The Chad
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Leo was appointed by HBG or elected?
Is he 'actually' HBG? Or considered 'independent'?
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Is he 'actually' HBG? Or considered 'independent'?
cochise
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What is the point of that when there is no trust in the organisation giving the answer?
weststigers
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He was appointed by HBG.
cochise
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They just don't have the ability to make the decisions and set the direction for the future of the club.
Very interesting
The Chad
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The NRL doesn't appear too concerned about sticking to the review at this point.
Just trying to understand what the compromise is- because on face value, the NRL seems to have just given HBG control.
I refuse to believe the NRL are stupid.
So this has to come from something. Either they didn't agree with the review, they have organised a compromise that works well enough to entice Barry O'Farrell to come back etc, or HBG put an argument forward that the NRL agreed with.
BAGNF05
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Gus gives Chammas a treat if he writes the right stuff.
crazycat
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O'Farrell set to return in latest Tigers twist
The boardroom dramas at Wests Tigers take another turn with Barry O'Farrell and multiple other ousted independent directors expected to return to the club at the NRL's demand.
www.abc.net.au
So they are coming back...
But HBG get 5 directors (kinda. but yes). with 3 independents + one Balmain...
Did PVL basically just give HBG more WT board to placate them...
Plus the whole Benji thing. Yes I want him to coach us 2026.
But I want us to push to the top 8. if we come 9/10th ok were progressing.
We instead have Benji signed till 2029!
No, that's not good. Sure better then loosing Benji, but that's just not good at all. If Benji is a dud it means we do huge payouts to cut him in 2028. ...
Benji should be under pressure end of 2026. We now have a worse board and a poorer position with the coach. Hopefully we do well on the field...
Isn’t that the reason PVL has insisted BOF and the other independent board members be reinstated ?
I can’t imagine PVL would play a major part in getting them reinstated to then not have any say ?
liltiger
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Imo this is really piss poor by the N.R.L. They basically called out HBG and basically said they were attempting a power grab. The N.R.L told HBG to reinstate all the directors or the N.R.L would appoint an administrator. H.B.G backed down and reinstated all the dismissed board members. If HBG did nothing wrong why would the N.R.L threaten to take over. Also if HBG were all good, Why would they back down so quickly. Basically the N.R.L have crippled the club. Without Viola HBG have 1 more seat on the board than the independants meaning they now have control. The bigger issue I have is the N.R.L not demanding the 2 HBG board members who are on the Wests Tigers board and central to this whole debacle be replaced. We are back to the same boardroom we virtually had in 2019. This was just a lazy fix by Vlandys after 25 years of crap he had the perfect excuse to get it sorted and he left the club 5 years in the past. We now have a HBG boardroom consisting of people who tried to blow the joint up and 3 independants who are now hamstrung in trying to make any real positive change. How are the HBG directors going to work with the independants now they knifed them only to be forced to bring them back. Wonder if there might be any cliques forming in the boardroom now. Like HBG then everyone else. What was Vlandys thinking. Only way to fix it is bring in another independant to replace Viola if he doesn't come back to keep HBG at bay. Of all the things Vlandys could have done, this was not it imo.
BAGNF05
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That is some comfort from today. But I agree with earlier sentiments and as a big Richo fan, it’s not enough for me.
liltiger
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Viola isn't. Why isn't he coming back.
Do you believe BOF and the other 2 independent board members would agree to be reinstated to a board in which they have no say in any future decision making ?
I only ask because I find that to be unbelievable.
BAGNF05
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Benji has until the end of 2027. That’s sufficient right now.
O'Farrell set to return in latest Tigers twist
The boardroom dramas at Wests Tigers take another turn with Barry O'Farrell and multiple other ousted independent directors expected to return to the club at the NRL's demand.
So they are coming back...
But HBG get 5 directors (kinda. but yes). with 3 independents + one Balmain...
Did PVL basically just give HBG more WT board to placate them...
Plus the whole Benji thing. Yes I want him to coach us 2026.
But I want us to push to the top 8. if we come 9/10th ok were progressing.
We instead have Benji signed till 2029!
No, that's not good. Sure better then loosing Benji, but that's just not good at all. If Benji is a dud it means we do huge payouts to cut him in 2028. ...
Benji should be under pressure end of 2026. We now have a worse board and a poorer position with the coach. Hopefully we do well on the field...
The extension would appear to me to be damage control as he’s popular among fans.
The Chad
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Good question
weststigers
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It's hilarious people appealing to authority with PVL, yet HBG has already had a very long go at running the club and there's plenty of subject matter to be unhappy with.
So we are supposed to believe that this time will be different? That's what they told us last time 🤣
So whilst the 2 who conducted the review might not know as much about running Rugby Leagues clubs than PVL, they certainly showed they knew enough about what was wrong with the club to get us going in the right direction. What the HBG group has done this week is unconscionable.
Do we know if PVL asked Richo to return and if not, is there a reason why he didn’t ?
