Harry interested in buying Wests Tigers

[foreveratiger]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

Same thing happened on here when Wests Ashfield offered to help out Balmain.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Why would he want to come on board through TPAs? He wants a say in how his money his spent and providing TPAs does in no way provide him with control of how the club is run.

Well he's a supporter isn't he? Didn't he say he doesn't like supporting a team coming last? So why hasn't put TPA's forward in the past. If he truly loved the club and wants them off the bottom of the table, then why isn't that an option if Wests don't want sell? Again, it tells me that he's only made this statement because he knows the club isn't for sale, but he can get his name in the paper anyway and make himself look like a hero to the supporters. Just like the grub mayor announcing they were behind the re-development when they clearly weren't.

Please, are you seriously suggesting one of the wealthiest and most successful Australians needs publicity?

Meriton has been a major sponsor for years. I’m sure there are other areas in which Harry has been very generous to the WTs.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

Same thing happened on here when Wests Ashfield offered to help out Balmain.

Please, you are now coming off as sooky.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

Same thing happens when talk of bringing the club out to the SW. There's always naysayers when that topic comes up. All supporters, no matter how balanced they are always have an agenda based opinion on at least one subject.

 

[foreveratiger]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

Same thing happened on here when Wests Ashfield offered to help out Balmain.

I would of gladly excepted it.
I know them as the Wests Tigers so I don't care which side of the JV wants to put more $$$ than the other as long as our current logo Doesn't change and the name stays the same? I don't care who takes care of the bills.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Why would he want to come on board through TPAs? He wants a say in how his money his spent and providing TPAs does in no way provide him with control of how the club is run.

Well he's a supporter isn't he? Didn't he say he doesn't like supporting a team coming last? So why hasn't put TPA's forward in the past. If he truly loved the club and wants them off the bottom of the table, then why isn't that an option if Wests don't want sell? Again, it tells me that he's only made this statement because he knows the club isn't for sale, but he can get his name in the paper anyway and make himself look like a hero to the supporters. Just like the grub mayor announcing they were behind the re-development when they clearly weren't.

Please, are you seriously suggesting one of the wealthiest and most successful Australians needs publicity?

Meriton has been a major sponsor for years. I’m sure there are other areas in which Harry has been very generous to the WTs.

You're sure as in you're assuming without facts. I think it stands to reason that if he was genuine in his love for the club he'd help out anyway he can. Not have a "it's my way or the highway, I want it all otherwise you get nothing" attitude.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

I know them as the Wests Tigers so I don't care which side of the JV wants to put more $$$ than the other as long as our current logo Doesn't change and the name stays the same? I don't care who takes care of the bills.

You are not alone there, but as this is a forum, everything can and will be debated.

 

[underdog]

It's a shame HT won't put his money into saving Balmain Tigers. That way the club stays alive and the Wests Tigers board can go back to the model agreed on twelve months ago. That is 3 NRL, 2 Balmain and 2 Magpies. That way the JV partners can always Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon anything the NRL wants to do if it wasn't in the best interest of Wests Tigers.
If Harry decides he does want full ownership and is willing to get it at any price, the board will need to carefully consider safeguarding the club if ever he decided to pull out for whatever reason. We can't place the club into one mans hands and trust that everything will be safe and secure forever and ever amen without having a back up plan if something goes wrong.

Why would he buy just the milk if he could afford to buy the whole cow?

Again, he's a businessman first.

Balmain is not a viable entity to invest in, however accommercially recognizable brand such as a current NRL club at only a splash more money certainly is.

 

[foreveratiger]

I don't understand all the hoo haa about a bloke who has followed the Club for nearly 20 years and has a desire to own the Club and wants to control that his money is going to the right areas.

But hey let's look at every angle and try and find a negative out of it.

Same thing happens when talk of bringing the club out to the SW. There's always naysayers when that topic comes up. All supporters, no matter how balanced they are always have an agenda based opinion on at least one subject.

I've always believed that we need 1 Stadium to call home, don't care if it's Liverpool.
We always are tit for tat in regards how many games at Leichhardt and how many at Cambo? New Stadium with no ties to the past and 1 game a year at Leichhardt and Cambelltown, I can assure you you would pull in good crowds for that 1 game at each venue as it's the only game of the year that you can go to our past Grounds.

 

[supercoach]

Why would he want to come on board through TPAs? He wants a say in how his money his spent and providing TPAs does in no way provide him with control of how the club is run.

