Wests Tigers sign Robbie Farah for 2018 Official

[Doc_Tiger]

What a load of baloney….what about his role in getting sheens and potter sacked....karma is a b**** and so is robbie

It’s one thing to dislike someone whatever the degree , but when some of the members let their hatred cloud their judgement as to what we need in the team, it goes beyond reason.
The facts are :
If we are to have a hope in hell of getting into the Eight, we need a quality Hooker,
Taylor isn’t a hookers Bum
Mckilrick is not a first grader
Liddle isn’t there yet
Lichaa is unlikely to be eagerly sought as a hooker by any other club in the game, and the reason is that he’s not especially good,and he’s not even here.

Farah has had great games in his two appearances in first grade, recently, so he’s still capable to play at that level, he’d be as keen as hell to finish on a good note ,and would be better than any other hooker that is available,

The idiot that we had here as a coach has gone , and been replaced by a Coach who seems to extract respect from the players under him , unlike JT,
and there’s no reason to think that he’d wouldn’t do the same with RF,

The interview with Souths Coach in the last two weeks showed that he had a high regard for the attitude that Robbie has shown with them, and Cook has said himself that he’s learned a lot from him,
Yet some here keep going on about him as if he’s Attila the Hun.

It might be hard to take ,if he does come back and makes a difference to our terrible DH”s games, but dislike him all you like , but he is what’s needed at least until the end of the season,
Or would you prefer to get your way ,and keep the team suffering from not having a decent DH

I'd rather the team and myself suffer. Never want to see him in a tigers Jersey again. Unfortunately, it seems I probably will.

 

[andrew 474]

Should be a 9.30 am pick up for Mr Farrah heading to concord to close the deal and get training , he is needed to help win the comp or at least get into the semis , forget Yesterday , back to basics as we did in those first few games , it was clearly said first games were our chance to knock a few off , we did it , now we need to re group , bring in the new guy or guys and get going , we can still get in the 8

 

[Eddie]

Does anyone else notice the correlation between Wests/Farah media circuses and poor performances on the field.

He is not even here yet and doing damage.

This is the sort of rubbish we will have to put up with if he returns.
The blame Robbie for everything brigade.

 

[Harvey]

Does anyone else notice the correlation between Wests/Farah media circuses and poor performances on the field.

He is not even here yet and doing damage.

This is the sort of rubbish we will have to put up with if he returns.
The blame Robbie for everything brigade.

Yep, it is disgraceful. He should stay away.

 

[Harvey]

Should be a 9.30 am pick up for Mr Farrah heading to concord to close the deal and get training , he is needed to help win the comp or at least get into the semis , forget Yesterday , back to basics as we did in those first few games , it was clearly said first games were our chance to knock a few off , we did it , now we need to re group , bring in the new guy or guys and get going , we can still get in the 8

Perfect situation for him. If the side turns things around and make the 8, it is all due to him. If the downward spiral continues, then it is the fault of the players around him (look at how they were going before I arrived).

 

[Skip]

One of the biggest issues many on this subject need to understand is you support your team first an players come very secondary as do the coaches

Not vice versa Yes you can support both and you should back whoever the coach picks

But when your love of a player exceeds your love of the club , something's not right

And the same goes for your hatred of a player (as a player ) when it exceeds your support for the club then it is an issue

Hmmmm you said a couple pages back if we were to sign Robbie you would hand in your WT membership… what's the deal?

Still will champ if Robbie is brought back

My point is your a WT's supporter first and foremost , players will always come and go

Wait what?… you're saying to choose the club over any player as they "come and go" but your hatred for Robbie is enough to make you throw your membership away, sounds contradicting to me

 

[Gus_22]

Happy Tiger, you are not making any sense. You are contradicting your own argument.

 

[Telltails]

He is on hiding to nothing if he comes back.

If by some miracle things turnaround he will be blamed for making it all about him.

