Breaking news: HBG takeover

[mtd#2]

What are you talking about ???
The post you replied to states the NRL will not consider a name change from Wests Tigers under the current t NRL licence agreement.
What has that got to do with how it will effect the 2026 season before?

You keep defending the actions of the HBG without consideration to what this has on the current squad...

Are you that dumb that you think the tigers players are all at training today not talking or not caring about it?

Let's compare this to the bulldogs or Penrith at training - are they dealing with this shit?

Nope, only those wnankers at the HBG are dumb enough to make decisions to derail our 2026 season and any potential additional signings we may have made because they are too fkn stupid to communicate what happens at wt board meetings between themselves

You should apply to join the HBG you'd fit right in

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Don't know if anyone seen it but SMH reported that we were close to announcing a long term extension for Bula before all of this crap unfolded *sighs* that's probably why Vicious is going into bat for HBG 🤣

 

[mtd#2]

When will you guys learn that personal insults just isolate and diminish you.

Thats your opinion.. but when you're at war with idiots, sometimes they need to be told they are idiots

 

[Tom Shines]

Don't know if anyone seen it but SMH reported that we were close to announcing a long term extension for Bula before all of this crap unfolded *sighs* that's probably why Vicious is going into bat for HBG 🤣

Should have got it done earlier …Richo might have played hardball a couple of weeks too long ..😂

 

[Lestronge]

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.

I think with PVL involved sanity might prevail , unless I’ve missed something whilst sleeping.
Sometimes I think the nrl encourages stories like X teams are the pinup teams Y teams are the dregs , and everyone else in between . Just as it creates drama and narratives , and adds to the spectacle . But I can’t see how letting the tigers be run. Off a cliff is good for business for the nrl. It was fun whilst it lasted re. 3 spoons , but now it f it continues our place in the nrl , surely should be in question , as a viable entity moving forward . Especially with consortiums in Brisbane , Adelaide , Christchurch , Rockhampton/Bundaberg , central coast , all waiting to stick thier hand up for a team.
The logo should be wests tigers at all grades. The Harold Matt’s kids should pull on the same jersey as luai and Bula . There should be connective tissue there.
But there’s literally zero. The first time you put on a wests tigers jersey is jersey flegg for a year or / then your back wearing the magpies again . Training in the middle of Sydney for some reason . It makes zero sense and never has … queue crazy magpies logic about how it does make sense …

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Yep 100%. It’s easy
426 = Wests Tigers

Jedi Tiger = Wests Tigers

 

[Vicious]

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

I am not the one making abusive comments in relation to something with no relevance to the post you replied to.
Read things properly and think before you speak.

 

[coivtny]

Thats your opinion.. but when you're at war with idiots, sometimes they need to be told they are idiots

No they don’t. Use your words, disagree and try to convince them with the strength of your argument. If you can’t or they won’t be convinced, then move on. You should be better than that.

 

[Lestronge]

Lest= wests tigers

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Thats your opinion.. but when you're at war with idiots, sometimes they need to be told they are idiots

We’re on a football forum talking and disagreeing about how said football club is run. Bit dramatic to label it as a war. Name calling is usually a sign that you know your argument is weak.

 

[jrtiger]

The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog has put the majority owners of Wests Tigers on notice following the latest boardroom dramas engulfing the club.

The Holman Barnes Group, the Tigers’ 90 per cent shareholder, has sacked four independent Wests Tigers directors including chairman Barry O’Farrell, a move that has clouded the future of chief executive Shane Richardson.

The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for ceasing to become an effective governing body. They were the same directors who had sat on the Parramatta Eels club board when the club was embroiled in a salary cap scandal.

“Liquor & Gaming NSW is not currently investigating any matters involving Western Suburbs Leagues Club or the Holman Barnes Group,” said a spokesperson for Liquor & Gaming NSW.

“However, we are monitoring these latest developments involving the board.

“Registered clubs must operate with the highest standards of integrity in the interests of their members as required under the Registered Clubs Act.”

NRL 2025: Clubs regulator puts Wests Tigers owners on notice

The watchdog that sacked the Parramatta Eels board over governance failings is now monitoring the owners of the Wests Tigers.

www.smh.com.au

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The NRL closely monitoring the situation, as are Liquor and Gaming. the walls are closing in on HBG.

