Willie Mason [Discussion]

Whether they say so or not, these kind of considerations are made each time a player signs. They look at their value as a footballer, their work ethic, personal lives, fan base, star power etc. They're just stating the obvious. they look at the player as a package and its the same as it always is. The only difference here is that Mason has a history of certain behaviour and that adds more weight to the off field considerations.
 
@Tiger Watto said:
FMD… This isnt a decision of what day of the weekend the Wiggles should play.

Fans are too emotional... Make a decision based on what's best for the team structure Sheens!!!
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I agree . more bs is flying around the place
 
They won't make the decision based off what the fans think. Humphries is trying to appease the sponsors who are worried about the negative perception he will bring to the brand. When they announce his signature expect a 'we took it to the fans and the majority welcomed the signing' statement from Humphries
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How does the club plan to solicit the fans view on this?..if there is a process members have not been advised…given that there appears to be no process to obtain our views this is a beat up!
 
Hang on, what? Ask the fans? they can't be serious, that's ludicrous, can't they make decisions about what they think is best for the club?
 
@AJ* said:
They won't make the decision based off what the fans think. Humphreys is trying to appease the sponsors who are worried about the negative perception he will bring to the brand. When they announce his signature expect a 'we took it to the fans and the majority welcomed the signing' statement from Humphreys
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That sounds pretty much about right to me.
 
This is something the Tigers need to do for the next jersey design…. Not a bloody player!
Cmon just sign him and be done with it. If it doesn't work out move on
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The coach obviously wants him as a player and the Administrators are worried about member/supporter backlash. Why wouldn't they look at places like this forum to gauge what the fans think?

The guy carries baggage and I respect the club for considering what we think.
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It could be a lot worse. I do not see Mason lining up against Canberra. At best it would be against Souths.

The tigers (without fail) eat lunch on a Tuesdays at a cafe near my office. Today they were not there. My guess is they are being shielded from the media.

I will be sure to look out for mason. It is not like you could miss him anyway.
 
Lui girl basher , fifita trauble , gibbs loose cannon , payton piss happy , oops we forgot , or we forget , big willy may help our young guys , dont let them miss out on experience , our current front row is not playing for weeks , we cant wait that long
 
The only bad thing i can remember Willie doing was leaving the Bulldogs for the Roosters…leaving SBW and the rest of his mates in the lurch, which was the start of his downswing in form(maybe he's done worse than that but i'm not recalling anything). Surely he's learnt from that lesson and is willing to work very hard to regain some of the form that he had when at the top his game. From the reports that he is doing sprint training in Centennial Park, which is most likely coming out of his own pocket it would seem that he is ready to do the hard yards. Gotta give a man credit for that sort of attitude.

To say you will stop supporting the club because of one player in my opinion is a ludicrous idea, and maybe you should just stop supporting the Tigers regardless of whether he is signed or not.
Reminds me of a friend of mine (tigers Supporter also) who EVERY TIME the Tigers lose more than 2 games in a row, asks me whether i still go for the Tiges... I just laugh at him and say "Good times, bad times...Tigers for life."
 
@russelldp said:
The guy carries baggage
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baggage ?

here's his list of "crimes"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mason#Controversy

ok he's no choirboy but he's not exactly jack the ripper either …

as Willie says in his Ralph Magazine interview ...

http://ralph.ninemsn.com.au/stuff/specialfeatures/381413/willie-mason

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_**Most of them are not massive stories but the way the media put it out there, it’s like I’ve killed someone or something.**_
 
What the hell is all the hulla baloo about…................Bottom Line, Willie will come cheap, he will help us win more games..............who gives a flying fig about the rest. BRING ON THE BIG WILLY.
 
@Flippedy said:
I can't help thinking that this whole wanting to sign Mason saga is a desperate move by a club in a bit of bother. Everyone has been going on about how much depth we now have because of our recruitment over the off season, but somehow we just never seem to manage the right balance.

We get Blair and Bell to beef us up and get rid of Gibbs and Fafita because of the cap or whatever - but now we need someone else because we've been exposed up front, yet again, and have looked real bad in losing a couple of games. I know there's been injuries to Galloway and Ellis, but there are always injuries to Galloway and Ellis - we really needed to prepare better for this.

It's like we're always putting band aids on broken bones. We've had a whole off season to get this right! When is recruitment gonna get some foresight into exactly who and what is needed to balance this team? So, now we have the scenario, 4 rounds into the comp and we're chasing a bloke well past his prime and who hasn't played an NRL match in how long? A bloke that we would never have even entertained the idea of signing in the past! Seems to me like the desperate action of a desperate club, made so because of a lack of vision.
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You're not going to know unless you find out Flip. I don't have a lot of time for the guy, but by golly we are thin up front at the moment, and I reckon Willie is looking for anyone to throw him a lifeline. He'd be walking into a side with multiple internationals and a good chance of winning the premiership (anyone who wants to use the last three rounds as ammunition: You don't win premierships in March,) and he'd be looking to make a fist of it as he enters the twilight of his career.

I originally thought it was bad news for the club to sign him, but we're a prop or two short at the moment, we're allowing our young blokes to go out there and made to look silly and we've had far less admirable characters play in our ranks before. Willie looks like he is keeping his training regimen up while he's out of the loop so it's not like he'll limp into the side if we do give him a look in. It could be seen as a desperate action by a desperate club, however what happens if it comes off, it's all of a sudden the signing of the season and everyone is praising our foresight.
 
Take him if it's a reasonable deal.
He's not the devil everyone thinks IMO.

Galloway mason
Bench of woods/moors/bmm/bell

Groat can come in of injuries strike

Looks good too me.
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I think he will be signed and on the field this week against canberras big forward pack. Bring it on.
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@mitch2040 said:
I think he will be signed and on the field this week against canberras big forward pack. Bring it on.
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I think it is highly doubtful he will play this week Maybe if he had signed yesterday or today there might of been a slim chance of him playing but i wouldn't hold my breath
 
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