Breaking news: HBG takeover

[coivtny]

Balmain or Western Suburbs will not be returning the NRL.
I know we live in a crazy world full of crazy people, but surely everybody understands that ?

Look I shouldn’t be saying this because I was told under strict secrecy but Glebe is looking to pick up our licence.

 

[Tom Shines]

Yes they should come out with a statement supporting Wests Tigers and dismissing the Wests Magpies innuendo.
At the same time how hard is it for Richo to ensure our fans are kept updated with roster movement and junior rep team news ?

What happened mate ,,.didn’t want to answer my question ? You must have asked me dozens so far this offseason right ? 😂

I know you love looking ahead to the future … where do you think this club is headed in respect of the on the field results after this weeks news ? Are you optimistic ?

 

[BZN]

He is entitled to his opinion but not being either a patsy for HBG, shit-stirrer for the sake of it, or drowning us in his repetitive rubbish.

G'day Mikey, good to hear from you as I always respect and enjoy reading your posts and watching your videos.
But there are one or two or three maybe even 4 posters on here I wouldn't give you two and tuppence for.

If you read all of the posts from @Vicious as I did, I think you will find he was very fair to both sides of the argument and, he articulated his thoughts really well and handled the situation really well considering he was under extreme pressure from various posters 'drowning him' with repetitive questioning.... and extreme insults.
From memory, I don't recall any previous stand-out pro HBG posts from him, and I definitely did not get the impression he was stirring the....

The only mistake he made [if you can call it that] was getting sucked in to a whirlpool of angry posters who were only too willing to take their frustration out on 'him'.
I've been the recipient of that a couple of times for defending the Magpies side of the JV when there are not many of us on here to do that, and I won't get sucked in again.

Take care when you're out there on two wheels, you may get run off the road by some kid on an electric scooter.

 

[Vicious]

@BlackWhiteGold Can we run an anonymous poll here? See if people want

- Wests Tigers
- Magpies
- Balmain

Would be interesting to see if everyone is on the same page.

We don’t need a poll, it is clearly above 95% in favour of Wests Tigers.

 

[murrayf]

My Second post, I've been a Balmain fan and now WT fan and sadly the club is a running joke....

Read whatever you like into this.... but if it's on the money this is just juvenile crap from a bunch of misfits and retards who still pine for the days of Lidcombe oval sitting in their luxury dog box drinking Tooths and reminiscing about the good old days.

Re Richo. The former Sharks, Panthers and Souths CEO put forward a plan to change the Wests Magpies NSW Cup team to Wests Tigers, thus including the Balmain side of the merger in the second tier team.

That didn't go down well with the Holman Barnes Group, who heavily favor the Magpies over the Tigers - and Richardson's papers have been marked since that day.

If he goes, it will only add to the turmoil within the club - especially as Luai still has a get-out clause and is a big Richardson fan.

Watch this space.

And the Balmain V Wests BS still continues today 25 years on some of you guys need to get a life regarding this Us V them BS.

90% of the fans today have no affiliation with Wests and Balmain and anyone who thinks Wests or Balmain will come back as a stand alone club are delusional.

I'm just pissed off that there was a light at the end of the tunnel now if Richo goes that light is well and truly snuffed out.

Watch the exit door he won't be the only one.

2026 could be another wood spoon year, it may get really ugly.

40 years ago, Jack Gibson cautioned ‘Winning starts in the front office’ something the mo-ons at HBG don't get.

 

[coivtny]

We don’t need a poll, it is clearly above 95% in favour of Wests Tigers.

Reckon you’re spot on mate.

 

[Vicious]

What happened mate ,,.didn’t want to answer my question ? You must have asked me dozens so far this offseason right ? 😂

I didn’t see your question.
You should know I am not optimistic about our on field prospects for the 2026 season before or after the latest unrest.
I don’t believe in changing teams just because you are unhappy with their results or the direction they are heading, so I’m stuck waiting for a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Vicious]

He at one time wanted to buy the Tigers that's not a myth.

Yes but he didn’t put his hand in his deep pockets.

 

[innsaneink]

@BlackWhiteGold Can we run an anonymous poll here? See if people want

- Wests Tigers
- Magpies
- Balmain

Would be interesting to see if everyone is on the same page.

Why anonymous?
Id rather everyone put their cards on the table
Anyone can create a poll

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Yet the five fossils calling 2SM ruffled your feathers 🤔

they sound like the same fossils running hbg

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Why anonymous?
Id rather everyone put their cards on the table
Anyone can create a poll

I don’t know if polls can be created that aren’t anonymous though.

 

[Tom Shines]

I didn’t see your question.
You should know I am not optimistic about our on field prospects for the 2026 season before or after the latest unrest.
I don’t believe in changing teams just because you are unhappy with their results or the direction they are heading, so I’m stuck waiting for a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

Ok appreciate it … unfortunately this decision could lead to ramifications going longer than one season …

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Equating a move this week threatening the actual strategic operations and competitiveness of the NRL football club we support, with a click-bait news feed that predictably went nowhere apart from your browser bookmarks.

Well-played. We're all so lucky to have a mensa member on this forum.

