Balmain Leagues Club Receivership

[balmain boy]

Yes people can criticise Council, but criticise the right person. Jamie Parker and the Greens were in charge throughout all this mess. Darcy Byrne has only come in since 2012 when Parker won election to the NSW government (Byrne will be opposing him in the next NSW election).

All the parties involved need to take some blame, council, Tigers, Rozelle Village. All have been thoroughly incompetent throughout the process.

Now that i think about it, i don't actually think Rozelle Village wanted to send the club into receivership. I think they wanted to bring the issue back into the public eye to try and make things start happening again. Funnily enough their application was declined yesterday after a year or two of waiting so in a way it's done that. Even if not in their way, at least it allows them to take another course of action now. Which is better than sitting around waiting.

If they can get all the relevant decision makers in a room and try and nut out what will and wont' be acceptable levels of development for everyone it might speed up the process. Definitely better than the to and fro at snails pace over the past decade! Public backlash might make something like this easier to happen.

 

[Kul]

Leichhardt Council funded RRAG (Rozelle Residents Action Group), the well orchestrated movement to get the development rejected. This included printing countless power poll signs, using council resources to place these signs all over the peninsular [violating the Electricity Supply Act in the process, may I add] and placing huge banners across Darling Street. I can't remember where I saw it, but it was printed somewhere that around $20k was spent by Council to fund RRAG.

These were the people who lied to the public about the development's impact, including the now infamous "Overshadowing to the north" posters.

Darcy Byrne was in charge during all this

And this is unforgivable

 

[Newtown]

Leagues club issues no drama: Farah

James MacSmith, AAP

Updated March 20, 2014, 11:37 am

Wests Tigers insists the money issues engulfing the Balmain Leagues club are not a distraction.

Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah claims the money issues engulfing Balmain Leagues Club are not a distraction for his team ahead of Friday's crunch NRL match against South Sydney.

The Balmain Leagues Club, a financial contributor to the joint venture, was handed a stay of execution on Wednesday after a judge extended an injunction that prevents the club being placed into receivership.

Developers Rozelle Village had argued in the NSW Supreme Court that the club - which owes it millions - has committed breaches that would allow its creditors to appoint a receiver.

The two parties return to court on Friday, with the NRL and the Tigers both issuing statements guaranteeing the future of the club and that it will not relocate.

But Farah said at training on Thursday, Balmain's precipitous financial plight was not an issue for him or his teammates.

"It's not distracting at all," he said.

"It's not for us players to worry about. Our job is to go out there and play football and our CEO and the board can take care of everything else.

"There is no need to reassure us, we know everything is fine.

"We are not CEOs, we are not board members, we were not at the courts listening to the case.

"We are just excited about tomorrow night, it is a great challenge."

Coach Mick Potter said he was confident the Tigers were here to stay.

"I'm pretty confident and the NRL has backed the Wests Tigers to be here for the long term," Potter said.

"So I don't think it is too much of a problem, I don't think it is too much of a distraction.

"It's not really an issue for the football department, it is two steps away from what we do.

"It hasn't really been brought up in discussions with players.
"We worry about what we do which is coach and play rugby league."

 

[tig_prmz]

It's sad and my condolences to any ex balmain supporter who supports the wt.

As a fan with no prior allegiances I reckon the club has handled this situation very well.

It was known beforehand that balmain is almost bankrupt and wt went to the NRL for help. They've made sure it doesn't affect the players coaches and fans.

Just one q. Regarding the juniors of balmain. If balmain leagues club doesn't exist anymore who do they play for?

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[tottie]

Leichhardt Council funded RRAG (Rozelle Residents Action Group), the well orchestrated movement to get the development rejected. This included printing countless power poll signs, using council resources to place these signs all over the peninsular [violating the Electricity Supply Act in the process, may I add] and placing huge banners across Darling Street. I can't remember where I saw it, but it was printed somewhere that around $20k was spent by Council to fund RRAG.

These were the people who lied to the public about the development's impact, including the now infamous "Overshadowing to the north" posters.

