Balmain saved from brink of extinction with new leagues club to come

[cochise]

This article at the time of the Leagues Club amalgamation state that it will be Wests Tigers branded and operated by Wests Ashfield.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/tigers-to-exist-in-name-only-as-wests-close-in-on-balmain-takeover-20190828-p52lo9.html

>Wests are also obligated to support Balmain’s continuing ambition to open a licensed club at the Rozelle site, which would be named a Wests Tigers premises but be absorbed into a Wests mega licence.

 

[mike]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

 

[cochise]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

 

[mike]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

Yes me too.

 

[balmain boy]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

 

[mike]


 

[cochise]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpie

 

[balmain boy]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpis

Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of a stronger brand and synergise certain expenses...? Most of the people that go there wouldn't know who the Magpies are...

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpis

Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of a stronger brand and synergise certain expenses...? Most of the people that go there wouldn't know who the Magpies are...

Wests Tigers fans know who they are. The main clientele of Ashfield probably don't even care about Rugby League.

 

[Geo]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpis

Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of a stronger brand and synergise certain expenses...? Most of the people that go there wouldn't know who the Magpies are...

Wests Tigers fans know who they are. The main clientele of Ashfield probably don't even care about Rugby League.

Less than 2%..would even know who Wests Tigers are..unless 5 Tigers in a row was the Super Jackpot..

 

[cochise]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpis

Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of a stronger brand and synergise certain expenses...? Most of the people that go there wouldn't know who the Magpies are...

To avoid any backlash that comes from it, they now control a Wests Ashfield (Magpie and Tiger branded), a Tigers branded club and sometime in the future may have a Wests Tigers branded club. I see them keeping the branding seperate but one membership will gain access to all.

 

[OzLuke]

I would've liked it if they built a leagues club at our COE at concord....just add it all together on one site

 

[cochise]

I would've liked it if they built a leagues club at our COE at concord....just add it all together on one site

Probably goes against the community aspect which was used to get a lot of the funding.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

The NSW government today approved the development of the Balmain Leagues Club site in Rozelle! This is the 12 storey application put together a year or two ago, which included a supermarket and 180 odd apartments and a leagues club.

While the start of the construction will still be dependent on whether the government chooses to proceed with the second harbour tunnel and use the area as a drop site, if so the development is still a decade away. Let's hope this stupid and highly unnecessary and expensive tunnel doesn't go ahead and this part of Rozelle can finally get some rejuvenation!

This is a great step towards Balmain Tigers being a financial part part of Wests Tigers again in the future.

https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/finding/residential-investment/new-developments/117097-balmain-leagues-club-site-set-for-135-million-re-development.html

Mods - the search function doesn't seem to be working accurately as i couldn't find a single post on the leagues club although i know there's been much discussion on it in the past.

This doesn't bring Balmain back as a financial part of the Wests Tigers because I believe if a club is built it will be owned and operated by Wests Ashfield and branded as a Wests Tigers club.

Does it matter though ? If all the funds are heading to the same pot of gold anyway .Balmain are done .
I would love for the tigers to run around in Ron Massey Cup , if the magpies are the CC team . I get the whole rubbish about being below the magpies , but it would just be good to get an old boys day going , at birchgrove or even Leichhardt , then Head to the leagues club after the game .

 

[Blacknwhite]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

Im the other way... I hate the current Tiger on our logo, looks dated and cartoonish, same with all the logos really. Wish we went back to something similar to the Balmain Tiger, would give better options for our merchandise designers to make gear that ... dont know how to say it, but the current club merch you wouldnt wear unless on game day.

I have a few fitted Bengals hats which are my go-to hats. I dont follow Cincinnati, but I think our logo is poxy, and if I am going to rep black gold and white, I prefer the look and quality of the Bengals stuff.

Bring back a real tiger logo...

 

[cochise]

The NSW government today approved the development of the Balmain Leagues Club site in Rozelle! This is the 12 storey application put together a year or two ago, which included a supermarket and 180 odd apartments and a leagues club.

While the start of the construction will still be dependent on whether the government chooses to proceed with the second harbour tunnel and use the area as a drop site, if so the development is still a decade away. Let's hope this stupid and highly unnecessary and expensive tunnel doesn't go ahead and this part of Rozelle can finally get some rejuvenation!

