Breaking news: HBG takeover

[Tom Shines]

Has it been confirmed this whole saga is over the 2026 home team jersey ?
I know that is the agenda being pushed by the media and who knows if that was part of the hidden agenda or not, but the statement made by the HBG spokesperson did not mention any issue relating to the 2026 home jersey.

Has anything in this whole saga been confirmed yet? One of them is lying … release the board minutes so we know

 

[jrtiger]

Has it been confirmed this whole saga is over the 2026 home team jersey ?
I know that is the agenda being pushed by the media and who knows if that was part of the hidden agenda or not, but the statement made by the HBG spokesperson did not mention any issue relating to the 2026 home jersey.

HBG leak like a sieve. you know this. it would've come directly from the horses' mouth.

 

[426Tlgerland]

I don’t think it’s a question on who has attended the Wests Tigers board meetings, it’s a question of whether topics that should have been brought to those meetings were done so before being rubber stamped by the now ex-chairman.

What has been rubber stamped that the board knew nothing about , what did Richo or BOF do that they were not privy to , I also note not all items go to the board , most day to day running is done by the staff like BOF and Richo , Jersey , stadium , funds for LO and Cambo , signing a player , deals for new sponsors , all via board yes , so what one was done that Burgess and co knew nothing about ,these are important issues

 

[mtd#2]

If the 90% owners of the club want the reserve team called the Wests Magpies is that such a major issue ?
Don’t tell me we would be more successful at NRL level if our reserve team was called Wests Tigers.
The Melbourne Storm have been the most successful NRL club for the past 20 years and they have not once had a reserve team called Melbourne Storm.

You're problem is you assume everyone has good intentions.. it's on record from lee that there are directors at Wests and HBG who want the magpie back in the NRL.. the magpie is dead in the NRL.. it should and will never return.. Wests however will live on with their name... But these old wanksrs can't get over the fact the Maggie is dead... Rip you old turds

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If the Magpies do come back .. would it be solely Ashfield Magpies or would it be Ashfield, Campbelltown and Lidcombe? Either way, the same old problems will exist.

If Elvis comes back to life, do you think he’ll still be able belt out Suspicious Minds the way he did in 1970? The chances are about the same.

 

[Bigscreentv]

My read is that HBG probably want Richo gone. Sacking the board members, making the board non-independent triggers his early release clause. They know he won't like it and know he'll probably leave. They don't want the blood in their hands.

My guess is that HBG don't like the direction he's taking the club in. They want success, but they don't like the way he's making it all about Wests Tigers.

It seems like a highly political environment and to be fair to Lee and Justin they had no chance of success. They did all the wrong things and copped it. If they did all the right things HBG would have cut their legs out live they've done here.

This is why the only way forward is for the Wests Tigers to take their licence and sell it to someone else who's only agenda is to move the Wests Tigers forward.

 

[mtd#2]

If the Magpies do come back .. would it be solely Ashfield Magpies or would it be Ashfield, Campbelltown and Lidcombe? Either way, the same old problems will exist.

The magpies are NEVER coming back to the NRL.
These old farts can't seem to get that through their thick skulls.
5 year olds comprehend the death of something better than these people who should be in a retirement home

 

[GNR4LIFE]

They own the club.
They can sack whoever they want to sack 🤷‍♂️

I don’t see how they can. Some seem to think the NRL are the Fair Work Commission.

 

[Bigscreentv]

I don’t see how they can. Some seem to think the NRL are the Fair Work Commission.

The rules are different for board members and fair work. They may have a case, but HBG probably have documented their issues.

 

[innsaneink]

If the Magpies do come back .. would it be solely Ashfield Magpies or would it be Ashfield, Campbelltown and Lidcombe? Either way, the same old problems will exist.

Lidcombe is irrelevant...its only where the old ground was
Its Ashfield (HBG) and Cambo (Wests League Club) singular

Cambo have distanced themselves from Ashield and are only concerned with Macarthur Jnrs now

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

If you are so thick that you can't see how much uproar and division this has created, it just reinforces that you sit on the side of Wests and are not part of a United Wests tigers, making people like you the problem.. You'll all be dead in 10 - 20 years anyway and the magpie will die with you guys

And that has what exactly to do with Mr Whippy sneaking rat snack into the choc tops ?

 

[hammertime]

I don’t know who Jack Mate is, but do believe that HBG own a 90% stake in the Wests Ts.

The members own it mate. Not these squatters holding debentures. That's the issue. They are not acting in the interests of their members; they are undemocratically there due to a historical anomaly.

The two directors, who were the ones democratically elected by the owners (i.e. HBG members), supported the review and were subsequently removed from the HBG board.

We really need to stop calling these debenture holders as owners. They are not. They are squatters who need eviction. Their decisions are not those of an owner (or on behalf of owners) - they are self-interested parties.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

You can take me literally and deny the problems all at the same time, bravo 👏

Your metaphor was ridiculously over the top.

If the outside defender rushes up, the least I can do is dash through the yawning gap 👍

 

[Bigscreentv]

The members own it mate. Not these squatters holding debentures. That's the issue. They are not acting in the interests of their members; they are undemocratically there due to a historical anomaly.

The two directors, who were the ones democratically elected by the owners (i.e. HBG members), supported the review and were subsequently removed from the HBG board.

We really need to stop calling these debenture holders as owners. They are not. They are squatters who need eviction. Their decisions are not those of an owner (or on behalf of owners) - they are self-interested parties.

I actually think this may lead to the owners going. Western Sydney is too important for the NRL, and I cant see any other motivation other than deliberate sabotage.

PVL said he'd step in, and I think this might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I can understand people’s frustrations if Jareth and his buddies ultimate goal is to bring back the Magpies, even if it won’t happen. However, if there are a few idiots on FB, or calling a radio station that has dead set not been relevant since 1985, who cares. There’s always people who are going to be in support of something like that. They have no influence or power, so pay them no mind. They are irrelevant.

 

[BAGNF05]

So he didn’t just do it without consulting the owners ?

The above quote was not something I said???

 

[coivtny]

Your metaphor was ridiculously over the top.

If the outside defender rushes up, the least I can do is dash through the yawning gap 👍

But have you still got the speed to go on with it or are you relying on the big, dumb winger to lope up on the outside, take the pass and grab the glory?

 

[Tom Shines]

The above quote was not something I said???

Apologies …not sure how that happened… ill delete it 👍

 

[innsaneink]

 

[426Tlgerland]

I actually think this may lead to the owners going. Western Sydney is too important for the NRL, and I cant see any other motivation other than deliberate sabotage.

PVL said he'd step in, and I think this might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

PVL would already have had a phone call with Richo and BOF , no doubt just to get some insight into what the hell is going on , he would know by now and would be organising what he is going to do , the guy don’t muck around , I think Richo was involved with the NRL regarding super league so he must be in with PVL good side , I hope he spills the beans on the HBG board , all of it