Recent content by Plato

The debate will continue until someone breeds a black and white tiger or digs up a Thylacine, but they're extinct like some HBG members.

And I imagine Burgess can resume the position at a later date. We're being fed plenty of positives to take the heat off the rally, but I'm unsure what has actually happened. Has O'Farrell accepted his reinstatement? Has Benji put pen to paper? Has Richo's termination been finalised with an...

He made them an offer they couldn't refuse?

The best business deals are when all parties walk away happy, and with that in mind I suspect Peter V'Landys would have approached the HBG with implied threats in one hand and a sweetener in the other. The ARLC already owns hotels, and is building it's asset base, so the parties have common...

Fast play the ball and works for free.

Thanks, I'm thinking of writing a book.

Is Barry really back? I must have slept through that one.

You haven't seen leaks until Benny gets the chair and starts whispering to Isaac.

Benji needs to wait until he knows who the Tigers actually are before he signs anything.

Paton's thanks to Shane dribble has "his resignation paves the way for a new path forward for the football club". I get it that there is more to the HBG than just Wests Tigers, but it would be more reassuring for members had the club been mentioned by name.

You and me both brother.

I'm sure we will still be a team come round one. It might be a little different and with plenty of cap space, but we will be there.

According to Emily Dickinson "Hope is the thing with feathers" but she probably wasn't referring to Magpies.

Hammering was my plan B.

Given the complexities of this mess I would be prepared to give V'Landys sufficient time to check the legalities before making a move. If he does nothing he's in strife, and if he does something and gets it wrong it goes even worse for him. The quicker the better for all parties involved though.