This isn’t a airport bro. No need for departure announcements.

to late, got a wests premiers 2021 tattoo.

No Regrates!

@tiger_fanatic3 said in Benji Marshall:

Marshall reunites with master coach for 2021 after signing a new NRL deal. Wests Tigers legend Benji Marshall is set to play his 19th NRL season at the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

7NEWS’ Michelle Bishop has revealed the skillful playmaker has signed at South Sydney on a one-year deal for 2021, after he was shown the door by Tigers coach Michael Maguire in late 2020.

The 324-game star will be reunited with Wayne Bennett at Souths, the master coach he played under during his short stint at the Broncos.

The 35-year-old is in the twilight of his career but will provide valuable experience / injury cover to established halves Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker at Redfern.

Good luck to the guy but this has to be the end of any discussion around ambassador / front office roles for Benji and the Wests Tigers. He has made his decision and Wests will hopefully move on.

God, Thomo leaves with class and on a great note with fans and club wishing (genuinely) the best.

Scumbag enters and muddies up the waters. What a complete tool.

How are people still debating if LM would be a good signing? If he only lives up to a fraction of what we expect, he’s still a better No.1 option. Plus he kicks.

Plus! The club just needs a “win”. Signing LM would do wonders for members, sponsors and the general feel for the club. Worried that he’s “unproven” in fullback just boggles the mind. If the club is lucky enough to convince the kid to play for the tigers it would be a master stroke ( or a large bag or cash) either way, win win.

Such a Smith thing to do, he could’ve packed up the Jet Ski’s, Harvey Noman vouchers, all the books and even Barbs NRL diamonds at the end of last year and let the game move on.

Instead, he waits until the eve of the season start and announces it. Ill give him one thing, he’s consistent at being a douche.

we have 1 thing to be happy about, don’t take that away from us bro.

@Cultured_Bogan said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@bathursttiger1 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

I see that Alex Seyfarth has re-signed with the WT for the 2021 season.

Heard a rumour that Penrith might be after Packer.

Friday drinks started early.

So I’m not paranoid!

Printing this article to show my therapist

Great Player, S**t bloke.

-Knowingly tried to avoid the cap (unless you believe it normal to sign two contracts and get paid in Harvey Norman gift cards
-Chicken wing, grapple tackles and crushers, all spawned out of his watch. If he was a good bloke he would of not implemented what the wrestling coach taught
-Alex Mc-I know he didn’t know the full extent at the time but Ill always remember him standing over Alex complaining about the penalty to the ref
-on refs, his constant whining to the ump’s. Its pathetic.

The guy has hate for a reason, not cause he’s a great player and competitor (which he is) its because his actions represent the worst of the game.

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigerbalm said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@jirskyr said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigervinnie said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

I never said he is more valid than anyone, was purely sharing a podcast I came across that was worth a listen. If other’s don’t get anything out of it then sure…nothing wrong with that.

Just for the record I wasn’t accusing you personally of anything. From my reading, the first dozen or so reactions to the podcast were along the lines of “hey yes I knew Tigers were incompetent” and “Adrian for PM” and stuff like that. I honestly opened up the pod expecting some kind of insider take on Tigers, which is not what it turned out to be - so was my misinterpretation of what had been written so far. From the comments it sounded like some kind of expose.

I think it’s reasonable enough that some folks push back on that. I wouldn’t personally be calling the guy out or calling him a wannabe, but I can understand how some folks will feel that slagging off the club in a public capacity, with your real name and background on the record, is not a positive move, no matter how personally invested you are in the ultimate success of the Tigers.

I’ll put it another way - last 12-16 months I have had a fair amount of contact directly with the club via The Ambush. Not as regular as some of the other Ambush members like cochise or Geo or Tiger_Steve, but regular enough (especially during the offseason). I’ve met Adam Hartigan 4 or 5 times, Pascoe about once a month and some other membership and marketing folks. I’ve also met with the Wests Ashfield COO and set up a relationship with the Wests Ashfield events team so we can host matches at the club.

Now I could go on a podcast and discuss everything I’ve learned about the club, for good and bad, and provide my precise opinion on everything that’s going on and the personnel that work at the club. My information is not super top secret but it’s privy enough that I’m careful about what I say. I could very easily go on rants about Tigers and criticise Pascoe for things, and it would be supported by actual knowledge of operations, but I also want to consider the trust Tigers have placed in me / The Ambush and what is the actual goal of what I would say in public. I want to cooperate with and build something positive with the people in charge, not throw them under whatever bus I can find.

