Agree 💯 well said
HBG, Independent Directors Sacked
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unsure if its fake news , just typed a few questions in ,information from 3 days ago - not chasing that rabbit all over the paddock to its hole,looked like or i wanted it to be true some where here
diedpretty
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I saw a report that he was being accused of inflating prices for services provided by his and his son's company. If thats true and the WT board signed off on these payments it probably would be good cause to sack them. Who knows - we all seem to be getting snippets from the media which can hardly be called a reliable source of info.
This could go in a variety of directions.
I believe four things that will get the right result in the end good or bad.
1. Richo's track record & relationship with the NRL. They may find issue with his current practices but reading between lines in the Read article, I don't believe so. They will not expose themselves if there is an issue.
2. HBG's actions with both Rick Wayde & the take down of their website story relating to this matter. Both improper in some form. Poor track record on management within WT, backed by Burgess being on the current WT board. Throw in the Bariner report... An export report.
3. The current fan outrage online & planned actions (Dec 13th rally), as well as mountains of correspondence. They are acknowledging it.
4. Finally which I think is the biggest positive is PVL, his ambition to grow the game (the south west Sydney corridor is a massive) & his exact words in relation to this that he will look after the "fans".
PVL & BoF understand legislation & the rules relating to L&G better than nearly anyone.
HBG are currently in their rights to do what they have done but it is being reviewed & I would say heavily scrutinized.
I trust the influence & position of everyone outside of the HBG has more weight than theirs.
Richo may be gone by Monday but he may back...
I believe four things that will get the right result in the end good or bad.
1. Richo's track record & relationship with the NRL. They may find issue with his current practices but reading between lines in the Read article, I don't believe so. They will not expose themselves if there is an issue.
2. HBG's actions with both Rick Wayde & the take down of their website story relating to this matter. Both improper in some form. Poor track record on management within WT, backed by Burgess being on the current WT board. Throw in the Bariner report... An export report.
3. The current fan outrage online & planned actions (Dec 13th rally), as well as mountains of correspondence. They are acknowledging it.
4. Finally which I think is the biggest positive is PVL, his ambition to grow the game (the south west Sydney corridor is a massive) & his exact words in relation to this that he will look after the "fans".
PVL & BoF understand legislation & the rules relating to L&G better than nearly anyone.
HBG are currently in their rights to do what they have done but it is being reviewed & I would say heavily scrutinized.
I trust the influence & position of everyone outside of the HBG has more weight than theirs.
Richo may be gone by Monday but he may back...
AdelaideTiger
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Trouble is WT would have to experience the instability first for this to be a valid legal arguement, i.e. richo going, players coming out publicly that the clubs a shitshow and leaving because of it.
The best outcome here is that these HBG muppets do the moral thing and walk away (doesn't seem likely). Failing that things are going to get a hell of a lot worse before they get better.
Sad times ahead unless the public pressure can get through.
TigerNeddyK
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None whatsoever,, its a beat up.. I was talking to an impeccable source who told me that the anonymous whistleblower was telling lies written down on paper by members of the HBG in order to smear Richo to get him to quit and save HBG 2 $million dollars on unfair dismissal and breach of contract settlements and fines written into Richos contract. The HBG are doing this to weaken the wests Tigers as Richo was doing incredible work and the Tigers succeeding was scuttling their long fought for agenda of killing off the merger and reinstalling the Wests magpies like the pack off back stabbing aholes they are now and have always been… my source is NEVER WRONG, and he tells me this is what a lot of people are saying…😉
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Is this their statement from Monday?
Cant really recall what it said just a lot of poli speak
I wonder if something has changed for them to take it down.
Its probably in this thread somewhere posted on Monday my guess
Lifetime membership with free drinks and food at the game. Great deal
be interesting if /when the facts come out why their self appointed directors aren;t held to the same standards,and kept their seat at the table
rugbygoated
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Red hot favourites for the wooden spoon. No key signings like the other bottom sides (coach or player), false hope based on 13th position, players getting worse and older, off field noise and distraction...
rugbygoated
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HBG looking to get rid of wests tigers and replace them with magpies but all they've done is lose support and popularity
TigerBurnsy
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Yeah it was the Monday one I read it, I more meant I thought it was a joke it got taken down, something must be up for them to take it down
BAGNF05
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It’s still on the Magpies facebook. So if they were meant to take it down, they stuffed that up as usual.
Let’s be real , this can not be something they can enact on a whim , as I said has to be massive major things they have done rather than just incompetence and being power hungry and given they weren’t doing the day to day running of the club (like recruiting players and sourcing TPAs , doing stadium deals ) they won’t be pinged for the usual shenanigans practiced by ALL nrl clubs
Even with the eels doing what they did it wasn’t the nrl that stepped in , they had to be gaming and liquor board / state government to step in
Nrl couldn’t even boot south’s out of the comp.
What will have more effect on this situation is the protest not the nrl . The protest is what will put HBG under pressure , just like they caved last time with the petition and installed the independent board
BAGNF05
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I don’t think anyone here knows their obligations under the NRL licensing agreement. The league hands them ~$13 million per annum to run a successful football club. They haven’t done that in 15 years.
hammertime
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I think there are things like media sentiment, player/staff surveys, brand valuations etc. that you could use to collect data points.
BAGNF05
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24 months ago a review found that WT needed an independent board , that (and our pitiful history) should tell you all you need to know.
What happened to the Under 50 and no real connection to either Magpies or Balmain?
hammertime
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The difference being that the licensing agreements most likely tightened up since back in South's days. They are the basis of an asset that you can use in your sales motions for media companies - the NRL would want them to be tight to ensure that clubs don't tarnish the game.
These are private documents, though, so I'm just hoping. But we will see.
Another outcome could be just to apply pressure to HBG and get them to continue the structure, but put some more rigidity around when they can dissolve the WT board. i.e. Criminal or gross misconduct.
If they can handcuff HBG from hitting the big red button every time their ego dictates, then that would be another way.
Didn't NRL push our first move for independents on the board? They did it somehow once.
peer pressure,the fan base got that over the line
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