#4 would be at the threat of taking back the licence. Force the governance changes that way. I don't think people actually want HBG to lose ownership, they just want the debenture system democratised so that there is accountability to members or optimally, to revert to the report recommendations.
This should have been a red flag from the get go. Craig Fitzgibbon, whether he still does it now, idk, but he did it when he was first appointed at the Sharks. And that’s on game day, he’d put himself through an intense work out, because he wanted to feel equal to his players and what they were putting themselves through later that day. Benii would rather play a round. I’m not advocating Fitzgibbon’s ritual. It sounds indicative of a rookie coach over extending himself. But look where they both are at currently. One is a winner, the other is a cellar dweller. Could just be a coincidence, but it’s an insight into their personalities and passion for doing what they do.
Starting to look an awful lot like them.
You sound like me...just more polite and measured in your assessment.
Sorry...I love how Wests Ashfield "helped" Balmain. No let's correct that, WA received multiple assets in return for paying out the debt including various Tigers clubs, 40% of the Wests Tigers and they'll end up with a lease for a leagues club on Victoria Rd that will be insanely profitable...they've done and will do very well on those assets to date and will do even better in future.
I think the best way is to remove them completely to freshen things up but also to bring in experienced assistants from strong winning clubs , if I was the board I would go after Boyd cordiner from roosters , been there for years , and is assistant to a winning coach and winning team , , I would give Benji no say on one assistant he can choose the other
The problem is HBG have effectively handed all control of football operations to Benji. The club is now solely reliant upon Benji to make a rational, mature decision…..
I honestly think the board should stay away from the football side of things and just hire an experienced assistant for Benji..
Measure WTs against clubs who are successful - then we might get serious about why coaches fail at this club.
Sorry I meant Wests Tigers board , not HBG , but most are the same so makes no difference , control is with the nut job debenture holders who need to go
We pay big money to players, namely halves and front rowers to get our attack humming too. Our halves in particular have been really ordinary of late, apart from some individual efforts.
You have just outlined broadly what we already know. Some solutions would be much appreciated.
G'day
I suppose he's been proud of them the last 6 weeks.
The way i see it earlier in the year we had a bit of competition for spots in first grade and Benji was a bit more aggressive in dropping players. As the season wore on and the injuries began stacking up all that disappeared, and it was a matter of playing what he had available and to be fair, it was not much. People have asked why we didn't promote Sol Sakuru, it looks like perhaps the club made him an offer and he rejected it to look elsewhere, so why would you play him. Whereas perhaps players like Luke L were not even made an offer so they got a few first grade runs. Like many on here I love Benji and what he has contributed to the club, however for mine he has 10 rounds tops next year to prove he has turned the team around, I'm not even going to use injuries as an out clause for him. If we have not won at least 6 from 10 games and competed in the 4 we lost...than he is gone.
And that is exactly why SOMEONE ELSE must sack his side kicks and get some fresh assistants around him. Three years of the same old---has got us nowhere.