Darcy Byrne was in charge during all this

And this is unforgivable

Well said mate

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[Coastie_Tiger]

I haven't scrolled through this entire thread but just saw blocker on NRL 360 and he seemed fairly confident there was going to be a wealthy benefactor. Harry T,Anthony wiggle? My daughter has a pre show meeting with the wiggles tomorrow I might try and slide a few questions his way but its a meeting for my daughter so I don't want to rock the boat with OT questions but I will certainly raise Tigers with him and see where it goes from there.

 

[T-D-C]

It's sad and my condolences to any ex balmain supporter who supports the wt.

As a fan with no prior allegiances I reckon the club has handled this situation very well.

It was known beforehand that balmain is almost bankrupt and wt went to the NRL for help. They've made sure it doesn't affect the players coaches and fans.

Just one q. Regarding the juniors of balmain. If balmain leagues club doesn't exist anymore who do they play for?

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They Still play for the Balmain Football Club, the Leagues club and Football club while linked in name are still seperate entities.

 

[balmain boy]

Leichhardt Council funded RRAG (Rozelle Residents Action Group), the well orchestrated movement to get the development rejected. This included printing countless power poll signs, using council resources to place these signs all over the peninsular [violating the Electricity Supply Act in the process, may I add] and placing huge banners across Darling Street. I can't remember where I saw it, but it was printed somewhere that around $20k was spent by Council to fund RRAG.

These were the people who lied to the public about the development's impact, including the now infamous "Overshadowing to the north" posters.

Darcy Byrne was in charge during all this

And this is unforgivable

Kul if you takes your Tigers glasses off, surely you realise that the development never had a remote chance of being approved?! RV were too greedy, wanted too much and practically ensured that no government would approve such a development.

Yes there were posters and banners up about the development but i also recall Darcy saying he was in favour of a reasonably sized development. Somewhere around the 12-15 which was originally approved. Why did RV ignore all external advice and common sense and persist with plans which were way over the top and would ensure both RV and BTRLC would be earning no money for the foreseeable future?

Gross negligence on their behalf.

I want the Tigers site re-developed and the leagues club back, but you can't just put the Burj Khalifa in rozelle in order to get it done. The local roads are already bursting at the seams and at a standstill, without a light rail system to ease these concerns a development of that size in that location had no chance.

Rozelle Village have to take 75% of the blame for this current situation.

 

[shiretiger]

Darcy Byrne was in charge during all this

And this is unforgivable

Kul, you must be loving his opinion piece in the SMH today:

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/time-for-wests-tigers-to-roar-20140320-3542o.html

When my old man passed away it was his wish to have his ashes scattered at Leichhardt Oval. For many local people their support for Balmain, and now Wests Tigers, epitomises the solidarity and community spirit Tiger Town has always been famous for. This week the Tigers almost became extinct.
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International developers Rozelle Village, who have purchased the former Balmain Leagues Club site, tried to have the Club put into receivership.
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For hundreds of thousands of Tigers fans, in Sydney and across Australia, the survival of the Tigers is an emotional cause.
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The Balmain Tigers Club has been built and nurtured by working class people since 1908.
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When my parents moved to Balmain in the 1960's the place was considered a slum. People didn't have much, but what they did have was their beloved Tigers.
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Since it opened, the Leagues Club has always been a social hub, where young families and older people could find a cheap meal, friendship and camaraderie.
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Over the years, junior sports teams have relied on support from the Tigers to keep their kids on the field.
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There have been very few local charity fundraisers and community events that have not benefited from the support of the Balmain Tigers.
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Even today, the Balmain Leagues Club has the most members of any not-for-profit enterprise in Sydney's Inner West.
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In 2005, when against all odds, the Wests Tigers won the NRL Premiership it was the one of the most poignant experiences of my life.
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The streets of Balmain were filled with local people celebrating because something truly monumental had happened.
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Support for rugby league clubs is handed down through generations, from fathers to daughters and from mothers to sons.
>
It is common to bemoan the culture of individuality that pervades modern Australia.
>
In today's society, support for your local footy side is one of the few genuinely collective experiences we have left.
>
Some people say, that modern professional sport is a multi-billion dollar business, and that as a consequence teams must relocate to different city or state, if that is what the market demands.
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But what does this cold calculation matter to a grandmother whose has been passionately cheering the Tigers on at Leichhardt Oval since she was a girl?
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The game's administrators, television networks and sponsors must understand that parochialism is the thing that has made rugby league great.
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Just ask the many thousands of North Sydney Bears fans if they love rugby league in the same way since their team was forced from the field.
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In 1999 the South Sydney Rabbitohs were turfed out of the national competition as a consequence of the super league war.
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Souths fans banded together and built a political campaign to have their team reinstated.
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Today, because of the determination of their fans, the Rabbitohs are one of the NRL's great success stories, with amongst one of the largest membership bases.
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In tough times, Tiger loyalists must draw inspiration from our cross town rivals.
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The Balmain Tigers were born 106 years ago at Birchgrove Oval.
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Now is the time for our fans to stand up and fight - to make sure our grandchildren still have a team to barrack for in the decades to come.
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Darcy Byrne is Mayor of Leichhardt.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Darcy Byrne was in charge during all this

