jirskyr
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@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422278) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422274) said:@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422089) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422043) said:@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422034) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422030) said:@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422014) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422005) said:@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1422000) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421997) said:@jedi_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421974) said:@jirskyr said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421964) said:@celtic_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421895) said:@mike said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421841) said:@celtic_tiger said in [Pangai Junior](/post/1421829) said:Regardless of anything else TPJ is a player we identified as one we wanted, publicly courted him and ultimately missed out on to the wooden spooners.
It’s another embarrassment for the club to go on top of a growing pile of them.
I don’t think it is an embarrassment at all. We put a value on TPJ of what he was worth to the club and that’s what we offered. Another club thought he was worth more and made their offer and so he went there instead.
I for one am glad we are no longer paying overs just to get someone. Instead we place a value on their worth to the club and that’s what we offer. The player either accepts that offer or goes elsewhere. I am very happy with that process.
You missed the part where we publicly pulled out of the race to sign him and then later made contact again with his agent to renew our interest only to have him turn us down flat for the wooden spooners offering the same money.
If you don’t think thats embarrassing for the club then we’ll agree to differ.
For me shambolic doesn’t even cover it.
Don't actually know any of that to be true. Too many folks listen to the papers like gospel.
Lee at one point said something along the lines of "move in another direction". Didn't say anything unequivocal about ceasing all negotiations or re-starting. That was paper talk only.
I welcome anyone to produce a direct quote from the that confirms anything else about negotiations with TPJ.
i can't post the interview from the SEN website
The SEN interview with Andrew Voss on 7 July he mentions
there were discussions with respect to provisions of a contract.
“But there was no formal offer put on the table.”
So we "moved in another direction" and "no formal offer was put on the table". Is that the sum total of public Tigers commentary about TPJ?
so we moved in another direction then a week later we make him another offer, we look like amateur hour
No no no... where is the confirmation from the club that we made him another offer? I am being told this was all apparently played out in public, I want the combined might of the WT Forum to post everything the Tigers said on record about the TPJ discussions.
ok mate you believe we didn't make an offer then
just like we didn't make an offer to Latrell or JAC
I'll take that as confirmation that you don't have further quotes from Tigers.
listen to the interview then comment
I'll take it by your comment you have no idea
Here are the quotes:
>“There were discussions between the club Tevita’s representatives,” the Chairman said.
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>“There was no formal offer.
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>“But there were discussions with respect to provisions of a contract.
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>“But there was no formal offer put on the table.”
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>“The club, as it does with all potential opportunities on the market, considered Tevita and decided to move in a different direction.
The whole point of the discussion is people getting embarrassed by reports that Tigers abandoned negotiations, then were drawn back in to make counter-offers. I haven't seen this confirmed by anyone at the club.
You jump in to say that Lee said something, I've now gone the trouble of pulling the quotes, and all he says is they spoke to the manager. Doesn't explain why Tigers "moved on". In fact he says, verbatim, they did not make a formal offer.
That's the only thing I am aware of Tigers making public about the negotiations with Tevita Pangai.
so the three wise men flew to Brisbane for nothing then a few weeks back
I don't get what your point is. Nobody is trying to say Tigers were never interested in TPJ or never spoke to him. Lee confirmed we were interested and had spoken to him. Madge confirmed we were interested.
Anything else within that context, any "ebb and flow", any talks, any visits, negotiations, offers, dollar values... nothing confirmed, all just speculation. If you want to spend your time hanging your hat on speculation, go for it. If you want to get your knickers in a twist about what the papers are saying, go for it. But at least be self-aware enough to accept that the newspapers WANT you to get your knickers in a twist, they are trying to get a reaction from you.
Lee should not have said they we were moving in another direction then we change our mind and offer it is unprofessional
Why
