Potter

[Tiger05]

You'd be the only poster gone more like it.
Your superior complex is sickening and only adds weight to my assessment of you.
Go seek help for your mental illness, not for us on the forum but the children you claim to have sired you ignorant f**king baboon.

I don't have a superiority complex. Its just dealing with muppets like yourself that leads to honest assessments of how f**ken stupid most of you are.

Seriously lets look at the facts. Facts to support the complete and utter horseshit you muppets are stating - none. So lets end it right there.

 

[The Charlatan]

Yep. This is why I think there should be some sort of IQ test prior to allowing people to post on Internet forums. Problem is that I'd be the only poster on here. Then again at least it would make sense.

Ha. You might qualify if the prerequisite was to not have an IQ over room temperature.

And you might get laid one day.

Try to focus on facts. The facts are that so far there is no evidence whatsoever. Robbie tries his guys out for the team. Its all freaken fairy tales.

That "one day" came a long time ago for me my sad little friend, and I'd wager that unlike you, I didn't have to pay for it. I'm still reeling that there was a woman out there stupid enough to copulate with you three times. More proof that the gene pool needs a little more Chlorine.

On topic, Robbie tries his guts out for himself. That has always been apparent. He wants to win... For himself.

 

[BrotherJim05]

Robbie's only comment on Potter has been:

"Mick has the full support of the playing group. He has always had the full support of the playing group, nothing has changed".

Read between the lines all you f**king want but the hard fact is that THERE IS NO PLAYER REVOLT.

 

[Tiger05]

That "one day" came a long time ago

You mean you got laid once without paying for it. Well done. That would have been a huge event for you.

Shame its only happened once. Still - well done !

On topic, Robbie tries his guts out for himself. That has always been apparent. He wants to win... For himself.

Of course he does and good on him.

 

[Tiger05]

Robbie's only comment on Potter has been:

"Mick has the full support of the playing group. He has always had the full support of the playing group, nothing has changed".

Read between the lines all you f**king want but the hard fact is that THERE IS NO PLAYER REVOLT.

Facts. Hard to face when you are full of shit.

Go Robbie !

 

[Fordy20]

If Farah comes out either through his manager, the club or himself and says 3 words; "I support Potter" then this crisis is averted and we win today. It's Robbies fault for shutting up when we needed his stability the most.

Garbage. He's already done that and if you look hard enough you find the video clip of him saying that. If Robbie comes out and says "I refuse to play under any coach but Potter" the media goes berserk claiming that the inmates are in charge of the asylum again just like they did when Gallen went to the media about Peter Sharp.

 

[madunit]

If Farah comes out either through his manager, the club or himself and says 3 words; "I support Potter" then this crisis is averted and we win today. It's Robbies fault for shutting up when we needed his stability the most.

July 19, 2014
Tigers captain Robbie Farah said Potter seemed unaffected by the situation.
?He has been good,? Farah said. ?I haven?t noticed a change in him. He is focused on his job and that?s on us making the eight. There is no player discontent.?


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...at-the-club-20140719-zurjk.html#ixzz38ldL572h

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Mick Potter's future to be decided by new NRL-led Tigers board - but Todd Payten faces bullet

Brad Walter
Published: July 28, 2014 - 10:18PM

A new NRL-controlled Wests Tigers board is set to decide Mick Potter’s fate as coach – but regardless of whether he stays or goes, his assistant, Todd Payten, is unlikely to survive.

After recently being touted as the favourite to replace Potter next season, Payten is understood to be on the outer with the current Tigers board – a development that may create further friction at the joint-venture club.

Payten, who played 151 games for Wests Tigers between 2004 and 2011, is favoured by many of his former teammates and the young stars he coached in last year’s under-20s team to take over next season if Potter is axed.

However, fellow assistant David Kidwell has emerged as the most likely option and Fairfax Media has been told by several sources Payten may not be at the club at all.

The decision on whether to retain Payten will be made by Potter if he survives or whoever replaces him.

After a board meeting on Sunday night decided to defer a decision on Potter until the end of the season, his future is set to be decided by new directors – comprising three NRL appointees and two each from Wests Group and Balmain – expected to take charge of the club by late August.

With the Balmain faction being denied voting rights until the 1908 foundation club repays a $4 million loan from the NRL to meet its financial obligations to the joint venture, the three independent directors to be appointed by the NRL will effectively control the Wests Tigers board.

While not a condition of the $8million overall rescue package for Wests Tigers, the NRL is understood to have been keen for the club to complete a review of its football operations before the governance restructure.

