Re: Roberts : Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:35 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

That is the reason behind the story I heard of TS being ousted...
We seemingly kept losing out on players regardless of how much we threw at them once they spoke to TS.

Barba was all but signed wasn't he, visiting the training facilities (presumably he saw the lads training well). Then he got the TS motivational talk.

Re: Roberts : Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:50 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Barba was all but signed wasn't he, visiting the training facilities (presumably he saw the lads training well). Then he got the TS motivational talk.

I got the "nailed on" comeback...Barba was an all expenses guest at Newcastle of Warrington. Under the public eye he made visits to hang around with the Saints team dressing room.
There were some pretty pist off Wire board members.

Re: Roberts : Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:59 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Barba was all but signed wasn't he, visiting the training facilities (presumably he saw the lads training well). Then he got the TS motivational talk.

That would of depressed anyone in that last season.

Re: Roberts : Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:46 pm  

karetaker wrote:

That would of depressed anyone in that last season.

“All we ask of you Ben, is that you train well all week... that’s all we ask of anyone... by the way Matty Russell gets picked ahead of you when he’s at least 10% fit. The contract is in the post”

Re: Roberts : Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:14 am  

easyWire wrote:

“All we ask of you Ben, is that you train well all week... that’s all we ask of anyone... by the way Matty Russell gets picked ahead of you when he’s at least 10% fit. The contract is in the post”

Ha ha. "I don't want you to pass Ben, it's all about running the ball out of our 20, just try and emulate Matty and Rhys"

Re: Roberts : Fri Jun 29, 2018 12:39 pm  

"You'll be playing in a different position every week Ben. Oh and we charge down every opposition kick so you won't be needed at fullback."

Re: Roberts : Fri Jun 29, 2018 4:38 pm  

The poor guys gone and he's still Avin the p taken out of him

Re: Roberts : Fri Jun 29, 2018 10:57 pm  

Actually played well tonight

Re: Roberts : Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:37 am  

homme vaste wrote:

He signed a 5 year deal last month.

That just means Wakefield can ask for a larger transfer fee for Miller. I’d have Miller out of anyone in SL. I think he’s mustard for this competition.

Re: Roberts : Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:46 am  

karetaker wrote: Seems he is not going back to Titans after all. https://www.zerotackle.com/salary-cap-c ... urn-34212/ If average NRL club Good Coast don’t deem Roberts to be marquee, then why are we paying him a marquee wage? He should be on less, he should be on what he’s worth. Then maybe everybody’s expectations would be more realistic about him. People have moaned on this thread that he’s not living up to his marquee billing, but right there we’ve just been told that he’s not a marquee level player, so really it’s the club’s fault for setting our expectations too high by giving him our marquee wages. Let’s not forget, he was just a back-up half for a poor side. Why did the club think “I know, let’s pay him our marquee wage”?

karetaker wrote: Seems he is not going back to Titans after all. https://www.zerotackle.com/salary-cap-c ... urn-34212/ If average NRL club Good Coast don’t deem Roberts to be marquee, then why are we paying him a marquee wage? He should be on less, he should be on what he’s worth. Then maybe everybody’s expectations would be more realistic about him. People have moaned on this thread that he’s not living up to his marquee billing, but right there we’ve just been told that he’s not a marquee level player, so really it’s the club’s fault for setting our expectations too high by giving him our marquee wages. Let’s not forget, he was just a back-up half for a poor side. Why did the club think “I know, let’s pay him our marquee wage”?