Willie mason ???

@cnx_tigers said:
Humphreys will make up some press release about it being "for cap reasons"…............just you watch.

He won't man up and say "no, i didn't want him" or "yeah, i made the call to sign him".

Just be up front for once......................really getting tired of our CEO treating us all as morons who can't see through his PR spins. He's like a politician.
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the one thing i would believe is cap issues.
look at our record.
cap breaches every year.while minor over the years,we still commit them every year.
 
I would have thought the money big Willie would have been offered would have been about the same if not less than what mitch Brown was on. So if that is the case than surely the cap could not be offered for as a excuse. Than again maybe our ceo was telling porkies when he said they let Mitch go because he was such a nice kid and in fact it was done to get rid of a major cap problem.

I get the feeling the place is in a little turmoil at present and with the great expectations of 2012 starting to look just a little shaky early panic is settling in.
 
From what I've been told willy is willing to accept a min contract for the remainder of this year but have an increased salary for next year. Prob is tigers are baulking at a 2 year deal. I can understand both sides of the argument but to get mason on a 2 year deal for around the 250k IMO is worth it. This whole sponsorship and fan out cry is not a legit reason as to why they are baulking at it.it's the fact he wants 2 years
 
@smoking gun said:
From what I've been told willy is willing to accept a min contract for the remainder of this year but have an increased salary for next year. Prob is tigers are baulking at a 2 year deal. I can understand both sides of the argument but to get mason on a 2 year deal for around the 250k IMO is worth it. This whole sponsorship and fan out cry is not a legit reason as to why they are baulking at it.it's the fact he wants 2 years
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That I'd believe. Does anyone else think maybe the medical might have caused a drama as well?
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I dont like Mason BUT i hope we sign him & havent left him high & dry, We are struggling in the front row @ the moment with no Galloway & he could help the young blokes, so lets sign him.
 
I'm guessing that the media are suggesting this because an announcement was supposed to be done yesterday. IMO it will be sorted today one way or another. Ayoub has another meeting with humphreys and sheens this morning. And sheens runs this club so if he wants him he will be here
 
@smoking gun said:
From what I've been told willy is willing to accept a min contract for the remainder of this year but have an increased salary for next year. Prob is tigers are baulking at a 2 year deal. I can understand both sides of the argument but to get mason on a 2 year deal for around the 250k IMO is worth it. This whole sponsorship and fan out cry is not a legit reason as to why they are baulking at it.it's the fact he wants 2 years
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Are you saying he wants 250k for the second season Smoking Gun No wonder we are baulking at that sort of money
 
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@smoking gun said:
From what I've been told willy is willing to accept a min contract for the remainder of this year but have an increased salary for next year. Prob is tigers are baulking at a 2 year deal. I can understand both sides of the argument but to get mason on a 2 year deal for around the 250k IMO is worth it. This whole sponsorship and fan out cry is not a legit reason as to why they are baulking at it.it's the fact he wants 2 years

Are you saying he wants 250k for the second season Smoking Gun No wonder we are baulking at that sort of money
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No I'm saying he is willing to play this season for a min contract like around 60-70k then be back loaded second year for around 180k. Tigers are baulking at the second year so if that's the case ayoub is tying to barter a better deal for this season.. His original offer was 120k this year with a second year option in the clubs favor.. They don't want that in the clubs favor which is understandable given his age and so on
 
Just heard they have gone cold and Phil Gould wants him at Penrith - hope they change their mind in their meeting this morning
 
Bad choice IMO for 110 a season. Hopefully this means we're hoping on a cronk or dce or Manu
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So just to confirm.

People were ringing up about this and complaining but in the past we have kept folk of highly dubious moral character because they were already here?

Top work Wests Tigers
 
I just hope by not taking him hasn't opened pandoras box . If the reason was because of the fans that's pretty sad cause if that was the case there would be major changes everywhere else in the club ie: coach and certain players getting dumped . In our short history we as a club have also had some off field dramas with the mcguiness & field drug scandel , the laffranchi incident , Lui's shananigans . I just hope it was for a good reason cause I thought he would have given us some extra strike power and I'd Gus Gould wants him there can't be to much wrong with him .
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Willie can resume his dislike for WT now. He'll be looking to play at his best next time we meet.

I can see how he may have been of benefit but maybe it will be a short term pain for long term gain. I'm not sorry he isn't coming.
 
He looked fit training with fabri,he would be of great use to us,short sighted fans must not want to win games,Mason was a no brainer,low cost and trying to prove his critics wrong all the while filling a whole we can't fill at present.
 
I would really like to know who made this decision . In my opinion I believe the only people who should make the decision would be coach , senior group , and the CEO
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Smoking Gun always seems to be on the mark with his info. The problem appears to be the 2nd year of this deal. Not fans and sponsor issues. His signing would put 1500-2000 people more through the gates on his debut.
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in my opinion theres more to it… every time he speaks with a club there is always a drama and they all pull out... yeah he was caught pissing ona wall but there has to be more to it... if he only wants 25k - 50k for 1 season and only one club wanted himand then pulls out last minut theres got to be more...ive heard more rumours about him at the roosters days but still... hes married under the thumb now and in his early 30's hes not going to be the party boy he once was!! just signt he bloke HE WANTS TO PROVE THE POINT, LET HIM PROVE IT FOR PEANUTS.... it will be another marketing tool to benefit the tigers IMO if he was used POSITIVELY!! the board are an absolute joke!!!!
 
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