Sheens' plan to stop devastating Tigers blow

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New Wests Tigers supremo Tim Sheens volition clasp a face-to-face gathering with Luke Brooks arsenic soon arsenic imaginable successful an effort to unopen down continuing speculation that the classy halfback wants to articulation Newcastle.

Sheens flew backmost into Sydney aft 5 years successful England past nighttime and is wasting nary clip asserting his authority.

The erstwhile Test manager is acrophobic astatine the destabilising effect changeless speech of Brooks' aboriginal is having connected the nine and wants to extremity it ASAP.

Luke Brooks. (NRL Imagery)

Wide World of Sports revealed past week that the Knights are keen connected Brooks to regenerate Mitchell Pearce, who is disconnected to England.

The Tigers person signed a weapon halfback successful Jackson Hastings but privation Brooks to spouse him successful the halves, peculiarly aboriginal successful the play erstwhile Adam Doueihi is sidelined pursuing genu surgery.

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Brooks has told the Tigers helium has nary tendency to permission but the speculation astir his aboriginal continues.

He shares the aforesaid absorption institution arsenic Knights manager Adam O'Brien and Newcastle large Andrew Johns believes helium needs a alteration of clubs aft 8 seasons astatine Concord.

Newcastle Knights manager Adam O'Brien. (Getty)

Johns has joined the Knights' coaching unit and has expressed a tendency to enactment with Brooks.

Meanwhile, the Tigers are holding steadfast - but a subordinate swap oregon transportation interest could spot the concern alteration successful coming days.

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