I'll make my last comment to you on this matter, polite. In the post that B Boy responded to I was talking about recruitment. I cannot believe that we are slow to identify and move on recruitment needs because of funding. Equally I don't believe players don't come here because we're underfunded by HBG. We were told players didn't come because we didn't have a C of E. Now we do and we still have recruitment issues. We were told that we needed a majority-independent Board to fix our issues. We've had one for a couple of months and nothing has changed or shows promise of change.
The thing about funding which you and I don't know is whether we have enough funding to do the job. I would disregard newspaper stories on the topic because I don't believe in the integrity of very many journalists. The HBG grant is not the only source of funding for WT. We have money from quite a number of sponsorships. I have no clue whether we have enough money but neither does anyone else and, from my business experience, more money doesn't necessarily produce better outcomes.
I can honestly say I have not heard anyone say a lack of money was a big issue for us. You would have thought Justin P or Lee H might have said something on their departure if funding was a big issue.
In closing and, perhaps by way of an olive branch to you, I should say that anyone who has issues with B Boy is OK by me,
You seem to have some vendetta against me. I don't even know who you are, or if I've ever commented on yours posts before.
What I do know is that you're an ignorant, arrogant diehard Wests fan. Stuck in the past, and removed from reality. If my user name was Wests boy you'd probably love every post of mine. Nothing I've said it's pro Balmain, i'm simply pro Wests Tigers.
Apparently you're also completely unaware of our financial struggles. Richo himself has made a point of saying the club needs to improve a lot on the business side of things because we just don't have enough money to compete with other clubs. He can't control HBG, he can impact sponsorship and memberships.
Your blind support for Wests and apathy towards Wests Tigers is telling.
The fact is, we are a loser club. Mens and womens footy we're a joke. An embarrassment. We need to be realistic and acknowledge this fact, which Richo has done. We cannot keep doing the same things and expect different results.
We don't have enough scouts, we don't have enough staff, we don't generate enough money, we don't play finals footy in any grade, we don't have a culture of success, excellence and development, we repeatedly make terrible decisions. We need change.
Enough now, take any further replies to the Magpies thread where you belong.
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