HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

[Squater]

Hmmmm ... looks like we Wests Tigers supporters were right to be worried all along. View attachment 31260

Hmmmm ... looks like we Wests Tigers supporters were right to be worried all along. View attachment 31260

Thanks for posting Suzie goes to show what most were thinking and fearing is true. How the NRL throw these *** your of the league altogether. They are not fit to run a corner store let alone a club.

Talk about petty minded fools
Thanks for posting Susie

 

[Merlot]

hbg's behavior reflects the N.R.M.A add campaign from the 80's
Ostrich Insurance - Happy Joe Happy and his wiser sidekick Chisel Witt
Well, we have to protect the debenture system with landmines and barbed wire from the marauding masses, True WestTigers supporters ,land holders and the Mongols wont be tolerated

 

[crazycat]

What were those 'circumstances'? With two HBG members on the Wests Tigers board how did they allow those 'circumstances' to eventuate? Incompetence?
I have still not seen any believable explanation from HBG about their reasoning, or a description of the mysterious 'circumstances'. Unless and until they disclose their reasoning, I will continue to believe that their actions were incompetent at best. Just like their feeble attempt at a video explanation that was quickly retracted.
Not at all the level of competence of any organisation I would want controlling the future of my club.

Agreed and this is a good lesson for all.

We can accept or reject a reason given. HBG has said they did not like the shade of Orange, it's a reason given.
We may speculate that the real reason is HBG being outvoted or similar. However that's not a defence put to us.
If and I mean IF HBG said "the independents keep outvoting us and were giving the club a stack of money", well I can consider it.

Morons on the internet for some people want to offer excuse after excuse. Forget it. No 10,000 excuses or hypotheticals that contradict each other.
HBG have put their reasoning and we will judge them on what they have put.

Rightly or wrongly it was a power grab due to a number of circumstances that led them to b peed off,
This is the part many people including yourself know is true, but for some reason do not want to acknowledge.
Removing the board members was wrong, but some of the circumstances that led to them making this type of irrational decision were also wrong.

Hence Judgement comes in here.

Really 2025 has been far better then 2020-2024 from a board governance perspective.
Well to December.
Then we have this total Kneejerk reaction to resign the forgotten coach for 4 years to 2030!

^Honestly that's a reason to sack the lot of them. It's as bad, if not worse then Lee H handing out a 500k contract to Nofo a 29 year old winger for 5 years! Now, resigning Benji till 2028 because the Board looks like a basketcase, sure.
2030..That's looney tunes folks.



So barring the absolutely Brainfartish decision to resign Benji to 2030. Which I view as the worst decision any board has made in the last decade.

Our board and club has been pretty damn good.

The best leaders know their poo stinks and when to listen.

 

[Canberratiger]

So little said, but so much of an answer you gave. I am now pretty certain you have confirmed all that I had thought before asking with that response.

He demands an answer from me and numerous others about why we don't praise the Magpies with each post but then hides from your question

 

[innsaneink]

Bring back Smeg.

Hes on LU...always welcome back im sure just chooses LU for whatever reason

 

[Aceshigh]

Talk about petty minded fools
Thanks for posting Susie

The bloke who posted it would be in his element to see the joint venture dissolve , he only wants Wests Magpies

 

[mtd#2]

Am I in the Twilight Zone?

A week ago I was getting badgered for asking questions regarding our lack of any real knowledge of the situation because all we had to go on was reports & beliefs based on history.

Now the "Wests Magpies/HBG Apologists" are getting badgered for sophistry & being dogmatic.

The wheel certainly does turn.

Not sure what you are referring to when you say "being badgered" but I'll take your word for it, there's been alot of emotion around here.

In this situation, i've called out facts in relation to an incredibly active forum member who has promoted themselves as being "open minded " on the topic. Except, there is no open mindedness, they have no facts to back up their theories and they cannot answer any questions in what is a civil discussion... Meanwhile they continue to assassinate the character of our former CEO and his family, accusing them of being criminals and ripping the west tigers off - again with no evidence.

This isn't people "randomly picking on poor magpies supporters".. HBG sacked 4 directors after our best season on and off the field in god knows how long... They reinstated them a week later.. surely you can see the problem here, right?

 

[mtd#2]

Omg the best post I have ever seen on here. I called him out last week when he responded to a post of mine that had no relevance to what he said......classic exposing of an individual here.

The funny thing is that with the right evidence, I would happily turn around and become an HBG advocate.. I don't dislike them for the sake of disliking them. There's nothing more behind it from me.. I have given him so many chances to enter a dialogue and he refuses to engage, but will continue the PR spin on the rest of the forum. I have no choice but to come to the conclusion that he must be connected to HBG in some shape or form, there's no other logical explanation for persistent PR spin and evading the questions posed. It's right out of the politicians handbook

 

[Merlot]

Watch the songs of sorrow build up from those that held onto the notion of open mindedness and smugly deflected questions.
Pointed the mirror back at the inquisitive, with more silence .
rest up, Shame WTs rnd2 at Leichardt will probably be overshadowed on here by a few moron's
Hope their persistent followers trying to edumacate thum , or drum into them some kind of sanity are even less vocal

 

[Squater]

The bloke who posted it would be in his element to see the joint venture dissolve , he only wants Wests Magpies

What really upsets me about all this is that they are very willing to destroy all of it to bring back the Magpies. I am certain these guys are pissed off because most nrl supporters call them the Tigers. They do not care if they destroy it and will be very happy in reserve grade holding hands and reliving some very brief and sporadic highlights from thier childhood.