It is the report compiled by Brian Smith that has mistakenly been blamed for the speculation about Potter’s future.

Fairfax Media has been told Smith’s recommendations do not even mention the head coaching position as the main focus of his review was to look at development pathways from under-13s to under-19s and the resources invested in the club’s senior teams, such as why there are three full-time staff employed for the under-20s and none for the NSW Cup side.

Tigers officials are also adamant skipper Robbie Farah has been wrongly accused of undermining Potter and were so concerned for the welfare of the NSW Origin hooker that chief executive Grant Mayer issued a statement in his defence on Monday.

‘‘The unnecessary focus on our captain Robbie Farah is damaging and disrespectful to a player who has given his heart and soul to the Wests Tigers and is a life member of this club,’’ Mayer said. ‘‘Robbie is an integral part of Wests Tigers and we know he will be a part of this club for many years to come,’’ he said. ‘‘Robbie and the players have stated publicly that they support the coach and that their focus is to make the top eight in 2014.’’

Farah was so distraught after former great Gorden Tallis alleged on Triple M before Sunday’s match against St George Illawarra the Tigers star had privately said last year that Potter ‘‘can’t coach’’ that he told his manager Sam Ayoub he wanted to quit the club.

Channel Nine reported Farah was also upset that video of an eight-minute media conference he gave on Saturday was edited to five minutes before being posted on the Wests Tigers website and did not include positive comments he made about Potter. In a passage missing from the edited video, Farah said: ‘‘I think [Potter] has done a really good job in the time he has been here, he has done his best and he continues to do his best for this club and as players we will do the same for him and the club.’’

Potter, who is understood to have a verbal agreement his contract will be extended for 12 months if the Tigers make the finals, said before the game he had ‘‘a fair idea’’ where rumours about his coaching ability were coming from.

This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-todd-payten-faces-bullet-20140728-zxrox.html

 

[Tigerm]

Mick Potter's future to be decided by new NRL-led Tigers board - but Todd Payten faces bullet

Brad Walter
Published: July 28, 2014 - 10:18PM

A new NRL-controlled Wests Tigers board is set to decide Mick Potter?s fate as coach ? but regardless of whether he stays or goes, his assistant, Todd Payten, is unlikely to survive.

After recently being touted as the favourite to replace Potter next season, Payten is understood to be on the outer with the current Tigers board ? a development that may create further friction at the joint-venture club.

Payten, who played 151 games for Wests Tigers between 2004 and 2011, is favoured by many of his former teammates and the young stars he coached in last year?s under-20s team to take over next season if Potter is axed.

However, fellow assistant David Kidwell has emerged as the most likely option and Fairfax Media has been told by several sources Payten may not be at the club at all.

The decision on whether to retain Payten will be made by Potter if he survives or whoever replaces him.

After a board meeting on Sunday night decided to defer a decision on Potter until the end of the season, his future is set to be decided by new directors ? comprising three NRL appointees and two each from Wests Group and Balmain ? expected to take charge of the club by late August.

With the Balmain faction being denied voting rights until the 1908 foundation club repays a $4 million loan from the NRL to meet its financial obligations to the joint venture, the three independent directors to be appointed by the NRL will effectively control the Wests Tigers board.

While not a condition of the $8million overall rescue package for Wests Tigers, the NRL is understood to have been keen for the club to complete a review of its football operations before the governance restructure.

It is the report compiled by Brian Smith that has mistakenly been blamed for the speculation about Potter?s future.

Fairfax Media has been told Smith?s recommendations do not even mention the head coaching position as the main focus of his review was to look at development pathways from under-13s to under-19s and the resources invested in the club?s senior teams, such as why there are three full-time staff employed for the under-20s and none for the NSW Cup side.

Tigers officials are also adamant skipper Robbie Farah has been wrongly accused of undermining Potter and were so concerned for the welfare of the NSW Origin hooker that chief executive Grant Mayer issued a statement in his defence on Monday.

??The unnecessary focus on our captain Robbie Farah is damaging and disrespectful to a player who has given his heart and soul to the Wests Tigers and is a life member of this club,?? Mayer said. ??Robbie is an integral part of Wests Tigers and we know he will be a part of this club for many years to come,?? he said. ??Robbie and the players have stated publicly that they support the coach and that their focus is to make the top eight in 2014.??

Farah was so distraught after former great Gorden Tallis alleged on Triple M before Sunday?s match against St George Illawarra the Tigers star had privately said last year that Potter ??can?t coach?? that he told his manager Sam Ayoub he wanted to quit the club.

