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[BZN]

See once again you make this about Magpies v Balmain, It has nothing to do with that. Facts are Wests Magpies own 90% of the club and are currently underfunding the club.

I don't even care that much about the funding, my hope is the new Wests Tigers board gets us to the point where we don't need to rely on Pokies money to survive, that we don't need to destroy families and lives to fund our footy team.

Oh blimey, you must have missed my post no. 593 on this thread addressed to you.

 

[cochise]

Oh blimey, you must have missed my post no. 593 on this thread addressed to you.

No idea what you are talking about

 

[TIGERS]

Magpies dont even play at CSS...

That's the big one for me. Why are we bothering with the whole Campbelltown idea anymore when the factions who ought to be barracking for it the hardest aren't even interested and have moved back to the inner west? (I grew up as a Campbelltown Magpie but I only care about and love the Wests Tigers).

How can we ask the government to invest 100m dollars into an idea WE can barely show any devotion or consistency to in the first place? If there was a legit, abundant footy community in the area it would happen, but there just isn't.

 

[TSP]

Judging by media accounts, I think the WT Board has pretty much handed the reins over to Richo.

They could be a board in name only.

They seem to be “independent” from their fan base.

Richo’s kingdom.

 

[TIGERS]

They built an empire with the assistance of Asian immigration into the area. All they had to do was chock the door open, and pay the electricity bill.

It's an empire nonetheless. White people in Australia hate gambling and have next to zero interest in Poker Machines, thank god.

 

[TIGERS]

Do you know the reason why the Magpies don’t want to play there ?

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[BZN]

See once again you make this about Magpies v Balmain, It has nothing to do with that. Facts are Wests Magpies own 90% of the club and are currently underfunding the club.

I don't even care that much about the funding, my hope is the new Wests Tigers board gets us to the point where we don't need to rely on Pokies money to survive, that we don't need to destroy families and lives to fund our footy team.

See once again you make this about Magpies v Balmain, It has nothing to do with that. Facts are Wests Magpies own 90% of the club and are currently underfunding the club.

I don't even care that much about the funding, my hope is the new Wests Tigers board gets us to the point where we don't need to rely on Pokies money to survive, that we don't need to destroy families and lives to fund our footy team.

Cochise, you say it's not about Magpies V Balmain, yet the structure on here...WTF continues to favour one side over the other...and that's not the Magpies.

Wests Magpies hold 90% ownership but don't have the ability to shift board decisions, don't have any more influence over board decisions than Balmain does. That's not rivalry...Imo it's imbalance.

And if you claim to not care about funding, that's a luxury few clubs can afford.
Performance comes from resources, and right now HBG are carrying the load while being hammered for how they source it.
Yes, poker machines are a societal concern...but let's be real...you run events at venues with pokies and alcohol, then publicly decry their existence.
If you're that opposed, hold your gatherings somewhere dry and pokie-free.
Until then...spare us the moral outrage.

Want to end reliance on pokies? Great.
Start with a roadmap, strategic sponsors, and board reform...not guilt tripping the only stable funding stream keeping development pathways alive.

 

[cochise]

Cochise, you say it's not about Magpies V Balmain, yet the structure on here...WTF continues to favour one side over the other...and that's not the Magpies.

Wests Magpies hold 90% ownership but don't have the ability to shift board decisions, don't have any more influence over board decisions than Balmain does. That's not rivalry...Imo it's imbalance.

And if you claim to not care about funding, that's a luxury few clubs can afford.
Performance comes from resources, and right now HBG are carrying the load while being hammered for how they source it.
Yes, poker machines are a societal concern...but let's be real...you run events at venues with pokies and alcohol, then publicly decry their existence.
If you're that opposed, hold your gatherings somewhere dry and pokie-free.
Until then...spare us the moral outrage.

Want to end reliance on pokies? Great.
Start with a roadmap, strategic sponsors, and board reform...not guilt tripping the only stable funding stream keeping development pathways alive.

See that is what we did mate, we instigated board reform and all you have done is attack people since that point. The stable stream coming into the Wests Tigers comes from the Wests Tigers and not from the HBG.

The Ownership groups are dysfunctional and we needed some form of independence from the ownership groups.

The Ownership groups were given their change to run the club and proved they couldn't do it so handed control over to people who can.

 

[Betterdays22]

It's an empire nonetheless. White people in Australia hate gambling and have next to zero interest in Poker Machines, thank god.

Not sure how many white blokes aged 20-35 you know but gambling is so incredibly ingrained. Can't spend money on Pokies if you are pissing it all away on sport betting.

 

[jadtiger]

Not sure how many white blokes aged 20-35 you know but gambling is so incredibly ingrained. Can't spend money on Pokies if you are pissing it all away on sport betting.

Sadly gambling is the biggest problem in Australian society and is not confined to any race or sex.

 

[BZN]

See that is what we did mate, we instigated board reform and all you have done is attack people since that point. The stable stream coming into the Wests Tigers comes from the Wests Tigers and not from the HBG.

The Ownership groups are dysfunctional and we needed some form of independence from the ownership groups.

The Ownership groups were given their change to run the club and proved they couldn't do it so handed control over to people who can.

You've addressed next to nothing from my post.

 

[cochise]

I addressed all the important parts, the HBG, is not carrying the load. The largest form of funding for the Wests Tigers come from the Wests Tigers and not the HBG, we got board reform and the club is trying to become self sufficient.

 

[BZN]

No idea what you are talking about

Ok I'll play since you are acting du**...I was asking about the movement you headed being Wests Tigers Unite on here, where you asked the Liquor and Gaming to get involved in the debenture system for our club.
You produced the document? from L and G saying everything was ok, but I would like you to produce the document? asking L & G to get involved, as I don't think I have seen it.

 

[cochise]

Ok I'll play since you are acting du**...I was asking about the movement you headed being Wests Tigers Unite on here, where you asked the Liquor and Gaming to get involved in the debenture system for our club.
You produced the document? from L and G saying everything was ok, but I would like you to produce the document? asking L & G to get involved, as I don't think I have seen it.

An External Review of the Governance of Holman Barnes Group

We are launching this action because WE DO NOT have faith in the current governance of the majority shareholder of the Wests Tigers, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG). This action commenced after the HBG board continued to drag its feet over introducing and adopting the full recommendations from the...

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