happy_tiger
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And how many people laughed about when it was mentioned 40 pages ago that players were owed money from previous seasons
Welcome to reality …............
Welcome to reality …............
Tedesco Thread || He's staying!
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tigersrule4life
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How can we not have money doesn't the money for the salary cap come from the nrl.
diedpretty
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@T-REXX said:
Souths were a bigger basket case than us and although it took an initial buy out they have turned things around with hard decisions that upset their traditional fan base - for me its a no brainer - secure the future now and move so that we can afford to keep our talent and still get to watch our side live or bow to fan pressure and inevitably fold, merge or re locate.
If we are struggling to find money now to keep Teddy then I can't see much future continuing as we are.
@diedpretty said:
Yeah and now look at Souths - they have more fans than they ever had and have been able to secure the players they needed to perform well consistently each season.
Seriously, I don't care where WT play. I'm not gonna stop supporting them because they decided to move all games to ANZ and not play at Leichhardt and Campbelltown anymore. Honestly, would anyone really do that? I would rather my team be viable enough to keep the players they want to keep, be competitive in the market, signing the players they need, and are playing consistently well because of it. I'm bloody sick of hearing how broke WT are all the time - if it will change things, make the move now!
supercoach
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Its the old catch 22, with success comes money, but you need money in order to achieve success
happy_tiger
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@NT Tiger said:
Again you could understand if we had a junior back up plan that we were holding off on signing Tedesco , but we don't
As we have seen (no disrespect to Rowe ) but we have nothing in the cupboard even close to where Tedesco is at
And with Hiku resigning with Manly the cupboard in the market place isn't real full either
I know I'm a huge fan of Tedesco and this will no doubt be called a bias comment , but it will almost be a waste of time having all these young guns without a quality specialist fullback
happy_tiger
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Actually I think it that important we keep Tedesco I would go as far as putting Keefy on the open market to keep him
I see Canberra are now linked to James Tedesco..
I for one, am over all this speculation and innuendo concerning Tedesco’s next contract!!. and by reading on it is very apparent how I feel.
Teddy is a player of great promise. He has been an NRL player since 2012 when he made his debut against Cronulla in round 1.
Since his debut in 2012, he has spent 14 months (12+2) on the sideline injured. He has played around 25 games out of a possible 65 games…That’s less than 50% availability.
Teddy started 2014 in a blaze of glory in the 9’s and the NRL during the first 5 rounds. Then bang he gets injured again and is out for the next 8/9 weeks.
During this injury riddled period the WT have no doubt been very supportive of James.
We all know Tedesco is off contract at the end of 2014 and since the matter became headlines James has been linked to the Bulldogs, Roosters and now the Raiders.
Tedesco has stated he wants to remain a Tiger. Mayer has made it clear the WT want to sign James long term, his peers have openly stated they want to play alongside Teddy...I then fail to understand why a contract has not been signed!!.
The papers are reporting Teddy and his Manager want $500k per season.
If this is true, I ask Teddy on what grounds does he justify commanding this amount?..seasoned players in the team such as Anasta, Galloway, Fulton, Richards, Thompson and even Lawrence are NOT on $500k per year contract, yet they are long standing players in the NRL who have an established career. Of the up and comers(which teddy is one of them) in the team Simona, Nofo, Brooks and Mosses, Sirro I am almost certain none of them would be on $500k p.a. contracts...Sirro and Brooks maybe the high 3’s or low 4’s...
I am sure Mayer has offered Teddy a long term, very competitively priced contract, which has obviously been rejected!.
Tedesco is a player of great potential, not proven ability or achievements. The reality is Tedesco is not a $500k p.a. player!...The biggest question mark on Tedesco is how robust he is...and I’m sure that question hangs over the Mayer & the WT in their offer.
Tedesco and his Manager should end this innuendo and speculation right now and announce their intentions!...the fans, club, WT players and sponsors of the WT deserve better from Ayoub and Tedesco..!!!!. get over it Teddy and Ayoub! 62 page threads should be enough for your egos!....make your decision!! or Mayer should make a public statement on where the WT are at with him...we all want to move on!
I for one, am over all this speculation and innuendo concerning Tedesco’s next contract!!. and by reading on it is very apparent how I feel.
Teddy is a player of great promise. He has been an NRL player since 2012 when he made his debut against Cronulla in round 1.
Since his debut in 2012, he has spent 14 months (12+2) on the sideline injured. He has played around 25 games out of a possible 65 games…That’s less than 50% availability.
Teddy started 2014 in a blaze of glory in the 9’s and the NRL during the first 5 rounds. Then bang he gets injured again and is out for the next 8/9 weeks.
During this injury riddled period the WT have no doubt been very supportive of James.
We all know Tedesco is off contract at the end of 2014 and since the matter became headlines James has been linked to the Bulldogs, Roosters and now the Raiders.
Tedesco has stated he wants to remain a Tiger. Mayer has made it clear the WT want to sign James long term, his peers have openly stated they want to play alongside Teddy...I then fail to understand why a contract has not been signed!!.
The papers are reporting Teddy and his Manager want $500k per season.
If this is true, I ask Teddy on what grounds does he justify commanding this amount?..seasoned players in the team such as Anasta, Galloway, Fulton, Richards, Thompson and even Lawrence are NOT on $500k per year contract, yet they are long standing players in the NRL who have an established career. Of the up and comers(which teddy is one of them) in the team Simona, Nofo, Brooks and Mosses, Sirro I am almost certain none of them would be on $500k p.a. contracts...Sirro and Brooks maybe the high 3’s or low 4’s...
I am sure Mayer has offered Teddy a long term, very competitively priced contract, which has obviously been rejected!.
Tedesco is a player of great potential, not proven ability or achievements. The reality is Tedesco is not a $500k p.a. player!...The biggest question mark on Tedesco is how robust he is...and I’m sure that question hangs over the Mayer & the WT in their offer.
Tedesco and his Manager should end this innuendo and speculation right now and announce their intentions!...the fans, club, WT players and sponsors of the WT deserve better from Ayoub and Tedesco..!!!!. get over it Teddy and Ayoub! 62 page threads should be enough for your egos!....make your decision!! or Mayer should make a public statement on where the WT are at with him...we all want to move on!
happy_tiger
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The 500k comment is a complete load of cow manure
The Raiders have offered that
The Raiders have offered that
@pHyR3 said:
I don't care so much about the general public but I believe that Wests Tigers Management owe it to their fans to tell them immediately;
1.What is happening with the Tedesco signing? and
2\. What is the situation with the Salary Cap.
The manner in which Wests Tigers Management is handling the above two issues is totally unprofessional and disrespectful to WT fans. This is attested by the 63 pages of concerns from over 1200 posts associated with this subject matter. Management's weak negotiation practices is highlighted by the case of Benji's Marshall's transfer to Dragons where the asking transfer price has been reduced from a lump sum of $200k to three instalments of $50K. Why can't a great club like Dragons pay a $200k transfer in lump sum instead of instalments over who knows a long period?
tigersrule4life
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Yesterday they reported there close to paying us between 150k and 200k.
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