CEO - Shane Richardson

[liltiger]

How do you know they are false? Please explain.

They had 2 years to make the allegations, Richo disclosed the use of the company when he first arrived. Why 2 days after the independant board were sent packing. #HBGPowerplay

 

[liltiger]

I just watched the Richo presser again.

That one hurt, but he's the King 🤴

He seemed emotional like it cut deep.

 

[weststigers]

He seemed emotional like it cut deep.

I think he could see how we responded and how we pack out the ground even though we came last for 3 years straight. He acknowledged all that and it hurt him.

 

[rozelle_rudy]

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/wes...tically removed]en-hard-to-support-this-club/

 

[Tito Santana]

He seemed emotional like it cut deep.

It’s the first time he couldn’t get it to where he wanted it to be. And he saw the potential. And he is cut. And he is emotional. He wanted to be the one that turned it around. And he was having success. Any other club he just keeps doing what he is doing. But no other club has these owners or a structure like it. And that’s not Richos fault.

I don’t know what HBG are trying to achieve. The only thing they have done is destroy the soul of a whole fan base.

Fark these guys. The club will forever be doomed until they’re gone.I wish unpleasant thoughts for them all.

 

[liltiger]

I think he could see how we responded and how we pack out the ground even though we came last for 3 years straight. He acknowledged all that and it hurt him.

He knew we backed him, he prob feels terrible walking knowing we were relying on him to get us to the promised land. But if he has to take orders then he's not really our ceo anymore anyway, our ceo is a group of people in a HBG boardroom somewhere.

 

[Lestronge]

Absolute clown show.... they run this joint like the Cleveland Browns.
HBG deserve exactly what they get.

To be fair to the browns , they went all in on a qb who prior to his sexual assault / massage issue , was widely considered arguably the best QB in the comp. No one had him lower than top 5 at least . I was always Pro Baker Mayfield , but for whatever reason he had a lot of the receiver group and coaches offside . His personality was pretty polarising . Like I guess the should have known better , but he did eat shit at The panthers and Rams before he resurrected his career .
Still no 1 saw Watson falling this far off the the cliff. Most even thought the browns were doing the right thing for football , but the most immoral thing for women . A lot of Karma police rejoicing the universe didn’t reward the browns . They don’t have shit ownership as far as undermining the club. Maybe he’s a little too hands on , but his heart is definitely in Browns winning . They’ve just got shithouse luck .
We are a self inflicted train wreck , with an ownership group who seem to actively be trying to sabotage the club , to the point that it feels like a controlled decline of the asset . Probably to bring back the Voldemort’s , not expecting their decisions to have raised this much backlash .

 

[Dr_Ice]

And remove the name Wests!

That is not helping that the rally is not a Magpies vs Balmain argument

 

[user118245]

This is exactly what we need

He’s so good, got klay Thompson and Anthony Davis and cooper Flagg only one year after making nba finals

 

[Dr_Ice]

Interesting thing that...
How long has he been in the industry?

From a quick search I have read that Richardson started with Cronulla in 1993. He then went to Hull KR in UK, returned in 2002 to join the Panthers, Souths and finally WT.

In over 30 years in the sport and spanning 5 clubs, it has only now come to light he is an embezzling nepotist?

I don't blame him for quitting. I've quit jobs because people had no idea what they were doing too.

I really wanted Richo to stay and think it is a big step backwards for the club. However , I do recall several comments on this forum from people unhappy with him signing Players connected to his son that didn’t deserve it etc

 

[Halbrowne61]

Damn sad day. Mind you as WT supporters we've had a few.

It looks like the HBG agenda is total control of everything, right down to the jersey colour. So what’s happened is despite a review, ann andministrator and a series of recommendations we’re virtually back 2/3 years in the space of a week.

 

[TT 01]

Realistically I can see this as the catalyst for us losing Bula and Luai. He was instrumental in getting Jerome here and how the hell is Bula meant to get a deal over the line when no one even knows who is running the place

 

[Rusty]

Just watched the press conference.
Loved Rich last comment, makes me think there is more to come.

 

[Moh]

As if it wasn't difficult enough supporting this club.

Richo was the best thing to happen to this club for a long, long time. What once looked like a hopeful rebuild, is now absolute rubble.

I hate everything about our club right now, and things might change (because they've pissed me off plenty before and I've come crawling back) - but as it stands, I have no intention of passionately following this club the way I have in the last couple of decades.

They are simply not worth my time.

 

[GCfan]

This is exactly what we need

Anyone brought in now will be a puppet. Pointless getting excited or upset at this point. The owners will have their way unless the NRL intervene, which the jury’s out on

 

[The Chad]

To be fair to the browns , they went all in on a qb who prior to his sexual assault / massage issue , was widely considered arguably the best QB in the comp. No one had him lower than top 5 at least . I was always Pro Baker Mayfield , but for whatever reason he had a lot of the receiver group and coaches offside . His personality was pretty polarising . Like I guess the should have known better , but he did eat shit at The panthers and Rams before he resurrected his career .
Still no 1 saw Watson falling this far off the the cliff. Most even thought the browns were doing the right thing for football , but the most immoral thing for women . A lot of Karma police rejoicing the universe didn’t reward the browns . They don’t have shit ownership as far as undermining the club. Maybe he’s a little too hands on , but his heart is definitely in Browns winning . They’ve just got shithouse luck .
We are a self inflicted train wreck , with an ownership group who seem to actively be trying to sabotage the club , to the point that it feels like a controlled decline of the asset . Probably to bring back the Voldemort’s , not expecting their decisions to have raised this much backlash .

Always liked Mayfield. After Big Ben retired I really wanted the Steelers to chase Mayfield. Opportunity lost IMO.

 

[weststigers]

Realistically I can see this as the catalyst for us losing Bula and Luai. He was instrumental in getting Jerome here and how the hell is Bula meant to get a deal over the line when no one even knows who is running the place

We will get more ridiculous things coming out over time while HBG are in charge. It's not finished here.

Slowly, managers will agitate and move their players elsewhere.

We will have a CEO with his hands tied behind his back.

Then...the magic rebuild announcement will come after our 4th wooden spoon in 5 years.

There's no hope with this lot at the helm.

 

[BZN]

10000%

Why would the Directors remove 4x Independent directors with such strong corporate experience and influence knowing full well that Richo will be given a golden pay check

The HBG directors are self serving and dont care about our Tigers.

Corrupt has a few meanings. Which interpretation do you mean?

 

[weststigers]

Corrupt has a few meanings. Which interpretation do you mean?

Answer the question stooge.

 

[BAGNF05]

Corrupt has a few meanings. Which interpretation do you mean?

Like when your computer just totally craps itself for absolutely no reason.