HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

[Goyougoodthng]

Just out of curiosity how have people gone getting refunds on memberships?

I’ll be cancelling mine today. If HBG want to continue to run the club into the ground they can fund it themselves. They won’t get another cent from me till that clown show is gone.

You won't get a refund on your membership, what they will offer is to cancel the auto renew, so you'll still be registered as a member on their data base.
What I've done is ask them to remove my information from their data base and to send me an email confirming this.
I will of course renew my membership when HBG are no longer involved in the club, which may be never who knows.....I live in hope!

 

[BAGNF05]

I’m lost for words.

I know it’s already reported but I have it CONFIRMED that Richo is stepping down as CEO over this.

I don’t blame Richo for walking out, thank you for everything you’ve done for this club. You’ve given us a taste of success and stability during your short time giving us hope we’re capable.

I hope this is goodbye for now and not forever. If we can get HBG out under new management I’m sure he’ll be the first person called to finish the job he set out to do.

On the other side of things:

It’s become clear - this club will NEVER be successful until the HBG are out

The fact the NRL haven’t stepped in is equally as laughable, it’s clear they aren’t performance driven but more Wests driven.

I think this is the end for me, how can I give so much time/energy/money into a club run by people who continue to spit in us fans faces.

It’s all on you Benji… you’re our last hope.

#HBGOUT

Plenty of decades long associations with this club are kaput . HBG Out

 

[TigerJunior4]

Dennis email should be going off

Anyone got it?

I’d love to fire off a few thoughts to those HBG flogs.

 

[Siberian Kitten]

And all this happened (ostensibly) over a jersey design. If HGB didn't like it they could have insisted on a redesign with stronger B&W elements. Costly, but not as costly as creating mayhem in a club that badly needs less drama. Or HBG could have handled it and - behind the scenes - negotiated to make sure the next jersey design was more westish.

 

[Spida]

I have told them today to cancel my membership.

I cancelled my auto renewal on membership portal in the short term….if u find a way we can cancel current membership,please let us know.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Mate, you do

Mate you're wasting your time trying to reason with him is like talking to a chicken you have no chance.
How can he be impartial he reeks of magpie it's written all over his avatar.

“It’s written all over his avatar”
You do realise your conversing with a bloke who uses a Balmain fridge magnet for an avatar.
Too funny - oh the hypocrisy 🤣🤣🤣

 

[prattenhero]

I"ve followed the Maggies and Wests Tigers happily since 1957. I don't have the energy anymore to put up wth this debacle. Unless HBG goes I am out of here as a supporter..

 

[murrayf]

Time to try cancel my membership

Any lawyers here?

I was reluctant to take it on with the $400 spoke in cost.

Richo gone has sealed it for me

I signed up when Richo called for members... Singed my entire family up...fought off the uncles trying to get my nephew to go for the broncos.. signed up my young daughter..

HBG out

Same here because I saw some light at the end of a very long tunnel sadly that light has been snuffed out, and we may never see it again under the HBG morons.

Such a sad day for supporters and RL fans all over.

I just emailed the club and asked for a refund will see how it goes.

 

[BZN]

100%. That's it. Like, I get the supporting the club aspect, but you need to have one angle of respect. The cretin won't even come out and explain himself, despite the heartache and anger he's causing in thousands of people. Pathetic human, along with the rest of the people supporting him.

To make an all-encompassing statement like "pathetic human, along with the rest of the people supporting him" I have to assume you know them all personally.

 

[BAGNF05]

I"ve followed the Maggies and Wests Tigers happily since 1957. I don't have the energy anymore to put up wth this debacle. Unless HBG goes I am out of here as a supporter..

Tell old mate that he’s ruined it for plenty of old Maggie’s, as much as a handful are smiling today. They’ll kill whatever is left of the club too.

 

[Tcat]

I’m lost for words.

I know it’s already reported but I have it CONFIRMED that Richo is stepping down as CEO over this.

I don’t blame Richo for walking out, thank you for everything you’ve done for this club. You’ve given us a taste of success and stability during your short time giving us hope we’re capable.

I hope this is goodbye for now and not forever. If we can get HBG out under new management I’m sure he’ll be the first person called to finish the job he set out to do.

On the other side of things:

It’s become clear - this club will NEVER be successful until the HBG are out

The fact the NRL haven’t stepped in is equally as laughable, it’s clear they aren’t performance driven but more Wests driven.

I think this is the end for me, how can I give so much time/energy/money into a club run by people who continue to spit in us fans faces.

It’s all on you Benji… you’re our last hope.

#HBGOUT

[This word has been automatically removed] the club. Let's all walk out on the place. Change might happen if there are no members and no one turns up to games.

 

[BAGNF05]

[This word has been automatically removed] the club. Let's all walk out on the place. Change might happen if there are no members and no one turns up to games.

