Board are next.

[MightyMaggy]

The WT Board represent the WT OWNERS - Groups who have a financial interest in WT

WT is a joint venture Company (not football club) OWNED by 4 parties

**Balmain Football Club - 50%** = 5 men/5 Votes on WT Board
**Wests Group - 50%**
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club - 30% = 3 men/3 Votes on WT Board
Wests Campbelltown Leagues Club - 10% = 1 man/1 vote on WT Board
Wests Magpies Football Club -10% = 1 man/1vote on WT Board

chairman role from each side alternate each year.

Historical In-fighting within the Wests Group has lead to less favourable outcomes for the Wests Magpies Football club (i.e. Wests Juniors going to BRET NSW Cup or how many games at Campbelltown etc)

The Magpies FC Board is virtually controlled by Wests Ashfield and the members have very little influence or say in the decisions made (i.e. Magpies board decided on a single WT NSW Cup team)

The Wests Group are more united in recent times in requesting Balmain FC to 'cough up their contribution' to WT. It does not mean Wests Group are ganging up to wipe Balmain off the table or dissolve WT.

The only way WT can have a truly independant board is if all 4 parties SELL / GIVE UP their financial ownership in WT

Sell to ARLC
Sell to a private owner (like a Tinkler or Crowe)
ALL Mutually agree to give up all their roles and still own WT (Very unlikely)

Real key issues that need addressing:

**Clear $11m Balmain Debt (Ashfield possibly buy out debt) - Could mean a WT branded leagues club(s)
Establish a consistant brand/identity (internally and externally in media)
Focus on South West presence (be based there or more home games there)
Find a new CEO
Clear Sheens payout**

Thank you for this concise explanation of the current problem. I have posted on this forum many times that the only solution I can see is to put the Club shares up for sale to the fans.