OFFICIAL Q&A Club discussion with Shaun Mielekamp

Dear Leader

At what point does the club accept that the current football program isn't working, and what objective benchmarks will trigger change?

What measurable KPIs are Benji Marshall and the football department being assessed against, and have they met them?

How many more seasons of underperformance are acceptable before the board considers a change in coaching?

Why should Tigers fans believe this rebuild is different from the previous rebuilds that also promised patience?

Why should members continue to trust the current football leadership when the on field results continue to decline?

The club for 15 years has repeatedly asked members and fans to be patient. What has the club actually done to earn that patience this year under you?

What accountability exists for the CEO, board and football department when the club repeatedly underperforms?

Can you point to a single area where the club is objectively better on the field than it was 12 months ago?

Currently sitting second last, If the current results are considered acceptable internally, what does the club define as failure?

What specific decisions do you now regret since taking over as CEO from Richo, and what have you learned from them?

What are the non negotiable performance standards for the head coach, and if those standards aren't met this season, will the club make head and assistant coaching changes?

If Benji Marshall coached any other NRL club with the same win-loss record, do you genuinely believe he'd still have his job today? If the answer is no, why are the Wests Tigers different?

What is your message to long-term members who feel the club accepts mediocrity?

At what point does loyalty become negligence? How many more losing seasons are members expected to tolerate before you make major football changes?

If the club misses the finals again next season, will you accept responsibility for the football department's performance, or will the explanation once again be that the rebuild needs more time?

Can you identify three decisions made by this administration that has clearly improved the club's on and off field results?

If the board has confidence in the current direction, what evidence are they relying on that members and supporters can't see?

Do you believe the Wests Tigers currently have a culture of accountability, and if so, who has actually been held accountable for repeated failure?

Would you be comfortable telling members today exactly what success looks like over the next 12 months, and if those targets aren't met in 27, who loses their job?

Will you commit today that if the football program fails to meet its stated performance targets, there will be changes to the leadership of the football department, including the head coach if necessary?
 
Hi Shaun, I presume that you have noticed this utter rubbish from that drunk Paul Kent. It opens up the question - who is feeding him this tripe? You said what happened in that room stayed in that room. So unless you, Benji or Pat leaked this garbage, it can only have been either AD or Isaac Moses. If it looks like a skunk, walks like a skunk and smells like a skunk, Shaun, old mate, it's probably a Skunk called Isaac Moses.

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - if you have a weak stomach for bullshit please look away now. The Tiger's defamation begins around the 8.50 min mark and runs for over 27 minutes with no evidence what so ever. Classic Isaac Moses extortion tactics.


You really ought to be on to Peter VL 1st thing tomorrow to report this scumbag Moses and demand that he be banned for Life! Then you'll be seen as the Best CEO in NRL History for taking a stand against this absolute scumbag! Good luck SM.
 
Hey mate,

I don't expect you to respond, but I want to tell you what this decision means to me as a fan. We tigers fans are pretty unique, we have watched this team lose year after year. We are loyal, we have pride in our jersey and still support it despite what happens. I drove from Albury to Canberra with my kids to watch one of the two games they get to see live all year, they were excited yet he couldn't be bothered to play. Reinstating him so quickly proves the club has completely lost touch with what the jersey actually means to us. When administration rewards someone who turned his back on his mates, it feels like a total betrayal of every fan who still cares.

I have faced an uphill battle to make my kids not storm fans, yet when one of their favourite players doesn't even want to play in one of the only games they get to see live, I've lost that fight. Why would I tell them to support this club anymore, when you wont even stand up for the fans when players behave this way.
 
Hi Shaun,
Good luck with getting the club in good order. My gripe is with PVL and the NRL. The game has almost become unwatchable this year with referee bias towards the the top tier teams. We consistently have the 50/50 calls go against while the teams we play likely to benefit from the same calls. Raiders game was proof of this.

Surely the club are aware of this. I don't blame referees, but gee whiz I am sick of not being ever able to celebrate a Tigers try until the video bunker has had a 30 looks at a reason to take it away from us before confirming it.

If the club is aware of this and have any sort of data based evidence (eg average time for tries to be confirmed for each team), can we approach PVL and Sutton and bust their balls about unfair bias between top and bottom teams.

Keep going well.
 
Hi Sean, Thanks for being brave enough to open this dialogue, especially with the ever growing disenfranchised fan base. However your bravery was established when taking on the role at the Tigers. From the outside looking in, it appears HBG truly want the club to fail. The reason or end game objective I wont begin to guess at. But the cynic in me doesn't have try hard to pick it. It confounds me the sheer amount of monumental mistakes this organisation has made and proceeds to. There's a better chance of winning the Powerball every week for a year then 1 club continuing to pull off the clangers this one does.

This football team binds generations of my family together both blood, married, past, present and arriving. Both sides of our family have roots in Balmain and Western Suburbs and have been there since day 1 of the merger. As a collective we have ridden the highs and waded the ever deepening lows. After Benji's team first message at the start of the year, we could all get behind Luai leaving next year after the PNG decision. But then my brother in Christ, Adam pulled that stunt with the Canberra game and waltzes back into the team. No one respects the Wests Tigers or the jersey, Sadly not even the Wests Tigers.

At a family gathering this weekend 32 of 54 people were Tigers supporters. And 28 have walked away from the Club as of this week. I wish I had a question to ask you mate because the problem isn't of your making but honestly I just don't care any more
 
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