And the more likely scenario things will continue to spiral downhill and it will definitely rest on his poor service stifling our brilliant attack.
So Robbie can take the easy option, and stay put and enjoy the ride with what looks like a real premiership threat, or he could come back and help us out and wear the blame for what ever angle people choose to aim it from.

 

[Sully]

I was not in favour of him coming back at first, but due to Liddle not being ready I believe this to be our only option as the current service from dummy half is not first grade standard. MM started ok yesterday but is not going to get 80 minutes from him. We need to take the gamble in Farah and if he does not bring drama to the position I do believe he will be an asset to the team. I did not want Marshall back but he has put in when on the field and I understand more when off the field also.

Liddle is the future but that may not be this season unfortunately

 

[Eddie]

He is on hiding to nothing if he comes back.

If by some miracle things turnaround he will be blamed for making it all about him.

And the more likely scenario things will continue to spiral downhill and it will definitely rest on his poor service stifling our brilliant attack.
So Robbie can take the easy option, and stay put and enjoy the ride with what looks like a real premiership threat, or he could come back and help us out and wear the blame for what ever angle people choose to aim it from.

True.

This team has been on a downward spiral for a while with so real end in sight.

With Souths x 2 and Dragon x 2 over the finals 9 rounds we are looking at a long end to the season.

The easier option for Farah would be to sit and Souths rather then return to a side that has been going like a busted for a couple of months really.

 

[The_Patriot]

Does anyone else notice the correlation between Wests/Farah media circuses and poor performances on the field.

He is not even here yet and doing damage.

This is the sort of rubbish we will have to put up with if he returns.
The blame Robbie for everything brigade.

Absolute rubbish isn't it. Should be moderated imo

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

Next Farah will be blamed for not enough decimated coconut on the lamingtons.

 

[jirskyr]

Now that theres no chance of making the 8 I cant see any reason to sign him. No logical reason anyway.
You just don't hand out contracts for the feel good factor.

I was keen however before this weekend I believed we were still a chance of sneaking 8th.

Now the Broncos have won and we were horrible today. 4 Point gap likely to get bigger. We play Souths and Dragons twice.

Im starting to wonder if its really worth it.

Personally l I would just like to see him play for the Tigers again from a biased perspective. As I thought he was unfairly scapegoated (however se things differently and i respect that)

However from a clubs perspective I think its almost hardly worth it given were so far off the pace.

A 9 week contract for any player would be waste now. Unless they are looking at him for next year aswell.

Though I agree Top 8 is challenging from here, there is absolutely plenty of chance of still making the finals this year.

The mentality that we can't turn it around in 9 weeks and win more than half those games is the same mentality that lets Canberra score 32 points in 25 mins. You just can't give up like that on a season, otherwise you can't be complaining if the team puts in rubbish performances for the last 2.5 months.

 

[gallagher]

Now that theres no chance of making the 8 I cant see any reason to sign him. No logical reason anyway.
You just don't hand out contracts for the feel good factor.

I was keen however before this weekend I believed we were still a chance of sneaking 8th.

Now the Broncos have won and we were horrible today. 4 Point gap likely to get bigger. We play Souths and Dragons twice.

Im starting to wonder if its really worth it.

Personally l I would just like to see him play for the Tigers again from a biased perspective. As I thought he was unfairly scapegoated (however se things differently and i respect that)

However from a clubs perspective I think its almost hardly worth it given were so far off the pace.

A 9 week contract for any player would be waste now. Unless they are looking at him for next year aswell.

Though I agree Top 8 is challenging from here, there is absolutely plenty of chance of still making the finals this year.

The mentality that we can't turn it around in 9 weeks and win more than half those games is the same mentality that lets Canberra score 32 points in 25 mins. You just can't give up like that on a season, otherwise you can't be complaining if the team puts in rubbish performances for the last 2.5 months.

It's the teams mentality that let in 32 points ib 25 minutes. They cant turn it around.

How about we get Heigno back too? The feel good story of the year.

