WT Ownership, The Board & Senior Management - MEGA Thread

[TigerNeddyK]

Am I the only one who thinks this Shane Richardson thing came out of the blue?

Let's hope the next CEO and Chairman don't like staying in the news and just get the job done away from the limelight.

The Head of Football will be a very big appointment.

I hope it’s not Tim Sheens again….

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

No. Its okay. He retired. In a cottage in the field of dreams.

 

[Demps]

 

[Merlot]

I thought the petition would be a waste of time.Well done and THANK YOU .to all involved.It certainly got heads rolling

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I thought the petition would be a waste of time.Well done and THANK YOU .to all involved.It certainly got heads rolling

Still want 2 points 2 weeks in row.

 

[jrtiger]

I for one am a bit shocked that the board actually decided to step down. There's always an element of doubt, incompetence and self-entitlement with them but kudos, they have embraced the report thus far and should be applauded for doing so.

I do however think we need someone new from both Balmain and Wests. Stapleton and Burgess have failed for over a decade. That failure is extreme and undeniable. They were a part of the problem and a clean slate is required. If 50% of the new board were on the old one then that's quite concerning, especially with a HBG appointee as the 3rd. It would still essentially be the same people making the decisions at the club!

I see it a bit differently, mate. Stapleton is on the football committee which ensures continuity at a time when we have two major contracts on the table for Luai and AFB. that speeds up a lot of the onboarding process which is far easier in comparison to bringing in someone new.

as for Burgess, I don't believe he will be on the WT board at all. he has left his post and WSM are yet to appoint their representative, which doubles as the fourth Director. for all we know that could be Dorahy.

additionally Dave Gilbert looks a wise appointment on HBG's behalf. a skilled and experienced sports administrator who comes in as a fresh pair of eyes. I don't see any issues there.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

So we are all good now?

 

[liltiger]

Thanks for all the support guys, huge shoutout to everyone that signed the petition.

Hopefully today is the dawn of a new era for the Wests Tigers.

Great effort

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Great effort

In the off season.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Better than nothing right.

 

[Kaito]

The clubs been tooled.

How do we know this will be good?

Changes were happening, signings coming.

Joe Cool was a good appointment.

Lee was a big passionate contributor.

Richardson was approached by current board.

Control has been lost.

Perth could one day become a reality.

Unlike some others I want parent clubs involved in the mix.

Question for you.

Why did you find this post amusing

WT Ownership, The Board & Senior Management - MEGA Thread

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You've raised some valid points MM. I'm
still processing everything myself but I
genuinely believe this is a net positive for
the club. Sometimes it hurts to rip off an
old bandaid but wounds heal, I'd like to think
that's what's happening now at least..

It wasn't a shot at you or anyone affiliated
with wests, I just thought it was a cheeky
comment, nothing deep mate it's all love

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Mate I think you’re overreacting a bit. The HBG still own the club and as long as they do I don’t see them making the move to Perth. Besides Perth wouldn’t get behind a relocated Sydney club when they should get one of their own.

Lee might actually care about the club, but he’s embarrassed the club time and time again because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. He and the previous board had a role in the club getting its first wooden spoons in history.

Control hasn’t been lost if anything it’s been regained. The previous admin lost control ages ago.

To be sure I was very comfortable that going forward the clubs identity was in good hands.....strong Wests Tigers branding with a strong connection to the legacy clubs.....that was important to me and many others. I like to feel that my legacy support for the Magpies continues within this new club......we have all been through much and further change isn't acceptable.

Now there may be changes with an independent board. LO is close for me but long term the independents will probably angle for the south west, probably Liverpool.........point is there may be changes we may not like.

We had a football operations issue. This may be solved with the appointment of Richardson .

The previous board is responsible for Benjis appointment and our prospective recruitment including Richardson.

All this does is remove HBG (not Wests Magpies) control of the Wests Tigers.

Who knows?

 

[hank37w]

Loving the full page mobile ads this site now inflicts btw.

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Interesting, I might have to disable my adblock

 

[matchball]

BYD Tigers. Build your dreams

 

[tigertuff]

Who now appoints the new board. If it's the same board ie. (HBG) that appointed the last one, do we expect any better or are they the problem. Let's hope it's not the old 'better the devil you know'.

 

[Needaname]

Balmain and Wests. Mods please ban me. Sorry for calling a spade a spade

They are the joint shareholders along with HBG sorry mods if this is a broken record.

 

[matchball]

I fully expect some leaks to the media from Lee in the coming days. This is only going to get more spicy. Strap in.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

I fully expect some leaks to the media from Lee in the coming days. This is only going to get more spicy. Strap in.

The bloke cant help but to flap his gums, probably why he does what he does but its not helpful to us.

 

[Halbrowne61]

The bloke cant help but to flap his gums, probably why he does what he does but its not helpful to us.

Lets see how the formal presser with Sir Barry and co plays out tomorrow, then we can probably guage what Lees follow up might be, if any.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

I’ve been taking a break from all things WT related & Rugby League related for a while now haven’t been on in here in almost 2 months but after today’s news to say i’m over the moon is an understatement. The dawn of a new era is finally here where everything that was holding this club back has finally been removed & it seems like the club has appointed the right people to lead us into something new something great. A big shoutout to @cochise @Joel Helmes & all the guys who run that podcast who finally said enough is enough & enforcing the change that us fans have desperately been craving for a while now. Last but not least UP YOU TIGERS LETS GOOOO 🖤🤍🧡