Channel Nine reported Farah was also upset that video of an eight-minute media conference he gave on Saturday was edited to five minutes before being posted on the Wests Tigers website and did not include positive comments he made about Potter. In a passage missing from the edited video, Farah said: ??I think [Potter] has done a really good job in the time he has been here, he has done his best and he continues to do his best for this club and as players we will do the same for him and the club.??

Potter, who is understood to have a verbal agreement his contract will be extended for 12 months if the Tigers make the finals, said before the game he had ??a fair idea?? where rumours about his coaching ability were coming from.

This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-todd-payten-faces-bullet-20140728-zxrox.html

Wow, this has sorted out some stuff.

Reading between the lines here, but it seems that Payten may be the one causing the shit?

 

[Tigerm]

The clocks have struck 13 at Wests Tigers: war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. It’s George Orwell’s 1984 and clear language has given over to "political language" – as the English author phrased it – "designed to make lies sound truthful ... and to give an appearance of solidarity to pure wind".
How else do you interpret a press statement from chairman Mike Bailey issued after a crisis meeting in the board room of ANZ stadium on Sunday following the Tigers' loss to St George Illawarra?
Former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. Photo: Lidia Nikonova

This comment was tweeted by Wests Tigers fan Barry O’Farrell, with the former NSW Premier’s tweet re-tweeted by Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah, effectively solidifying history.
Bailey is a decent man and long-term Wests supporter but he is using technical language to protect Farah and fellow players who recently approached a club money man who is not a board member.
(Players always know who holds the purse strings).
A summary of the conversation was: coach Michael Potter has not taught Wests Tigers brilliant youngsters much but if the club board insist on retaining him, the players will give Potter 100 per cent.
The players were reminded they weren’t speaking to a board member but, acting in the best interests of the club, the message was communicated to directors.
So Bailey is accurate when he says players have not approached the board about the perilous coaching position, although they have spoken to an influential middleman.
It’s precisely the same semantic sidestep used when a player says he has not been approached by X club, yet aware his manager has fielded a $500,000 per year offer for three years, plus third party deals and a position for his wife.
Sunday’s board meeting followed a story in a Sydney newspaper that Potter would be sacked.
The reality is that last Monday Potter approached the club seeking a three-year contract.
He told the club he wanted to end the speculation over his future, although his own job security would have been a factor.
The board was to meet on Saturday to discuss the proposed contract but Potter withdrew the request mid-week.
Sunday’s emergency meeting was not attended by all 10 board members, although the missing directors, including Balmain’s Danny Stapleton who is overseas, were advised by text message on proceedings.
Not all board members are Potter supporters. Kevin Walters, who was short-listed for the job and will now be with Wayne Bennett in Newcastle, is still preferred by some.
Former Balmain player and ex-Canberra assistant Matt Parish has a couple of admirers.
However, it would seem Potter’s assistant, Todd Payten, has lost the support of the entire board.
Payten was the coach of Wests Tigers Under 20 team which produced the brilliant youngsters, Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses and is an ex-teammate of Farah. He covets the top job.
It seems Potter has used diplomacy to harness Payten’s ambition without success.
It is not a board decision to sack Payten but it is incumbent upon chief executive Grant Mayer and Potter to have a plan B now if they want a stable environment over the next six rounds.
Sunday’s board meeting did not discuss reports Farah wants out of his contract, with directors probably of the view it followed his emotional confrontation with Gorden Tallis over comments by the Triple M commentator that the captain was not supporting the coach.
Farah’s four-year lucrative contract was negotiated by former Wests Tigers deputy chairman Nick Di Girolamo, the man whose bottle of Penfolds cost O’Farrell the NSW premiership.
The Farah contract also cost the club the services of Benji Marshall who sought the same money, although signing the pair of playmakers would have meant losing Brooks and Moses.
The NRL are partly to blame for the uncertainty at Wests Tigers. The 10-man board should have been cut to seven but the NRL are vacillating over the appointment of three independent directors.
Nevertheless, an independent chair wouldn’t solve this problem because there is no conflict between Wests and Balmain over the coaching issue.
It has now become a matter of man management, with clear language required.
I never thought I’d side with the Silvertails over the (half) Fibros, but the Manly players are being more honest in their public comments than Wests Tigers. So is Tallis, who always speaks the unvarnished truth.
Wests Tigers need more ball play and less word play.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...lemma-worse-20140728-zxlpy.html#ixzz38nNqr0pO

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Once again the board leaking to the press like a sieve. Unf**kingbelieveable.

