Breaking news: HBG takeover

[Tom Shines]

Lee H was on SEN

He is on there every Tuesday ..

 

[Lestronge]

get east's tigers up and running with 3 games at Leichardt oval
let penrith and bulldogs and souths carve up the Macarthur region
Dennis can have the magpies in nsw cup

Honestly , as long as there’s a tie to Balmain , so something I can cling to .. I think I would be in .
If the alternative is wests tigers as it currently stands . Which is basically all the ineptitude and stupidity of the wests magpies who I laughed at as a kid, basically rolled into a new club with branding that I identify with .Or something new … I pick something new . I don’t live in Sydney so it doesn’t affect me . Much like everyone else the HBG has done a massive shit on everything i loved and valued . Both as a child tigers fan , and as an adult Wests Tigers fan . They do not want a successful club . I’m convinced they want a Wests Ashfield branding attached to a club, to funnel punters into thier pokies den to ruin more lives . All this Wests tigers nonsense , gets in the way of that . And Dennis running around causing shit aids to achieving that goal. I love Wests Tigers … but I absolutely hate “Wests Magpies”. It is a divisional thought process , that is like a cancer to people’s minds drilling its way through thier brain until it rots from the inside out . If killing the magpies means killing the Balmain tigers … then I would be first in line to put a bullet through both thier heads . Because as long as the “magpies” exist … the club will see itself as a fibro club , just battlin away … as if that’s something to be proud of …

 

[tigahhh]

The jersey is a red-herring.

The independent WT board was in the process of being granted full autonomy, if they met certain KPIs, like turning a profit.

Our owners HBG, not wanting to lose control, blew up the joint, and left only their two stooges on the board.

#HBG OUT

 

[diedpretty]

You didn’t answer my point ….. and who’s signing a petition by a guy who doesn’t even know enough to get the name right … would be a little bit hypocritical to be complaining about morons leading the club off a cliff if I follow a moron leading the petition ….
But my question still remains

I don't give a damn about your point. I was laughing at some idiot who puts up a petition without even getting the names right of the entities he is petitioning to remove. But to answer your question - what would they sue them over - having the temerity to enact their right as an owner to sack the board managing their business. Let me say before you go off on another rant that i totally disagree and am disgusted by what HBG have done but legally they have the right to do so if they believe their business is being mismanaged. Do I think its wrong what they have done? - Yep. Do i think it will harm the WT brand into the future? - Yep. Is there anything i can do about it? - nope.

 

[pacey]

We need to complain to the NRL so they are aware of our distaste.

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Title > Wests Tigers Ownership
Body > This can be generated from ChatGPT by using the below prompt.

Prompt:

Draft a formal request to the NRL asking them to review the Holman Barnes Group’s licence following their removal of the newly appointed independent Wests Tigers board. Emphasise that the decision appears self interested, conflicts with good governance standards, and does not reflect the best interests of the Wests Tigers, the NRL, its fans, or the long term stability of the club. The tone should be firm, factual, and centred on governance integrity and stakeholder impact.

Barry O’Farrell has no idea why he was sacked and confirmed there was never an issue about communication. At the end of his interview, he said the NRL will do what they have always done, if there’s been an issue that hurts the image of the game.

Please make your thoughts known to the NRL.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Man don’t make it about you ! And on serious note , about the contrarian thing , do you not ask yourself at times why you think the things you do ? I do . All the time . I have ADHD and my brain is always scattered . I always have to consciously think things and keep it clutter free , because if I do have the shits , then last night happens . And every thought I have comes out . And I find myself cursing my brain all the time. it’s simply an observation about you . Not meant in an antagonistic way . If I’m wrong , I’m wrong . That’s fine . But I have a house full of neurodivergent people , and I know the things you post have a through line .… anyways . You do you bro ! But I wasn’t being a dickhead when I said that.

Beethoven had his critics too @Lestronge

 

[innsaneink]

Was one of them that guy that calls himself Gobbs?

Just kidding … he might be back cheering for the Magpies shortly … or is he too invested in the Storm these days? 🤔

Naah I know Gobbs personally...weve met a few times

I actually was wondering last night exactly that

 

[Tito Santana]

I think this calls for a protest now.

I would love our team to play with no one in attendence until Holman Barnes Group is gone.

Hope players leave and everything. The hand needs to be forced now. Genuinely need someone to buyout the club from these grubs.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

He’d be loving this I’m guessing.

