Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[supercoach]

What happens if SM suggests we consolidate the NSW cup team into a Wests Tigers team for the betterment of the club. What would your thoughts on that be?

Superman

 

[mtd#2]

If he can explain reasons how it makes any difference or helps Wests Tigers NRL team then yes.

I admire your optimism, but given the events of the past fortnight and rumours suggesting this was one of the reasons HBG shafted the independent directors, I highly doubt the magpies loyalists accept any reasoning.

 

[balmain boy]

Not confirmed yet right? But I'm just waiting for that announcement. It's the ultimate troll.

I was speaking to Tony Andreacchio yesterday and he confirmed that is what's happening. While no longer in the inner sanctum he'd have sources.
He also doubted WT could have any success whilst the incredibly outdated debenture system is still in place.

 

[batboy]

The idiotic decision to extend Benji is quite obviously a culmination of trying tj please the fans in light of the hysteria of the past week.

Yeah right - because it couldn’t possibly be another horrible decision in a decade or more of horrible decisions made by ‘the most’ under skilled board in Rugby League again - could it…

Did I read you trumpeting the promotion of a high school teacher to the board of the club?

 

[weststigers]

I was speaking to Tony Andreacchio yesterday and he confirmed that is what's happening. While no longer in the inner sanctum he'd have sources.
He also doubted WT could have any success whilst the incredibly outdated debenture system is still in place.

You can only shake your head at some of the decision making.

 

[weststigers]

The idiotic decision to extend Benji is quite obviously a culmination of trying tj please the fans in light of the hysteria of the past week.
Do you think it would have happened if there was no outrage from the fans about Richo ?
Further to that do you think Shaun Mielenkamp seems tj be a very good choice as our CEO at a fraction of the cost Richo was being paid ? Maybe we can now have a recruitment manager like every other NRL club.

Can we blame HBG for that?

Is HBG to blame for anything?

 

[mtd#2]

Can we blame HBG for that?

Is HBG to blame for anything?

I've seen a few digs into Richo for taking his 1.5million after the HBG decision to sack the directors... But apparently that's Richos fault, not HBG

 

[weststigers]

I've seen a few digs into Richo for taking his 1.5million after the HBG decision to sack the directors... But apparently that's Richos fault, not HBG

The dumbest management will attract the dumbest supporters.

 

[Vicious]

Can we blame HBG for that?

Is HBG to blame for anything?

Yes and the fan hysteria without knowing the full story also played a part.

 

[Buttface]

Burgess' wife replacing him on the board changes nothing. It's still Dennys way or the highway.

What Lonely Fans does she follow?

 

[Vicious]

I've seen a few digs into Richo for taking his 1.5million after the HBG decision to sack the directors... But apparently that's Richos fault, not HBG

1.5 million to leave 2 years early, happy retirement Richo.
Probably won’t be long before his son can retire either.

 

[wonka]

What Lonely Fans does she follow?

Swashbuckling schlongs

 

[twentyforty]

The idiotic decision to extend Benji is quite obviously a culmination of trying tj please the fans in light of the hysteria of the past week.
Do you think it would have happened if there was no outrage from the fans about Richo ?
Further to that do you think Shaun Mielenkamp seems tj be a very good choice as our CEO at a fraction of the cost Richo was being paid ? Maybe we can now have a recruitment manager like every other NRL club.

Trying to please the fans? I don't see that based on their performance during the last decade. They simply panicked with Richo leaving and 7 players threatened to leave.
These are not the people you want in those positions. Their main motivational tool is threat, as we saw from Fallah, when he threatened to withdraw or decrease funding Balmain juniors.

 

[weststigers]

Yes and the fan hysteria without knowing the full story also played a part.

And the past 12 years? Who or what was to blame? The fans?

 

[Vicious]

And the past 12 years? Who or what was to blame? The fans?

Many decisions such as signing Ivan Cleary to coach and signing Michael Maguire to coach were 💯 the correct decisions at the time.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

You’d think if the Bula deal is done, they’d be looking to get it announced prior to Xmas. If there was ever a time this club nededed to put themselves in the headlines for a positive reason, it’s right now.

 

[weststigers]

Many decisions such as signing Ivan Cleary to coach and signing Michael Maguire to coach were 💯 the correct decisions at the time.

One left citing board disunity. The other was sacked...

Either way...are you saying the crowning glory of HBG leadership is their ability to sign long-term unemployed coaches?

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Many decisions such as signing Ivan Cleary to coach and signing Michael Maguire to coach were 💯 the correct decisions at the time.

Under Cleary, we played excellent defence and often beat benchmark teams. Maguire took us from that to several spoons, the worst defence (ever?), signed has-beens, and left us with no future!

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Under Cleary, we played excellent defence and often beat benchmark teams. Maguire took us from that to several spoons, the worst defence (ever?), signed has-beens, and left us with no future!

And went on to win a premiership. He wasn’t the problem.

 

[mtd#2]

Yes and the fan hysteria without knowing the full story also played a part.

By chance, the fan hysteria doesn't have anything to do with the sacking of 4 indepenent directors less than 12 months into their roles, does it?

Yet now they've been reinstated...

So what's the full story? Because to the general public, it looks like a complete balls up by HBG, wouldn't you agree?