 

[Tiger05]

??The unnecessary focus on our captain Robbie Farah is damaging and disrespectful to a player who has given his heart and soul to the Wests Tigers and is a life member of this club,?? Mayer said. ??Robbie is an integral part of Wests Tigers and we know he will be a part of this club for many years to come,?? he said. ??Robbie and the players have stated publicly that they support the coach and that their focus is to make the top eight in 2014.??http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-todd-payten-faces-bullet-20140728-zxrox.html

I totally agree with this.

 

[madunit]

"Potter said before the game he had ‘‘a fair idea’’ where rumours about his coaching ability were coming from."

And instead of dragging it through the media, he has been the consummate professional and said very little.

As I've said all along, I'm not of the belief there is a player revolt against Potter, especially not from Farah.

 

[macnaz]

The clocks have struck 13 at Wests Tigers: war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. It?s George Orwell?s 1984 and clear language has given over to "political language" ? as the English author phrased it ? "designed to make lies sound truthful ... and to give an appearance of solidarity to pure wind".
How else do you interpret a press statement from chairman Mike Bailey issued after a crisis meeting in the board room of ANZ stadium on Sunday following the Tigers' loss to St George Illawarra?
Former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. Photo: Lidia Nikonova

This comment was tweeted by Wests Tigers fan Barry O?Farrell, with the former NSW Premier?s tweet re-tweeted by Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah, effectively solidifying history.
Bailey is a decent man and long-term Wests supporter but he is using technical language to protect Farah and fellow players who recently approached a club money man who is not a board member.
(Players always know who holds the purse strings).
A summary of the conversation was: coach Michael Potter has not taught Wests Tigers brilliant youngsters much but if the club board insist on retaining him, the players will give Potter 100 per cent.
The players were reminded they weren?t speaking to a board member but, acting in the best interests of the club, the message was communicated to directors.
So Bailey is accurate when he says players have not approached the board about the perilous coaching position, although they have spoken to an influential middleman.
It?s precisely the same semantic sidestep used when a player says he has not been approached by X club, yet aware his manager has fielded a $500,000 per year offer for three years, plus third party deals and a position for his wife.
Sunday?s board meeting followed a story in a Sydney newspaper that Potter would be sacked.
The reality is that last Monday Potter approached the club seeking a three-year contract.
He told the club he wanted to end the speculation over his future, although his own job security would have been a factor.
The board was to meet on Saturday to discuss the proposed contract but Potter withdrew the request mid-week.
Sunday?s emergency meeting was not attended by all 10 board members, although the missing directors, including Balmain?s Danny Stapleton who is overseas, were advised by text message on proceedings.
Not all board members are Potter supporters. Kevin Walters, who was short-listed for the job and will now be with Wayne Bennett in Newcastle, is still preferred by some.
Former Balmain player and ex-Canberra assistant Matt Parish has a couple of admirers.
However, it would seem Potter?s assistant, Todd Payten, has lost the support of the entire board.
Payten was the coach of Wests Tigers Under 20 team which produced the brilliant youngsters, Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses and is an ex-teammate of Farah. He covets the top job.
It seems Potter has used diplomacy to harness Payten?s ambition without success.
It is not a board decision to sack Payten but it is incumbent upon chief executive Grant Mayer and Potter to have a plan B now if they want a stable environment over the next six rounds.
Sunday?s board meeting did not discuss reports Farah wants out of his contract, with directors probably of the view it followed his emotional confrontation with Gorden Tallis over comments by the Triple M commentator that the captain was not supporting the coach.
Farah?s four-year lucrative contract was negotiated by former Wests Tigers deputy chairman Nick Di Girolamo, the man whose bottle of Penfolds cost O?Farrell the NSW premiership.
The Farah contract also cost the club the services of Benji Marshall who sought the same money, although signing the pair of playmakers would have meant losing Brooks and Moses.
The NRL are partly to blame for the uncertainty at Wests Tigers. The 10-man board should have been cut to seven but the NRL are vacillating over the appointment of three independent directors.
Nevertheless, an independent chair wouldn?t solve this problem because there is no conflict between Wests and Balmain over the coaching issue.
It has now become a matter of man management, with clear language required.
I never thought I?d side with the Silvertails over the (half) Fibros, but the Manly players are being more honest in their public comments than Wests Tigers. So is Tallis, who always speaks the unvarnished truth.
Wests Tigers need more ball play and less word play.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...lemma-worse-20140728-zxlpy.html#ixzz38nNqr0pO

This is worth reading for those who skipped over it because it looked long winded. Very interesting read I thought.