Lee mentioned the jersey a few years ago pasco tried to introduce some orange to the nsw cup jersey and the western suburbs magpies faction had a meltdown
clowns
Lee also mentioned ultimate goal was to return Magpies to nrl and remove the tiger
he thought a 50 - 50 chance in 2028 wests tigers will be wests magpies in nrl

 

[hammertime]

Independent Board, not the owners.
If the Independent Board wants absolute autonomy, they can make the owners a financial offer 🤷‍♂️

Those directors own nothing. They are a board of squatters, not representing their members effectively.

They need to start acting like an effective non-profit with proper governance.

To misdiagnose the problem as "well, they are the owners" is misleading. They are representatives and need to start realising it.

For the WT board to be surprised by this says everything. HBG debenture holders are a bunch of snakes that need a snake catcher.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think this calls for a protest now.

I would love our team to play with no one in attendence until Holman Barnes Group is gone.

Hope players leave and everything. The hand needs to be forced now. Genuinely need someone to buyout the club from these grubs.

A few years ago LA Clipper fans sat in the stands with paper bags over their heads to protest the owner.

 

[Tom Shines]

Lee mentioned the jersey a few years ago pasco tried to introduce some orange to the nsw cup jersey and the western suburbs magpies faction had a meltdown
clowns
Lee also mentioned ultimate goal was to return Magpies to nrl and remove the tiger

For me .. the ironic thing is that I hated both the orange and the white jerseys … I think that’s a bit of a furphy though ..

The Magpie thing is a logical conclusion to make here … this is where I was saying yesterday that the NRL should have knocked some of these things on the head long ago… unless the Brisbane Tigers thing is really an option ?

 

[innsaneink]

 

[Buttface]

That doesn't help, mate. Allow me to balance the viewpoint and see the fireworks it creates . . .
Hapless, small time and incompetent, huh ? As opposed to Balmain . . . that beacon of competence and corporate brilliance.
I refuse to denigrate boobs. They are fantastic.
Like everyone else, I'm disappointed with all this and await the outcome. Hopefully it's not all doom and gloom.

Should be a time when we pull together as fans of one club and show the knuckleheads at the top it’s how we want it.
Also I just wanted to say I’m with you, I think milk trucks are fantastic too.
80085 👍🏻

 

[innsaneink]

Barry O’Farrell has no idea why he was sacked and confirmed there was never an issue about communication. At the end of his interview, he said the NRL will do what they have always done, if there’s been an issue that hurts the image of the game.

Please make your thoughts known to the NRL.

We are screwed then

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Lee mentioned the jersey a few years ago pasco tried to introduce some orange to the nsw cup jersey and the western suburbs magpies faction had a meltdown
clowns
Lee also mentioned ultimate goal was to return Magpies to nrl and remove the tiger
he thought a 50 - 50 chance in 2028 wests tigers will be wests magpies in nrl

Does anyone actually think the Maggie’s will return though, I thought the nrl ultimately has control of the license and wants a tigers team, so unless wests break off I thought there were tied in the merger

 

[426Tlgerland]

I was hoping for a nice quiet off season with some training photos , maybe a player of 5 interview , updates on new players settling in like Guyer and co , full off season for the boys , it looked like this was starting to happen , big Royce looking fittest I’ve seen , AD back in training looking strong and bang , shit show is back , I just can’t believe any board member would want to start shit every year and now of all times pre season , couple spots left for maybe a quality player etc , who ever has done this needs to go , but the NRL needs to step in now as this is just a joke , place was humming along , PV needs to come down hard as this is just disgusting again , I was hoping this year for me would be enjoyable as I don’t have a lot of time but again some one with power just decided to throw a curve ball in , i feel for all our supporters

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Does anyone actually think the Maggie’s will return though, I thought the nrl ultimately has control of the license and wants a tigers team, so unless wests break off I thought there were tied in the merger

the nrl hold the wests tigers licence.
I guess if HBG went to nrl and said look this is what we want to do we want to bring back the magpie, the nrl might let them do it.
It would allow the nrl to in theory use the Tiger IP elsewhere if they did that

 

[GNR4LIFE]

the nrl hold the wests tigers licence.

Exactly, so how are the Magpies going to come back. People jumping at shadows.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I was hoping for a nice quiet off season with some training photos , maybe a player of 5 interview , updates on new players settling in like Guyer and co , full off season for the boys , it looked like this was starting to happen , big Royce looking fittest I’ve seen , AD back in training looking strong and bang , shit show is back , I just can’t believe any board member would want to start shit every year and now of all times pre season , couple spots left for maybe a quality player etc , who ever has done this needs to go , but the NRL needs to step in now as this is just a joke , place was humming along , PV needs to come down hard as this is just disgusting again , I was hoping this year for me would be enjoyable as I don’t have a lot of time but again some one with power just decided to throw a curve ball in , i feel for all our supporters

it is the brain dead magpie element, they absolutely cannot help themselves