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Maybe you've heard it, but honestly I doubt it. I doubt he'd have a go at Gus the way he did on his own show. The only agenda Chammas has is to make money for his employer. I haven't followed him for long but been following a lot of his podcasting and written articles. He's actually been...

That is true. But in the last 120 years or so, how many times has NRL taken the license off a club particularly one that is profitable and not bankrupt? Maybe NRL can stipulate that in the next cycle, WT need to have different owners? But idk if there is any precedent for that? I don't...

Thanks mate. Honestly, still trying to learn wtf is actually going on..

Maybe I misheard but I do feel rally will be a waste of time. NRL can't do anything in terms of selling the club but they can say you do xyz or else your license won't be renewed.. But tbh that's the only avenue left. What else is left? If HBG is as selfish as people think they are, they can...

Yeh agreed. I'm not in Richos corner or HBG or whatever. I said it when Richo came here that I found him too brash, too definitive with his comments. He started criticizing the previous admin as soon as he arrives. Chammas called out his hypocrisy with certain things. This dictatorship type...

Lol people are jumping to conclusions without actually listening to the podcast. Actually listen to what Chammas says. It's just facts and new alleged information. Apparently a lot of people within WT are happy Richo is leaving. I think Chammas actually gives a good balanced view of it all...

I only have a spotify link. Might need to Google how to get the full version if you don't have the app.

Did anyone see chammas on James Grahams bye round podcast? Hes becoming my favourite NRL journo. He's scaring of Richo and also HBG. I love how he doesn't say one side is right or wrong but points out facts. We are left to make our own assumptions. Richos hands might not be clean after all.

I know it's wrong but a part of me wishes that Richo and O'Farrel sue the shit out of this club, make it go bankrupt so HBG is forced to get rid of it. NRL can then bail us out and ask for tenders to get new owners with new structures in place. But obviously that would affect the current...

I'm getting even more annoyed right now the more I think about it. Imagine how many young players Richo would have been talking to. How many sponsors, councillors and other stakeholders. What's the bet that these guys sign up with us? Zero. We're now hoping that this new guy comes in and makes...

I think it would be HBG money right..

Fair enough. Kinda makes sense.. but not fully convinced. I know people keep saying that it's about more than money but why would HBG Board members want control of WT when it's a drop in the ocean in terms of their dealings and finances. They would know the amount of bad publicity they'd get...

That's fair, but the last sentence is irrelevant IMO. I think HBG made $15-20M in profits last year and WT made a profit for the first time in 15 years. We have no right to tell HBG to change their Board Members. Maybe WT is contributing to their exposure, but even then, I feel that's a bit...

HBG has been a shit owner for way longer than the current people on it. Which decisions do they want to make? Are we saying there are 1 or 2 people on the HBG Board that love the Magpies so much that they want WT to fail, get a team in the NRL as WS and then be in full control of that team...

That's not happening. You still have Ipswich, South Brisbane and even NZ way above in the pecking order. And they would sabotage a current NRL team just to hopefully get a new one in later? No way. These guys are too smart to do that. Honestly, there has to be something else..

Isn't it clear that it's not happening. As I said before, these guys aren't idiots. Even if let's say we go from Wests Tigers to Wests Magpies, they will lose a large chunk of funding that comes because of BRET wouldn't they? Isn't it in their best self interests to make Wests Tigers as big...

and what do they want to do with this power and control? "Oh yay, we have full control of the team that is the worst run club in the NRL". These guys on the Board are not idiots. They've all been successful in some way, shape or form, hence why they are in the position they're in. I still...

Not having a go at you but I wanna discuss these points further. 1. You said they are doing it for their own ego/ self worth. Usually I find that money is the biggest motivator, not ego. HBG profits 50x more than WT so I fail to see a financial motive. In terms of ego, I have a second point...

Whose self interest though. What did HBG gain by doing this? WT barely makes money and most NRL clubs dont. They have much bigger fish to fry with their own clubs. What did they actually achieve by doing this? "They have more control over WT". But what are they gonna achieve with this control.

This is a bummer. When something like this happens, I often try and have a big view that who's winning in all this? Surely HBG can't be winning. They would've known that the decision last week would have all these reprucssusions. Surely, it cannot be good for their business as well. This...