Also - I know for certain that what I think I know and what is the real truth are separate things. I know it’s never as simple as it looks and almost always the media or public perception of some topic is usually not quite on the mark. I also know different people have different interpretations of what’s going on at the club. So obviously people like Pascoe think they are doing the right thing, otherwise they’d be doing it differently.

I think Adrian is being both naive and condescending when describing Pascoe as “nice but lacking killer instinct”. That definitely has an element of showboating in it. As far as I can tell, Adrian is good at selling fruit and has used that starting point to develop property, which is great when you have the capital to buy property. It’s hard to lose money on property in Sydney the last 30 years. I don’t know if it’s an indicator of business excellence. I am certain Pascoe has far far more expertise and wile in operating a football club than many people give him credit for. I’d even argue his 6-year tenure must be testament to some kind of ability.

Who said Adrian for PM? get a grip.

Listen, ill make it simple. Adrian was a messenger of a message resonated with a lot of people who probably had similar thoughts. What gave it some weight was the guy has " some" dealings with the club on “some” level. More than me. The reason this is important is us plebs on the outside need to know that someone on the “inside” is seeing the same issues.

I read someone on here mention something about jealousy and i thought that was probably not it but after ready you list your club resume (lol) then call Adrian naïve and condescending before saying he’s good at selling fruit (wow), i think they may have been on to something.

If you don’t like the thread jog on. Its real simps…

There have been a few posts in this thread and a specially dedicated thread to what the hell is wrong with this forum at the moment. This post is what is wrong with this thread at the moment.

@jirskyr posted a really well written and detailed response outlining how he felt about the issue, in a LOT of detail, how he got to that point of view and he gets told to “jog on if he doesn’t like it”.

Getting to the point that if people don’t toe the line of the narrative, they need to shut up which kind of defeats the purpose of a forum. More like an echo chamber.

huh?

Jirsyker wrote a manifesto on a podcast he didn’t listen to but had an opinion on why its wrong. At the same time outlining why a fruit seller shouldn’t wouldn’t have any business experience… but a car salesman at the Roosters has done ok… What made sense to you in his post other than confirmation bias?

Again, the title put the topic of the thread right on front street and people still get upset on the contents of the thread.

But yea, echo chamber lol. Clown.

@jirskyr said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigervinnie said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

I never said he is more valid than anyone, was purely sharing a podcast I came across that was worth a listen. If other’s don’t get anything out of it then sure…nothing wrong with that.

Just for the record I wasn’t accusing you personally of anything. From my reading, the first dozen or so reactions to the podcast were along the lines of “hey yes I knew Tigers were incompetent” and “Adrian for PM” and stuff like that. I honestly opened up the pod expecting some kind of insider take on Tigers, which is not what it turned out to be - so was my misinterpretation of what had been written so far. From the comments it sounded like some kind of expose.

I think it’s reasonable enough that some folks push back on that. I wouldn’t personally be calling the guy out or calling him a wannabe, but I can understand how some folks will feel that slagging off the club in a public capacity, with your real name and background on the record, is not a positive move, no matter how personally invested you are in the ultimate success of the Tigers.

I’ll put it another way - last 12-16 months I have had a fair amount of contact directly with the club via The Ambush. Not as regular as some of the other Ambush members like cochise or Geo or Tiger_Steve, but regular enough (especially during the offseason). I’ve met Adam Hartigan 4 or 5 times, Pascoe about once a month and some other membership and marketing folks. I’ve also met with the Wests Ashfield COO and set up a relationship with the Wests Ashfield events team so we can host matches at the club.

Now I could go on a podcast and discuss everything I’ve learned about the club, for good and bad, and provide my precise opinion on everything that’s going on and the personnel that work at the club. My information is not super top secret but it’s privy enough that I’m careful about what I say. I could very easily go on rants about Tigers and criticise Pascoe for things, and it would be supported by actual knowledge of operations, but I also want to consider the trust Tigers have placed in me / The Ambush and what is the actual goal of what I would say in public. I want to cooperate with and build something positive with the people in charge, not throw them under whatever bus I can find.

Also - I know for certain that what I think I know and what is the real truth are separate things. I know it’s never as simple as it looks and almost always the media or public perception of some topic is usually not quite on the mark. I also know different people have different interpretations of what’s going on at the club. So obviously people like Pascoe think they are doing the right thing, otherwise they’d be doing it differently.

