Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has slammed talk his relationship with Robbie Farah is untenable as the pair spent the week getting back to business at the NRL club.
The Tigers returned to training last Monday with Taylor saying he and Farah had a productive few days together.
Farah’s future at the joint venture remains unclear with the representative star given permission at the end of the 2015 season to negotiate with other clubs.
“As coach and player, I’ve coached Robbie through plenty of drills this week and we sat down later in the week and just looked at some video of training from some of the stuff that he’d been doing and a couple of things that we could work on,” said Taylor on Sky Sports Radio.
Taylor scoffed at suggestions his relationship with Farah had broken down.
“I’ve heard a lot of talk about that it’s untenable and one of us will have to go … it’s just not how it’s going to work,” he said.
“We’ll work together and we’ll get the best out of it, we’re both professionals.”
The recent signing of veteran Manly hooker Matt Ballin was expected to signal the end for Tigers stalwart Farah at Concord.
“Robbie was given the opportunity to look around and if he ended up remaining then he would always remain and that’s where it’s at,” Taylor said.
“If Robbie stays, then Robbie will be in the plans and we’ll work together.
“We were set to sign another hooker (anyway). If it wasn’t Matt Ballin, then we would have signed another hooker.
“With just Robbie and Manaia Cherrington there, we were always going to sign another hooker.”
Farah was linked with a move to Newcastle but that was shut down last week with Knights coach Nathan Brown claiming the rake wasn’t in his plans.
Will Sinclair
Roar Guru
Can't wait for next season - it's going to be brilliant. I can't see anything but blue skies ahead.
William Dalton Davis
Roar Rookie
Brooks looks like he's gone backwards. Moses doesn't look great though he did improve a fair bit this year.
Phil
Guest
Still doesn't answer the question of how he plans to fit two rep hookers in the one team. We desperately need starch and some go forward up front. Still no answers from JT on how he plans to address this either. Adding a couple of Q Cup players and some journeymen doesn't make a first grade pack. Woods, Sue, Lawrence, Sironen, Seumanufagai, Lovett, Edwards. Would have to be just about the lightest and one of the most inexperienced packs in the NRL.
The eye
Guest
Buying a hooker is fine,but why go top tier when the side is begging for power in the back row and a line bender in the front row ? How can the young halves possibly nurture behind this pack... This team has been 'flung under ..' the proverbial..it's a weaker roster than the one that finished equal last this year with the fainter hope that they don't feel like Taupau and Robbie feel about the direction of the club
JB
Guest
wooden spoon favourites, no pack no chance
pjm
Roar Rookie
I wouldn't call Brooks and Moses good yet.
curaeus
Guest
OK. Now we know what's happening at WT next year, drop the gutter journalism and write about the positives with this team. Lots of great young players like Tedesco, Brooks and Moses and good if unspectacular player acquisition etc. Otherwise the Roar will become even more like the Telegraph and that would not be good!