Same sh*t, different year

[Magpies Forever]

I generally alternate between depression, angst, anger, resignation and occassion smiles at others frustration as well. Very rarely do I feel happy about the clubs performance these days- they have knocked that out of me over the last few years.

The buggers should have driven me to drink by now...........

 

[jasonl]

Its all about the halfback (or lack thereof). How on Earth was Prince allowed to leave? He's got a premiership ring and potential future Australian captaincy but because his girlfriend feels mildly homesick you let him walk?

Can you imagine that happening at a place like St George, Brisbane or Manly?

As for the idea of Marshall as a steer them around the park player, what exactly is Sheens smoking? Marshall is a reactive suport player and excellent in this role. I thought the whole idea of retiring Hodgson was that Marshall move to fullback, Morris gets benched, Moltzen (yeah I know) comes in to 5/8 and the club goes all out towards securing a quality halfback.

Say what you like about Matt Head but the only time you vaguely resembled a first grade team last year was when he was on the field.

As to renewing the contracts of Shannon McDonnell and Bryce Gibbs, well one finds it difficult not to look at the club without a sense of genuine pity.

Plus, Wests defend like Japanese schoolgirls.

Fellas, I know you're passionate about your club - after all, this was the place that produced Raudonikis, Dorahy, JD et al and set a standard for hardness in a hard game.

Don't let that get disgraced.

But on what I saw Sat night there is no way that this club is finals bound ("same old sh*t" as our author so elequently states).

The frustrating thing is its not due to lack of talent - you guys have it in spades - but it is oh so poorly managed.

Will leave you with an example: Imagine Chris Lawrence playing outside centre at Manly?

He'd be on a million cereal boxes.

Res ipsa loquitor

 

[tiger_nick]

same team as last week

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAA

 

[super_coach]

2006 2007 and 2008 and now 2009---nothing has changed-Sheens refuses to react to crappy performances. Picks the same 17 most weeks and half out of postion. It hasnt worked in the past three years so why would it now. Okay I wasnt for whole sale sackings after two weeks but some postions needed tweeking and just for a change picking a 1 for 1 6 for a 6 7 for 7 if you get my drift.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

lol

Japanese schoolgirls.

 

[Magpies Forever]

same team as last week

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAA

WESTS TIGERS TEAM TO PLAY ROOSTERS



Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sheens has named an unchanged line-up from the team beaten by North Queensland in round two. The game is the first of five home matches of the Wests Tigers at the Sydney Football Stadium this season.
Assistance Coach Royce Simmons discussed the team with Media Manager Wayne Cousins on WTV at training today (Available Soon).
Please note Daine Laurie has not been selected due to personal family reasons.

http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4191

Friggin incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Common Longmuir- get out of your rocking chair and punt these idiots. WT- you have lost what little credibility you had. Roosters by 50???? Disenchantment wells up again..........

 

[Tigers_are_Pro]

lolz, I saw them training at Concord Oval on the way to school sport.

I wish we had Mitchell Pearce that bastard. Couldn't he take his dad's advice and join the Tigers. Marshall @ 5/8 and Pearce @ 1/2 would be one sexy combo.

 

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WESTS TIGERS TEAM TO PLAY ROOSTERS



Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sheens has named an unchanged line-up from the team beaten by North Queensland in round two. The game is the first of five home matches of the Wests Tigers at the Sydney Football Stadium this season.
Assistance Coach Royce Simmons discussed the team with Media Manager Wayne Cousins on WTV at training today (Available Soon).
Please note Daine Laurie has not been selected due to personal family reasons.

http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4191

Friggin incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Common Longmuir- get out of your rocking chair and punt these idiots. WT- you have lost what little credibility you had. Roosters by 50???? Disenchantment wells up again..........

Roosters by 50 hey......you know your footy

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Roosters by 50 hey......you know your footy

Can you understand why fans might be disenchanted with the coaching staff following 3 years of ABJECT FAILURE? Our pessimism is justified.

 

[Magpies Forever]

Chunk- I'm glad WT won- for chrissakes they're my team- but you would surely have to agree their form has been up and down, players missfiring and favourites selected over form players. I certainly had no reason to consider WT would actually hit their form and play to their potential.