4000 people watching floggings won’t last long.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

It's been a alright 3 years on here peeps but I cannot continue to support this club under the current administration. I'll never be able to support another team but I just can't get behind this one until things change. Love - WSB ✌️

 

[Tom Shines]

I feel bad for people I don’t know …

I want to keep up the fight …

They are going to need something going their way this week though ..: before the rally

 

[old_man_tiger]

After a big spike in crowds and membership i can see these metrics taking a huge nose dive. Can the least funded, worst performing team of the last 15 years survive a 20% drop in crowds and sales? For context i think 2025 was our fourth highest average after 2005, 2006 and 2010 so a drop is almost a certainty.

I think we will be gone within few years and someone else posted a very good point that PVL is probably happy to have us out of the way. Personally dreading having to decide whether to watch the team next year, I can see a lot of people walking away as this is pure self destruction through incompetence.

One silver lining is my new empathy for our own Gary Glitter. To me the thought of watching the team must be like him imagining one of his only fans girls wearing an orange jersey. You don't want to see it but you just can't look away.

 

[BAGNF05]

After a big spike in crowds and membership i can see these metrics taking a huge nose dive. Can the least funded, worst performing team of the last 15 years survive a 20% drop in crowds and sales? For context i think 2025 was our fourth highest average after 2005, 2006 and 2010 so a drop is almost a certainty.

I think we will be gone within few years and someone else posted a very good point that PVL is probably happy to have us out of the way. Personally dreading having to decide whether to watch the team next year, I can see a lot of people walking away as this is pure self destruction through incompetence.

One silver lining is my new empathy for our own Gary Glitter. To me the thought of watching the team must be like him imagining one of his only fans girls wearing an orange jersey. You don't want to see it but you just can't look away.

Why would you still go? I’ll ask again when more of the football department follow Richo.

 

[tig_prmz]

Mate that is my exact point and I completely agree with the points you make.

The board members at HBG and the HGB reps on the Wests Tigers act on their own personal interest which is to use the club as a means to re-live the glory days and for status.

When they can’t exert control over either they throw their toys out of the cot, backstab anyone with competence because they don’t want to be personally shown up, and create chaos in the media that reflects poorly on both HBG and the Wests Tigers.

The [This word has been automatically removed]ed thing is they don’t care because their selfishness and delusion doesn’t allow them to see the destruction their actions cause. Because to them it’s about extraction. It’s about what they can gain personally from this scenario and their insatiable appetite to stroke their own ego.

That’s what I mean by self-interest. We need a club first mentality and that has never been the case at the Wests Tigers (albeit for a brief period under the independent board and Richo).

Don’t mean to sound combative towards you too because I completely agree with everything you just said.

Not having a go at you but I wanna discuss these points further.

1. You said they are doing it for their own ego/ self worth. Usually I find that money is the biggest motivator, not ego. HBG profits 50x more than WT so I fail to see a financial motive. In terms of ego, I have a second point.

2. Dont you think there are people in the Broncos hierarchy that are big on their own ego and wanting to re-live their glory days? What's stopping them from acting in their self interest?

Here is where I land. This is not a "people" issue. Every person when given an opportunity will take it for their self interest. What stops them is a good structure and having the foresight that the Business' best interest is in fact your best interest too.

This is a "structure" issue. We put in place these independent directors but then we gave the Owners the power to remove them too. What's the point then?

HBG isn't a person, how many CEOs has HBG or Wests had in the last 15 years?

I remember speaking to @cochise once about how the profits are distributed. He said the HBG cannot touch WT profits. This is a good thing to shield WT but then what incentive does HBG have? How do we ask them to put more money into Wt if they're not getting money out of it?

We need a structure which promotes excellence. Winning is a by-product of it.

I have no idea what the answer is, but all I know is "replacing" a company or an individual isn't it.

 

[Curly_Tiger]

It’s potentially an old mobile number but if you look up DB on Linked In and read the comments under his one and only post, it is there for all to see

 

[old_man_tiger]

Why would you still go? I’ll ask again when more of the football department follow Richo.

0 chance of going at this stage. Kayo at most.

 

[BAGNF05]

All of you who are out! At least hang on until Saturday

Don't penalise the football club. Don't bombard them with your emails. They have no control over this, and Wests Ashfield won't receive any of it.

The enemy live here:
Address: 115 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield NSW 2131
Phone: (02) 8752 2000
info@holmanbarnesgroup.com.au

Holman Barnes Group - Holman Barnes Group

Wests Ashfield, Croydon Sports and Markets Club provide a wide variety of entertainment facilities, including function rooms and state-of-the-art dining options.

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Head to the march this weekend! Grab anyone you know to go with you. The Wests Tigers need you more than ever now, and numbers are required.

Will be marching.

Send your membership cancellations to the NRL.