It's time to take the fight back to HBG

I saw a thread on FB last night where Stamo was talking about how HBG are one of the most profitable clubs in Sydney, then some bloke highlighted that the majority of their revenue is pokie money, where as the other clubs have diversified income streams - so infact, if anything ever happens to pokie revenue, they are completely cooked. His response back was simply "they make more profit".

The lack of vision within the group will be their ruin.
 
mtd#2 said:
I saw a thread on FB last night where Stamo was talking about how HBG are one of the most profitable clubs in Sydney, then some bloke highlighted that the majority of their revenue is pokie money, where as the other clubs have diversified income streams - so infact, if anything ever happens to pokie revenue, they are completely cooked. His response back was simply "they make more profit".

The lack of vision within the group will be their ruin.
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No future proofing just like they did to WT
 
Why arnt they defending the people who they endorse who for the last three years are knifed by their own?
They maintain control over who represents the club on the board yet dont want to hold any accountability for their own instability.
IF they dont want people questionong their abilty to successfully run a professionsal NRL team then stop sacking the peolple that you put in there that makes us look like a circus compared to every other professionally run club.
 
mtd#2 said:
Apparently none of this ever impacts the footy club 😂

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Sorry, one of the non-debenture-holder WT board directors was removed AGAIN, through some sort of secretive allegations... but apparently this doesn't affect WT

Never heard a bigger bunch of tripe in my life. Especially the striving for excellence part.

You can only strive for excellence if you know what it looks like, and none of the middle managers who are proverbial squatters in this club's ownership structure have never seen or created excellence.
 
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If the NRL does step in.. could they sell a controlling stake in WTs?
Like what happened recently with the Storm.

An 80% controlling stake of the Melbourne Storm was sold to the Swedish private equity firm EQT.
  • Percentage Sold: 80%
    • Buyer: EQT (Swedish private equity firm)
    • Valuation: The deal valued the club at approximately $150 million.
    • Leadership: Current chairman Matt Tripp retained a minority share and remained in his role, alongside CEO Justin Rodski, coach Craig Bellamy, and football boss Frank Ponissi
 
Even in a best case scenario the HB group sell the club who would have the 45 million to buy them, there wouldn't be many. Russel crowe bought south for 3 mil and there's not many Russel crows around.
 
Leck said:
I guarantee that the majority of our supporters follow the Tigers, not Wests Ashfield. I implore anyone who is a Tigers supporter to stop going to their venue. There are plenty of great pubs in the local area that offer a better atmosphere, food and sense of community.
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That will make very little difference, the majority of their income is from pokies.

It's time to get change at HBG.
 
westielife said:
Even in a best case scenario the HB group sell the club who would have the 45 million to buy them, there wouldn't be many. Russel crowe bought south for 3 mil and there's not many Russel crows around.
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it's a different ball game now to the time when Russell bought a share in Souths. NRL clubs receive a massive portion of that broadcast money. The new $5.3 billion television rights deal officially transforms NRL clubs from historically cash-strapped entities into profitable clubs.In the broadcast cycle, each individual NRL club is set to receive between $22 million and $25 million per year in direct grants.
 
Is anyone surprised at this? They've done this 3 seasons in a row now.

Next season will be the same.

Everyone who gets punted seems to get accused of gross misconduct with no real detail. The culture in the place is concerning if true or is it the catch-all term to purge inconvenient board members and executives?

I've resisted saying anything until now because I am so shattered by what a disgrace this club has become. We can all sit here and piss and moan, but until fans pull all financial support via membership, merchandise and tickets, the NRL will do nothing.

An empty stadium at Tigers games and a 50% drop in memberships sends a far bigger message than anything conjured up on these forum pages.
 
weststigers said:
Is anyone surprised at this? They've done this 3 seasons in a row now.

Next season will be the same.

Everyone who gets punted seems to get accused of gross misconduct with no real detail. The culture in the place is concerning if true or is it the catch-all term to purge inconvenient board members and executives?

I've resisted saying anything until now because I am so shattered by what a disgrace this club has become. We can all sit here and piss and moan, but until fans pull all financial support via membership, merchandise and tickets, the NRL will do nothing.

An empty stadium at Tigers games and a 50% drop in memberships sends a far bigger message than anything conjured up on these forum pages.
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Resisting, that must have been killing you man, no doubt your proposal would get the NRL's attention but it could also destroy team morale, having no one supporting them at home games.
 
weststigers said:
Is anyone surprised at this? They've done this 3 seasons in a row now.

Next season will be the same.

Everyone who gets punted seems to get accused of gross misconduct with no real detail. The culture in the place is concerning if true or is it the catch-all term to purge inconvenient board members and executives?

I've resisted saying anything until now because I am so shattered by what a disgrace this club has become. We can all sit here and piss and moan, but until fans pull all financial support via membership, merchandise and tickets, the NRL will do nothing.

An empty stadium at Tigers games and a 50% drop in memberships sends a far bigger message than anything conjured up on these forum pages.
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Playing the majority of games at campbelltown next year should open their eyes as to how tought the road ahead will be. You could offer $30 tickets and still not fill it out. Its a demographic thing. The inner west generally speaking has more money.
 
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