Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[WestyLife]

Rubbish, Ivan owes tigers fk all.

Your off your head=
benji, reynolds, mbye, packer, matalino, etc were all ivans and the tigers selections commitees picks, its what they could afford and no one complained UNTIL Ivan wanted to coach nate here in 2022 onwards.

They got the shits, but they signed off getting those players to the club, which all were doing great, and playing well under ivan, beating quality sides, reynolds was injured for a chunk of the season, but had heart every game he played. Ivan was the pinata, after they thought they could sway nate to join their basketcase club, guess the panthers had a better plan to keep everyone happy. Suck shit tho. Tigers think they could poach nate, just coz his dads working there. Plus kicking stones after accepting a future contract which wouldn't have affected the tigers..
Seriously whos poaching the best tigers top17? Their best player this year by far was benji, and they dont want him, with matterson last year, anf Aloiai just this week. Fk em

off my head lol



seriously though I get the game is based on tribalism but lets not pretend our board approaching a contracted coach isn't dodgy as f**k and pulling the whole "we wanted him from 2022" is dishonest as f**k. the moment he signed with us his position at the Tigers was untenable for a list of reasons.

 

[WestyLife]

They wanted him gone once he signed with us. They wanted compensation from him for a release and they wanted a new coach signed before releasing him.

They got everything they wanted. Cant blame the cap entirely on him. It's f**king stupid to give a coach free reign of the cap... And they're a club that has to pay overs to guys who aren't really in huge demand to sign anyone.

The best players use them as leverage for better deals elsewhere. The better value players want out the second they're worth more than they signed for and the proven first graders wont go their for anything less then massive overs.

Ivan didnt do them any favours cap wise. But the cap was f**ked before he arrived and is still being f**ked now. That club is a joke.

Ivan shouldn't have signed with us so far in advance. Obviously. We also shouldn't have approached him. But we were prepared to wait for him and he was prepared to see out his contract. The real loser in all that was Gus.

It was on him, they gave him control and they were stupid to do it. One thing I'm glad we did was go with a committee.

Exactly to the bolded part. Our board was dodgy approaching him like that and it created a messy situation and he couldn't possibly stay for 3 years after that.

 

[Whino]

You know what annoys me. We could possibly have 3 players (Burton, Laurie and Leniu) all signed with other clubs way before the 2021 season has even started.
I hate that.

Then you have to put with the media pressure campaign of will they be released early. All egged behind the scenes by their bastard managers and new respective clubs.

 

[WestyLife]

You what annoys me. We could possibly have 3 players (Burton, Laurie and Leniu) all signed with other clubs way before the 2021 season has even started.
I hate that.

Then you have to put with the media pressure campaign of will they be released early. All egged behind the scenes by their bastard managers and new respective clubs.

Managers are the worst/

 

[mxlegend99]

Benji and Sims at the Broncos come on that is ancient history.

The Bryce deal has been reported on Foxsports this afternoon. According to the report $350K that is there assertion not mine and I acknowledge they wouldn’t know shit probably just plucking figures our of there arse I know.

My apologies it was not fox sports but the daily telegraph.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...e/news-story/7ead794e8ba1c0577e3fdb775f4a2ebe

I can't read the article.

Are you sure it's not saying he acceoted a $350k pay cut to join Eels?

Because its reported at Fox Sports who quote daily telegraph he's on $130k a season.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/9ab3f9e3d913a9ffb0c0cd36318ba77c

$130k is roughly $350k less than he was on at Titans.

2017 is ancient history? You said it doesn't happen. It clearly does. It's extremely common for players value to decrease and they have to cop it

 

[Whino]

If we are looking at a cheap option in the outside backs what about James Roberts. The Tiggers are only looking at signing him on a minimum contract. We all know his off field issues but one year on minimum contract looks like a fair risk with a big upside if he can get his act together.

The concerns I have with James Roberts as follows.
He obviously has off field problems. Including mental health battles. Wayne Bennett is like a Father figure to him. Souths have good well respected indigenous mentors around the club.
If they and Bennett can't keep him on the right track. How could any other club?

 

[MugaB]

off my head lol

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seriously though I get the game is based on tribalism but lets not pretend our board approaching a contracted coach isn't dodgy as f**k and pulling the whole "we wanted him from 2022" is dishonest as f**k. the moment he signed with us his position at the Tigers was untenable for a list of reasons.

Name those reasons?
We had barrett go to the dogs, we didn't carry on like the tigers did with ivan, seriously that must burn them on how not to be fkn petulant in regards to coaches going to other clubs

 

[franklin2323]

No coach can be blamed for Salary Cap issues. That is why we have boards for

 

[WestyLife]

Name those reasons?
We had barrett go to the dogs, we didn't carry on like the tigers did, seriously that must burn them on how not to be fkn petulant

Have you seen @herbert henry1908 talk about Barrett staying for half a season after being signed at the dogs? Imagine a coach 3 years in advance! There's no way you could trust that coach to do right by your club in any way even worse Ivan was coming to coach his son.

 

[WestyLife]

No coach can be blamed for Salary Cap issues. That is why we have boards for

It was dumb but they gave Ivan 100% control.

 

[MugaB]

Have you seen @herbert henry1908 talk about Barrett staying for half a season after being signed at the dogs? Imagine a coach 3 years in advance! There's no way you could trust that coach to do right by your club in any way even worse Ivan was coming to coach his son.

Barret hasnt taken any players we dont want, he isnt going to strip us bare

 

[Whino]

No coach can be blamed for Salary Cap issues. That is why we have boards for

Don't Dogs fan blame Des?

 

[MugaB]

It was dumb but they gave Ivan 100% control.

They signed off on it... Pascoe is who they should be blaming

 

[MugaB]

Don't Dogs fan blame Des?

Ralene

 

[franklin2323]

It was dumb but they gave Ivan 100% control.

Did they or do the fans just blame him? Their board seems to get free passes for being useless

 

[franklin2323]

Don't Dogs fan blame Des?

I thought they hate Raelene because of it all. If they blame Des then they are looking the wrong place

 

[franklin2323]

Have you seen @herbert henry1908 talk about Barrett staying for half a season after being signed at the dogs? Imagine a coach 3 years in advance! There's no way you could trust that coach to do right by your club in any way even worse Ivan was coming to coach his son.

It is all paper talk but regardless. Who from our GF top 17 have they signed?

 

[WestyLife]

Ralene

I thought they hate Raelene because of it all. If they blame Des then they are looking the wrong place

They definitely blame des

It is all paper talk but regardless. Who from our GF top 17 have they signed?

It's the principle of the thing. A massive conflict of interest.

 

[franklin2323]

They definitely blame des


It's the principle of the thing. A massive conflict of interest.

Coaches move all the time. Usually Assistant to Assistant role they are never moved on just take a back seat in most things

 

[Kilkenny]

I can't read the article.

Are you sure it's not saying he acceoted a $350k pay cut to join Eels?

Because its reported at Fox Sports who quote daily telegraph he's on $130k a season.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/9ab3f9e3d913a9ffb0c0cd36318ba77c

$130k is roughly $350k less than he was on at Titans.

2017 is ancient history? You said it doesn't happen. It clearly does. It's extremely common for players value to decrease and they have to cop it

Just go on DT website. It claims he is signing on $350K deal for what’s it worth.

What i was saying is if you have a contract for say $500K it is rare for anyone to give that up to go back to minimum wage on say$150K.

You may be prepared to take less pay but not $350K or so. No one in there right mind would do that particulary given we are having difficulties re-signings players who want an extra 100K over the $500K or so we are offering them.