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[BAGNF05]

Debenture Holders

Do any successful clubs run a debenture system?

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Do any successful clubs run a debenture system?

You would have to doubt it, bunch of old farts club.

 

[mtd#2]

I have 4 sons aged 50, 39, 38 and 36. They all remember Wests quite well. I told them all "don't follow Wests because they'll break your heart". The oldest follows WT but he's more a rugby man, the next guy is Souths, the next guy is Broncos but lives in WA and will follow the new Bears team and the youngest is a WT tragic like me.

Hi dad, it's me..

 

[ancient_magpie]

You’re literally saying the exact opposite to what he’s saying … how did you join those dots in your head ?
The issue isn’t competence . The issue is “best interest of wests tigers “ and how can anyone and I mean anyone , whether you’re 55 or 40 or 90 or 70 , say they are doing what’s best for wests tigers if their allegiance is to one of the foundation clubs . Anyone who’s heard Dennis speak for example everything is wests or magpies .. it’s written all over his head where his allegiance is.
That is the issue . And the older you are , when you’re talking percentages of life the more likely your core allegiance is not to wests tigers . If you’re 75 and you’ve been following the same team since you were 5 , that means 2 thirds of your life you’ve been a magpies fan . So understandably that’s where your heart lies .
If you’re 40 , that means 55–60% of your life you’ve been a wests tigers fan. If you’re 50 it’s half your life .
Thats what the issue is. And if you want to claim agism as a thing , it’s not because you’re old . It’s because your age means your loyalty is elsewhere.
There’s millions of studies that dictate how and where and why and length of time it takes to form an allegiance .
We need people who are loyal to wests tigers and only wests tigers .

Im 78 and hsve loved the Magpirs since i was 10 but my alegisnce is to the Weststigers tell Burgess to bugger off i say.

 

[Merlot]

any thoughts on how these shenanigans play out ,chief

 

[Lestronge]

Im 78 and hsve loved the Magpirs since i was 10 but my alegisnce is to the Weststigers tell Burgess to bugger off i say.

Awesome mate … like I said I was merely stating a generalisation. If it’s not accurate ..: then that’s awesome . It’s more power to you and you as a person. It wasn’t agism .. more a calling for a change of guard . Some new voices in the room…

 

[Merlot]

Hi dad, it's me..

send more money

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Do any successful clubs run a debenture system?

Does any club run a debenture system?

 

[hammertime]

Does any club run a debenture system?

Let's expand that out... Does any club run a $100, transferable debenture with no accountability, that gives a select unqualified group ultimate power over a non profit.

 

[weststigers]

This isn’t a supporter movement so Age and even if someone supports or has supported the Magpies is irrelevant in my view.

I think we as fans need to be conscious that this is a delicate topic for all of us and Magpies fans regardless of frustrations they are an important part of our club, history and DNA - & a fair few feel the same way as the rest of us.

It’s the management that is yet again creating the major disruption that is causing the past being brought into the future when it’s just not needed.

We need to deflect all our focus on the management / owners not at our fellow supporters.

I applaude your caution around the sensitivities, but anyone who remembers eiither foundation club has had the same amount of time to adjust. Management and fans included. 25 years is a long time to hold a grudge. Not long enough it seems for some.

 

[hammertime]

You know for a fact that the important decisions that DP alluded to were taken to board level ?
It sounded very much like he was insinuating they were not taken to board level and that is the issue.

So if they weren't taken to board level, why fire the board?

 

[BZN]

Didnt think you would reply....cant or wont...pretty cowardly
Thanks.for clarifying your position

Oh c'mon, he doesn't have to answer every question you put to him or me or anyone else for that matter, the way you think he should.
What are you going to do if he doesn't answer the next question the way you think he should, hold your breath till you go blue in the face😈.

 

[Leck]

Do any successful clubs run a debenture system?

No.

 

[Lestronge]

So if they weren't taken to board level, why fire the board?

Don’t do it to yourself mate . He’s massive cockhead . He’s had these answered a million times last night .

 

[weststigers]

Oh c'mon, he doesn't have to answer every question you put to him or me or anyone else for that matter, the way you think he should.
What are you going to do if he doesn't answer the next question the way you think he should, hold your breath till you go blue in the face😈.

Do you always talk on behalf of others?

 

[crazycat]

I applaude your caution around the sensitivities, but anyone who remembers eiither foundation club has had the same amount of time to adjust. Management and fans included. 25 years is a long time to hold a grudge. Not long enough it seems for some.

Honestly, I think people don't really care anymore.

Seriously the vote at the time for Balmain was 92-4 from memory. It was only the "boxing Tiger" who really objected. Wests supporters saw the writing on the wall and understood their team needed to merge.

Not saying were not proud Magpies or proud Balmain supporters. The people are still there and that's still awesome. It's just time to move on and cheer for the Wests Tigers. There will be no demerger, if Wests Tigers is removed, both teams will be gone.

IF you want to ask a question, ask this one. Does anyone think the Perth Bears is really North Sydney Bears?
Seriously anyone. Their culture is gone, the team has been out for 20+ years and they will be lucky to get an ex Norths player involved (wait, that's probably Jason Taylor, ok Unlucky).

 

[Yossarian]

krispy kremes are gross, had my only bite at blue toungue . WTs beat melbourne, 1 of only 3 games they lost, Melb that is during normal comp that year ,crowd played a massive part in that imo

With Dean Collis kicking goals? Top night!

 

[cktiger]

I’m not mate just trying to see things clearly. For the record I am pro Wests Tigers, I work with the club, my kids wear Wests Tigers jerseys & we have a platinum family membership. I’m just trying to see both sides.

Apologise if that is the case but it certainly seemed like you were leaning very much towards the HBG.
To most, I would think, it seems they are the ‘bad guys’.

 

[Vicious]

So if they weren't taken to board level, why fire the board?

That will be part of PVL’s investigation I assume.
If PV finds that the board members dismissals were unjustified, I am confident he will take appropriate action.
What happens if he finds the dismissals were justified? There will be a lot of people with egg on their face if that is the outcome.