doublesonthemain
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Well another disappointing loss but is it time to panic, to jump ship? Obviously not, a win next week against an improving Knights team and a win against the Storm on a Sunday arvo at Leichhardt will be the perfect tonic for everyone. And if we do win those games (please, please, please let it be so) can we make the finals? Of course it does however unlikely it seems. But regardless of those results ask yourselves was this ever going to be a quick fix? The Tigers were a listing ship going back to 2012 when after being made favourites for the Premiership could finish only 10th losing 8 of their last 11 games in the process. That was the start of the rumours of players being unhappy, Gibbs and Fifita released (Ehem! Not a good idea that) so Adam Blair could come to the club and later that year Heighington and Ryan on the outer. The Sharks were circling the ship but Heighno and Beau had little choice but to dive in and join Gibbo. The same year saw Sheens get the sack and his replacement, Mick Potter, getting the call up late to take over. All the while Sheensy's on the big dough from the Tigers whilst our Management argue about the course the ship should take and what great back-ended deals they've approved for some of our players still at the club and some not at the club. Good luck Mr Potter but he was still to find out that the good ship Wests Tigers was taking on some serious water. A year later Benji's benched or just a little seasick, and CEO Grant Mayer is thinking of moving to Campbelltown (not). The team finishes 15th after winning just 7 games and conceding only 687 points? Hmmm, David Kidwell's defensive coaching seems to have more of a natural disaster influence than a Storm influence. Anyway onwards and upwards to 2014\. Benji's gone to Union (ehem! Not a good choice that one) and Koroibete is released to the Storm (ehem! Not a good choice that one)? The NRL sends help because those on board in charge have lost almost all sense of perspective. "Hard to port!". "No, hard to starboard!". And then there's Mick Potter & Robbie Farah discussing whose turn it is to steer the ship out of trouble. In July poor Liam Fulton says "This headache is killing me, I think I'll sit out the rest of the voyage". And so after the Tigers finish 13th but with the worst defence in the league it's Potter overboard! But Jason Taylor comes aboard, says to Robbie "I'll give it a shot matey", and grabs the wheel. Adam Blair swims to Brisbane, it seems the dip does him the world of good too because he kills it up there. Bodene Tomson watches Blairy and thinks "hey, that's not a bad idea but I think I'll head home" he dives in and swims to New Zealand. Anyway Taylor takes over and says he'll improve the defence which he does but by the end of the year the team has finished 15th and Robbie wants to steer that wheel again but that's not in JT's plans. This upsets the passengers who believe Robbie has the right to do as he pleases because it's probably more his ship than JT's anyway. But come 2016 things are better. Big, loveable Aaron Woods is the new captain, Robbie's still able to have a turn on the steering wheel and Justin Pascoe is doing a good job trying to ensure staff and passengers are happy. The ship seems to be righting itself at last but how long will it take to get to its destination, the sunny isles of Finalsfootyland? Well it might take a little longer than we hoped but I'm thinking if it took 3 years to get from the port of Premiership favourites to the bay of mediocrity it'll probably take another 3 years to get there. Fingers crossed, and pass the seasick tablets please.
