Chammas Article

[BZN]

What would you like, what would you like to see done? Genuinely what would you like to happen to make you happy?

Atpit there are too many trolls on here for me to give my opinion about the future of Wests Tigers. And I'm not suggesting you are a troll btw.
But a new Jayco motorhome would make me very happy 😀 right now.

 

[BZN]

It makes sense the more I think about it, the club could hold their old boys days and reconnect with players from those old clubs. Might give us a bit more of an identity and also we’d stop being so nomadic. The Balmain lads might lay off in the media.

"The Balmain lads might lay off in the media".
That's a very good point you've raised.

 

[weststigers]

All good mate, I respect your opinion and agree with them often. You have a long history on here. I’m still trying to understand the perspectives of some of the posters and am open to ideas. I think our future is bright as long as we have good leadership.

Thanks mate. Respect yours too and appreciate the way you wrote this post.

I agree. Good leadership is the key.

 

[cochise]

Heritage club jerseys at the grounds mentioned as a start.

The magpie should have a presence with pussy on the logo.

And the website, digital presence of the magpie on each page without fail.

A billion things we could do.

We aren't the Magpies though, we are the Wests Tigers.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

If you want a Balmain or wests jersey respectively then go to wests or Balmain and get it. They are still active clubs not nrl
Anything weststigers sells should be branded as such. While we do need to be respectful of heritage (magpie on the sleeve etc) Their time has past in the nrl.
I’m 45 and I hope in 5-15 years (I’m a realist)that there will be zero Balmain vs wests arguments
Let’s face it if there were enough supporters for either side that gave a crap about it other than those arguing for relevance their team would still be in top level.
Since the merger I couldn’t see many diehard fans for either moving forward.
FACT- You guys are dwindling in numbers and no matter how much you whine on social media what you desire is disappearing

 

[Tom Shines]

Since the merger I couldn’t see many diehard fans for either moving forward.
FACT- You guys are dwindling in numbers and no matter how much you whine on social media what you desire is disappearing

The only thing that gives oxygen to them is the clubs terrible on field performances this past decade

Improve on the field and that will be the end of it

 

[Red88_Tiger]

The only thing that gives oxygen to them is the clubs terrible on field performances this past decade

Improve on the field and that will be the end of it

💯
But just last night Freddy referenced his 2nd game was against wests or Balmain ( missed the start of him talking) and how scared he was.
Sounded like a grandpa- back in my day
When that talk disappears I expect so will the division

 

[Tom Shines]

💯
But just last night Freddy referenced his 2nd game was against wests or Balmain ( missed the start of him talking) and how scared he was.
Sounded like a grandpa- back in my day
When that talk disappears I expect so will the division

Well… I guess he is reminiscing about something that actually happened …so I think that’s fair enough

. at least he didn’t actually refer to the current team as Balmain like some of these old fogeys do from time to time …

On a side note ..Nine’s commentary team is terrible ..too many cooks in the kitchen and the likes of Gould, Fittler and Johns are past it… the main caller is full of fake excitement …hyperventilating over a game with a 12 point difference with three minutes to go as “still being in the balance”…

 

[twentyforty]

Can you buy a current jersey that doesn’t have the magpie logo on it?

 

[weststigers]

Can you buy a current jersey that doesn’t have the magpie logo on it?
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You mean the sleeves or magpies emblem next to the balmain one?

 

[innsaneink]

No it hasn’t. Giving up is a fast track to failure, we need to do better.

I guess you missed the sarcasm.
And no one is talking about giving up.
...looking back constantly does us no favours

 

[innsaneink]

Atpit there are too many trolls on here for me to give my opinion about the future of Wests Tigers. And I'm not suggesting you are a troll btw.
But a new Jayco motorhome would make me very happy 😀 right now.

Predictable...when the heats applied you melt and run away

 

[hank37w]

Look on the bright side: the geriatric Magpie cancers that are actively holding the club back won’t be around for much longer. Dennis and the rest of his merry band of irrelevant goblins can’t beat age

I'd be happy if they just beat it.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

💯
But just last night Freddy referenced his 2nd game was against wests or Balmain ( missed the start of him talking) and how scared he was.
Sounded like a grandpa- back in my day
When that talk disappears I expect so will the division

Freddy referenced it because his 1st game was coming on as a replacement against Wests at Campbelltown - I was there (he set up a try with his first touch from memory).

Wests Tigers have only been around since 2000
and stuff did happen before then 👍

 

[liltiger]

Atpit there are too many trolls on here for me to give my opinion about the future of Wests Tigers. And I'm not suggesting you are a troll btw.
But a new Jayco motorhome would make me very happy 😀 right now.

Haha, no but seriously BZN, what is it that's missing from the Wests Tigers recognition of the Magpies you'd like to see? If the Wests Tigers could do something to recognise the Magpies and make you content what would it be?

 

[supercoach]

Every year I hope the Wests v Balmain stuff will die off and the Weststigers brand will be come the only talking point, but it never works that way. All the banter results in negativity and that achieves nothing.

In saying the above, the idea of two heritage rounds per year, one being Magpie branded and one being Balmain branded is one of the better ideas floated on this forum

 

[Needaname]

Weststigers, I appreciate your candour.

But I think you've misunderstood what visibility means in this context.
No one's demanding a billboard.

We're talking about proportion...recognising the contribution of a stakeholder that continues to fund development, field teams, and form the backbone of junior pathways.

That's not "rubbing it in"...it's reminding people that this isn't a branding exercise, it's a JV.

You compared it to Wesfarmers owning retail brands.
But footy isn't retail...it's tribal, it's communal, and it's built on loyalty.
You can't equate club identity with commercial anonymity.
A club's soul isn't tucked away in holding structures...it's worn, waved, and carried by supporters who shaped it.

If that Magpie sleeve is "unsightly" to you, I respect your view.
But for many, it's the last stitch of recognition holding decades of pride together.

And you're right...I am a Magpie supporter.
That's my foundation.
But I have also supported Wests Tigers for 25 years.
Wanting balanced representation within that doesn't mean disloyalty.
It means I care enough to speak when I feel something is fading that still matters.

A JV shouldn't erase one half to appease comfort.
Visibility isn't dominance...it's acknowledgement.
And when legacy goes unacknowledged, that's when supporters feel pushed to the fringe.

Last time I checked there were no Balmain Tigers teams playing in the senior grades. Yes the club as a whole went broke but if the JV is supporting both foundation teams I’d say they’ve failed there…

 

[Needaname]

That would suit me personally actually.

Richo would be in corporate box heaven.

We could also mix it up. The Maggies at LO and Tigers at CSS. I’d still go to that and it would help mend the pain of merger for the olde guard. They’d have to support the side.

I love this too, it would give something back whilst moving forward. And a Wests Tigers reconfigured jerseys for each side of the Joint Venture we use to do this back in our better years look at the jerseys played in between 2008-2011 I’m sure there were specific made historical jerseys of both teams!

 

[Needaname]

It makes sense the more I think about it, the club could hold their old boys days and reconnect with players from those old clubs. Might give us a bit more of an identity and also we’d stop being so nomadic. The Balmain lads might lay off in the media.

Should be when we play the Roosters and Rabbitohs at home. Tie back to the foundation of Rugby League.

 

[BZN]

We aren't the Magpies though, we are the Wests Tigers.

Not quite, cochise. We're Wests Tigers because of the Magpies and Balmain too.
The Magpie legacy isn't a relic, it's a foundation.
Strip that away, and you're not honouring the JV...you're rewriting it.