Breaking news: HBG takeover

[jrtiger]

The truth, at least in the eyes of some in the inner sanctum, is that the Western Suburbs Magpies fraternity want their club back.

They have the money and the power in the relationship. They got the baseball bats out on Monday afternoon as they savaged the board and suggested they had been kept out of the loop on key decisions.

If that is indeed the case, they may be better off looking within. After all, they had two representatives on the very same board. Two board members who apparently voted in line with their Tigers colleagues when it came to stadium strategy and jerseys.

There is a reason the Tigers haven’t played finals football in more than a decade. Self-sabotage has invariably been at the heart of all their failures. Now, with some blue sky on the horizon, the Tigers have committed harakiri again.

this bit would've come straight from Richo's mouth.

 

[swag_tiger]

And to think people are celebrating this. I reckon almost everyone celebrating is a old Magpies supporter.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I expect ex HBG directors like Rick Wayde &Tony Andreacchio to go to the media very soon to try to destabilise HBG, possibly Romero; media will chase up Benny Elias & Blocker for comment; some leaks will come from the Balmain side ... let's see,

 

[GNR4LIFE]

And to think people are celebrating this. I reckon almost everyone celebrating is a old Magpies supporter.

I don’t see anybody celebrating this. Not in this thread.

 

[tigahhh]

I don’t see anybody celebrating this. Not in this thread.

still confident richo stays ?

 

[Tom Shines]

I expect ex HBG directors like Rick Wayde &Tony Andreacchio to go to the media very soon to try to destabilise HBG, possibly Romero; media will chase up Benny Elias & Blocker for comment; some leaks will come from the Balmain side ... let's see,

All the usual suspects lined up to give quotes for new stories … this will be milked all off-season.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

still confident richo stays ?

Who knows.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

this bit would've come straight from Richo's mouth.

The NRL need to investigate this and review the 'supposed' reasons why the independents were disbanded. If they have no substance or credibility, PVL needs to come out with an iron fist like he did with potential R360 defectors. I just can't fathom how they can use poor communication as a major reason when a HBG rep sits on the WT board as does a WT rep. That's there f'n job to communicate back.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

All the usual suspects lined up to give quotes for new stories … this will be milked all off-season.

Blocker and Elias who never played for wests tigers will get some quotes in lol
this is a train wreck
if Rucho does walk (think he will)
Step in Vlandys take the licence from HBG

 

[mtd#2]

last month I paid for 4 gold memberships i wish I had not done that

Email the club please
We all need to make sure that the feedback is official

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Blocker and Elias who never played for wests tigers will get some quotes in lol
this is a train wreck
if Rucho does walk (think he will)
Step in Vlandys take the licence from HBG

PVL will be too busy hobnobbing

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

ABSOLUTLEY DISGRACEFUL just when we are starting to trend upwards more drama to accompany our team. I will be devastated if Richo leaves, we finally have positive direction and structure and along comes the DRAMA.

FMD we are supposed to be one club not splintered like this. I hope the footy gods allow us to get our shit together.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Buy that gold wests tigers jersey while you can, Dennis will probably revert back to a black and white one before kickoff 2026

 

[mtd#2]

And this is the issue. A ton of us who have been members for 10, 20, 25 years are fed up and ready to pack it in. This club exists because of and for us, not these guys. If you lose the hardcore fans in droves what hope is there?

I think this is the point, they couldn't give a flying FK.

 

[tigahhh]

The NRL need to investigate this and review the 'supposed' reasons why the independents were disbanded. If they have no substance or credibility, PVL needs to come out with an iron fist like he did with potential R360 defectors. I just can't fathom how they can use poor communication as a major reason when a HBG rep sits on the WT board as does a WT rep. That's there f'n job to communicate back.

can’t help but feel like if this were any other club PVL would have intervened a long time ago.

 

[George Piper's #1 fan]

He will still defend them.

Hopefully he goes to hell and the quicker the better imho.

These greedy gutless imbeciles at HBG will never understand.

Supporting a club is like that ray of hope & positivity in most supporter's lives. No matter what is happening in a person's life and the world, there is always a Wests Tigers game to look forward to and lately there has been plenty of hope on and off the field to go with that.

I'm still positive there can be a good outcome out of this but it will require Richo at his political & strategising best.

How long until these boofheads try to drop the Barnes from HBG and totally divorce Balmain?

 

[mtd#2]

And to think people are celebrating this. I reckon almost everyone celebrating is a old Magpies supporter.

Id appreciate they all show their ugly heads so we know who the flops on the forum are

There's a bloke who's anti Richo on all the FB media pages, I won't name him but his initials are PS

[This word has been automatically removed]ing hate you lot... Couldn't just move on with life and had to dig your heels in for a piece of the past that none of this generation give a flying FK about.

Meanwhile other clubs move forward.

Luais contract clauses are looking great right now.. where are the geniuses on here who were screaming for their removal? Inept useless bunch of flops you are

 

[TIGERS]

I feel exactly the same way

I feel very very ripped off

Me too mate.

There is no representation for Wests Tigers fandom or supporters. I was the last generation of kids in Macarthur that grew up watching the magpies. The Wests Tigers were so much better.

 

[tigahhh]

Id appreciate they all show their ugly heads so we know who the flops on the forum are

There's a bloke who's anti Richo on all the FB media pages, I won't name him but his initials are PS

[This word has been automatically removed]ing hate you lot... Couldn't just move on with life and had to dig your heels in for a piece of the past that none of this generation give a flying FK about.

Meanwhile other clubs move forward.

Luais contract clauses are looking great right now.. where are the geniuses on here who were screaming for their removal? Inept useless bunch of flops you are

literally the last thing i said in the jarome thread when asked why he has the clauses was to keep the club accountable to not revert back to a basket case. look at where we are now

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Me too mate.

There is no representation for Wests Tigers fandom or supporters. I was the last generation of kids in Macarthur that grew up watching the magpies. The Wests Tigers were so much better.

balmain were crap in the 1990's
I was there at BRLFC voting for the merger, after seeing weeks earlier Fitzgerald come in and give a pitch to balmain members with some mocked up Parramatta Tigers hats.
it was either merge or bust
Wests Tigers gave us a premiership