Wests Tigers’ Retention Challenge

[ricksen]

jirskyr said it all - absolute nonsense article, standard fare from Mr Ritchie.

 

[newtiger]

I reckon Teddy is the biggest chance to sign elsewhere, outside of that I feel the others will stay.

Hasnt Woods already agreed to terms?

I think that Teddy is the one that is more likely to stay other than Woods.

 

[newtiger]

I wonder why the Telecrap always goes to Ben for a comment?
Is it because they will get a controversial comment.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I wonder why the Telecrap always goes to Ben for a comment?
Is it because they will get a controversial comment.

Blocker isn't any better. Worse actually considering he's on the clubs payroll. Easily the most brainless individual in the game.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Is he still on the payroll? I thought he was moved on?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Is he still on the payroll? I thought he was moved on?

i think he has some type of ambassador type role.

 

[Fade_To_Black]

I wonder why the Telecrap always goes to Ben for a comment?
Is it because they will get a controversial comment.

Blocker isn't any better. Worse actually considering he's on the clubs payroll. Easily the most brainless individual in the game.

When Blocker commentates on Fox he is extremely knowledgeable. His problem is his emotions get the better of him and he isn't short of coming up with a crazy comment or two but he is hardly a dullard.
I suppose when you have his reputation as a madman not too many people are gonna be ballsy enough to question him too often either.

 

[Tim Sheens]

I often wonder if Blocker ever thinks before he speaks. Trying to blame the current Admin for their current contracts expiring at the same time. Well done Block.

Gotta say that I could not infer anything specific nor any timeline from "the club's own fault"

 

[Newtown]

Benny and Block show concern..lol

Newsflash..there are some 250 NRL players off contract..

Benny also showed a lot of concern for Balmain Leagues Club.

 

[Chris]

I wonder why the Telecrap always goes to Ben for a comment?
Is it because they will get a controversial comment.

Just like they always go to Ray Price for anything related to the Eels, good for a whinge.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I often wonder if Blocker ever thinks before he speaks. Trying to blame the current Admin for their current contracts expiring at the same time. Well done Block.

Gotta say that I could not infer anything specific nor any timeline from "the club's own fault"

He's implying, or at least making no diffirentiation between the old and new boards. He should know who specifically signed them seeing as he's been employed by the club. But instead, he resorts to hyperbowl. Anyone who doesn't know the club would assume he's talking about the current board

As for Elias. Besides him trying to paint the club as Balmain by referring to what happened 30 years ago, i didn't find his comments that bad.

 

[supercoach]

The media including the DT has been telling us for the past 18 months that the player managers have been telling their clients not to commit beyond 2017 or if you do get a clause that gives you a increase when the cap is finalised for 2018 and beyond. So just another dig at the Tigers.

You would think they would be all over us in a positive way, we are Sydney based team with some of the best young talent in the game that play a very attractive brand of football.

 

[jirskyr]

I reckon Teddy is the biggest chance to sign elsewhere, outside of that I feel the others will stay.

Hasnt Woods already agreed to terms?

I don't agree at all - I would expect him to be #1 signing priority at the expense of any other player on our roster, even several players combined.

He is the Tim Brasher of this current side and there would be massive backlash amongst fans. Even amongst non-Tigers followers Tedesco is generally considered to be individually the best attacking fullback in the world right now.

I would put Brooks as the biggest chance of leaving - just the general noise tells me he is lowest in the pecking order of the Top 4, but quality halfbacks are rare, so he'd easily pick up interest at other clubs if his price isn't ridiculous.

Your emotions are running away with commonsense… Brooks will be the cheapest, therefore the easiest to sign. Woods & Brooks should be the first players the club attempts to secure.

Teddy will be the dearest, and with 5-6 Clubs chasing him he is the most likely to leave. I'm sure Pascoe will leave no stone unturned and while he is every chance to stay, he is also the most likely to leave.

We weren't talking about ease of signing, we were talking about chance of signing elsewhere.

If you try and sign your bit players before your star, then you are a mug and should not be in charge of a business.

Tedesco is the tentpole player of this side - you get him in place if at all possible, before worrying about the other pieces. Tigers did not do that last time because he was still an emerging talent, but they won't make the mistake again.

Yes there may be a bidding war for Tedesco, that is why you do not commit funds to a guy like Brooks until Tedesco is worked out, in case you need to make the call of one player over another.

Imagine the egg on our face if someone makes a super strong offer for Tedesco that we cannot match because our remaining money is tied up with Brooks and Joel Edwards and MCK. Roosters were already stung this way when Warriors went after RTS and all their money was tied to the big names already on their roster.

Who is more likely to stay at Wests Tigers? Tedesco or Naiqama?
Tedesco or Rankin?
Tedesco or Watson Heleta?
Tedesco or Rocket Rod Griffin?

By your argument the cheap ones are easier to keep.

 

[Nelson]

Is he still on the payroll? I thought he was moved on?

Yeah they were forced to move him on when Balmain Leagues closed and they no longer needed someone to host the trivia.

