Nope. It’s time to move on, it has to happen. You can’t say poor brooksy, yes the front office , coaching and scrum base partners hasn’t helped, agreed. But is also a grown ass man being paid alot of money for a long time now. He’s not $$$ million dollar player. Good players we had all left, and we chose him. You can’t keep him around for another few years on the cheap so he acheives something. Generational wealth, security for life, lovely partner and child- more than most people will ever see.
there is better out there, our image is “be a loser for a lot of money”. It’s us in our jobs change to a lesser company for more $$$, and be miserable for a mortgage payment.
I don’t see a lot of koe cup - but people mention taffe, Hawkins, Connor Tracey, kyal iro, trindall, q cup players.
we can’t splash out and get a big fish , not st the moment. That will take years of consistency to do, build confidence in the player/player manager market. What nrl side does toa, kepoa, Shawn bloke, joffa, wakeham, brooks walk into ? None.
sheens and co let go Hastings madden (depth) to sign wakeham? Last player burgers McDonnell identify, sign ?
we are poorly coaching bad cattle. You can’t tell me these coaches go to training likecefst they see, and feel confident of a win ? No way.
we have talked about it - accountability, responsibility, culture - we don’t know what it is.
all we do is pay pension funds.
it hurts alot, but I don’t see a way out without change. We can’t keep getting spoons and rebuilding each year.
sigining benji to coach (head) in two years was an afl play…. Except we shat on our favourite sons, afl don’t.
Man, I hope you are correct and the club has finally realised that the future is elsewhere.@avocadoontoast Nobody besides the tigers would even consider giving him a contract which sums us up sadly.
I'm fairly confident that we aren't offering him a contract.
Man, I hope you are correct and the club has finally realised that the future is elsewhere.@avocadoontoast Nobody besides the tigers would even consider giving him a contract which sums us up sadly.
I'm fairly confident that we aren't offering him a contract.
I hope so too but I really hope they have something up their sleeve. Need to find someone better but the cupboard is pretty bare.
650k?
What is Dylan Brown on? $1m? I don’t think Brown contributes 50% more on the field.
if I had the option to buy Brooks for $100k or Brown for $2m I’d buy Brown.
Souths have beaten all offers for Jack Wighton and it's to be announced that Jack has accepted a 4 year deal. He has told the Raiders he won't be in the national capital in 2024.
@851 well to start with he is not solely to blame for wests tigers woes, if he can play as a 6 and with a short deal on not too much coin and with the long service exemption discount (presuming we lose nofo) I think he is a good pickup. If you get him for 650k or 600k (less180k) it is a good deal for two years as a 6 only. If we are talking a 7 then no happy to pass If we can't get a 7.
Also because I kind of have the feeling it is almost a done deal anyway that he re-signs. Gun to my head I'd say next year we have a pairing of 7. Sezer and 6 Brooks for 2024 and 2025. AOnly other gettable target would be 7. hawkins 6 Brooks (believe we are still making enquiries about hawkins issue is we are keen this year?, pom might know more)
Or if it makes you feel better we can live in a fantasy that sharks are going to release trindall or Connor Tracey
@avocadoontoast you would be relieved Avo considering you said you would no longer support the club if they re-signed Brooks 🙂
The club needs every supporter they can get
@avocadoontoast you would be relieved Avo considering you said you would no longer support the club if they re-signed Brooks 🙂
The club needs every supporter they can get
If they re-sign Brooks there won’t be a club left to support.
@avocadoontoast after we lost tedesco any other player we sign or re-sign so be it, that was a franchise changing loss.
Whether we re-sign Brooks or not I will still support the club and buy my membership have done since inception.
As bad as we are going could always be worse we could be a North Sydney bears supporter or newton and have nothing to support.
@jedi-tiger I don’t necessarily want to keep repeating myself but re-signing Brooks would lead us into Bears/Jets territory.
As for membership I’m currently a member but won’t be renewing.
Wighton going to Souths is a great example of the NRL salary cap/CBA not working remotely how it's supposed to.
@garry I don’t know anyone who wants the club to fold but I know a few who wouldn’t care if it was. After so many bad years and so many losses in a row I get it.
