It's time to take the fight back to HBG

[balmain boy]

If they bought out the Balmain share and put in an extra $5-10 million, would you still support the club?

They bought out the Balmain share like 10-15 years ago. What on earth are you on about 😂😂😂

But yes if they did chip in another 5-10mil, removed all but 2 games from Lidcombe oval, changed our NSW cup name to Wests Tigers, and implemented a majority independent, democratically elected board, then I could support HBG continuing to run the club. Either start running the club professionally or sell the club to someone who will.

 

[weststigers]

Our club is seen as amateur.

Put simply, we have poor leadership. Richo was the only one that stabilised things and no coincidence things are falling apart without him driving the show. Only Vicious and Tucker has some bias against him - he was a great CEO.

Sorry, but after todays press conference from Shaun, he is not the right CEO for the job.

We need an experienced administrator that has overseen success at other clubs. In fact, we need a group of them - CEO, GM and Head of Football.

Our board is complicit as they have approved all these hires. We need more experience in the building because we cannot rely on our board to run a tuck shop let alone a football club.

 

[Papacito]

They bought out the Balmain share like 10-15 years ago. What on earth are you on about 😂😂😂

But yes if they did chip in another 5-10mil, removed all but 2 genes from Lidcombe oval, changed our NSW cup name to Wests Tigers, and implemented a majority independent, democratically elected board, then I could support HBG continuing to run the club. Either start running the club professionally or sell the club to someone who will.

Balmain Tigers still own a 10% share.

 

[weststigers]

Balmain Tigers still own a 10% share.

If you own 10% of BHP do you get a say?

No...

Case closed.

 

[balmain boy]

Our club is seen as amateur.

Put simply, we have poor leadership. Richo was the only one that stabilised things and no coincidence things are falling apart without him driving the show. Only Vicious and Tucker has some bias against him - he was a great CEO.

Sorry, but after todays press conference from Shaun, he is not the right CEO for the job.

We need an experienced administrator that has overseen success at other clubs. In fact, we need a group of them - CEO, GM and Head of Football.

Our board is complicit as they have approved all these hires. We need more experience in the building because we cannot rely on our board to run a tuck shop let alone a football club.

To be fair to SM, he did take the Mariners from last place and a complete mess to winning grand finals in the Aleague. He started off with the Panthers too. So he's got some runs on the board.

Inst to him to deliver, but in the current environment it's a tough ask...

 

[Milky]

Our club is seen as amateur.

Put simply, we have poor leadership. Richo was the only one that stabilised things and no coincidence things are falling apart without him driving the show. Only Vicious and Tucker has some bias against him - he was a great CEO.

Sorry, but after todays press conference from Shaun, he is not the right CEO for the job.

We need an experienced administrator that has overseen success at other clubs. In fact, we need a group of them - CEO, GM and Head of Football.

Our board is complicit as they have approved all these hires. We need more experience in the building because we cannot rely on our board to run a tuck shop let alone a football club.

I love Richo but unfortunately I do not think things would be much different under him than they are now

 

[Papacito]

If you own 10% of BHP do you get a say?

No...

Case closed.

I work for an ASX listed company. Someone with a 10% share basically has an open phone line to the CEO and CFO and a pretty big say in where the company goes.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I love Richo but unfortunately I do not think things would be much different under him than they are now

The Galvin stuff happened under his watch. He did some good things, the stadium stuff mainly, but we didn’t suddenly stop being a basket case while he was here.

 

[Papacito]

The Galvin stuff happened under his watch. He did some good things, the stadium stuff mainly, but we didn’t suddenly stop being a basket case while he was here.

He also bragged about being the architect of the Luai contract which hasn't worked out so well....

 

[GNR4LIFE]

He also bragged about being the architect of the Luai contract which hasn't worked out so well....

Conveniently left out the fact Luai had a get out clause.

 

[weststigers]

I work for an ASX listed company. Someone with a 10% share basically has an open phone line to the CEO and CFO and a pretty big say in where the company goes.

Yeah but the majority is 90% to your 10% - do you think Wests at 90% are listening to Balmain at 10%?

People are deluded if they think Balmain gets any say whatsoever. By nature of the board appointments, Balmain would never get anything past the board.

 

[weststigers]

He also bragged about being the architect of the Luai contract which hasn't worked out so well....

Who cares...both Galvin and Luai are crap and expensive. Happy they are gone/going

 

[weststigers]

To be fair to SM, he did take the Mariners from last place and a complete mess to winning grand finals in the Aleague. He started off with the Panthers too. So he's got some runs on the board.

Inst to him to deliver, but in the current environment it's a tough ask...

Too inexperienced in my view.

Low stakes A League is not the same as NRL too. If you like.Shaun fine...but he's not going to change anything.

 

[weststigers]

Conveniently left out the fact Luai had a get out clause.

You can only point to those things. No doubt you'd be saying how terrible the contracts were if we had them long term.

The fact these guys are gone is the best thing for the club.

 

[jadtiger]

I work for an ASX listed company. Someone with a 10% share basically has an open phone line to the CEO and CFO and a pretty big say in where the company goes.

The problem with your analogy is that the other 90% is owned by a group that votes 1 way making the 10% powerless.

 

[Papacito]

The problem with your analogy is that the other 90% is owned by a group that votes 1 way making the 10% powerless.

Agree the analogy is not clean. But that 10% owner punches above their weight in their ability to pull fans, corporate sponsors and merchandise.

 

[Tom Shines]

Agree the analogy is not clean. But that 10% owner punches above their weight in their ability to pull fans, corporate sponsors and merchandise.

The 10 percent share is gifted to Balmain …they have never paid $1 for it …it’s a charity case

 

[Milky]

Deluded. Low IQ.

Like most of our fans.

Our fans really are the dumbest in the league.

lol sorry was I unconscious during the period where his administration oversaw the seamless operation of the club and our miraculous top 8 finish?

It's the same club, different year, let's be real

 

[weststigers]

lol sorry was I unconscious during the period where his administration oversaw the seamless operation of the club and our miraculous top 8 finish?

It's the same club, different year, let's be real

He was here 18 months and did an extraordinary clean up job during that short period.

You must have been unconscious to have missed that.

 

[weststigers]

Agree the analogy is not clean. But that 10% owner punches above their weight in their ability to pull fans, corporate sponsors and merchandise.

It doesn't hold any balance of power. Are you really arguing Balmain can influence decisions at board level?