This is a great step towards Balmain Tigers being a financial part part of Wests Tigers again in the future.

https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/finding/residential-investment/new-developments/117097-balmain-leagues-club-site-set-for-135-million-re-development.html

Mods - the search function doesn't seem to be working accurately as i couldn't find a single post on the leagues club although i know there's been much discussion on it in the past.

This doesn't bring Balmain back as a financial part of the Wests Tigers because I believe if a club is built it will be owned and operated by Wests Ashfield and branded as a Wests Tigers club.

Does it matter though ? If all the funds are heading to the same pot of gold anyway .Balmain are done .
I would love for the tigers to run around in Ron Massey Cup , if the magpies are the CC team . I get the whole rubbish about being below the magpies , but it would just be good to get an old boys day going , at birchgrove or even Leichhardt , then Head to the leagues club after the game .

Doesn't matter to me at all, in fact I am happier this way as IP would prefer a Wests Tigers branded club. Was just making it clear this would be a club that is part of Wests Ashfield's group of clubs.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

The NSW government today approved the development of the Balmain Leagues Club site in Rozelle! This is the 12 storey application put together a year or two ago, which included a supermarket and 180 odd apartments and a leagues club.

While the start of the construction will still be dependent on whether the government chooses to proceed with the second harbour tunnel and use the area as a drop site, if so the development is still a decade away. Let's hope this stupid and highly unnecessary and expensive tunnel doesn't go ahead and this part of Rozelle can finally get some rejuvenation!

This is a great step towards Balmain Tigers being a financial part part of Wests Tigers again in the future.

https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/finding/residential-investment/new-developments/117097-balmain-leagues-club-site-set-for-135-million-re-development.html

Mods - the search function doesn't seem to be working accurately as i couldn't find a single post on the leagues club although i know there's been much discussion on it in the past.

This doesn't bring Balmain back as a financial part of the Wests Tigers because I believe if a club is built it will be owned and operated by Wests Ashfield and branded as a Wests Tigers club.

Does it matter though ? If all the funds are heading to the same pot of gold anyway .Balmain are done .
I would love for the tigers to run around in Ron Massey Cup , if the magpies are the CC team . I get the whole rubbish about being below the magpies , but it would just be good to get an old boys day going , at birchgrove or even Leichhardt , then Head to the leagues club after the game .

Doesn't matter to me at all, in fact I am happier this way as IP would prefer a Wests Tigers branded club. Was just making it clear this would be a club that is part of Wests Ashfield's group of clubs.

Yea me too . The more Assets under the “Wests Tigers group” the Better the team is . Jesus , just thinking when was the last time we heard about rubbish in the back room ? Even rubbish Balmain v wests garbage . This club has come along leaps and bounds in 2 years

 

[cochise]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

Im the other way... I hate the current Tiger on our logo, looks dated and cartoonish, same with all the logos really. Wish we went back to something similar to the Balmain Tiger, would give better options for our merchandise designers to make gear that ... dont know how to say it, but the current club merch you wouldnt wear unless on game day.

I have a few fitted Bengals hats which are my go-to hats. I dont follow Cincinnati, but I think our logo is poxy, and if I am going to rep black gold and white, I prefer the look and quality of the Bengals stuff.

Bring back a real tiger logo...

I'm not talking about the Balmain Tigers logo, I'm talking about not wanting the Tiger logo that Wests Ashfield uses.


Interesting that you ike the Bengals gear, I am a Bengals fan but their logo is just the letter B


They do use this on merch though.


My wife used to wear this to games which I really like.


 

[Snake]

The club at Flemington has not been rebranded.. still Tigers Leagues club .. you would think with the amount of traffic that passes WA would rebrand and promote it with impressive signage ..perception is key with the public !

 

[mike]

A Wests Tigers branded club will do a lot to consolidate the message that we are the Wests Tigers now.

I hope they use the Wests Tigers logo and not the tiger that Wests Ashfield use.

I think the plan would be to have Wests Tigers League Club: Rozelle, And WTLC Ashfield.

I doubt that Ashfield will change to Wests Tigers branding, I 100% expect them to stay as West Ashfield using the Magpis

Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of a stronger brand and synergise certain expenses...? Most of the people that go there wouldn't know who the Magpies are...

To avoid any backlash that comes from it, they now control a Wests Ashfield (Magpie and Tiger branded), a Tigers branded club and sometime in the future may have a Wests Tigers branded club. I see them keeping the branding seperate but one membership will gain access to all.

That’s how I see it panning out as well.