I think Adrian is being both naive and condescending when describing Pascoe as “nice but lacking killer instinct”. That definitely has an element of showboating in it. As far as I can tell, Adrian is good at selling fruit and has used that starting point to develop property, which is great when you have the capital to buy property. It’s hard to lose money on property in Sydney the last 30 years. I don’t know if it’s an indicator of business excellence. I am certain Pascoe has far far more expertise and wile in operating a football club than many people give him credit for. I’d even argue his 6-year tenure must be testament to some kind of ability.

Who said Adrian for PM? get a grip.

Listen, ill make it simple. Adrian was a messenger of a message resonated with a lot of people who probably had similar thoughts. What gave it some weight was the guy has " some" dealings with the club on “some” level. More than me. The reason this is important is us plebs on the outside need to know that someone on the “inside” is seeing the same issues.

I read someone on here mention something about jealousy and i thought that was probably not it but after ready you list your club resume (lol) then call Adrian naïve and condescending before saying he’s good at selling fruit (wow), i think they may have been on to something.

If you don’t like the thread jog on. Its real simps…

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigerbalm said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

Funny how all the detractors call this fellow a wannabe.
Singing from the same hymn sheet much?

Funny how you only joined the forum 2 hours ago but know all about the posters…alt much?

I was reading this thread and was puzzled as to why adults would be sulking over one man’s views on a podcast.
It quickly became apparent that his detractors were all saying EXACTLY the same thing. Same phrasing, same tired insult.
It doesn’t take much to work out who is who on here.

His detractors were all saying the same thing? Could it be that they are his detractors because they all dont like an aspect of the bloke, and maybe its the same aspect that they dont like???

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck,chances are it is a duck and other people can see its a duck.

I listened to the podcast and think he is sounds like a big noting blow hard. Talks up how successful he is and then acts incredibly unprofessionally by blowing WT dirty laundry that was carried out privately. Totally unprofessional and the club has done the right thing having nothing to do with the bloke. I bet he doesnt discuss Lottie Vidor on public podcasts.

WT have just finished another poor failure of a season and are undertaking a review, considering sacking the coach, discussion about Luke Brooks, discussions about signings etc…but THIS is the thread that made you join. Yeah righto. You are either an alt or a friend of old mate.

…and you are salty beyond words. Time for a lie down sonny.

Explain confirmation bias again for me Grandpa…

Why are you so upset about a podcast? The guy made a lot of valid points and something a lot of people agree with.

Not upset about the podcast at all. I have an opinion about it and an opinion of the podcast guest and that is the end of it.

I do however have an issue with being labelled, baseless accusations and assumptions being made about me for no reason other than I dont like the bloke in the podcast.

Bootlicking the club won’t win any games bud.

aaaannnd there we go. Who’s boots am I licking. Seriously point me in the direction of a post of mine where I am defending the club or implying that they are running the club well? You cant because I dont think that.

It’s ok to be critical of something you like.

But its not ok to be critical of old mate on the podcast though apparently.

Bud…Ive been a Balmain/Wests Tigers fan all my life. A long history of being critical of the club but apparently two things cant be true at once?

I cant be critical of the club AND think this guy is a blow hard wannabe?

You’re being critical of the person giving the message, not the message. I could’ve read what he said on a toilet wall and I still would’ve agreed with it.

By taking away from the overall message and focusing on the credentials of the bloke you are coming across as a sycophant, or again a bootlicker.

Just a FYI, no matter how much you defend Pascoe, he won’t invite you over for a smoke and a surf.

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigerbalm said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

Funny how all the detractors call this fellow a wannabe.
Singing from the same hymn sheet much?

Funny how you only joined the forum 2 hours ago but know all about the posters…alt much?

I was reading this thread and was puzzled as to why adults would be sulking over one man’s views on a podcast.
It quickly became apparent that his detractors were all saying EXACTLY the same thing. Same phrasing, same tired insult.
It doesn’t take much to work out who is who on here.

His detractors were all saying the same thing? Could it be that they are his detractors because they all dont like an aspect of the bloke, and maybe its the same aspect that they dont like???

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck,chances are it is a duck and other people can see its a duck.

I listened to the podcast and think he is sounds like a big noting blow hard. Talks up how successful he is and then acts incredibly unprofessionally by blowing WT dirty laundry that was carried out privately. Totally unprofessional and the club has done the right thing having nothing to do with the bloke. I bet he doesnt discuss Lottie Vidor on public podcasts.

