Tom and Jake

[Bomb Voyage]

Tone deaf post missing the core issue of the criticism

 

[swoop]

I'd rather have the T bros who love the club so much that they won't play for another NRL club. Yes they are getting paid well and unfortunately through injury Turbo has been injury prone. How many players come out and say that they'll take a pay cut. They will take a good chunk of our cap next year but I'm sure they'll take pay cut in the up and coming contracts.

I'm pretty sure that backended contracts are now banned by the NRL.

I'll put it this way, I'd rather be paying big dollars for the T bros who love the club and want to play for the club and put in 100% every time they put the jersey on, than pay a pretender who has been inconsistent most of his time at Manly collecting a mil or more a year, who has held the club to ransom, is a media whore and doesn't give a **** about anyone but himself.

 

[manlyfan76]

I'll support the club and players however I want.

Spitting the dummy out and having a cry on a fan forum. Pfft.
Maybe mummy protected some a bit too much.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

Tone deaf post missing the core issue of the criticism

Nah mate. Can you imagine the uproar if we didn't sign the Trbojevic boys on long term deals when we did and they ended up somewhere else. If not, go and read the DCE mega thread. Plenty over there who were ecstatic when he back flipped who are now counting down the days until he walks away.

For the record, I was delighted when DCE back flipped.

Today I wish he didn't.

The brothers will never do to the club what DCE has. Every fan was elated when they re signed on long term deals. Next season their deals are slightly back ended which creates an illusion they were signed for way overs. The game sped up post covid which turned Jake into a tackling machine. He is a great defensive player who toughens up our soft middle and teams love playing us when he is out. Just ask the Tigers.

And lastly, the original poster is referring to attacks of a personal nature @Mark from Brisbane and @Ohgeez READ THE POST before jumping on the it's my opinion bandwagon. If your opinion is not an attack then there's no need to flood the thread with a wave of "this is my opinion and that's a FACT!"

Rant over.

 

[Ohgeez]

Nah mate. Can you imagine the uproar if we didn't sign the Trbojevic boys on long term deals when we did and they ended up somewhere else. If not, go and read the DCE mega thread. Plenty of there who were ecstatic when he back flipped who are now counting down the days until he walks away.

For the record, I was delighted when DCE back flipped.

Today I wish he didn't.

The brothers will never do to the club what DCE has. Every fan was elated when they re signed on long term deals. Next season their deals are slightly back ended which creates an illusion they were signed for way overs. The game sped up post covid which turned Jake into a tackling machine. He is a great defensive player who toughens up our soft middle and teams love playing us when he is out. Just ask the Tigers.

And lastly, the original poster is referring to attacks of a personal nature @Mark from Brisbane and @Ohgeez READ THE POST before jumping on the it's my opinion bandwagon. If your opinion is not an attack then there's no need to flood the thread with a wave of "this is my opinion and that's a FACT!"

Rant over.

🤣 give the example of when I went personal

 

[Dan]

Is the umbridge something you take to go over the umriver?

No its a professor from Hogwarts

 

[Cliffycomeback]

🤣 give the example of when I went personal

The original poster was calling out posters who attack the brothers with drunken rants and abuse of a personal nature. Both yourself and Mark seemingly miss this point. We know you both think the brothers back ended deal is too much for next year. Plenty do. But that isn't what the thread is about though.

It's about calling out those who heap abuse on a Manly loving football family.

No one said you went personal.

/* thats my point you continue to miss */

 

[MW66]

Jake's absence has been notable in terms of opposition points and line breaks. Say what you will about Jake but his defence is still top notch. We are leaking points now.

 

[Brookie1973]

No its a professor from Hogwarts

Being completely Harry Potter ignorant, I will have to take your word for it.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

I'll support the club and players however I want.

Spitting the dummy out and having a cry on a fan forum. Pfft.
Maybe mummy protected some a bit too much.

/* fo sho rambo */

 

[eaglebuzz]

Jake still has a lot to offer. We just need to use him properly. Tom just needs some confidence back.

Both of them need to be on reduced contracts, they can't be pulling down superstar money when they aren't putting in superstar performances. But I hope they both stay at the club.

 

[madmax]

The only reason they're taking up so much of next season's cap is because Des did another one of his famous back-ended deals with them.

That they might not be worth what they're getting paid next season isn't their fault, it's the way their contracts were structured.

Think about 2021, when Turbo was carving it up - he might have only been getting paid $300k that season.

Swings & roundabouts.

2021 Turbo was on $1.2m…..