 

[NT_Tiger]

The media including the DT has been telling us for the past 18 months that the player managers have been telling their clients not to commit beyond 2017 or if you do get a clause that gives you a increase when the cap is finalised for 2018 and beyond. So just another dig at the Tigers.

You would think they would be all over us in a positive way, we are Sydney based team with some of the best young talent in the game that play a very attractive brand of football.

It seems to me we just have a history of being easy targets. Consistently lower half of the table, internal instability, poor media management etc. WT management's response to the recent media beat up is a step in the right direction. Start winning games, who knows they might leave us alone.

 

[cqtiger]

I often wonder if Blocker ever thinks before he speaks. Trying to blame the current Admin for their current contracts expiring at the same time. Well done Block.

Gotta say that I could not infer anything specific nor any timeline from "the club's own fault"

He's implying, or at least making no diffirentiation between the old and new boards. He should know who specifically signed them seeing as he's been employed by the club. But instead, he resorts to hyperbowl. Anyone who doesn't know the club would assume he's talking about the current board

As for Elias. Besides him trying to paint the club as Balmain by referring to what happened 30 years ago, i didn't find his comments that bad.

I actually think that he is implying that the current management should have had one or two of these players re-signed before it got to the 1st November deadline.

 

[supercoach]

I often wonder if Blocker ever thinks before he speaks. Trying to blame the current Admin for their current contracts expiring at the same time. Well done Block.

Gotta say that I could not infer anything specific nor any timeline from "the club's own fault"

He's implying, or at least making no diffirentiation between the old and new boards. He should know who specifically signed them seeing as he's been employed by the club. But instead, he resorts to hyperbowl. Anyone who doesn't know the club would assume he's talking about the current board

As for Elias. Besides him trying to paint the club as Balmain by referring to what happened 30 years ago, i didn't find his comments that bad.

I actually think that he is implying that the current management should have had one or two of these players re-signed before it got to the 1st November deadline.

Iam sure they would have loved to have had one two three or four of them signed up before the start of duck season, but the players and rightly so want to see what the market values them at

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I reckon Teddy is the biggest chance to sign elsewhere, outside of that I feel the others will stay.

Hasnt Woods already agreed to terms?

I don't agree at all - I would expect him to be #1 signing priority at the expense of any other player on our roster, even several players combined.

He is the Tim Brasher of this current side and there would be massive backlash amongst fans. Even amongst non-Tigers followers Tedesco is generally considered to be individually the best attacking fullback in the world right now.

I would put Brooks as the biggest chance of leaving - just the general noise tells me he is lowest in the pecking order of the Top 4, but quality halfbacks are rare, so he'd easily pick up interest at other clubs if his price isn't ridiculous.

Your emotions are running away with commonsense… Brooks will be the cheapest, therefore the easiest to sign. Woods & Brooks should be the first players the club attempts to secure.

Teddy will be the dearest, and with 5-6 Clubs chasing him he is the most likely to leave. I'm sure Pascoe will leave no stone unturned and while he is every chance to stay, he is also the most likely to leave.

We weren't talking about ease of signing, we were talking about chance of signing elsewhere.

If you try and sign your bit players before your star, then you are a mug and should not be in charge of a business.

Tedesco is the tentpole player of this side - you get him in place if at all possible, before worrying about the other pieces. Tigers did not do that last time because he was still an emerging talent, but they won't make the mistake again.

Yes there may be a bidding war for Tedesco, that is why you do not commit funds to a guy like Brooks until Tedesco is worked out, in case you need to make the call of one player over another.

Imagine the egg on our face if someone makes a super strong offer for Tedesco that we cannot match because our remaining money is tied up with Brooks and Joel Edwards and MCK. Roosters were already stung this way when Warriors went after RTS and all their money was tied to the big names already on their roster.

Who is more likely to stay at Wests Tigers? Tedesco or Naiqama?
Tedesco or Rankin?
Tedesco or Watson Heleta?
Tedesco or Rocket Rod Griffin?

By your argument the cheap ones are easier to keep.

Brooks and Woods wont be cheap, but they will be easier to sign. The club will have a number for each of them, so signing either of them early wont leave us short to pay overs for Teddy. Personally, banking their signatures will lay a stronger foundation to encourage Teddy & Mitch to stay. Any overs for Teddy wont be coming from Woods, Brooks or Moses next contract.

But, if the club is as emotionally attached to Teddy as you think they should be, and hold off signing 3 other key players until his contract is finalised, they are running the risk of losing all of them.

The Mug is the emotional idiot who thinks 1 player makes a team!

 

[Donald_Trump]

Tedesco and Moses are key. Brooks and Woods are not priorities in my opinion.

 

[tiga4eva]

I spoke to Justin Pascoe during the season. He said that the priority was keeping Woods,Tedesco,Moses,Brooks,Simona,Nofoaluma and Sironen,as they've all played a lot of football together from a young age. But he said moving forward we would likely lose ONE of those players. I'm hoping Sironen was that player. Pascoe was also happy about the Cap situation, he told me and my son it will be our best Cap position for ages. Looks like another Tele beat up.
PS. Blocker, let it go. It seems he's perennially dirty about not being employed at WT