And this is unforgivable

Kul, you must be loving his opinion piece in the SMH today:

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/time-for-wests-tigers-to-roar-20140320-3542o.html

When my old man passed away it was his wish to have his ashes scattered at Leichhardt Oval. For many local people their support for Balmain, and now Wests Tigers, epitomises the solidarity and community spirit Tiger Town has always been famous for. This week the Tigers almost became extinct.
>
International developers Rozelle Village, who have purchased the former Balmain Leagues Club site, tried to have the Club put into receivership.
>
For hundreds of thousands of Tigers fans, in Sydney and across Australia, the survival of the Tigers is an emotional cause.
>
The Balmain Tigers Club has been built and nurtured by working class people since 1908.
Advertisement
>
When my parents moved to Balmain in the 1960's the place was considered a slum. People didn't have much, but what they did have was their beloved Tigers.
>
Since it opened, the Leagues Club has always been a social hub, where young families and older people could find a cheap meal, friendship and camaraderie.
>
Over the years, junior sports teams have relied on support from the Tigers to keep their kids on the field.
>
There have been very few local charity fundraisers and community events that have not benefited from the support of the Balmain Tigers.
>
Even today, the Balmain Leagues Club has the most members of any not-for-profit enterprise in Sydney's Inner West.
>
In 2005, when against all odds, the Wests Tigers won the NRL Premiership it was the one of the most poignant experiences of my life.
>
The streets of Balmain were filled with local people celebrating because something truly monumental had happened.
>
Support for rugby league clubs is handed down through generations, from fathers to daughters and from mothers to sons.
>
It is common to bemoan the culture of individuality that pervades modern Australia.
>
In today's society, support for your local footy side is one of the few genuinely collective experiences we have left.
>
Some people say, that modern professional sport is a multi-billion dollar business, and that as a consequence teams must relocate to different city or state, if that is what the market demands.
>
But what does this cold calculation matter to a grandmother whose has been passionately cheering the Tigers on at Leichhardt Oval since she was a girl?
>
The game's administrators, television networks and sponsors must understand that parochialism is the thing that has made rugby league great.
>
Just ask the many thousands of North Sydney Bears fans if they love rugby league in the same way since their team was forced from the field.
>
In 1999 the South Sydney Rabbitohs were turfed out of the national competition as a consequence of the super league war.
>
Souths fans banded together and built a political campaign to have their team reinstated.
>
Today, because of the determination of their fans, the Rabbitohs are one of the NRL's great success stories, with amongst one of the largest membership bases.
>
In tough times, Tiger loyalists must draw inspiration from our cross town rivals.
>
The Balmain Tigers were born 106 years ago at Birchgrove Oval.
>
**Now is the time for our fans to stand up and fight - to make sure our grandchildren still have a team to barrack for in the decades to come.**
>
Darcy Byrne is Mayor of Leichhardt.

What blatant propaganda. The Wests Tigers won't be affected, they'll be around for a while so whose he talking about? Is he trying to convince people Balmain will cease to exist at NRL level, cos thats already been the case for 15 yrs.