WT have just finished another poor failure of a season and are undertaking a review, considering sacking the coach, discussion about Luke Brooks, discussions about signings etc…but THIS is the thread that made you join. Yeah righto. You are either an alt or a friend of old mate.

…and you are salty beyond words. Time for a lie down sonny.

Explain confirmation bias again for me Grandpa…

Why are you so upset about a podcast? The guy made a lot of valid points and something a lot of people agree with.

Not upset about the podcast at all. I have an opinion about it and an opinion of the podcast guest and that is the end of it.

I do however have an issue with being labelled, baseless accusations and assumptions being made about me for no reason other than I dont like the bloke in the podcast.

Bootlicking the club won’t win any games bud.

aaaannnd there we go. Who’s boots am I licking. Seriously point me in the direction of a post of mine where I am defending the club or implying that they are running the club well? You cant because I dont think that.

It’s ok to be critical of something you like.

But its not ok to be critical of old mate on the podcast though apparently.

Bud…Ive been a Balmain/Wests Tigers fan all my life. A long history of being critical of the club but apparently two things cant be true at once?

I cant be critical of the club AND think this guy is a blow hard wannabe?

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tiger5150 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@animal-mother said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

Funny how all the detractors call this fellow a wannabe.
Singing from the same hymn sheet much?

Funny how you only joined the forum 2 hours ago but know all about the posters…alt much?

I was reading this thread and was puzzled as to why adults would be sulking over one man’s views on a podcast.
It quickly became apparent that his detractors were all saying EXACTLY the same thing. Same phrasing, same tired insult.
It doesn’t take much to work out who is who on here.

His detractors were all saying the same thing? Could it be that they are his detractors because they all dont like an aspect of the bloke, and maybe its the same aspect that they dont like???

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck,chances are it is a duck and other people can see its a duck.

I listened to the podcast and think he is sounds like a big noting blow hard. Talks up how successful he is and then acts incredibly unprofessionally by blowing WT dirty laundry that was carried out privately. Totally unprofessional and the club has done the right thing having nothing to do with the bloke. I bet he doesnt discuss Lottie Vidor on public podcasts.

WT have just finished another poor failure of a season and are undertaking a review, considering sacking the coach, discussion about Luke Brooks, discussions about signings etc…but THIS is the thread that made you join. Yeah righto. You are either an alt or a friend of old mate.

…and you are salty beyond words. Time for a lie down sonny.

Explain confirmation bias again for me Grandpa…

Why are you so upset about a podcast? The guy made a lot of valid points and something a lot of people agree with.

Bootlicking the club won’t win any games bud. It’s ok to be critical of something you like.

@cochise said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@tigertownsfs said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

@spartan117 said in Inside look into Tigers Management/Negotiations:

Excellent insight.

Enjoyed the monologue.

This is precisely what i have been thinking for ages.

How do.we constantly come of second best. The last six years of recruitment has been embarrassing.

JAC, TPJ in recent times. These should both be here.

I know what the common thing is!

I think it’s struck a cord because most of us watching the club over the last decade have had similar thoughts so having some of the most bizarre events explained by someone who has been close to the club confirmed those fears. I think there is genuine risk that if we don’t get it right over the next few years the club is in real strife despite the “balanced budget” that Pascoe has engineered. What I can’t really see however is what the next steps are. If Wests want to maintain ownership it doesn’t feel like there is much pressure to change at all. Sheens is great but the deep issues that have plagued this club may not be able to be fixed by one man particularly if his bosses (ceo, chairman, board) aren’t changing.

He isn’t that close to the club though, he has met with them a couple of times. He was literally on here in the last 2 weeks asking for Lee’s email address.

so? pecker measuring contest to see who knows pascoe the most lol.

Happy to see this thread. Great listen. It really just highlighted the fears that I had about Pascoe and the organisation in general. The guy has to go.

@geo said in Madge Maguire - Mega Thread:

Get with the program please…it’s Re-Engineering not Re-Building…

*reimagining

Better Scarfs.

Good enough for me. WT2022 undefeated premiers.

@aesopian said in Finals Week 1 *spoliers*:

@hugh1954 said in Finals Week 1 *spoliers*:

@aesopian said in Finals Week 1 *spoliers*:

@muffstar said in Finals Week 1 *spoliers*:

Sounds like Thurston has been on the drink, terrible talker.

Dribbler hey

Doing alright for a dribbler

What’s he doing?

Alright