Damn I used to have a soft spot for the Tigers until all this BS hit. To be fair to them - Cleary wrecked their roster by completely bungling the handling of the Tigers 'Big 4', signed a few players on overs such as Reynolds and Mbye then left a complete mess for someone else to fix. It was not a good look for anyone.
That being said, the Tigers were all to happy to poach Nathan and their fans were sticking it to us about it - only for the tables to be completely turned on them - and now they are super salty.
I am still not sold on IC until I see at least one premiership and a sustained period of excellent results. ATM my gut feeling is that he has been fortunate to inherit an extremely good roster with a production line of talent enabling awesome depth. The right place at the right time so to speak. I can give him credit for his Son though, who is just an ultimate never say die competitor and you can just tell that Ivan has instilled the correct attitude in him.
Some good insights.
A few weeks ago I praised Nate as a footballer and I’m not resiling from that. He is one of the best players in the game.
The tictok episode and holding the perverts hand when he went to court and were not the best choices. Some lines should never be crossed. But that can be isolated from his performances, and nobody was more supportive of Nate than me once the idiot deputy premier started on him. He should have fought the suspension and he would have won. That’s why it was a joke penalty!
You are right that the depth is there. Blore had an unbelievable debut last week and is destined for great things, barring injury. We have no idea why you let him go, we presume that High and Henry streets are so littered with young prospects, that social distancing is nigh impossible.
I rate Ivan a b- as a coach as he’s not exactly lifting young scruffs to the heights. Most factory coaches should have them playing well.
My troubles with him arise from his lies and deception when he left. He was in secret talks with you when he was being paid by us. He’s a sneak. Then he texted the players good bye. There are ways of doing things, and he slithered away in a cowardly fashion and let us down even further.
He sacrificed a number of relationships so he could spend more time with his son.
He let down thousands of wt sons, for his own desire to dominate his own kids time. Reports last year commented that Nate gets special treatment. I don’t know but I doubt it.
But Ivan seems committed to his own perception of dominating his kid, not the panthers.
Kids have to lead their own lives, you have to set them up for the life ahead.
At any rate, he hasn’t made amends to us and as a result, his disloyalty will always be thorn in the relationship. He’s as guilty as sin.
Then by the kiss, he doesn’t care. No compassion, no insight and no maturity. It’s all about Ivan even if the dad should have been arrested (and publically flogged) for stupidity. The kid should have gone home with Ivan I guess, despite my misgivings.
Thank you for your post.
