The Mason "is he staying or going?" thread

[Guest]

we went from a lollipop to a muffin.

[Geohood]

And 2009 was a barrell of laughs was it Geo.

Opes signing was a Roosters Management stuff up from day 1. I blame them rather than Opes for what followed (and followed).


NC

2007 with Opes v 2009 Fittler is the ultimate battle of the lollipop v muffin man.... I still think those lollypop days were worse looking back now..




edit:
oh nice going Freddy... :P

[stephenj]

then again if he gets going this coming season, flukes a run in soo or thge ozzie side, this enhances his ex easts payout considerably? he might even see the logic in that if hes still capaBLE?

[Guest]

Please provide factual proof to support this...

thats EXACTLY my point cockadoodledoo, and i'm glad you raised it. i can just as easily concoct a story that is just as plausible. should i sit here and just go on and go with my made up story every day and use no facts too?

[Cockadoodledoo]

thats EXACTLY my point cockadoodledoo, and i'm glad you raised it. i can just as easily concoct a story that is just as plausible. should i sit here and just go on and go with my made up story every day and use no facts too?

I did provide facts...

[supermario]

At least with smith, you know where he stands....................

Smith not crowing for Mason to return
November 6, 2009 - 3:17PM

New Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith said he doesn't care if Willie Mason turns his back on the NRL club to play rugby in Japan.

Mason, who has one year remaining on his lucrative contract with the Roosters, is currently exploring his playing options with various Japanese rugby clubs - with the full blessing of the Roosters.

Smith said on Friday he expected to know of Mason's decision in the next week or two and wasn't expecting him at pre-season training in the near future.

And Smith was ambivalent as to whether he would have the services of the former NSW and Australia second-rower in 2010 - where he hopes to turn last season's wooden-spooners around.

"I've got no control over it, so I'm not concerning myself with it," Smith said of Mason's trip to Japan.

"If it works out that Willie comes back and he's here and he wants to play well we'll deal with that then.

"But if he finds another business opportunity that he likes and the club are happy about that, well then I'm not going to knock myself out about that either.

"I think my position is pretty obvious, it's just that I'm a realist and I'm going to deal with anybody who's here and is ready to play football for the Roosters and if they're not well, I'm not concerned about it."

Asked whether he would like to see Mason see out the final year of his reported $450,000-a-year-deal, Smith said:

"I'd like him to make sure that he makes a good decision for himself that's all I'm concerned about at the moment.

"The Roosters club, we'll get on about our business whether Willie's here or he's not.

"No club's about one person on one thing so at this point in time we're doing our business and Willie's doing his."

The Roosters have adopted the slogan "New Attitude, New Beginning" ahead of the 2010 season.

They are desperate to rebound from a terrible 2009 which was plagued by embarrassing on-field performances that led to a last-place finish and a litany of alcohol-related off-field incidents.

Smith said he was not dwelling on the myriad of issues the club endured last season, and was looking forward to the season ahead.

"There are a lot of people everywhere within our club that are hurting pretty badly," Smith said.

"It's embarrassing and it's difficult to deal with when you have a tough season ... I think we probably tend to dwell on the negative stuff a bit too much.

"I'm trying to set the example here for everyone, there's not too much to be gained from looking back at last year.

"I think mostly we should be focused on what we're doing right now and what we want to achieve by the middle of March next year."

Smith said he was confident of securing the services of former representative prop Jason Ryles, who is keen to return to the NRL after a stint with French Super League club Catalans.

© 2009 AAP

[Guest]

I did provide facts...

you actually responded to my question to another poster and didn't really provide any fact that substantiated the statement any further... it was very clearly stated that mason had on many occasion proven to be a selfish player. so he decided to honour his committment to his sponsor and hold a press conference there without telling the club, what are the other many occasions....?

[TheLoneRooster]

I know Nathan very well, i worked with his old man Max for 5 yrs as an area manager and he is never one to pull puches, in fact he thinks all league players are pussies, so really any bagging of any leaguey i take with a grain of salt.

Dont be surprised to see mason playing for his club

Nathan Grey (alongside Phil Waugh and George Smith) is my favourite union player for the qualities he brings to the field. A no nonsense, largely unheralded but tough as teak competitor. I remember an All Black was asked who he rated as a union player and he mentioned Grey because he plays like a Kiwi which I thought was quite a compliment to Nathan. It's a shame he thinks all league players are pussies because that is patently a generalisation that doesn't stand up to scrutiny (like most generalisations).

It would be interesting to hear Nathan dealing with Willie on the field if Nathan thought Willie was not putting in the required effort.

[TheLoneRooster]

At least with smith, you know where he stands....................

I watched that video of Mr Smith being interviewed for the first time by the press and I really enjoyed his answer to one too many questions about Willie. He said words to the effect of "I think that's enough questions about Willie." Nice work Brian and bye bye Willie.

[The Axe]

Can't stand the guy. He's done nothing positive for the spirit of the club. Not an influential leader; just a destructive mistake in the club's history.
Ignoring him (& the Telegraph) and hoping he goes away is the solution.
In my opinion the worst signing of many (list includes Olsen Filipana; Dane Sorrenson, Tony Iro, Fatty Vautin).
Interested in your opinion, our worst signing of the last 20 years...

[The Axe]

How could I have forgotten Chris Walker...

[Guest]

Interested in your opinion, our worst signing of the last 20 years...

Finch by a country mile.

[stephenj]

he was loud and proud at fitzys dinner tonight!

[Guest]

Finch by a country mile.

I was never a Finch supporter, but he was by FAR not our worst signing.

[supermario]