 

[innsaneink]

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

What would you prefer....

A- Wests Magpies back in the NRL at the expense of Wests Tigers

B- Wests Tigers to remain in the NRL as it is?

A or B...?

I doubt ill get a straight answer

 

[hammertime]

He is not there without numbers to back him. He is not driving anything alone.

Yeah, that doesn't mean he's a puppet. He looks like the ringmaster to me.

 

[teddy23]

We’re legit pushing the self destruct button as a football club and it’s sickening.

We finally turn over profit, crowd attendance rising, membership numbers on the rise, marquee players signing, on field performances improving after 3 wooden spoons in a row with a clear plan for the future but most importantly over anything the fans started to believe.

Then this happens….

Over what the jerseys being more orange than black, after the last 5 seasons of our jerseys being predominantly black.

It’s embarrassing.

If Richo stands down over this then it might be the biggest loss the club has ever had, easily leapfrogs Teddy, Moses, Galvin etc.

This would be far more damaging than anything we’ve ever experienced. Makes you question how much you can really take before the passion wares off.

HGM has finally shown us who’s really to blame for the last 15 years of chaos.

Sad sad day for the club.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Disagreements with people doesn’t constitute war. No one here has any pull, it’s not going to affect anything. It’s a little dramatic. Name calling in arguments are a sign of weakness.

True but somehow psychologically it relieves the tension building up in people's heads, annoying comments tend to make some people cut loose.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

You keep defending the actions of the HBG without consideration to what this has on the current squad...

Are you that dumb that you think the tigers players are all at training today not talking or not caring about it?

Let's compare this to the bulldogs or Penrith at training - are they dealing with this shit?

Nope, only those wnankers at the HBG are dumb enough to make decisions to derail our 2026 season and any potential additional signings we may have made because they are too fkn stupid to communicate what happens at wt board meetings between themselves

You should apply to join the HBG you'd fit right in

I disagree.
I reckon most of the players (like every other Gen Z’r on the planet) aren’t having deep n meaningful conversations about the Wests Ts board.

 

[Vicious]

You keep defending the actions of the HBG without consideration to what this has on the current squad...

Are you that dumb that you think the tigers players are all at training today not talking or not caring about it?

Let's compare this to the bulldogs or Penrith at training - are they dealing with this shit?

Nope, only those wnankers at the HBG are dumb enough to make decisions to derail our 2026 season and any potential additional signings we may have made because they are too fkn stupid to communicate what happens at wt board meetings between themselves

You should apply to join the HBG you'd fit right in

I can tell.you the players do not care about this stuff, providing they get assurances from the people they report to which is Benji and Richo.
If either of Benji or Richo depart then yes it will likely cause disruptions to our playing roster.
Unless that happens you are basing all your anger on your own speculation.
Remember true champions do not look for excuses.

 

[Terry T.Nuts]

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

Totally, he is a complete and utter myth and no saviour of this club in any capacity.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

True but somehow psychologically it relieves the tension building up in people's heads, annoying comments tend to make some people cut loose.

Maybe, but the name calling in this thread has been way over the top. I get it’s an emotional topic, but be adults.

 

[coivtny]

The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog has put the majority owners of Wests Tigers on notice following the latest boardroom dramas engulfing the club.

The Holman Barnes Group, the Tigers’ 90 per cent shareholder, has sacked four independent Wests Tigers directors including chairman Barry O’Farrell, a move that has clouded the future of chief executive Shane Richardson.

The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for ceasing to become an effective governing body. They were the same directors who had sat on the Parramatta Eels club board when the club was embroiled in a salary cap scandal.

“Liquor & Gaming NSW is not currently investigating any matters involving Western Suburbs Leagues Club or the Holman Barnes Group,” said a spokesperson for Liquor & Gaming NSW.

“However, we are monitoring these latest developments involving the board.

“Registered clubs must operate with the highest standards of integrity in the interests of their members as required under the Registered Clubs Act.”

NRL 2025: Clubs regulator puts Wests Tigers owners on notice

The watchdog that sacked the Parramatta Eels board over governance failings is now monitoring the owners of the Wests Tigers.

www.smh.com.au

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The NRL closely monitoring the situation, as are Liquor and Gaming. the walls are closing in on HBG.

Excellent. The watchdogs are closing in.