 

[tigerbalm]

The sooner the last nail is put in balmain's coffin the better in my opinion.
All this speculation gives half assed witters at the telerag open season on the wests tigers.

On a week when when we had a record win against all odds all i keep reading is how wests are cash strapped and should be moved off to perth? i mean come on, we are actually making the Sharks look like a stable club.

Let Balmain stay in the past cause its seriously damaging our future. Sorry to sound harsh but all it takes is enough ill informed folk to read something enough and it becomes a real issue. Wests have survived for some time without money from one side of the JV. It will continue to do so but if this is not resolved soon we will be a basket case because no sponsor will want a bar of us, instability will cause players to second guess signing and than its all down hill.

 

[system]

The sooner the last nail is put in balmain's coffin the better in my opinion.
All this speculation gives half assed witters at the telerag open season on the wests tigers.

On a week when when we had a record win against all odds all i keep reading is how wests are cash strapped and should be moved off to perth? i mean come on, we are actually making the Sharks look like a stable club.

Let Balmain stay in the past cause its seriously damaging our future. Sorry to sound harsh but all it takes is enough ill informed folk to read something enough and it becomes a real issue. Wests have survived for some time without money from one side of the JV. It will continue to do so but if this is not resolved soon we will be a basket case because no sponsor will want a bar of us, instability will cause players to second guess signing and than its all down hill.

Wests won't survive , balmain made a terrible call in merging with the magpies and they've done nothing but bring us down, balmain won't be going anywhere as they would be sorely missed- magpies on the other hand won't be missed by anyone

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[tiga4eva]

I love how all the people who have either hatred for Magpies or Balmain do it behind the Anonymous handle. Brave so very very brave.

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[Newtown]

The sooner the last nail is put in balmain's coffin the better in my opinion.
All this speculation gives half assed witters at the telerag open season on the wests tigers.

On a week when when we had a record win against all odds all i keep reading is how wests are cash strapped and should be moved off to perth? i mean come on, we are actually making the Sharks look like a stable club.

Let Balmain stay in the past cause its seriously damaging our future. Sorry to sound harsh but all it takes is enough ill informed folk to read something enough and it becomes a real issue. Wests have survived for some time without money from one side of the JV. It will continue to do so but if this is not resolved soon we will be a basket case because no sponsor will want a bar of us, instability will cause players to second guess signing and than its all down hill.

Wests won't survive , balmain made a terrible call in merging with the magpies and they've done nothing but bring us down, balmain won't be going anywhere as they would be sorely missed- magpies on the other hand won't be missed by anyone

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I only follow the Wests Tigers in the NRL. I don't know what team you follow.

 

[cqtiger]

They're supporters of other clubs just stirring the pot. That's why they are "guests".

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[tiga4eva]

They're supporters of other clubs just stirring the pot. That's why they are "guests".

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How embarrassing. Being on another Clubs forum.

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[system]

The sooner the last nail is put in balmain's coffin the better in my opinion.
All this speculation gives half assed witters at the telerag open season on the wests tigers.

On a week when when we had a record win against all odds all i keep reading is how wests are cash strapped and should be moved off to perth? i mean come on, we are actually making the Sharks look like a stable club.

Let Balmain stay in the past cause its seriously damaging our future. Sorry to sound harsh but all it takes is enough ill informed folk to read something enough and it becomes a real issue. Wests have survived for some time without money from one side of the JV. It will continue to do so but if this is not resolved soon we will be a basket case because no sponsor will want a bar of us, instability will cause players to second guess signing and than its all down hill.

Wests won't survive , balmain made a terrible call in merging with the magpies and they've done nothing but bring us down, balmain won't be going anywhere as they would be sorely missed- magpies on the other hand won't be missed by anyone

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100% who cares about the magpies what 7000 members 100 are magpies rest balmain as always. that's the worst decision in balmain history is to merge with west magpies. let's face it. Balmain hate wests and vice versa, I'm sure wests Ashfield could have done something over the years. And we call this club a merger never and those who think that a kidding themselves. It's balmain and wests ,if balmain are gone magpies soon to follow . Nrl will buy out the tigers brand , Perth here we come. End of story. Save balmain save wests tigers like it or not. That's going out to the magpie supporters. If you still don't know who you are and say we are wests tigers then ask yourself when balmain and wests play in juniors who do you support that will give u a clue and by the way it will be balmain 50 wests 0 . So long suckers.