Context, Context, Context ... old boy

No one was equating this weeks events with Gary Leo’s wet dream of 2024.

Have a look at the post I was directly reacting to 👇

PS. From the grand halls of Mensa, when it comes to attempting wit, sarcasm is a perennial wooden spooner

 

[Tom Shines]

My Second post, I've been a Balmain fan and now WT fan and sadly the club is a running joke....

Read whatever you like into this.... but if it's on the money this is just juvenile crap from a bunch of misfits and retards who still pine for the days of Lidcombe oval sitting in their luxury dog box drinking Tooths and reminiscing about the good old days.

Re Richo. The former Sharks, Panthers and Souths CEO put forward a plan to change the Wests Magpies NSW Cup team to Wests Tigers, thus including the Balmain side of the merger in the second tier team.

That didn't go down well with the Holman Barnes Group, who heavily favor the Magpies over the Tigers - and Richardson's papers have been marked since that day.

If he goes, it will only add to the turmoil within the club - especially as Luai still has a get-out clause and is a big Richardson fan.

Watch this space.

And the Balmain V Wests BS still continues today 25 years on some of you guys need to get a life regarding this Us V them BS.

90% of the fans today have no affiliation with Wests and Balmain and anyone who thinks Wests or Balmain will come back as a stand alone club are delusional.

I'm just pissed off that there was a light at the end of the tunnel now if Richo goes that light is well and truly snuffed out.

Watch the exit door he won't be the only one.

2026 could be another wood spoon year, it may get really ugly.

40 years ago, Jack Gibson cautioned ‘Winning starts in the front office’ something the mo-ons at HBG don't get.

Muzza …thanks for your opinion ..I think a lot of us agree with most …

One thing I will take exception with is the “Balmain v Wests BS”…. Who still defends Balmain ? Maybe their 70 something year old board members and Benny Elias …. That’s about it..

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

@BlackWhiteGold Can we run an anonymous poll here? See if people want

- Wests Tigers
- Magpies
- Balmain

Would be interesting to see if everyone is on the same page.

Surely adding an “all of the above” option would be fun.
And while we’re at it, I’d also like the Gosford Townies returned

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

G'day Mikey, good to hear from you as I always respect and enjoy reading your posts and watching your videos.
But there are one or two or three maybe even 4 posters on here I wouldn't give you two and tuppence for.

If you read all of the posts from @Vicious as I did, I think you will find he was very fair to both sides of the argument and, he articulated his thoughts really well and handled the situation really well considering he was under extreme pressure from various posters 'drowning him' with repetitive questioning.... and extreme insults.
From memory, I don't recall any previous stand-out pro HBG posts from him, and I definitely did not get the impression he was stirring the....

The only mistake he made [if you can call it that] was getting sucked in to a whirlpool of angry posters who were only too willing to take their frustration out on 'him'.
I've been the recipient of that a couple of times for defending the Magpies side of the JV when there are not many of us on here to do that, and I won't get sucked in again.

Take care when you're out there on two wheels, you may get run off the road by some kid on an electric scooter.

What do you think of these crackpots down at HBG mate, time to round them up and lead them down to the knackery yes, the continuous disruption they cause to the team.

 

[Lestronge]

FTR, there are dinosaurs on both sides. Was only a year or two ago that the blue Wiggle said he would bring back Balmain if he had the money.

💯 I criticised him as well at the time . Just a selfish comment

 

[mtd#2]

Regardless of what DB is dreaming about, you do realise that any potential change of name would need to be passed by PVL and the NRL ?
Common sense tells us the NRL licence would be transferred to either Canpbelltoelwn, the Central Coast, Queensland, Wellington or Christchurch before a name change would be considered or accepted by the NRL.
DB cannot be that out of touch with reality to understand this, could he ?

Brother you are thick as [This word has been automatically removed].. You can't see the issue staring us straight in the face RIGHT NOW!

The issue is what happens to our current squad.. our current coach.. our current ceo.

WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR 2026 SEASON?

We want to make the 8 next year... I don't give a [This word has been automatically removed] about 20 years from now right now...

This bullshit about "they will end up in a better position" is just [This word has been automatically removed]ing bullshit wanksrs tell themselves to justify their horrible decisions.

PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS...
WE WANT TO WIN A COMP IN 2-4 YEARS, NOT "REBUILD" FOR ANOTHER 25 FKING YEARS

 

[Lestronge]

Balmain or Western Suburbs will not be returning the NRL.
I know we live in a crazy world full of crazy people, but surely everybody understands that ?

Does HBG?

 

[mtd#2]

So Dennis is living in a fantasy world, letting his obtuse impression fool and manipulate everyone in his way ?
Could it be that Richo has previously clashed with DB, cannot stand DB and no longer wants to deal with DB, therefore conducted a plan with BO to have certain things approved without going to board level, knowing full and well certain things they felt were important would potentially be blocked ?
Once this filtered back to the HBG or DB did they or he then plan to keep letting it unfold until there was enoug evidence to remove the independent board members which they or he knew would infuriate Richo and likely lead to him resigning, which they or he hoped would happen without any blood on their or his hands ?

You're a deadset idiot mate
You clearly have a vested interest here somehow... You can't be that dumb