HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Its not that simplistic
We could have a shocking injury run, we could lose seven games by between 2-4 points...all sorts of unforeseen scenarios could occur
Maybe justification to HBG whose kneejerk reactions are their forte ...but this is just all guesswork atm

I don't think the club can be accused of being trigger happy in relation to sacking coaches.
Not since Mick Potter, a decade ago

I don't think that qualification is correct either. This is completely demotivating. People who are supposed to direct the organisation you've bought into are making dumb decisions, yet expect excellence from you? Players read the media and some are WT fans since birth, hurting just like us.

We can't expect the players to be the better people here.

Footy players play footy.
Their only concern is if the coach remains the coach.
If Benji decides to go, then all bets are off

None of the Boardroom stuff should impact the teams on field results in 26.
Although you watch it being trotted out as an excuse if they lose first up to the Bye

 

[BZN]

If he will get his gear off Burgo will hire him

This is a disgusting low life tactic on here.
I hope the Mods. put an end to this cheap trash talk.

 

[weststigers]

Wow.
Who knew I had a reputation,
and one with the propensity to suffer ...

***DONT SWOON, I'M ONLY HUMAN***

Fast approaching net-zero

 

[twentyforty]

PVL would need to “convince them “ somehow …I don’t see how it happens otherwise , and he might not be able to..

Yeh, probably wouldn’t matter how big a stick and carrot he carries, the usurpers are very comfortable in the knowledge that it’s easy to sack people and wind back their work.
I don’t understand why so many on here criticised the performances of Pascoe and Hagipantelis. The very reason they had to go, following the Crawford Barnier review was because they were being overmanaged as Hagipantelis eluded to on numerous occasions. “We are here at the behest of the owners.”

 

[BeeCeen]

None of the Boardroom stuff should impact the teams on field results in 26.

That doesn't seem to be the case in the modern game, with players thinking about how their careers play out and develop. If they are at a club which seems to be going nowhere, many players (no doubt inspired by social media, media and their managers) start looking for their longer-term future and whether other players in the team, the coach, will still be around next season. And so it becomes self-fulfilling.

Look at the teams which have histories of solid performances on field, over a period of years. They tend to be very well-run off field.

 

[Tom Shines]

This is a disgusting low life tactic on here.
I hope the Mods. put an end to this cheap trash talk.

Is your man Burgo getting the flick or not? The drums are beating louder ,,,

 

[Canberratiger]

Very strange that you didn't come clean with this at the time.
But then he was from the Balmain side of the JV, so it just conveniently slipped your mind.

Shut up, you fool.
Everything has been explained to you so many times, but you just ignore i,t then play the victim when someone calls out your BS.
The vast majority of Wests Tigers fans want change, but it is due to selfish individuals like yourself and the clowns at HBG that we can't move forward as a club.
Stop living in the past and move with the times!

 

[BAGNF05]

Yeh, probably wouldn’t matter how big a stick and carrot he carries, the usurpers are very comfortable in the knowledge that it’s easy to sack people and wind back their work.
I don’t understand why so many on here criticised the performances of Pascoe and Hagipantelis. The very reason they had to go, following the Crawford Barnier review was because they were being overmanaged as Hagipantelis eluded to on numerous occasions. “We are here at the behest of the owners.”

If you don’t like it you have some respect for yourself and leave. Pascoe did 9 years!

 

[BZN]

I believe Cook was on extended stress leave before his departure. You might be able to draw a conclusion as to what the source of that stress was.

BAGNF05 may well "be able to draw a conclusion ".
But his conclusion may be different to yours.
So, how about you tell us yours?

 

[Tom Shines]

I don’t understand why so many on here criticised the performances of Pascoe and Hagipantelis. The very reason they had to go, following the Crawford Barnier review was because they were being overmanaged as Hagipantelis eluded to on numerous occasions. “We are here at the behest of the owners.”

Lee H said a long time before the review something along the lines of “he serves at the pleasure of the owners “…. Then when they tried to get rid of him he fought them tooth and nail …

He had to go for continued incompetence… he is a lawyer not a football club administrator..

 

[Chunk]

Why would they sack Benji?

