I have to agree with others, I don't think you are reading the room, rather than cochise. Either that or you are breaching the board rules by trying to hijack this thread.
And the answer to the question you ask there has been public knowledge sine the day that the merger happened. the NRL has always owned the Wests Tigers name, so cochise would have know for a long time as it has never been a secret.
How about you succinctly post your unanswered questions in one post, and let cochise answer them once and for all, instead of just causing drama by making him try and jump through your hoops.
TIGER TAKEOVER GATHERS PACE
The push for change at the Wests Tigers is gathering momentum as a group of supporters campaigning for a full review of the club’s management prepare to meet the powerful Wests Ashfield group.
The group contacted Wests Ashfield boss and former Wests Tigers board member Simon Cook this week to update him on the petition they have kicked off, which now has more than 1100 signatures.
The petition is asking for the Tigers to be subjected to a thorough external review. At some point, it is likely to be discussed by the board of Wests Ashfield, who own a 90 per cent stake in the Tigers.
The other 10 per cent is owned by the Balmain Tigers. Wests Ashfield hold the whip hand.
They are the entity that have the power to usher in change at the Tigers – there have been recent murmurs that they may look to take sole control at some point in the future, although that has been denied by those with knowledge of the club’s operations.
The Tigers continue to labour this season and there are still issues in the background that threaten their ability to turn things around. The fact that a group of fans have been able to generate such support for their petition suggests there is a mood for change among those who fill the hill at Leichhardt Oval.
There’s an old saying that if you start listening to the fans, you’ll end up sitting with them. That said, it can’t hurt to hear their frustrations. The Tigers need all the help they can get at the moment.