Coaching crisis
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@innsaneink said:
PMSL. Thats awesome. Shame its all ending.
tig_prmz
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so what happened?
innsaneink
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Dunno until the leak calls Danny
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The crisis engulfing Wests Tigers has taken another turn with their major sponsor, the billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff, telling the club to look for another major backer.
The comments by the founder and managing director of Meriton come as details emerge of an $8 million rescue package put forward during a meeting between NRL chief executive Dave Smith and key officials from Western Suburbs and Balmain. That potential package was due to be discussed during a critical meeting of the Wests Tigers board on Thursday night.
Fairfax Media understands Smith has offered four repayable instalments of $2 million in exchange for a restructure of the club board. Smith is believed to be pushing the club to install a seven-member board, which would include two Balmain directors, two Wests directors and three NRL-appointed directors. The delegation - Wests Tigers and Wests Ashfield chairman Mike Bailey, Wests Tigers deputy chairman and Balmain director Nick Di Girolamo, Wests Ashfield chief executive Simon Cook and Balmain chairman Leslie Glen - met with Smith on Wednesday night.
The move comes after Fairfax Media last week revealed the Tigers needed an injection of $1 million to survive - funds the rich Wests Ashfield were not prepared to provide unless given full control of the joint venture's board.
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Triguboff's remarks, on ABC's The Business on Wednesday night, highlight how much the club's boardroom problems could be affecting the joint venture.
Asked if he was happy with the way the club was progressing, Triguboff said: ''No, I'm not happy at all. I've been with them for many years, and I believe that probably it's better that somebody else becomes the major sponsor. I think that they need somebody that really will devote more time to it than I can.''
Triguboff, the merger's inaugural major sponsor, lamented the power struggles at the club, as well as the fact he was not asked for help while Balmain attempted to re-develop their Rozelle leagues club - which has left the Tigers side of the merger struggling financially. ''I think I could have been of help to them when they were trying to develop their site in Balmain, but they never came to me,'' he said.
''It's not that I wanted to buy it, but I thought I could be of help, because I think I could talk on their behalf to the council much better than what they could do. They didn't use that help of mine. But that's only part of the problem. The other problem is that the Tigers from Balmain have done badly, and the Tigers from the Western Suburbs have done very well. The balance of power has changed now towards the ones in the west.''
He maintained he would not pull his financial investment out of the club unless the Tigers found a replacement.
''They'll definitely sort it out,'' he said. ''We have young kids coming up which are very good, we have new management, so I hope everything will be OK. But I think that … I'll always be there.
''If they can't find anyone, I'm always there. But if they can find somebody who really understands football better than I do … I don't understand much … I like it, I love it, I look at it. So if they can, they can. If not, I'm always there for them anyway.''
Triguboff's frank assessment came less than 24 hours before the club's board meeting. Alongside financial decisions, directors were due to discuss a review of the coaching structure at the club.
What has become clear recently is that coach Mick Potter will almost certainly lead the club into the second year of his contract, despite board agitations to sack him earlier this month.
The board is understood to be focusing on the coaching staff around Potter, including the prospect of hiring current Melbourne assistant coach David Kidwell, who is moving back to Sydney.
''I just want to get on with winning footy games - it's a distraction I could do without,'' Potter said, ahead of his side's clash with South Sydney on Friday night.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wests-tigers-lurch-from-bad-to-worse-in-cash-crisis-20130829-2stnn.html#ixzz2dOAdjH2A
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Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has called for the joint-venture's warring factions to unite if the club are any hope of improving results on the field.
While the Tigers have endured another disappointing season well out of finals contention, there has also been plenty of off-field dramas that have plagued the club.
Squabbles at boardroom level and fight over control of the joint-venture from the Western Suburbs and Balmain sides of the club have hovered like a dark cloud and Farah has declared enough is enough.
"There's no doubt the time has come for our board to unite," Farah said ahead of Friday night's clash with South Sydney.
"I can understand factions still holding on to Balmain and the West side of joint venture.
"But there's kids out there that are 10 and 12 years old who don't know who Wests or Balmain are.
