HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

I used to follow the magpies before Wests Tigers - i only watch them now as a Wests Tigers reserve grade side - i bet half the people wanting them gone don't even watch or associate with reserve grade. i don't get what the gripe to get rid of them is about - changing the name is certainly not going to magically transform them in to a powerhouse of reserve grade.
I actually really enjoy a day out at lidcombe. I'm not very popular there these days but still attend.
 
I used to follow the magpies before Wests Tigers - i only watch them now as a Wests Tigers reserve grade side - i bet half the people wanting them gone don't even watch or associate with reserve grade. i don't get what the gripe to get rid of them is about - changing the name is certainly not going to magically transform them in to a powerhouse of reserve grade.
Obviously I can’t speak for everyone but the ones that I have spoken to about it have all said the same thing, they don’t go to Cup games because it isn’t WT. They’ve only followed WT and can’t support a team that isn’t called that. Obviously the ones prior to the merge might see it differently, but they can’t support our feeder side being a different name.
 
You really just waffle on for the sake of it - there has been 1 year there was a Wests Tigers reserve grade side and it was immediately after Balmain Tigers demise. It lasted 1 year and reverted back to Wests Magpies. The calls to have reserve grade named Wests Tigers have been since then.
I believe that you believe that
 
I used to follow the magpies before Wests Tigers - i only watch them now as a Wests Tigers reserve grade side - i bet half the people wanting them gone don't even watch or associate with reserve grade. i don't get what the gripe to get rid of them is about - changing the name is certainly not going to magically transform them in to a powerhouse of reserve grade.
All jokes aside. It's logical branding. Nothing more. Nothing less. It's seen as removing the Magpies rather than growing the WT brand.

It's a side issue for me that I can live with, but given a choice I'd make it WT based on consistent branding. I haven't made it an issue, but others feel strongly about it.
 
You
I met people from Bundaberg.
You must have been tremendously excited as they would have been also.
That is until they realised they were at the wrong park.
They were actually if the truth be known, looking for MacArthur Park again as he had left his cake behind, but the bus driver set them down at the wrong bus stop. 🤣
Damn bus drivers, their all hopeless.
 
I've probably been one of the more active members during the last week and I haven't seen anyone suggest we get rid of the Wests magpies part of the venture (the football club, the junior catchment etc).. everyone just wants HBG out.

You are spinning the same narrative as others on here suggesting there's a plot against the Wests Magpies side of the venture, yet the HBG are the ones who are pushing for the division...

Unless you can be more specific as to what's being suggested and how exactly we are trying to dismantle the Wests side of the venture, then you're talking out your backside
Talking out of your backside would be a great stage act, just like the bloke that used to fart different tunes.
Then for a grand finale that used to bring the curtain down, or was that burn the curtain down, he'd set fire to his last fart.
 
You

You must have been tremendously excited as they would have been also.
That is until they realised they were at the wrong park.
They were actually if the truth be known, looking for MacArthur Park again as he had left his cake behind, but the bus driver set them down at the wrong bus stop. 🤣
Damn bus drivers, their all hopeless.
Strong effort.
Unfortunately, wit still requires timing, relevance, and a point.
Maybe next time.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BZN
They dont give a sh.. about WTs supporters.
Ive NEVER heard the chair speak about the WTs....he only talks Magpies, only ever seen in Magpies gear when hes not wearing black plastic trench coats
As Epifania said, Wests Ashfield have been at war with Wests Tigers for 25 years
The words Epifania said were NOT as you've quoted.
You've changed them around to suit your own narrative.
 
I think we all know it’s highly likely it was all a ploy to upset Richo.
My theory is they stupidly thought it would not cause too much commotion sacking the board members and knew it would ultimately remove Richo who was the one they wanted out.
I assume they were also not aware Richo could move on and collect 1.5 million in the process.
It’s not even a secret that Enriched was receiving payments from Wests Tigers.
Even if they were done at a fair and reasonable cost and not a largely inflated cost which had been strongly suggested, you just wouldn’t do it due to a conflict of interest.
I'm not sure it needs to be that covert.

HBG's first complaint was (kind of)- they were not being included in business decisions at a board level.

The reaction was to remove the board not aligned with HBG.

PVL interviews those board members.

Richo resigns (with an investigation over his head- still unresolved). More rumour/detail comes out that the business decisions were related to the deals around stadiums going forward- deals that Richo negotiated- not the board.

PVL meets HBG & the independents are offered their roles back.

Richo is not asked to return. Mielekamp replaces him.

Kade7 comes out & suggests Richo isn't as clean as he paints himself- Kade7's rumours are generally pretty solid.

I suggested a few days ago that the board removal could have been HBG reacting on poor information & PVL, after hearing both sides, negotiated the return & that the HBG beef might have been with Richo's dealings instead.

People make mistakes. Moving the board on- could have been a case of a mistake on where the blame lay.

The question that bothers a few people now is- why would O'Farrell etc even agree to come back? If, during the PVL negotiation, HBG realised their error & accepted fault on that- couldn't that take the sting out?

Richo remains sidelined. I think Richo was the cause of the HBG complaint.
 
  • Love
Reactions: BZN
So Barry O'Farrell is back as Chairman. Rightfully so. Denny is out, Rightfully so.

Typical old magpies. Can't even stage a coup without coming last.
 

Latest posts

Staff online

Members online

Back
Top