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Bula

Tiger Ted

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Just give him the 900 already.... he's in sync with this side and getting it done.
I reckon they are prioritising with locking him up med-long term & no doubt the grub Moses is being a repugnant prick re negotiations as his primary objective would be to get Bula out of Concord if he can’t massively rip us off.Regardless I’m expecting he has done a deal with the demonic Gould.Just coz dogs signed Tracy the utility wouldn’t be on fullback money & they would be eager to sign a fullback with lots of X factor.
 

AKA Das Hassler

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I reckon they are prioritising with locking him up med-long term & no doubt the grub Moses is being a repugnant prick re negotiations as his primary objective would be to get Bula out of Concord if he can’t massively rip us off.Regardless I’m expecting he has done a deal with the demonic Gould.Just coz dogs signed Tracy the utility wouldn’t be on fullback money & they would be eager to sign a fullback with lots of X factor.

Could well be..
 

Tigerm

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I reckon they are prioritising with locking him up med-long term & no doubt the grub Moses is being a repugnant prick re negotiations as his primary objective would be to get Bula out of Concord if he can’t massively rip us off.Regardless I’m expecting he has done a deal with the demonic Gould.Just coz dogs signed Tracy the utility wouldn’t be on fullback money & they would be eager to sign a fullback with lots of X factor.
Bearing in mind that Moses doesn’t make a cent out him, if we take up the current option as it was done with his previous management.
IMO, I think give him one more year than start working on Attard (who came with big wraps) to take his place in ‘28
 
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Bearing in mind that Moses doesn’t make a cent out him, if we take up the current option as it was done with his previous management.
IMO, I think give him one more year than start working on Attard (who came with big wraps) to take his place in ‘28
It's a weird situation that I can't remember seeing before. If he were advised to take the $800k player option by his new management, said manager would be doing himself out of any money, so there's a definite conflict of interest there.

I think it was pointed out above that the Tigers sticking point might not be the money, but the length of the contract, and having to go through all this shit again next year, if the club activates the club option now. The club would want to lock it all down in one go, which is what I think they've trying to do.

Anyway, it will be a good test of the new CEO or GM or whatever his job title is. Dealing with that manager isn't easy.
 

Tiger Ted

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It's a weird situation that I can't remember seeing before. If he were advised to take the $800k player option by his new management, said manager would be doing himself out of any money, so there's a definite conflict of interest there.

I think it was pointed out above that the Tigers sticking point might not be the money, but the length of the contract, and having to go through all this shit again next year, if the club activates the club option now. The club would want to lock it all down in one go, which is what I think they've trying to do.

Anyway, it will be a good test of the new CEO or GM or whatever his job title is. Dealing with that manager isn't easy.
My best source told me a wk ago that we’ve been talking to Drinkwaters manager.Hence it’s no scoop that the lowlife prick Moses is aiming to extract b/s overs from us for Bula.What I’m pleasantly surprised about & y we’ve turned the corner is Benji has made all the right decisions re recruitment & retention in recent times plus nobody knows how much of a c..t Moses is to deal with than Benji.Its y i can’t see Bula being at Concord beyond ‘27.
 

Nutz

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Personally I won’t be upset if Bula isn’t with us next yr coz it’s in our best interests to detach ourselves from any decent player managed by the c..t
I just wish he'd accept a yearly increase starting from 650k to 900k in his final year. We could manage the cap that way which increases and catches up somewhat.
Luai's mega deal makes it hard to offer Bula 900k straight away as well as having to upgrade/resign other top players.
There should be more restrictions on contract clauses. Backended deals and promises can ruin things too.
 

Tiger Ted

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I just wish he'd accept a yearly increase starting from 650k to 900k in his final year. We could manage the cap that way which increases and catches up somewhat.
Luai's mega deal makes it hard to offer Bula 900k straight away as well as having to upgrade/resign other top players.
There should be more restrictions on contract clauses. Backended deals and promises can ruin things too.
The c..t would b asking an astronomical amount for Bula & way above what he’s currently worth.Him & Benji despise each other & he has Fkd us over twice in the past.Under no circumstance do we allow the c..t to fk us over again.Hence there’s no way Bula should be at Concord beyond 2027 & I won’t be surprised if he leaves end of this yr.
 

Nutz

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The c..t would b asking an astronomical amount for Bula & way above what he’s currently worth.Him & Benji despise each other & he has Fkd us over twice in the past.Under no circumstance do we allow the c..t to fk us over again.Hence there’s no way Bula should be at Concord beyond 2027 & I won’t be surprised if he leaves end of this yr.
We are certainly making it hard for the fella to leave as you can see him lovin it at the tiges.
Professional sport though.
Ask yourself a serious question Ted, if you were a sparky and another company offered you an extra 200k a year would you stay with a boss that you love working with or take the new offer?
Added to that, a football player can come and go after 10 years.....or less.
The manager grubs, well I'll join you there on that one and at least Bula hasn't carried on like the brat Galvin did.
 

Tiger Ted

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We are certainly making it hard for the fella to leave as you can see him lovin it at the tiges.
Professional sport though.
Ask yourself a serious question Ted, if you were a sparky and another company offered you an extra 200k a year would you stay with a boss that you love working with or take the new offer?
Added to that, a football player can come and go after 10 years.....or less.
The manager grubs, well I'll join you there on that one and at least Bula hasn't carried on like the brat Galvin did.
If he loves the tigers so much then he needs to get another manager or manage himself otherwise the love will be short lived coz while he’s managed by the c..t he won’t be at concord for much longer.
Re ur question Nutz it’s a no brainer that I’d take the extra 200k as a sparky although if I were a rugby league player I’d sacrifice money for the emotion & play for the team I passionately support for less.Id actually play for nothing at a sold out 8th wonder.
 

Nutz

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If he loves the tigers so much then he needs to get another manager or manage himself otherwise the love will be short lived coz while he’s managed by the c..t he won’t be at concord for much longer.
Re ur question Nutz it’s a no brainer that I’d take the extra 200k as a sparky although if I were a rugby league player I’d sacrifice money for the emotion & play for the team I passionately support for less.Id actually play for nothing at a sold out 8th wonder.
I get it, I'm actually on your side Ted. I'm just highlighting that this is their primary income and in these uncertain economical times, financial security is paramount.
Ideally, as a fan, we want to see the fairytale result.
All I ask for, is for the NRL to sort out contract procedures so the club doesn't suffer, as it's whole existence revolves around loyalty and a sense of belonging for it's fans, we are the lifeblood.
Contract negotiations shouldn't be happening when we are trying to build a top 8 team.
 

Tiger Ted

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The kid still needs to learn a lot for $900K. His defence, backing up and passing leave a lot to be desired.
Also he was out jumped by the much shorter Jai Gray at Gosford.We really don’t want this contract situation to drag on & allow his c..t manager to try & destabilise us which is his intention.Weve got a few guys in our squad who are capable of filling in adequately at fullback until Attard is ready.Tavana especially with his aerial skills.
 
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