"They are Wests Tigers fans. We need to move on as the Wests Tigers as one club.
"There's no doubt for us to do that we need unity at board level. I know they are working hard to do that, they understand we need that and I'm sure in the future that will happen."
The future of coach Michael Potter is one area the different factions of the board are at loggerheads over, with some members keen to show him the door while others believe he deserves another chance.
Asked about Potter's future and perceived communication problems with the players, Farah said: "He (Potter) has had a tough year no doubt.
"He'd agree there's thing he needs to work on but there's nothing drastic.
"I've had a great relationship with him … he communicates well with me so I don't see a problem with it.
"We're sitting third last and anytime you're in that situation, there's always going to be pressure, not only with the coach but with players as well.
"I'm a bit over (all the speculation). We've got two games left and we want to finish as strong as possible.
"We'll take some positives out of what's been a tough season for us."
Potter was reluctant to be drawn on the internal politics at the club but was confident he had the support of the players and the board.
The embattled coach was more concerned with building on the side's impressive win over St George Illawarra last weekend, which had lifted the mood at Concord after six straight defeats.
"It was good for everyone at the club," Potter said.
"Those young players did really well and we played a different way.
"There was a bit more offload, a bit more flamboyance and freed up Benji (Marshall) to play his running game which he is known for and he excelled."
The clash with the Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium will see Farah break the record for most appearances for the club, making his 202nd appearance for the joint-venture.
Asked about Farah's achievement Potter said: "I worked with Stacey Jones over at Catalans and he was right at the end of his career.
"I am not saying Robbie is Stacey Jones, but he does carry himself like a leader and having that person on the field lifts the confidence around him which is what Stacey used to do.
"He has really now got that stature."
http://www.sportal.com.au/league/news/farah-calls-for-bickering-to-end-250442
The comments by the founder and managing director of Meriton come as details emerge of an $8 million rescue package put forward during a meeting between NRL chief executive Dave Smith and key officials from Western Suburbs and Balmain. That potential package was due to be discussed during a critical meeting of the Wests Tigers board on Thursday night.
Fairfax Media understands Smith has offered four repayable instalments of $2 million in exchange for a restructure of the club board. Smith is believed to be pushing the club to install a seven-member board, which would include two Balmain directors, two Wests directors and three NRL-appointed directors. The delegation - Wests Tigers and Wests Ashfield chairman Mike Bailey, Wests Tigers deputy chairman and Balmain director Nick Di Girolamo, Wests Ashfield chief executive Simon Cook and Balmain chairman Leslie Glen - met with Smith on Wednesday night.
The move comes after Fairfax Media last week revealed the Tigers needed an injection of $1 million to survive - funds the rich Wests Ashfield were not prepared to provide unless given full control of the joint venture's board.
Advertisement
Triguboff's remarks, on ABC's The Business on Wednesday night, highlight how much the club's boardroom problems could be affecting the joint venture.
Asked if he was happy with the way the club was progressing, Triguboff said: ''No, I'm not happy at all. I've been with them for many years, and I believe that probably it's better that somebody else becomes the major sponsor. I think that they need somebody that really will devote more time to it than I can.''
Triguboff, the merger's inaugural major sponsor, lamented the power struggles at the club, as well as the fact he was not asked for help while Balmain attempted to re-develop their Rozelle leagues club - which has left the Tigers side of the merger struggling financially. ''I think I could have been of help to them when they were trying to develop their site in Balmain, but they never came to me,'' he said.
''It's not that I wanted to buy it, but I thought I could be of help, because I think I could talk on their behalf to the council much better than what they could do. They didn't use that help of mine. But that's only part of the problem. The other problem is that the Tigers from Balmain have done badly, and the Tigers from the Western Suburbs have done very well. The balance of power has changed now towards the ones in the west.''
He maintained he would not pull his financial investment out of the club unless the Tigers found a replacement.
''They'll definitely sort it out,'' he said. ''We have young kids coming up which are very good, we have new management, so I hope everything will be OK. But I think that … I'll always be there.