Well he's a supporter isn't he? Didn't he say he doesn't like supporting a team coming last? So why hasn't put TPA's forward in the past. If he truly loved the club and wants them off the bottom of the table, then why isn't that an option if Wests don't want sell? Again, it tells me that he's only made this statement because he knows the club isn't for sale, but he can get his name in the paper anyway and make himself look like a hero to the supporters. Just like the grub mayor announcing they were behind the re-development when they clearly weren't.

He could not enter into TPA"s because he was already sponsoring the club and their is talk that once his sponsorship ends thats how he will direct his help towards the club, in the form of TPA"s.
From where I sit I would prefer not to be privately owned, but the harsh reality is it may be the only way forward. In a perfect world I would love to see Balmain get its act together and mirror the success of the Wests Ashfield and form a really strong and close partnership, but the chances of that happening is like me winning OZ lotto

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I always wondered why Harry didn't buy Balmain Leagues in order to secure the redevelopment? If he owned the land he only would have had to have had the DA approved and he could get a run on with it, unless there's a not so obvious catch there that I am not privy to.

 

[Russell]

He could not fund TPAs because he was involved with the club as a sponsor.

Are you serious he is doing this for the publicity!

He could buy the paper and have his name on every page if he wanted. Seriously.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth I say.

 

[hobbo]

I bet any money that Wests Tigers squander any opportunity that arises before them in regards to Harry T ….

Let the basket case roll on !

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[andrew 474]

Harry would be good for us , truck loads of money something we don't have , people ask why he has not offered to buy the club out before , he is smart he just waited till the joint is on its knees financially , NRL helping Balmain , can't buy quality players , then cruise in with a fat chq book and starting throwing numbers , the NRL would be over the moon if some one like Harry took it over , the head ache would be over , I think Harry would be the same for us as Crowe for Souths

 

[hammertime]

I always wondered why Harry didn't buy Balmain Leagues in order to secure the redevelopment? If he owned the land he only would have had to have had the DA approved and he could get a run on with it, unless there's a not so obvious catch there that I am not privy to.

If you are talking about originally, Benny Elias had the inside track there I think CB. He got greedy.

If you are talking about now, I think the sale price from Rozelle Village was probably stupid and the issues with Leichhardt council probably made it prohibitive.

 

[Abraham]

I always wondered why Harry didn't buy Balmain Leagues in order to secure the redevelopment? If he owned the land he only would have had to have had the DA approved and he could get a run on with it, unless there's a not so obvious catch there that I am not privy to.

The site was for sale earlier in the year, but reportedly didn't attract serious interest.

Maybe when this latest DA from Rozelle Village gets knocked back the developer will lower his price expectations.

Or maybe Harry is just too smart to become involved in anything to do with Leichhardt Council.

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[hammertime]

People who are comparing Wests being able to cater for yearly expenses and Harry T using his financial might are talking chalk and cheese. Harry could Transform the Tigers, Wests could keep us sustainable.

You just need to think about the businesses and cash inflows. Harry keeps banging up new towers in an expensive property market and would have a tonne of passive cash flows. A club is a single structure that largely relies on people pumping money into pokies - what happens if the govt decides to tool with that again? It's far more risky than having a billionaire backing.

This guy has more money than Packer. We might have to wait another 100 years before an offer like this would come along again. It's easy to put the right controls around Harry's succession via the NRL licence and/or in a sale contract. Logos, Colours, moving club etc. and I don't think Harry would have an issue with that. He isn't in this for the money.

I hope to god that Wests Directors look after the people, members and supporters rather than getting power hungry with this. They can either be revered or despised. Lets see which way they take.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Will believe it when I see it.

For the record - he won't be providing TPAs. Given his long association with WT, there's no way the NRL would view Meriton as a separate, independent entity.

Not one to quote my own post, but this needs correcting.
On her twitter account, Marina Go mentioned that Harry would be able to arrange TPAs once Meriton's sponsorship is up, so I was wrong.
Just goes to show how flimsy the TPA rules are I guess.

How is that possible? Everything that I've seen has repeated that TPAs have to be completely outside the club, board etc.
They can't even be gauranteed by the club.
I would think that the owner is closer to the club than a sponsor?

 

[batboy]

Like most of those guys, Harry would use the Wests Tigers to garnish his Empire….

People asking why he doesn't just sponsor us for more money....
Why do billionaires buy fancy cars instead of leasing them?
1: Because they can.
2: Why lease when you can buy.