 

[Merlot]

If most of us can see their ego's / n stupidity . Why is it not best for hbg to sell the license.
Its money for nothing to them
Slap their selves on the back and quaff it up in a dilapidated Lidcombe Oval on game day
winning a form of the local comp every year

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

If most of us can see their ego's / n stupidity . Why is it not best for hbg to sell the license.
Its money for nothing to them
Slap their selves on the back and quaff it up in a dilapidated Lidcombe Oval on game day
winning a form of the local comp every year

You would of thought when they received the disappointment from PVL that their precious magpies are never coming back to 1st grade they would of said F this we might as well sell but no we couldn't be that lucky.

 

[Merlot]

You would of thought when they received the disappointment from PVL that their precious magpies are never coming back to 1st grade they would of said F this we might as well sell but no we couldn't be that lucky.

never say never , its early days, since their latest debacle
They have a knack of shooting themselves in the foot, thru the thinking that all roads lead to ashfeild

 

[The Chad]

What are you trying to prove?

You come on here, often with a huge gap in factual information, and try to refute the obvious or things already proven to be true.

I know you're an old Wests fan, but trying to come off as objective isn't really working for you.

Anyone paying attention would know that I've not tried to prove anything to be true & in fact have questioned the entire narrative.

You, however, are a beaming example of the loudest group-think holds sway.

Nothing has been proven. Go ahead- tell me HBG have a 'proven record of failure' or some-such as your evidence & continue believing yourself.

And you are way off. Never supported the Magpies in my life.

 

[Jux]

Vox populi

 

[Suzie-Q]

What really upsets me about all this is that they are very willing to destroy all of it to bring back the Magpies. I am certain these guys are pissed off because most nrl supporters call them the Tigers. They do not care if they destroy it and will be very happy in reserve grade holding hands and reliving some very brief and sporadic highlights from thier childhood.

This is what I do not, cannot, understand. If they are still suffering such pain and anguish from the merger even with everyone saying the Wests part of Wests Magpies for the last 26 years (which is ok, but not the tigers part of Balmain Tigers 🤔), why are they are happy to put another generation of supporters through the same? I don't get it. As a kid, I had a pretty rough/violent upbringing. I did not subject my kids to the same. I did not want them to feel that pain and trauma, so I just can't understand why there is a group of supporters who would want that.

 

[Glenji95]

I've been told I am disloyal to WESTS TIGERS and should leave the forum for supporting WESTS MAGPIES as my 2nd team.

Well that’s because we all know you don’t give a damn about WT it’s only the Magpies you care about. Your heart isn’t with WT at all.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

The bloke who posted it would be in his element to see the joint venture dissolve , he only wants Wests Magpies

Who cares what a random still living in 1985 wants.

 

[Canberratiger]

This is what I do not, cannot, understand. If they are still suffering such pain and anguish from the merger even with everyone saying the Wests part of Wests Magpies for the last 26 years (which is ok, but not the tigers part of Balmain Tigers 🤔), why are they are happy to put another generation of supporters through the same? I don't get it. As a kid, I had a pretty rough/violent upbringing. I did not subject my kids to the same. I did not want them to feel that pain and trauma, so I just can't understand why there is a group of supporters who would want that.

My boss recently was the only person who was disagreeing with a way forward. He actually said "I'm the only one on this side of the argument so I can see that I must be in the way of progress, so I'll trust your judgement." It was very refreshing to hear. But these guys are too stubborn and pig headed to get out of the way. I hate to use quotes from tv shows but they "would watch the world burn to be King of the ashes."

 

[GNR4LIFE]

This is what I do not, cannot, understand. If they are still suffering such pain and anguish from the merger even with everyone saying the Wests part of Wests Magpies for the last 26 years (which is ok, but not the tigers part of Balmain Tigers 🤔), why are they are happy to put another generation of supporters through the same? I don't get it. As a kid, I had a pretty rough/violent upbringing. I did not subject my kids to the same. I did not want them to feel that pain and trauma, so I just can't understand why there is a group of supporters who would want that.

Indoctrinating them into supporting a club that hasn’t been in first grade for over 25 years is the bigger issue imo. It’s just sad. That’s the most fitting word i can think of. You just know these idiots would send them to school with Magpies gear. And knowing what kids are like, you know they would get sideways glances at an old absolute minimum for wearing gear of a club that disappeared 20 years before they were born and have no concept of.