried we will be a laughing stock in the years to cone.
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It's a fair concern, but these days many other sports around the world now use this system and find it best practice. It's common place in Nth American Sports and becoming more and more so in European football leagues.
It's about time we were ahead of the curve for a change.
 
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