Nobody here in this forum would ever say the WT outfit cannot play well- its their consistency- and the crap excuses for their inconsistency and poor performances that grate.

 

[TimmyB]

Can you understand why fans might be disenchanted with the coaching staff following 3 years of ABJECT FAILURE? Our pessimism is justified.

The level of pessimism is beyond excessive.

 

[super_coach]

I like most others was delighted with our efforts on Friday night and if the other 14 teams give us that much latitude we are in for a big season. What we need is a winning streak of maybe three than we can get excited but at present Iam still not confident about beating any team and I still have grave concerns about our defense. My gut feeling is we are in for a roller coaster season but one observation I have picked up on is their seems to be some real team spirit building among the team and thats got to be a big positive

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Yeah, there was something there on Friday night that I haven't seen since 2005. I think it's Gareth Ellis' influence. He didn't take Willie's sh*t and gave it back to him in spades, which, IMO, lifted the team.

When was the last time one of our blokes stood up like that?

We've become used to packs rolling over the top of ours, maybe that is on the way out.

 

[tiger_nick]

i was very happy with our second half comeback and there were a lot of positives to take our of the game. benji was great at first reciever, tuiaki was back to his bullocking best, lawrence backing himself etc.

HOWEVER the glaring flaws that have held us back over the last few years were still very evident. poor goal line defence (they still scored 4 tries, we can't expect to conceed 24 every week and win)stupid costly mistakes (benji and lawrence getting pushed out on tackles one and two) poor interchange use (danny galea is our best defender, he should get more time then payne) among others.

The roosters are a very poor team. A decent team would have put us away in the first half and there would have been no coming back.

 

[simon says]

I remember us winning a few high scoring games early in 2005.

Tbh.....as long as we win I dont give a hoot how many points we concede

 

[simon says]

Yeah, there was something there on Friday night that I haven't seen since 2005. I think it's Gareth Ellis' influence. He didn't take Willie's sh*t and gave it back to him in spades, which, IMO, lifted the team.

When was the last time one of our blokes stood up like that?

We've become used to packs rolling over the top of ours, maybe that is on the way out.

Good point.......there is more starch about us this year.

 

[Ladmate]

i was very happy with our second half comeback and there were a lot of positives to take our of the game. benji was great at first reciever, tuiaki was back to his bullocking best, lawrence backing himself etc.

HOWEVER the glaring flaws that have held us back over the last few years were still very evident. poor goal line defence (they still scored 4 tries, we can't expect to conceed 24 every week and win)stupid costly mistakes (benji and lawrence getting pushed out on tackles one and two) poor interchange use (danny galea is our best defender, he should get more time then payne) among others.

The roosters are a very poor team. A decent team would have put us away in the first half and there would have been no coming back.

I don't care if we let in 60 and we score 70. The point of the game is to score more points than the opposition. As long as we score more, we win. Don't forget thats the reason we won in 05

 

[hybrid_tiger]

The level of pessimism is beyond excessive.

I don't think it is, especially not after three years of watching the same rubbish.

Until we find some consistency in our game, it will be much of the same. But Friday night there was some good signs. Here's hoping it continues.

 

[N.C.]

I don't think it is, especially not after three years of watching the same rubbish.

Until we find some consistency in our game, it will be much of the same. But Friday night there was some good signs. Here's hoping it continues.

Absolutely agree with this. Good signs, plenty to work with. But plenty to be worried about too. I'd rather be watching a game like that in round 3 than round 23 with five teams all vying for the eighth spot on the ladder, then us... From here we can still dream big. How good was Galloway? How stupid is Payne? How annoying is clawing back from eight points behind to get two in front only to lose the ball in their red zone on the next play? (How many times will we see that again this year?)

 

[Navjot]

Consistency is the key word here, we have a win get excited and then the next game fall back into the same old bad habits and we dredge up the same old glaring issues from the past, so a few back to back wins starting against penrith who has been a bogey team for us and we may just start to turn the corner. lets hope anyway.