Gary_Bakerloo
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Tigers stake out wrong money tree
Date: August 22, 2013 - 10:03AM
There is almost too much to talk about this week: the latest Cronulla developments, the sacking for David Furner and the possibility of Ben Barba being banned from playing against Canterbury as part of any release to Brisbane.
So we'll give all three of them a miss for now. Not much to add on Cronulla's "secret" bank account, the exact circumstances of Furner's removal are still in dispute and no one actually seems to say much on the record about Barba and the Broncos.
Let's instead talk about the mess Wests Tigers have got themselves into.
If you have been keeping an eye on this website, you'll be aware that the joint venture needs an "urgent cash injection" of $1 million and that Western Suburbs will only provide this if they are handed the chairmanship.
Balmain, on the other hand, want an independent board to run the club and are interested in a funding package from the NRL.
Alan Katzmann, a well-know and respected Sydney Roosters fan, writes: “As a Roosters supporter, and NRL fan, I would be appalled to see the NRL provide these funds.
“Adopting the proposal from Balmain, together with their phoney altruism, will mean that the rest of the rugby league world would suffer as a result of Balmain's petulance.
“Funds that could help junior development or keep increases in grand final tickets to a minimum would be spent instead keeping Wests Tigers afloat when they already have alternate funding readily available.”
I couldn't have put it better myself. Balmain is lucky Wests aren't demanding the venture drop the "Tigers" half of their name completely.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tigers-stake-out-wrong-money-tree-20130822-2scle.html#ixzz2cfSpsR6W
Date: August 22, 2013 - 10:03AM
There is almost too much to talk about this week: the latest Cronulla developments, the sacking for David Furner and the possibility of Ben Barba being banned from playing against Canterbury as part of any release to Brisbane.
So we'll give all three of them a miss for now. Not much to add on Cronulla's "secret" bank account, the exact circumstances of Furner's removal are still in dispute and no one actually seems to say much on the record about Barba and the Broncos.
Let's instead talk about the mess Wests Tigers have got themselves into.
If you have been keeping an eye on this website, you'll be aware that the joint venture needs an "urgent cash injection" of $1 million and that Western Suburbs will only provide this if they are handed the chairmanship.
Balmain, on the other hand, want an independent board to run the club and are interested in a funding package from the NRL.
Alan Katzmann, a well-know and respected Sydney Roosters fan, writes: “As a Roosters supporter, and NRL fan, I would be appalled to see the NRL provide these funds.
“Adopting the proposal from Balmain, together with their phoney altruism, will mean that the rest of the rugby league world would suffer as a result of Balmain's petulance.
“Funds that could help junior development or keep increases in grand final tickets to a minimum would be spent instead keeping Wests Tigers afloat when they already have alternate funding readily available.”
I couldn't have put it better myself. Balmain is lucky Wests aren't demanding the venture drop the "Tigers" half of their name completely.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tigers-stake-out-wrong-money-tree-20130822-2scle.html#ixzz2cfSpsR6W
