HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

WestsEffTheRest said:
You have done nothing but instigate & divide people
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Untrue, and as B2T asked..."please supply quotes".
So as far as you're concerned....and it's been the case for many years, you reckon if you don't knock the MAGPIES, you're dividing people.
What balderdash.
Can you change your avatar, as you have zero black and white Magpie blood running through your veins.
 
cochise said:
Mate,
Im very clear in stating that all 3 owners have destroyed this club. Only you see it as an attack on the Magpies. Despite me probably contributing more to the Magpies than you do.
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Spot on, all 3 owners have contributed to the 25 year mess, just that HBG are the ones now who are running things and burnt the joint down. If Balmain or Western Subirbs knew what they were doing they wouldn't have needed to merge in the first place. It's not Balmain v Wests anymore. There is no Balmain or Wests. It's Wests Tigers fighting for survival v HBG.
 
BZN said:
Untrue, and as B2T asked..."please supply quotes".
So as far as you're concerned....and it's been the case for many years, you reckon if you don't knock the MAGPIES, you're dividing people.
What balderdash.
Can you change your avatar, as you have zero black and white Magpie blood running through your veins.
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Why do you believe HBG removed the independant directors?
 
teddy23 said:
We’re getting louder.

We need to keep it going….. PVL has reached out to all 4 independent board members that were sacked investigating the situation.

Lies about the HBG not being notified about decisions will be exploited, given this was the main reason they were sacked it’ll open a can of worms.

I have absolutely no doubt that Richo will get a call soon and most likely Lee as well getting their opinions on it all.

Both men believe the club aren’t operating with the best interest of the Wests Tigers along with the 4 independent directors, but that they’re more focussed on pushing this Wests agenda.

Lee also stated on radio a few days ago the HBG are in no shape to run the football club even claiming he was confronted by a HBG member stating “remember who runs this club” implying that the Wests do.

How can the NRL allow ownership of a club that ignores on/off field performance - it doesn’t make sense.

Everything Richo was holding onto in that press conference that he wanted to say, will be dished out to the NRL.

Combine that with the noise this march is getting with us fans.

I think the HBG are slowly turning into the walking dead.
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@teddy23 just PM'd you. Cheers.
 
Jolls said:
I agree with you that Shaun and Benji are our best option currently.

I don't necessarily agree that HBG needs to go, although that would be a great outcome. What we need is for the debenture system to go so that the HBG board can be elected by the full membership.

The crux of this problem is about governance and representation.

While this is going on it is unhelpful for HBG (or other players in support of HBG) are destabilisng the joint through leaks, misinformation and silence on the matter.

Paton, on behalf of HBG, spoke about leadership and how they fully support Benji (and Richo at the time) yet they have not backed this up at all. They are the owners and have a responsibility to prevent this from occuring - and they aren't.

So I guess that we are somewhat in ageeance.
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Each to their own.

Id rather we reinvigorate interest from Wests McArthur and have them buy out HBGs share...

Wests Tigers are a true sleeping giant with the power of Wests McArthur... That's the outcome we need.

HBG have had their chance and blown it... I don't want them to make it work, it'll take them another 40 years.
 
The Chad said:
100% agree with all that.

Here's the thing. We talk about revisionist history in relation to the Magpies side of things on here a lot.

Recently- what has Balmain offered the JV? What have Wests offered the JV?

If I have to make a point, it's this- right NOW, the Wests Magpies/Ashfield/HBG side of things are doing most of the heavy lifting. It may not always be that way, there might even be agenda's on that side of the JV...that isn't the point.

If I was putting in 90% of the work into anything....and I wasn't happy with how the 'independent' side of the board were acting...feeling overlooked, or not consulted or whatever....chances are, I'd probably feel a little more entitled to swing it in my favour too.

HBG might be Darth Vader's cousin's best idea. Don't know.

But, them deciding that they would rather it more 'their way' at the moment isn't completely misunderstandable.

Here we are, kicking off about the money side of the JV doing things they want. The way I see it, they kind of have some right to do so.

Now, before I get bombarded with HBG apologist comments- I want to also point out, HBG have NOT said they want to move away from an independent board or CEO.

My point about the reaction on here being lead by hysteria seems to be overlooked.

WHAT IF....HBG hire 4 new independent board members & a CEO that isn't a stooge?

Shouldn't they get the chance to do that?

I know...they have history...their intent is obvious...I don't know what I'm talking about.

Rage on.
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HBG don't own anything. They are a registered club. The members of HBG "own" the club. If the club was to liquidate everything tomorrow, the funds would need to be transferred to another registered club or related community non-profit. So the issue is not about ownership, it is about control of community/member funds.

It is about 20 people holding all the power, and 5 at any one time, without any accountability to their 27,000 members. How can 5 unelected people speak for 27,000?
 
BZN said:
Untrue, and as B2T asked..."please supply quotes".
So as far as you're concerned....and it's been the case for many years, you reckon if you don't knock the MAGPIES, you're dividing people.
What balderdash.
Can you change your avatar, as you have zero black and white Magpie blood running through your veins.
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The biggest reason you and your mate cop it on here is because your Magpies 1st, Wests Tigers second.

Can you not see why the majority want to throw stones.
 
Tom Shines said:
And how long did it last ?

I wouldn’t say the implementation was entirely smooth sailing when the HBG directors that green lighted it were removed by Burgo and Co
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No.

But, there is a chance that they didn't have an issue with the idea, just the people implemented.

If they put 4 new independents on the board- are we worse off?
 
cochise said:
Mate,
Im very clear in stating that all 3 owners have destroyed this club. Only you see it as an attack on the Magpies. Despite me probably contributing more to the Magpies than you do.
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So, why do you contribute more to the Magpies than I do, or you at least claim to? when your heart is definitely not in it.
 
weststigers said:
HBG don't own anything. They are a registered club. The members of HBG "own" the club. If the club was to liquidate everything tomorrow, the funds would need to be transferred to another registered club or related community non-profit. So the issue is not about ownership, it is about control of community/member funds.

It is about 20 people holding all the power, and 5 at any one time, without any accountability to their 27,000 members. How can 5 unelected people speak for 27,000?
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So, you're saying the 26995 other members could just walk away from HBG & leave them stranded?
 
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