HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

[TCL]

HBG have to be removed from the equation. They have been the Achilles of the Westa Tigers for quite some time.

The club has a tremendous supporter base which the nrl would love to see return to the game and they will if success is achieved on the field. But this not going to happen if the HBG remain involved.

 

[tigertragic]

It's very possible.

But we don't know for sure.

It should have been a question asked, demanded...by people in positions to get answers.

We are happy for people to talk about the club falling apart, insiders giving this & that info etc.

Who asked HBG- now what do you plan to do about the independent board spots?

A rally has been organised.

But HBG could have been on the spot the next day if the right questions were asked.

Or HBG had just been on the front foot by being honest and transparent

But we hear crickets

 

[Tucker]

What do you think of the HBG board? Don't you think it's problematic having them run the club in terms of developing on and off field success or you aren't fussed?

Apologies if you explained opinion earlier.

Mate I’ve been banging on about the owners for over a decade - mostly to deaf ears until the past few years.
I’m not as outraged by this as others are for a couple of reasons:
Firstly I’m not surprised. This is how they behave. They don’t have a clue. They don’t seem to care about the team being successful. They felt disrespected in some way and acted…again there’s a history of this happening.
Secondly, I don’t have this over the top relationship with Richo that most on here do. I think he was doing a great job with the financials but an average job with operations.
Thirdly, this is a distraction. Our real issues are captain, halfback and coach. None of them are good enough in their roles. Fans saying this has destroyed our season are making excuses. It may well galvanise the group and those 3 I mentioned may all step up.
FTR I believed the current squad should make the finals this year. This admin squabble shouldn’t affect that….certainly not to the extent that a lot on here think it will.

 

[liltiger]

What about BOF and the 2 other independent board members.
Do you have a theory on why they have agreed to come back if they are just going to be outvoted on every decision ?

Yeah, my theory is they think they'll be able to do something. They'll be horribly mistaken. Just like Pasco, Hagipentalis, Cleary, Maguire, Sheens, Richardson, the other members of HBG who are serving 8 year bans. Like Julie Romero who now has an 8 year ban. The same lady that was chair when the other 3 members were given 8 year bans. We have had winners and extremely successfull and very competent people within our club who have not been able to do anything because of the boardroom garbage. Even O'Farrell coming back is great news but what did he achieve in his first go.

 

[hammertime]

HBG have to be removed from the equation. They have been the Achilles of the Westa Tigers for quite some time.

The club has a tremendous supporter base which the nrl would love to see return to the game and they will if success is achieved on the field. But this not going to happen if the HBG remain involved.

I actually wouldn't care if they weren't, they just need to fix that debenture structure. It's not the HBG company itself, it's the squatters in the debentures.

HBG drawing 5 seats from a pool of 20 unqualified randoms, who has have shown their incompetence, will never work. Even if we get WT back to independence, theyll never stop making dumb decisions and can always dissolve the board again.

Open those hbg seats up for member vote and at least we'll then have accountability

 

[liltiger]

Benji has until the end of 2027. That’s sufficient right now.

The extension would appear to me to be damage control as he’s popular among fans.

Same afternoon it was reported the players were going if Benji was. Same morning there were reports they had Brad Arthur as a replacement if they had to let Benji go. Amature hour.

 

[Bula]

Same afternoon it was reported the players were going if Benji was. Same morning there were reports they had Bead Arthur as a replacement if they had to let Benji go. Amature hour.

Mad Hatter's Tea Party vibes.

 

[liltiger]

I don't know any more than anyone else. All we can do is see what comes out in the wash.

What came out was our independant directors were reinstated so the N.R.L wouldn't appoint an administrator. So basically HBG got caught out. If they did nothing wrong the N.R.L wouldn't be able to do that.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

would crack a woody if Fletcher was on board

Thanks for the mind movies Merlot 😁

 

[pawsandclaws1]

What came out was our independant directors were reinstated so the N.R.L wouldn't appoint an administrator. So basically HBG got caught out. If they did nothing wrong the N.R.L wouldn't be able to do that.

Cash talks and $12m of NRL money means the NRL has influence.

 

[liltiger]

Cash talks and $12m of NRL money means the NRL has influence.

Just wish the N.R.L did appoint an administrator and our 25 years of drama was over.

 

[liltiger]

Come on. Richo and HBG have obviously had a massive scrap and there’s the matter of the whistleblower. Did you watch the presser? He ain’t working for them.

This, there was a bust up over something HBG decided Richo and the independants have to go.

 

[mikey]

I don’t know if I understand. Reinstate 4 independents but then there’s only 3 independents????

Also HBG now have 5 on the board? So does this mean they now effectively just control the board?

Absolute joke. NRL - hang your head in shame.