Breaking news: HBG takeover

[Vicious]

FFS you didn't even know that HBG had representatives on the WT board. You don’t even know the basic facts of the underlying story.

You’ve done what you’ve always done which is spout your opinion about something you have no clue about, and when you get exposed for the stupid arse clown that you are, you double down to avoid facing the embarrassment.

They are not informed, do you understand plain English?

 

[tigahhh]

very clear they have no idea how the boards work. wouldn’t engage further guys
gonna watch the matilda’s play because i need a new sport to support now
😢

 

[Lestronge]

You can’t educate imbeciles Tito, but I will keep up the good fight.

You’re the imbecile mate ! The point of having HBG delegates is to provide throughput and clarity between the board using Deniss the current elected rep as a conduit for all information.
To stop for example , Joe blogs from HBG ringing the CEO and demanding We resign Nofa because my daughter thinks he’s a good bloke . That’s the type of shit that was going on when HBG had “clarity” .

 

[mtd#2]

The thing is HGB won't give up their license without a fight. They will try to drag it on as long as they can.

Who has more money, HBG or NRL?
And can the NRL make it hard for them, like force them to relocate etc?

 

[Tom Shines]

Nah, everyone else is a sheep and an inbecile 😂

And the HBG board are all Mensa members

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’m not discrediting the jersey claim, so don’t misunderstand the tone of my question. Just want to understand. If Rod Stewart and co have the power to sack board members, why did they not have final say over jersey designs? They own the joint don’t they? Whose rubber stamping these things?

 

[Vicious]

FFS you didn't even know that HBG had representatives on the WT board. You don’t even know the basic facts of the underlying story.

You’ve done what you’ve always done which is spout your opinion about something you have no clue about, and when you get exposed for the stupid arse clown that you are, you double down to avoid facing the embarrassment.

Funnily enough I open my ears and listen to both sides of the airy unlike yourself who does not want to find out your opinion could be wrong.

 

[mtd#2]

Hope so

Love or hate PVL, he gets shit done..

 

[Vicious]

You’re the imbecile mate ! The point of having HBG delegates is to provide throughput and clarity between the board using Deniss the current elected rep as a conduit for all information.
To stop for example , Joe blogs from HBG ringing the CEO and demanding We resign Nofa because my daughter thinks he’s a good bloke . That’s the type of shit that was going on when HBG had “clarity” .

You obviously do not understand English, they were not advised of information in which they expected and were entitled to be consulted on.
You believe what you want to believe.

 

[Batmans Parents]

Nah, everyone else is a sheep and an inbecile 😂

Calls everyone a sheep yet keeps repeating the same line from Paton despite it being debunked by multiple posters 🤣

This moron is the poster child for why there should be IQ tests before letting people have children.

 

[BAGNF05]

I’m not discrediting the jersey claim, so don’t misunderstand the tone of my question. Just want to understand. If Rod Stewart and co have the power to sack board members, why did they not have final say over jersey designs? They own the joint don’t they? Whose rubber stamping these things?

Independent board until their knickers get twisted too tight.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

I've got the solution, the tigers can go west! Appeasing the Wests contingent but not all the way west, more like an inner west, thus placating the Balmain faithful and so spawning the Adelaide whatevers!

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

All this shemozzle over a jersey and colour tone that the majority of the fans love.

Crazy stuff!

the club has had a main black jersey for 6 or so years and have a meltdown with an orange jersey.

 

[Vicious]

Love or hate PVL, he gets shit done..

He does and it can be sure he will do his own investigation on this whole sage and find out the truth.
If the statement from Daniel Paton yesterday turns out to be a lie, I’m certain PVL will take action.

 

[Batmans Parents]

Funnily enough I open my ears and listen to both sides of the airy unlike yourself who does not want to find out your opinion could be wrong.

No you don’t, you dense [This word has been automatically removed]wit. You’ve literally been shown how you’re wrong and yet you keep doubling down on the exact same line.

You have no original thought, you’re just a dumb bot repeating the HBG lines.

 

[Buttface]

WWWWEEEEEEE!!!

This thread is a fun one.

In regards to this stupid colour thing I asked Googs AI what colour would a tiger and a magpie would morph into.

A hypothetical creature resulting from a tiger and a magpie morph would likely have a striking, contrasting coloration featuring bold patches of black and white, and orange stripes or accents.
The colouring is derived from the distinct plumage of the magpie and the fur of the tiger:
Magpies typically exhibit a stark, iridescent black and white plumage pattern.
Tigers are known for their vibrant orange or reddish-brown base colour and prominent black stripes.
The resulting morphed creature would be a hypothetical blend, combining these elements into a unique black, white, and orange striped pattern.

 

[Goyougoodthng]

Watch the Daniel Paton statement you ignorant imbecile.
When you are happy to pour millions into the club annually and not be given the courtesy tu be consulted about major decisions, maybe then you will understand.

I don't know much about accounting but after having a brief look at the Holman Barnes 2024 annual report I think millions is slightly overestimating.

 

[Squater]

gen zer’s aren’t the ones on the HBG board. just the dinosaurs and look where we are

I'm a dinosaur and agree with you. Fuk how old are these blokes im in my 60s and I was a balmain boy and for 25yrs a west tiger

 

[Vicious]

I have listened to Daniel Paton’s statement. It makes very little sense about the actions taken.

Did he not state decisions were being made without him (which I assume means the board) being consulted ?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Most Wests Tigers supporters have jumped to the conclusion that this whole situation has come about due to the 2026 home jersey being mostly orange and assuming it is a step in trying to eliminate the Balmain side of the merger.
This is supposedly based on various quotes of previous conversations with Dennis Burgess and backed up this morning by Lee Hagipantellis.
Contrary to this belief is the public statement made yesterday by Daniel Paton who emphasised there is no agenda against the Balmain side of the merger and stated they poor money into the Balmain juniors, they are not obligated to do this if they dislike the Balmain side of the merger so much.
Paton went on to state the big issue that led to the independent board members being removed was lack of disclosure on things that are supposed to be reviewed and passed at board level.
My understanding is these topics include the ComBank Stadium deal, the 2026 jersey reveal amongst a host of other things.
It’s fine for any fan to say why does the board need to know about these things, but the truth is these type of things, particularly the ComBabk Stadium deal would be discussed and approved at board level by any club, just the same as any business needs big agendas to be passed at board level.
It’s since been rumoured that Barry O’Farrell approved these things and believed him being chairman of the board meant he could give approval without it being raised or voted on by the board.
Common sense tells us all that if this is true, it is not right and has the possibility of dodgy dealings being done.
There has been plenty of comments stating the HBG board members would have known what was going on, well it’s likely they didn’t know anything about it if O’Farrell was making executive decisions without presenting them to the board.
Something to think long and hard about before we jump to conclusions.

Listen to Barry today he says otherwise to everything you have suggested.

If this was all on Barry then why punt all the independents and not just Barry or all the board especially if it never went past Barry. What you’re saying actually makes no sense based on the HBG actions.

Believe what you want end of day they punted the independence of the club which was the biggest part of the review. A big part as to why things started to change and gave hope. Something that was setup to make the best decisions for the Wests Tigers and not HBg. It was also a condition of Richo signing up.

My belief is HBG hate not being in control and the jersey decision made them freak out as to how much power they’ve lost as such they want to force it back to how it was. Removing independence means Richo leaves = HBG back in control.