Wests Tigers captain Mark O'Neill has been shown the door by the NRL club - an office door.

The Tigers won't offer O'Neill, 30, a playing contract for 2006 but want him to take a position in junior development.

Tigers recruitment manager Warren McDonnell said O'Neill, sidelined for another six weeks with an elbow injury, had a future at the club in administration.

"Mark has been a fantastic player for the club over a long time but it is just a time now we must keep moving forward," said McDonnell.

"We are talking seriously (to Mark) about coming into the development side and maybe in a few years he can take over my job.

"We see a long term future for him but as far as his playing days it probably won't progress with us."

McDonnell said it was up to O'Neill to decide where his playing career finished.

"If Mark wants to play he has other options. He can go to England, France or another NRL club," said McDonnell.

"We need to keep going with young blokes and to do that we have to let some people go.

"You could not get a better club man than Mark. But you cannot go with your heart all the time."

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