OFFICIAL Q&A Club discussion with Shaun Mielekamp

[Fraze23]

Hi Shaun,

Thank you for engaging with the forum in the way you have. I know this is going to be a tough job and I wish you all the best for it.

You've been given a lot of questions that you probably can't answer, but I think this one could be answered pretty easily.

The retro tracksuit jumpers have been sold out for most of the season and I've been told that there won't be a restock of these. I've looked everywhere online and can't seem to find them anywhere. I'm just wondering why there hasn't been or won't be a restock?

It has been a long time since we've had genuinely good merch on offer and a quality supplier like Canterbury. It just seems a bit bizarre that there's a product people want and we don't seem to be willing to sell more of it.

 

[tiger_one]

Hope this is OK, I've popped this over from the public Wests Tigers TV You Tube page ......

 

[Chunk]

Hi Shaun,

For me this is without doubt the most pressing issue at the Wests Tigers.

Powerhouse clubs like the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs receive more leagues club funding than the Wests Tigers comes down to differing board control structures, severe geographical division of profits, and the unique financial burdens of a merged joint venture.

While the Canterbury League Club routinely pours millions into the Bulldogs NRL team, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG) operates under a completely different corporate reality:

1. Board Control: Direct Ties vs. Separation. The most critical difference between the two setups is who controls the purse strings:The Bulldogs Model: The Canterbury-Bankstown Football Club holds a guaranteed structural majority on the Canterbury League Club board (appointing four out of seven directors). Because the football side legally controls the commercial leagues club, they can easily vote to approve massive, multi-million-dollar annual grants straight to their NRL football program.

The Wests Tigers Model: The Wests Tigers football management has zero control over HBG's corporate board. HBG operates completely independently as a licensed hospitality group. Their primary corporate priority is running profitable hospitality venues, treating the Wests Tigers as an investment portfolio piece rather than their singular purpose.

How can you help stop HBG treating the Wests Tigers as an investment portfolio rather than a singular purpose?

Thanks

 

[EllisFan]

Hope this is OK, I've popped this over from the public Wests Tigers TV You Tube page ......

Thought he spoke well and quite honest and open like Richo was . Easy to support the bloke.