When the going gets tough in Tiger Town, the tough get going … to picturesque Waiheke Island in New Zealand.
Spotted at one of New Zealand’s most idyllic holiday destinations last week was none other than the Tales from Tiger Town star otherwise known as amateur hour CEO Justin Pascoe.
Perhaps Pascoe was canvassing new cabinets to display back-to-back wooden spoons at the club’s Concord Centre of Excellence accumulated under his fearless stewardship.
It’s a rare sighting of the Tigers alleged trump who’s been doing his best to keep a low profile since being spotted in the tight polo shirt and sprayed-on tracksuit pants kicking a ball around on Suncorp Stadium back in round five.
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Hopefully Pascoe could find enough time to ponder Tim Sheens’ agent telephoning the club to suggest it might be best if the four-time premiership-winner stepped down from being the Wests Tigers head coach and director of football.
In the fair dinkum department we’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – Jack Gibson said winning starts Monday and winning starts in the front office.
With a front office like this is it any wonder the Tigers are continually chasing their own tale around in circles?
Only a 40-minute ferry ride from Auckland, we hope Pascoe had time to sample some of the finest Sauvignon Blancs the Island has to offer before making the three-hour trip to Hamilton to watch the Tigers slip to a 10thstraight loss last Saturday.
The Tigers need to win one of their last three games against the Dolphins, Roosters and Manly to avoid their worst ever season on record in the history of the club.
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Can’t wait for Pascoe’s all-encompassing end-of-season internal review designed to end the shambles.
Under Pascoe’s watch the Tigers have now finished 9th, 14th, 9th, 9th, 11, 13th, last and the bookies have now got them into $1.01 for back-to-back spoons.
Talk about overseeing a road to nowhere.
The late, great champion Balmain Tigers supporter Laurie Nicholls was always quick with a one-line rhyme about the Tigers playing roster.
“Benny Elias says come and try us”, “Steve Roach teaches them not to boast”, “Wayne Pearce he’s so fierce”, “Sound the alarm it’s Allan McMahon”, “Gary Jack the world’s best back”.
If Nicholls was still here to witness the sad decline of a once-proud club we can only wonder what the Tigers icon might say today.
With another season hurtling around the S-bend perhaps it’s time to “Put Pascoe in the brascoe”.