Because they're idiots

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Fast approaching net-zero

HB Gout - sounds like a painful arthritic condition in your pencil

 

[BZN]

Wests Magpies and Holman Barnes Group chairman Dennis Burgess could be fighting to remain a Wests Tigers powerbroker following revelations his Instagram account follows hundreds of sexually explicit pages.
Well-placed sources at the embattled club have revealed there have been talks between senior figures, who are pushing for Burgess to either stand down or be removed from his position.

It comes after this masthead revealed fans’ concerns over his alleged Instagram activity, specifically that his handle — wildmandenny — follows more than 200 accounts belonging to adult content creators featuring risqué photos and links to more explicit content.

Burgess did not respond when this masthead reached out for comment to see whether his account had been hacked. This masthead also contacted him for comment.

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wildmandenny on the way out too ?

Which masthead/source is it?

 

[innsaneink]

Very strange that you didn't come clean with this at the time.
But then he was from the Balmain side of the JV, so it just conveniently slipped your mind.

Talking to yourself now?

 

[Tom Shines]

Which masthead/source is it?

A real one..

 

[Jolls]

The reception girl could share something with the media at the moment and they'd run with it. It doesn't make it credible or mean there is actually anything taking place to make these changes.

As I said, three days ago Mastrov was apparently taking over... We now know that's all BS...

Shaun is not letting Benji go anywhere.. it's even not on the radar...

You are missing the point. It is not that Meilekamp has plans to sack Benji or that the Mastrov rumour was incorrect. It is the deliberate destabilisation to set conditions for potential action. They set the conditions to make it untenable for Richo to remain - is this setting the conditions for Benji to walk. I don't know what the motives are, and unless you have inside information, neither do you.

The subtle leaks to the media are affecting the playing and coaching staff. If HBG are serious about making a fist of this the same or similar policy to the previous regime needs to be in place in relation to media leaks.

 

[weststigers]

HB Gout - sounds like a painful arthritic condition in your pencil

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There's still time to wake up to yourself

 

[Chunk]

I found this in another thread.

Is this true because how can you call yourself the owners when you contibute less then 10% of the funding?

Main sources of funding for WTRLFC are the NRL grant ($20m), WT operations such as merchandising, ticketing ($3.3), sponsorships ($6.5m). HBG's contribution to WTRLFC funding is $1.7m.

 

[Jolls]

You know, I have always been extremely skeptical and mistrusting of the media in situations like this...hiding behind things like "On the condition of anonymity blah blah"...probably to my detriment as to whats actually going on.

Its hard to know who to believe especially online, I often dismissed reports about us in a negative sense probably due to a bit of persoanl bias as well.
But now...with us, nothing surprises me and Itappears the smoke precedes fire saying is more often true with us

The way algorithms are set up now its impossible for players to avoid media, which when I hear players say " I dont know anything about that I leave it to my manager" Is usually BS

Just thinkin out loud, and agree with ya @Jolls

I am also distrustful of the media Ink, but when you link the replacement of the coach with players saying they will walk it is the typical political methodology for enacting change. Set the conditions so that the decision is made by someone else and you can have clean hands.

I disregarded the CEO speculation; however, it is likely that discussions have been had. I can only guess that one of the faceless that dont support Meilekamp let the cat out of the bag to see if Shaun would knock the postion back. IT is just the way they play the game.

Recho had it pretty much under control; until he lost it and HBG made his position as CEO untenable.

 

[twentyforty]

Lee H said a long time before the review something along the lines of “he serves at the pleasure of the owners “…. Then when they tried to get rid of him he fought them tooth and nail …

He had to go for continued incompetence… he is a lawyer not a football club administrator..

I had to check with AI to see if my memory wasn’t accurate. Here’s what the bot said…
“It seems you are referencing a specific, potent quote attributed to Lee Hagipantelis, likely during his tenure as the Wests Tigers chairman. That phrase, "we are here at the behest of the owners," speaks volumes about the dynamics of control and decision-making within the National Rugby League (NRL) club, highlighting a crucial period of internal politics and external pressure. The context around this statement is deeply intertwined with the club's governance structure and performance issues during his leadership.”