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[tigerbalm]

The sooner the last nail is put in balmain's coffin the better in my opinion.
All this speculation gives half assed witters at the telerag open season on the wests tigers.

On a week when when we had a record win against all odds all i keep reading is how wests are cash strapped and should be moved off to perth? i mean come on, we are actually making the Sharks look like a stable club.

Let Balmain stay in the past cause its seriously damaging our future. Sorry to sound harsh but all it takes is enough ill informed folk to read something enough and it becomes a real issue. Wests have survived for some time without money from one side of the JV. It will continue to do so but if this is not resolved soon we will be a basket case because no sponsor will want a bar of us, instability will cause players to second guess signing and than its all down hill.

Wests won't survive , balmain made a terrible call in merging with the magpies and they've done nothing but bring us down, balmain won't be going anywhere as they would be sorely missed- magpies on the other hand won't be missed by anyone

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100% who cares about the magpies what 7000 members 100 are magpies rest balmain as always. that's the worst decision in balmain history is to merge with west magpies. let's face it. Balmain hate wests and vice versa, I'm sure wests Ashfield could have done something over the years. And we call this club a merger never and those who think that a kidding themselves. It's balmain and wests ,if balmain are gone magpies soon to follow . Nrl will buy out the tigers brand , Perth here we come. End of story. Save balmain save wests tigers like it or not. That's going out to the magpie supporters. If you still don't know who you are and say we are wests tigers then ask yourself when balmain and wests play in juniors who do you support that will give u a clue and by the way it will be balmain 50 wests 0 . So long suckers.

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These two clowns (actually probably the same person) are a case in point.

So, if…i mean when balmain go the way of the dodo wests tigers will fold ey?

This type of fear mongering is not only pathetic, incorrect and arrogant but if enough people believe it, it can have a negative impact on what really matters THE WESTS TIGERS!!!!

As for balmain being some power house that lowered themselves to merge well, if they were going ok they wouldnt have had to have merged in the first place. Both clubs were basket cases and knuckle heads like our annon friends are not helping anyone by claiming one side is needed more than the other for Wests to survive.
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The sooner this ends the better for every wests tigers fan.

 

[Russell]

We are all Wests Tigers supporters, all in this together, whether our roots are Balmain, Wests or WT.

Wests Tigers are under no threat of relocating, financial difficulties or from players running scared to sign because of the Rozelle Village fiasco. So no conflict of interest.

One of the mightiest civilizations of all time - The Roman Empire crumbled from within. What I am witnessing here is the start of a crumbling football club. People seem to be glad that Balmain will be no more; get rid of them says another etc. etc. I can't believe my eyes reading this crap. It is like getting married and telling your wife to get rid of her parents and grandparents - basically, where she came from.

We should all be trying to save Balmain as we would do if it were Wests - it is where we came from. Yes we are Wests Tigers now and that is fantastic but we need to look after our own. Don't forget everyone of the other clubs, clubs to be etc. all want our heads. It is called being UNITED and face all comers together and win whether it is on the field or off the field.

So how about we forget about grinding the old axe - work together in whatever way we can and keep Balmain as a partner. Wests 2, Independents (NRL) 3 does not look like a good score line to me. Foundation Clubs 4, Independents (NRL) 3 is much better.

Make no mistake it will be taken out of our hands further down the track.

 

[happy_tiger]

Yes Happy. ..The Fairweather fan always have plenty of excuses. ..This is just another example

I'm hardly a fairweather fan Ink

I supported Wests through thick and thin for 24 years whilst living 1000kms away and barely ever seeing games on TV let alone in the flesh

I could of easily switched to the Broncos knowing half the juniors they had coming through the system

I was never a big fan of Balmain , but I respected their non nonsense football

Sorry happy…didn't mean u personally. ..jirskyr got my drift

All cool Ink .