 

[macnaz]

The clocks have struck 13 at Wests Tigers: war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. It?s George Orwell?s 1984 and clear language has given over to "political language" ? as the English author phrased it ? "designed to make lies sound truthful ... and to give an appearance of solidarity to pure wind".
How else do you interpret a press statement from chairman Mike Bailey issued after a crisis meeting in the board room of ANZ stadium on Sunday following the Tigers' loss to St George Illawarra?
Former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. Photo: Lidia Nikonova

This comment was tweeted by Wests Tigers fan Barry O?Farrell, with the former NSW Premier?s tweet re-tweeted by Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah, effectively solidifying history.
Bailey is a decent man and long-term Wests supporter but he is using technical language to protect Farah and fellow players who recently approached a club money man who is not a board member.
(Players always know who holds the purse strings).
A summary of the conversation was: coach Michael Potter has not taught Wests Tigers brilliant youngsters much but if the club board insist on retaining him, the players will give Potter 100 per cent.
The players were reminded they weren?t speaking to a board member but, acting in the best interests of the club, the message was communicated to directors.
So Bailey is accurate when he says players have not approached the board about the perilous coaching position, although they have spoken to an influential middleman.
It?s precisely the same semantic sidestep used when a player says he has not been approached by X club, yet aware his manager has fielded a $500,000 per year offer for three years, plus third party deals and a position for his wife.
Sunday?s board meeting followed a story in a Sydney newspaper that Potter would be sacked.
The reality is that last Monday Potter approached the club seeking a three-year contract.
He told the club he wanted to end the speculation over his future, although his own job security would have been a factor.
The board was to meet on Saturday to discuss the proposed contract but Potter withdrew the request mid-week.
Sunday?s emergency meeting was not attended by all 10 board members, although the missing directors, including Balmain?s Danny Stapleton who is overseas, were advised by text message on proceedings.
Not all board members are Potter supporters. Kevin Walters, who was short-listed for the job and will now be with Wayne Bennett in Newcastle, is still preferred by some.
Former Balmain player and ex-Canberra assistant Matt Parish has a couple of admirers.
However, it would seem Potter?s assistant, Todd Payten, has lost the support of the entire board.
Payten was the coach of Wests Tigers Under 20 team which produced the brilliant youngsters, Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses and is an ex-teammate of Farah. He covets the top job.
It seems Potter has used diplomacy to harness Payten?s ambition without success.
It is not a board decision to sack Payten but it is incumbent upon chief executive Grant Mayer and Potter to have a plan B now if they want a stable environment over the next six rounds.
Sunday?s board meeting did not discuss reports Farah wants out of his contract, with directors probably of the view it followed his emotional confrontation with Gorden Tallis over comments by the Triple M commentator that the captain was not supporting the coach.
Farah?s four-year lucrative contract was negotiated by former Wests Tigers deputy chairman Nick Di Girolamo, the man whose bottle of Penfolds cost O?Farrell the NSW premiership.
The Farah contract also cost the club the services of Benji Marshall who sought the same money, although signing the pair of playmakers would have meant losing Brooks and Moses.
The NRL are partly to blame for the uncertainty at Wests Tigers. The 10-man board should have been cut to seven but the NRL are vacillating over the appointment of three independent directors.
Nevertheless, an independent chair wouldn?t solve this problem because there is no conflict between Wests and Balmain over the coaching issue.
It has now become a matter of man management, with clear language required.
I never thought I?d side with the Silvertails over the (half) Fibros, but the Manly players are being more honest in their public comments than Wests Tigers. So is Tallis, who always speaks the unvarnished truth.
Wests Tigers need more ball play and less word play.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...lemma-worse-20140728-zxlpy.html#ixzz38nNqr0pO

The 15 month ago statement isnt a one off , and im hearing this version has credit . ID LOVE TO KNOW WHO THE OTHER PLAYERS WERE ? apart from Farah the other senior players arent in a position to complain... i would really love to see these facless pricks man up and take some of the heat .

 

[Tigers Tale]

Pat Richards was very coy on the news tonight and wouldn't deny anything. Whether he didn't want to confirm a lie I don't know but he could have clarified a few issues when pushed. Weidler kept on at him and he just didn't support the team or Farah. I wish he just said it was all crap...but he didn't.