''If they can't find anyone, I'm always there. But if they can find somebody who really understands football better than I do … I don't understand much … I like it, I love it, I look at it. So if they can, they can. If not, I'm always there for them anyway.''
Triguboff's frank assessment came less than 24 hours before the club's board meeting. Alongside financial decisions, directors were due to discuss a review of the coaching structure at the club.
What has become clear recently is that coach Mick Potter will almost certainly lead the club into the second year of his contract, despite board agitations to sack him earlier this month.
The board is understood to be focusing on the coaching staff around Potter, including the prospect of hiring current Melbourne assistant coach David Kidwell, who is moving back to Sydney.
''I just want to get on with winning footy games - it's a distraction I could do without,'' Potter said, ahead of his side's clash with South Sydney on Friday night.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wests-tigers-lurch-from-bad-to-worse-in-cash-crisis-20130829-2stnn.html#ixzz2dOAdjH2A
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Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has called for the joint-venture's warring factions to unite if the club are any hope of improving results on the field.
While the Tigers have endured another disappointing season well out of finals contention, there has also been plenty of off-field dramas that have plagued the club.
Squabbles at boardroom level and fight over control of the joint-venture from the Western Suburbs and Balmain sides of the club have hovered like a dark cloud and Farah has declared enough is enough.
"There's no doubt the time has come for our board to unite," Farah said ahead of Friday night's clash with South Sydney.
"I can understand factions still holding on to Balmain and the West side of joint venture.
"But there's kids out there that are 10 and 12 years old who don't know who Wests or Balmain are.
"They are Wests Tigers fans. We need to move on as the Wests Tigers as one club.
"There's no doubt for us to do that we need unity at board level. I know they are working hard to do that, they understand we need that and I'm sure in the future that will happen."
The future of coach Michael Potter is one area the different factions of the board are at loggerheads over, with some members keen to show him the door while others believe he deserves another chance.
Asked about Potter's future and perceived communication problems with the players, Farah said: "He (Potter) has had a tough year no doubt.
"He'd agree there's thing he needs to work on but there's nothing drastic.
"I've had a great relationship with him … he communicates well with me so I don't see a problem with it.
"We're sitting third last and anytime you're in that situation, there's always going to be pressure, not only with the coach but with players as well.
"I'm a bit over (all the speculation). We've got two games left and we want to finish as strong as possible.
"We'll take some positives out of what's been a tough season for us."
Potter was reluctant to be drawn on the internal politics at the club but was confident he had the support of the players and the board.
The embattled coach was more concerned with building on the side's impressive win over St George Illawarra last weekend, which had lifted the mood at Concord after six straight defeats.
"It was good for everyone at the club," Potter said.
"Those young players did really well and we played a different way.
"There was a bit more offload, a bit more flamboyance and freed up Benji (Marshall) to play his running game which he is known for and he excelled."
The clash with the Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium will see Farah break the record for most appearances for the club, making his 202nd appearance for the joint-venture.
Asked about Farah's achievement Potter said: "I worked with Stacey Jones over at Catalans and he was right at the end of his career.
"I am not saying Robbie is Stacey Jones, but he does carry himself like a leader and having that person on the field lifts the confidence around him which is what Stacey used to do.
"He has really now got that stature."
http://www.sportal.com.au/league/news/farah-calls-for-bickering-to-end-250442
Tigerdave
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"There's no doubt the time has come for our board to unite," Farah said ahead of Friday night's clash with South Sydney.
Maybe with some players speaking up, they'll be forced to do something?
"I can understand factions still holding on to Balmain and the West side of joint venture.
I can't, neither will survive on their own.
"There was a bit more offload, a bit more flamboyance and freed up Benji (Marshall) to play his running game which he is known for and he excelled."
So, why wasn't he doing this prior?
Maybe with some players speaking up, they'll be forced to do something?
"I can understand factions still holding on to Balmain and the West side of joint venture.
I can't, neither will survive on their own.
"There was a bit more offload, a bit more flamboyance and freed up Benji (Marshall) to play his running game which he is known for and he excelled."
So, why wasn't he doing this prior?
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I take it there is no coaching crisis.
