{"id":155749,"date":"2021-11-05T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=155749"},"modified":"2021-11-06T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T09:57:40","slug":"tigers-great-shreds-clubs-biggest-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=155749","title":{"rendered":"Tigers great shreds club's biggest fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wests Tigers<\/a> great Robbie Farah<\/a> has shot down fears of coach Michael Maguire<\/a> feeling at unease over greater responsibility being handed to Tim Sheens at the embattled club.<\/p>\n

The man who led a youthful Tigers outfit to the 2005 NRL<\/a> premiership returned to the club in June as head of football performance<\/a>, before taking on the role of director of coaching in September amid the club's tumultuous internal review.<\/p>\n

The appointment led Michael Chammas of The Sydney Morning Herald to ask rugby league guru Phil Gould<\/a> how Maguire would feel about it.<\/p>\n

"How do you take it as coach… if they are bringing in someone over the top of you, Gus?" Chammas said on Nine's 100% Footy<\/em> in September.<\/p>\n

"How would Michael Maguire… take Tim Sheens' appointment?"<\/p>\n

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The two-man partnership between Sheens and Maguire, the man who steered the Rabbitohs<\/a> to the 2014 NRL title, is a hot talking point heading into the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

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But as the Tigers filter back to the club for pre-season training, intent on ending a 10-year finals exile, Farah has hosed down talk of Maguire being uncomfortable with Sheens' appointment in an interview with Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"I don't think that's the case at all, to be honest," said Farah, who's now a Tigers trainer.<\/p>\n

"When you can bring in someone of Sheensy's quality you would be mad not to.<\/p>\n

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"He can oversee the whole football program. He's not only there to oversee what's happening with the NRL squad; it's about laying the foundations in our junior pathways, our grassroots, making sure we're a strong club from the bottom up. <\/p>\n

"That's what it's about, that's what brings us sustained success. It's not about making the semi-finals for one season and then dropping out the year after; it's about making sure that we're a competitive club year on end. <\/p>\n

"That's because you lay the foundations and that starts from the bottom up and that's what Sheensy's role is.<\/p>\n

"I think it's a great appointment, I know Madge thinks it's a great appointment.<\/p>\n

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"I think everyone's just keen to get stuck in and make sure we turn things around."<\/p>\n

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While Sheens returned to the Tigers in June, the four-time premiership-winning coach has since worked remotely because he's still based in England.<\/p>\n

The 71-year-old has remained in the northern hemisphere since quitting unexpectedly as coach of Super League<\/a> club the Widnes Vikings after just seven games, in October 2020.<\/p>\n

Farah said Sheens and Maguire had worked well together over the short period of time that Sheens had been back at the Tigers.<\/p>\n

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"They've been great," Farah said.<\/p>\n

"I know Madge is really keen to work with Tim.<\/p>\n

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"Both are very experienced, both have got a wealth of knowledge in the game.<\/p>\n

"When you speak to both of them you see how passionate they are and I think… when you've got two guys like that, who are passionate about success, that's only going to bode well for the Tigers."<\/p>\n

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