End of the day i’m not as angry that he broke the contract as what i am with the burdens he left us with. I understand the importance of family, but he ensured this club was crippled long term and then abandoned it.That’s where the issue is for me.

Christ some people are unbelievable. 31 is not over the hill for an NRL player unless their body is breaking down. I swear this site is full of 12 year olds sometimes. It’s a good deal.

Hopefully Fittler worries less about Wests Tigers recruitment and more about doing his job

The forum is still ok. Some young people have grown older and have different priorities happen in their lives and they find it harder to have the time to be here. Some of the older people have just got old and struggle with change and then without any great success there also becomes less to talk about, i mean seriously some of the conversation just goes around in circles. This club can sure sap the life out of you. Then there are a couple of people i know off the forum who just couldn’t be bothered posting anymore due to some other members continually ramming their opinions down other peoples throats. Everyone is entitled to their opinions but geez, some people are like a fart in a spacesuit on here if you don’t agree with them.

At the end of the day the mods do a great job and we have a chance to come have a say and interact with others about a common cause. I know i appreciate being able to come here and vent or celebrate, although the latter doesn’t happen anywhere near enough.

Everything he did was wrong, but, i love at least he has some feeling and anger towards his team mates being wronged, something this club has lacked for a decade +

We haven’t improved on the ladder, but the foundations are being built that weren’t even considered then which will put us in a much stronger position. Theres no quick fix, it had to come from within and that is being done. Try to keep the faith.

Looks like those of us calling Mbye out for poor performance weren’t so far off the mark after all. It would seem the coach wasn’t happy either.

Hung drawn and quartered by some. People threatening to walk away from the club. This should be a good lesson for all the disgusted forum members who never bothered to wait for both sides before passing judgement.

Its common knowledge Smiths wife has been looking for home on the GC and the family relocated to Qld when the Storm went North. Jeez i mean i would relocate to Qld too if my family would have a bar of it. If Smith plays on i hope it is with Melbourne, not because it frees up players, but because it would be 20 years in the NRL at one club and i don’t care who you like, hate, support or wish misery upon, that is an amazing achievement.

Love him or hate him nobody could ever question his drive and passion for this club and success throughout his career. I hope you have 10 games left too Robbie.

@spud_murphy said in Adam Hartigan:

@thedaboss said in Adam Hartigan:

@jadtiger said in Adam Hartigan:

@thedaboss said in Adam Hartigan:

Can someone explain to me in shortest terms possible why everyone seems to dislike This mcdonnel guy

Was he the guy who signed blair or what

He sucks

Adam Hartigan is now Adam Hartigone

Cue media article of how ineptly we are run as a club compared to the Roosters.

Well…to be honest, it’s getting very bloody hard to disagree.

@lauren said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@pawsandclaws1 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@avocadoontoast said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@wt2k said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Hartigan Gonski
LATEST

Wests Tigers have just parted ways with GM Adam Hartigan, who brought Laurie, Stefano and Blore to the club.

Sheens now calling the shots. Bizarre move. The club’s only shining light has been the recruitment and development of the youth.
https://twitter.com/MichaelChammas/status/1448814616759341086?t=ojvf72P1nR838bTxPcTRhg&s=19

This club is nuts.

We want to keep the underachiever coach but get rid of one of our greatest assets.

I can understand why someone whose main strength is recruiting junior “elite” talent - given we’ve the new pathways in place and have Kimmorley and Betsey, and we require more than that. Just confused about the McDonnell thing, like I asked before is he as bad as is stated on here?
What sort of reputation does he have with NRL players - which signings has he made in his tenure at all clubs he’s been at etc.,??

You could probably answer that yourself by looking at his previous tenure at the Bulldogs from 2016-2019. I wouldn’t imagine it would cover him in glory, but i havent had a look.

@happy_tiger said in Adam Hartigan:

I’m being completely serious …can someone from the NRL give the WT’s 3 years to stop this crap or the WT’s are gone

This club is beyond embarassing …

Hard to feel any optimism isn’t it. The hits just keep coming with this mob.

@demps said in Karma:

May just guaranteed himself a life time contract.

If you were to believe the innuendo and rumours surrounding an episode a couple of years ago he could have already guaranteed himself that.

@happy_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@furious1 said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@happy_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@tiger5150 said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@happy_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@tigerdave said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

2 years and not a bad price, yeah not too bad at all really.

What was the price ??

reported $750 for 2 years

For a 30 year old utility …thank God the club has decided not to pay overs or get flustered into making rash signings …

Screwed the pooch again …yay

You think 375k per year is too much for him?

300-320 max …he is 30 …more succeptible to injuries …doesn’t have a set position …and we probably need a 13 who can pump out big minutes and 40 plus tackles with our current defence …he brings some attacking threats granted …but we need to defend 200 % better than we currently are …

I don’t think there will ever be any argument there.

@happy_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@tiger5150 said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@happy_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

@tigerdave said in Tyrone Peachey Signs until 2023..:

2 years and not a bad price, yeah not too bad at all really.

What was the price ??

reported $750 for 2 years

For a 30 year old utility …thank God the club has decided not to pay overs or get flustered into making rash signings …

Screwed the pooch again …yay

You think 375k per year is too much for him?

@hsvjones said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigerbalm said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tony-soprano said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@eyeofthetiger-0 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Sheens back from the UK yet? What’s the hold up?

Apparently there’s like 40k Australians stuck in England trying to get back.

If Pascoe can spend 600k on forgetting to do his job, the club can spend 300k on a private jet and fly Hasting’s, Sheens and Gildard over.

Pascoe advised me in an email that all 3 are planned to arrive before Pre Season starts. The word “Planned” is the key part so not sure if they are booked or not but sounds confident.

Planned sure is the key part. I remember Pascoe telling me once Voldemort was going nowhere…

@happy_tiger said in Daine Laurie- Pamfergate:

Everytime you think bottom of barrel is close …we drop another level

There is no bottom. Just a bottomless black hole.

@telltails said in Benji Marshall:

The Benji days were the best footy days that I have ever experienced. They were exciting, entertaining, and at times nerve rackingly diabolic one moment, and brilliant the next. If I could relive it all again I would in a heartbeat. Family favourite in this household and always will be.

Yeah if there was one thing i always used to think it was when Benji was at his best we were always a chance of winning.

@happy_tiger said in Coronavirus Outbreak:

@furious1 said in Coronavirus Outbreak:

@happy_tiger said in Coronavirus Outbreak:

@swag_tiger said in Coronavirus Outbreak:

The anti-vaxxers will have to say by to overseas travel to places like Europe, America and Canada.

This what makes me angrier than anything else …

Our own tourism industry is dying a slow and painful death and people just want to go overseas …visiting family that’s fine …help your own backyard before you help someone elses …#holidayoz …

Unfortunately we are not allowed to holiday in certain states in our own country. They won’t let us in.

It’ll happen …maybe the way we have handled in Qld is the better way .…just an opinion

Yeah maybe. I wasn’t really referring to that, more that it’s a bit rich to be having a crack at people wanting to go overseas when there is no alternative at home. There’s only one person that can save your tourism industry.

Further to that, i think it has been a bit easier to shutdown and stop the spread in Qld for reasons that are best left out of a public forum.