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    • weststigers4life
      weststigers4life last edited by

      Article by Phil Rothfield September 22
      A DRAMATIC split among Wests Tigers players has emerged over the future of Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens as he fights to save his career.
      The four-time premier coach originally had the support of his key players but it changed this week with the departure of Beau Ryan, Chris Heighington and Blake Ayshford.

      Five-eighth Benji Marshall recently supported Sheens in his Fairfax newspaper column, laying the blame on the players for the poor results.

      “All this talk about Tim Sheens facing the chop at the Wests Tigers is beyond me - I still think he is the best coach in the game,” he said.

      “If anyone can rebuild the club it’s Tim. Even though we didn’t have success this year, I still feel he is the man for the job.”

      His position had obviously changed this week, judging by his sombre mood on The Footy Show.

      “The playing group is just as confused as the fans and the sponsors,” Marshall said. “They (Ryan and Heighington) are two of my best mates. When they told me I cried for a little bit. When they’re your best mates, it’s very hard to cop.”

      Still, not all players are blaming Sheens. Beau Ryan broke down in tears when he fronted the Kangaroos coach on Tuesday afternoon to reveal he was leaving.

      He blamed club management for his contract stuff-up, not the coach.

      “Tim Sheens has had a great influence on my football and my life,” Ryan told The Daily Telegraph.

      “I admire and respect him as a footy coach and a person.”

      Winger Lote Tuqiri and centre Chris Lawrence are also fiercely loyal to Sheens. Skipper Robbie Farah’s position is unclear. He has not commented since his teammates announced they were leaving.

      The Tigers have been in turmoil since missing out on the play-offs.

      A number of former players including Benny Elias and Steve Roach have been working publicly and behind the scenes to remove Sheens.

      The Daily Telegraph can reveal one board member approached NSW Blues assistant coach Matt Parish even before Thursday night’s board meeting to discuss Sheens’ future.

      Parish also has the support of the influential former coach Alan Jones.

      Parish already had a handshake agreement to be Ricky Stuart’s assistant coach at Parramatta but has been told he will be released if he is offered the Tigers’ job.


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      • innsaneink
        innsaneink last edited by

        UNDER-fire Tigers coach Tim Sheens gave club power brokers a verbal commitment to stand down if the team failed to qualify for this year’s finals. ……
        http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-urge-sheens-to-honour-his-word-and-leave-after-finals-flop/story-e6frexnr-1226479115976
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        WESTS TIGERS and coach Tim Sheens are expected to part company within days.
        http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tigers-sheens-expected-to-part-ways-soon-20120921-26c50.html#ixzz279AAcjhf

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        • weststigers4life
          weststigers4life last edited by

          Ink, how do you post links & copy pictures for articles? I’m hopeless, I can only copy & paste. Thanks mate


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            jadtiger last edited by

            Typical rothfield he hates Benji writing for the opposition and is disdainful of anything he says but is happy to use comments by Benji in his agenda against us.

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              king_sirro last edited by

              That article is full of assumptions and means nothing. Pathetic jounalism

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              • jirskyr
                jirskyr last edited by

                @king sirro:

                That article is full of assumptions and means nothing. Pathetic jounalism

                x2. Who cares if Parish has support of Alan Jones!?

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                  brk53y last edited by

                  Did we expect much more from this drop kick?


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                    Rambo2714 last edited by

                    Despite the disappointment of this year , I think it would be madness to sack a coach who has got his team into the top 4 , 2 out of the last 3 seasons

                    None of the candidates are in the same league as sheens …. If Sheens goes We will end up being part of the coaching merry go round every second year …

                    I would keep sheens for next year , if we miss the finals next year , then I would definatly let him go


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                      tigerlogic last edited by

                      @Rambo2714:

                      Despite the disappointment of this year , I think it would be madness to sack a coach who has got his team into the top 4 , 2 out of the last 3 seasons

                      None of the candidates are in the same league as sheens …. If Sheens goes We will end up being part of the coaching merry go round every second year …

                      I would keep sheens for next year , if we miss the finals next year , then I would definatly let him go


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                      I fully agree… Unless we could get Matt parish #highlyrated


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                        GNR4LIFE last edited by

                        So Ayshford is offically gone too?

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                          snowleopard last edited by

                          Talking about players…Robbie has been on twitter all afternoon cheering on the NYC boys

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                            foreveratiger last edited by

                            If we lose Farah over this , will take us a few years to recover

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                              snowleopard last edited by

                              I rather think that Robbie has been the driver behind sheens exit and probably gave the board the ultimatum…him or me. Bottom line …sheens will go … Maybe benji to in 2014 …Robbie will stay and take the club to a new higher level

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                                snowleopard last edited by

                                I rather think that Robbie has been the driver behind sheens exit and probably gave the board the ultimatum…him or me. Bottom line …sheens will go … Maybe benji to in 2014 …Robbie will stay and take the club to a new higher level

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                                  foreveratiger last edited by

                                  @snowleopard:

                                  I rather think that Robbie has been the driver behind sheens exit and probably gave the board the ultimatum…him or me. Bottom line …sheens will go … Maybe benji to in 2014 …Robbie will stay and take the club to a new higher level

                                  Not fussed about Benji , we have Sirro for the future.

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