Breaking news: HBG takeover

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Youre assuming its important to me...its not...merely curious.

Yes, I'm always happy

What we’re you expecting ?

OK the jig is up. Innsaneink has broken me. I’m a double agent working for the Chinese Govt plotting for years via the Forum to overthrow the Wests Tigers on behalf of the Communist Party’s bid to enter their own team in the NRL

Three cheers for the Beijing Pandas (which naturally, will wear black & white jerseys)

 

[Bigscreentv]

I'm guessing younger than your hero Dennis the blonde muppet.

This sounds stupid but it just looks like they're doing things at the perfect time to tank Wests Tigers in the hope of resurrecting Western Suburbs Magpies. That's just my tin foil hat on because I cannot believe there can be a boardroom as stupid and incompetent as we keep being dished up by HBG.

Could be. I think they are just cutting Richo's legs from underneath him. What the end goal is? Who knows? It's definitely not in the best interest of the club, it's members and/or fans.

Pretty disappointing really. Going to have to start supporting the Balmain Bowls Club.

 

[Bigscreentv]

The peoples champion.

Why is it that a good portion of WT board members tend to look like B-grade WWE stars? We really need to up our standards.

 

[liltiger]

The main question for me was why this was not solved with a discussion? Why was there a need to dissolve the board?

Other thing hammertime that boggles my mind is last year we were all told that the implementation of the independant board members was being held up by lawyers going over and processing the legal documents required to implement the changes. What kind of papers did these lawyers write up that gives us independence unless the majority share holder decides to change their mind, where did we get our legal reps from wish.

 

[Leck]

Quaint concept.
Sounds good in a Hallmark Calendar
but in real life ... yeah, nah 🤷‍♂️

That's a great idea! Thanks for comparing my quaint concept with the largest card and calendar producer in the world.

Do you need a job in marketing?

 

[Vicious]

Can't really know, but I am thinking they don't want progress under the Wests Tigers banner. This is the first year in 10 years that they recorded a profit without cash from HBG. Richo was open about wanting to run with financial independence from HBG, and maybe they were starting to see their power slipping.

I think HBG probably do need to move on. Their vision for the club seems to fundamentally oppose the vision of the Wests Tigers supporters, the NRL and supporters of the game in general. Which makes you think, why would they bother? One strong motive would be to stop progress of WT because they really want the magpies to live on/take over.

I'm a tigers fan from 1988 - I couldn't care less whether we play out of Leichhardt, Campbeltown, Parramatta or Pittsburgh for that matter.

I also have some experience in business and know that it's harder to screw up like HBG have than it is to make it a success, which makes me think they must be doing it deliberately.

If the HBG voluntarily or are forced to move on, will anybody care ?
I know I won’t.
Didn’t the HBG hire Richo ?
Would they hire someone and then want them to fail ?
I know there is a train of thought that by Wests Tigers continuing to fail will somehow allow Westsrn Suburbs Msgpies to be admitted to the NRL.
Surely everyone knows that is zero chance of happening ?
So considering there is zero chance of Western Suburbs Magpies being admitted to the NRL, how does it benefit the HBG if Wests Tigers continue to be unsuccessful?
We know from many posts on this forum and many comments in the media such as the recent one from Lee Hagi that DB has some wild dream of the Western Suburbs Magpies being re-entered to the NRL, but even if he believes it, surely nobody else does ?

 

[coivtny]

What we’re you expecting ?

OK the jig is up. Innsaneink has broken me. I’m a double agent working for the Chinese Govt plotting for years via the Forum to overthrow the Wests Tigers on behalf of the Communist Party’s bid to enter their own team in the NRL

Three cheers for the Beijing Pandas (which naturally, will wear black & white jerseys)

Those bloody pandas. Cute but a bit slow. Apparently they’ll be joined by Joseph Chan, Siua Wong and Gordon Chan Kum Tong when they enter the NRL.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Scathing from Brent Read & David Riccio in the first 15 mins of podcast.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

My hero ???

Watch him as he goes.

 

[BZN]

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

😱 Why on earth would you think he "sits on the side of Wests".
What led you to that conclusion.
Don't forget it is a JV and people can follow Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers at the same time.

 

[Vicious]

Other thing hammertime that boggles my mind is last year we were all told that the implementation of the independant board members was being held up by lawyers going over and processing the legal documents required to implement the changes. What kind of papers did these lawyers write up that gives us independence unless the majority share holder decides to change their mind, where did we get our legal reps from wish.

Another reason to believe they may have a legally binding reason to dismiss them and it’s not all about an orange jersey which has snowballed through the media on to our ex players and fans.

 

[innsaneink]

Wests Life (i think thats what theyre called) has a pod tonite at 8.30 with a mysterious special guest

It would be good to get Gary Barnier...Rowdy..Sugar Caine..Beau, to the Pratten pk rally.

 

[Leck]

The peoples champion.

I think he's playing the tamborine in this band picture

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

This sounds stupid but it just looks like they're doing things at the perfect time to tank Wests Tigers in the hope of resurrecting Western Suburbs Magpies. That's just my tin foil hat on because I cannot believe there can be a boardroom as stupid and incompetent as we keep being dished up by HBG.

With respect - I think you had it in the first three words.

 

[Bigscreentv]

If the HBG voluntarily or are forced to move on, will anybody care ?
I know I won’t.
Didn’t the HBG hire Richo ?
Would they hire someone and then want them to fail ?
I know there is a train of thought that by Wests Tigers continuing to fail will somehow allow Westsrn Suburbs Msgpies to be admitted to the NRL.
Surely everyone knows that is zero chance of happening ?
So considering there is zero chance of Western Suburbs Magpies being admitted to the NRL, how does it benefit the HBG if Wests Tigers continue to be unsuccessful?
We know from many posts on this forum and many comments in the media such as the recent one from Lee Hagi that DB has some wild dream of the Western Suburbs Magpies being re-entered tj the NRL, but even if he believes it, surely nobody else does ?

Completely agree with you.

I think the problem is that sometimes decision-makers aren't rational. It plays out in public more-so when it's a sports team.

The rationale is completely insane, but there's no other explanation apart from a scenario where Richo/board have done something really wrong. Given his background and track record that is extremely unlikely. Given HBG background, anything is possible.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Those bloody pandas. Cute but a bit slow. Apparently they’ll be joined by Joseph Chan, Siua Wong and Gordon Chan Kum Tong when they enter the NRL.

All locked up 👍

 

[Vicious]

Wests Life (i think thats what theyre called) has a pod tonite at 8.30 with a mysterious special guest

It would be good to get Gary Barnier...Rowdy..Sugar Caine..Beau, to the Pratten pk rally.

Surely it’s Gary Barnier

 

[coivtny]

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

You see preoccupied with death mtd#2 so I must ask RUOK?

 

[coivtny]

Why is it that a good portion of WT board members tend to look like B-grade WWE stars? We really need to up our standards.

You mean like Rick Flair? He has not aged well but I suppose he's doing a little better than the Hulkster.

 

[Bigscreentv]

You mean like Rick Flair? He has not aged well but I suppose he's doing a little better than the Hulkster.

Lee Hag could have passed for a bad 1930's gangster-type wrestler, or even Paul Bearer!

Maybe it's why the Tigers had that strange sponsorship from the Australian Wrestling Association.