 

[Russell]

Gus was saying today that Souths should not let him go due to his good play and possible needs of Souths.

Hope they heed his advice.

 

[jirskyr]

Congratulations for the most ironic post of the year.

"Forget hearsay, here are some FACTS:
1\. Opinion
2\. Opinion
3\. Opinion
4\. Prediction"

Or is my sarcasm detector malfunctioning?

Your sarcasm detector isn't malfunctioning but your sense of reason is.
You don't think he is the most passionate player we've fielded, is one our best ever players and is a better hooker than anyone we've currently got?
Pretty sure the 'prediction' of having a better chance of winning will prove true also …if he signs.

I didn't say I disagreed with you, I just found it funny that you criticised people for repeating things they've heard, then proposed to talk facts, before running out a list of opinions.

It's all the same - opinions, hearsay, guesses, assumptions, ideas, feelings.

Your opinion they’re not facts?
My opinion is they are - and seeing you say you don’t disagree with them you haven’t put up much of a case that they aren’t .
Feel free to disagree all you like… it is a forum after all.

I think you need to check the definition of the word "fact".

A fact is something that is known true or supported by evidence to be true. E.g. "the Moon rotates around the Earth" or "Robbie Farah is of Lebanese descent".

Everything else you've said is an opinion, not a fact. Not consistently known to be true, not supported by any evidence whatsoever.

So my opinions specifically wrt your comments.

1\. Is Farah the most passionate player we've ever had? Well how do you define "passionate"? Does that mean intensity on and off-field, does that mean professionalism and dedication to the club? Does that mean self-passion?

If you mean is Farah the most aggressively self-interested player we've ever had, then yeah, he's up there. He's also been a great club man but my personal opinion is the clubman's-ship is related to his own personal goals, not the glory of the club. So Chris Lawrence is for me one of the most passionate Wests Tigers ever, because he not only plays hard and to his best every week, but he puts the club first all the time, he speaks about the club's goals and club's opportunities, and goes about his own personal business on the quiet.

2\. Is Farah one of the best ever to play for us? My opinion yes. But not a fact, because "best players" are subjective. If you did a poll and 95% of people said Farah was one of our best ever, still not a fact, but an argument well supported by evidence of a general opinion.

3\. Is he better now than anyone we have? No. Liddle is currently a better footballer, if he can stay on the field. Farah has played bugger-all football this year and has years of physical experience over Liddle, but that doesn't make him better.

4\. Are we a better chance of winning games with him in the team? No opinion, that's just a guess at best. He might play and we might lose all remaining games, or he might be part of a revamp, including Mbye, that rescues our season. But no facts to be found here.

 

[Nelson]

Next Farah will be blamed for not enough decimated coconut on the lamingtons.

It's desiccated coconut, not decimated. Your brain cells are what has been decimated.

 

[yeti]

Well, after that performance from the team, I'm not sure why Farah would want to come over, regardless of whether Souths were prepared to release him or not.

 

[TigerSJ]

Last week I posted that I thought he was playing well enough - especially in his recent NRL games for Souths - but as much as he could probably improve us, I didn't think he was the right fit for "Ivan's WTs 2018," nor for the fans of the club (just too divisive a character).
However, after this weekends game against the Raiders, I am having second thoughts. We are struggling terribly at D/H and our lack of any punch or skills at all there is putting a lot of pressure on our halves. Farah definitely could steer our forwards around and bring them onto the ball. He also has a kicking game and is fit for 80 mins. If Souths agreed he might even come for this season only and finish his career.
The obvious negative is that he can't make much difference on a week in week out basis with a pack that certainly isn't as dominant as Souths - it might be too much to expect.

 

[851]

One thing is for sure If Farah does come, he can't stifle our attack as he was supposedly doing before, because we don't have any attack at present.
And the bloke Farah was supposedly stifling is Brooks, and he has not ignited any attack, so maybe it wasn't Farah's fault we couldn't score tries.