HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

Vicious said:
I think we all know it’s highly likely it was all a ploy to upset Richo.
My theory is they stupidly thought it would not cause too much commotion sacking the board members and knew it would ultimately remove Richo who was the one they wanted out.
I assume they were also not aware Richo could move on and collect 1.5 million in the process.
It’s not even a secret that Enriched was receiving payments from Wests Tigers.
Even if they were done at a fair and reasonable cost and not a largely inflated cost which had been strongly suggested, you just wouldn’t do it due to a conflict of interest.
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I'm not sure it needs to be that covert.

HBG's first complaint was (kind of)- they were not being included in business decisions at a board level.

The reaction was to remove the board not aligned with HBG.

PVL interviews those board members.

Richo resigns (with an investigation over his head- still unresolved). More rumour/detail comes out that the business decisions were related to the deals around stadiums going forward- deals that Richo negotiated- not the board.

PVL meets HBG & the independents are offered their roles back.

Richo is not asked to return. Mielekamp replaces him.

Kade7 comes out & suggests Richo isn't as clean as he paints himself- Kade7's rumours are generally pretty solid.

I suggested a few days ago that the board removal could have been HBG reacting on poor information & PVL, after hearing both sides, negotiated the return & that the HBG beef might have been with Richo's dealings instead.

People make mistakes. Moving the board on- could have been a case of a mistake on where the blame lay.

The question that bothers a few people now is- why would O'Farrell etc even agree to come back? If, during the PVL negotiation, HBG realised their error & accepted fault on that- couldn't that take the sting out?

Richo remains sidelined. I think Richo was the cause of the HBG complaint.
 
The Chad said:
I'm not sure it needs to be that covert.

HBG's first complaint was (kind of)- they were not being included in business decisions at a board level.

The reaction was to remove the board not aligned with HBG.

PVL interviews those board members.

Richo resigns (with an investigation over his head- still unresolved). More rumour/detail comes out that the business decisions were related to the deals around stadiums going forward- deals that Richo negotiated- not the board.

PVL meets HBG & the independents are offered their roles back.

Richo is not asked to return. Mielekamp replaces him.

Kade7 comes out & suggests Richo isn't as clean as he paints himself- Kade7's rumours are generally pretty solid.

I suggested a few days ago that the board removal could have been HBG reacting on poor information & PVL, after hearing both sides, negotiated the return & that the HBG beef might have been with Richo's dealings instead.

People make mistakes. Moving the board on- could have been a case of a mistake on where the blame lay.

The question that bothers a few people now is- why would O'Farrell etc even agree to come back? If, during the PVL negotiation, HBG realised their error & accepted fault on that- couldn't that take the sting out?

Richo remains sidelined. I think Richo was the cause of the HBG complaint.
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I would give Richo a break re the "investigation". Richo had a conflict of interest and that conflict was declared to the board. The timing of all this just Reeks of petty board infighting. Infact I really wish investigations remained 'private' unless the allegations are rather well founded i.e. "he put an axe through my arm, and here is the xray showing an axe". Not "I saw Richo doing something corrupt"

"Why would O'Farrell come back"
Reputation.
O'Farrell and the other independent directors need to clear their names.
By coming back they can prove to different boards that they are competent. They will likely stay awhile now. ... Plus they may just like this club.
 
The Chad said:
I'm not sure it needs to be that covert.

HBG's first complaint was (kind of)- they were not being included in business decisions at a board level.

The reaction was to remove the board not aligned with HBG.

PVL interviews those board members.

Richo resigns (with an investigation over his head- still unresolved). More rumour/detail comes out that the business decisions were related to the deals around stadiums going forward- deals that Richo negotiated- not the board.

PVL meets HBG & the independents are offered their roles back.

Richo is not asked to return. Mielekamp replaces him.

Kade7 comes out & suggests Richo isn't as clean as he paints himself- Kade7's rumours are generally pretty solid.

I suggested a few days ago that the board removal could have been HBG reacting on poor information & PVL, after hearing both sides, negotiated the return & that the HBG beef might have been with Richo's dealings instead.

People make mistakes. Moving the board on- could have been a case of a mistake on where the blame lay.

The question that bothers a few people now is- why would O'Farrell etc even agree to come back? If, during the PVL negotiation, HBG realised their error & accepted fault on that- couldn't that take the sting out?

Richo remains sidelined. I think Richo was the cause of the HBG complaint.
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Thread 'Tigers eye permanent move back to spiritual homes at Leichhardt, Campbelltown' https://weststigersforum.com/thread...itual-homes-at-leichhardt-campbelltown.33153/

The stadium strategy that was implemented has been spoken about since 2022 when Pascoe was here.

I find it really odd this would be a legitimate reason to blow up the board.

There's a huge weight of evidence against the comment that Paton made about this. He was typically vague about what the precise beef was, but they were certainly aware about the stadium strategy.
 
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diedpretty said:
I used to follow the magpies before Wests Tigers - i only watch them now as a Wests Tigers reserve grade side - i bet half the people wanting them gone don't even watch or associate with reserve grade. i don't get what the gripe to get rid of them is about - changing the name is certainly not going to magically transform them in to a powerhouse of reserve grade.
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It’s not going to magically transform them into a successful side but it is embolic of the fact that, as a club, we can’t be get over the past and escape the continual infighting since we became a JV.

We’re the Wests Tigers and our feeder clubs should reflect that.

In my opinion having them play at Lidcombe is more of a concern. I’d be ok if they were called the Magpies and played out of Campbelltown every week. The Lidcombe Oval decision just screams as if some old guys are trying to re-live the 1970s.

Ideally they would be called Wests Tigers and play in SW/Macarthur region for every home game. Makes sense given the clubs strategic plan about building our presence and investing in that area.
 
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