Wests Tigers need quick $1m to survive

[Glen_McWilliams]

http://www.manchestermarvels.com/

 

[Tigersmurf]

Would any of you be happy to go back to either a Balmain team or a Magpies team in the NRL competition? I was as die hard Balmain as the next guy but I have realised that I don't want to go back to supporting Balmain Tigers. I follow Wests Tigers.

Fact is, none of us would be having this conversation if the team was winning. The constant release of inside information can be nothing less than a ploy by some to destabilise the club.

If Wests Ashfield provide most of the cash then they should get most of the say over how it is spent. If Balmain cannot govern their own finances then why should they have a say over how to govern finances supplied by Wests Ashfield?

This does not help to attract sponsors or players to our great club. Such a shame!

Yes, tigersmurf, I do want to go back to being Wests Magpies. I have followed them all of my life. You cant change teams. Once a Magpie, always a Magpie. Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. I know hundreds of supporters of clubs such as Norths, Wests, Balmain, Illawarra etc.. that would love to see their "only" club alive and kicking. How can you just pack up being a supporter one day, and just support a new team the next day …..... you can't. Its ridiculous to even think about it. Could you imagine the English soccer clubs just merging to make a joint venture. Manchester United and Manchester City merging to become the Manchester Marvels??? No, because their league retains loyalty, tradition, and allows supporters to be born and die with the same club.... something the corporate dollar here does not. I hope Wests Tigers die, and die miserably. Thanks to Balmain, they are one foot in the grave. Just like Balmains ground, juniors, and funds.

I'd like to welcome our first Wests Tigers board member to the forum!!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

http://www.manchestermarvels.com/

Van Persie, Rooney, Aguero, Dzeko, Toure, Vidic… That's going to be a star studded Volleyball side :laughing:

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.

 

[tigerbalm]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.

I'd like to think they would but I have my doubts. Either way we will never know now.

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[Twodogs]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.
Magpie Magic

Considering the active erosion of the Magpies brand by the Balmain side, I think that's a fair comment. The latest brainfaart by Balmain considering flogging the family silverware to stop Wests gaining control looks like an act of pure bastardry. There should be empathy for a partner of 14 years.

As an old Wests diehard, the idea of changing the JV to Wests Magpies is proposterous and would be a gross breach of faith and immensely dishonorable.

If the money to save the club is available from one side only, then control should follow on a temporary basis, with Balmain having the right of the board to revert to its former setup after a certain period of time if certain financial conditions are met.

 

[tigermaniac]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.
Magpie Magic

Considering the active erosion of the Magpies brand by the Balmain side, I think that's a fair comment. The latest brainfaart by Balmain considering flogging the family silverware to stop Wests gaining control looks like an act of pure bastardry. There should be empathy for a partner of 14 years.

As an old Wests diehard, the idea of changing the JV to Wests Magpies is proposterous and would be a gross breach of faith and immensely dishonorable.

If the money to save the club is available from one side only, then control should follow on a temporary basis, with Balmain having the right of the board to revert to its former setup after a certain period of time if certain financial conditions are met.

Agree 100%. What is Balmains goal in all of this. What a joke, it will always remain Wests Tigers, and you have this lot with nothing to offer putting up stumbling blocks. Get real ffs, your share must be fund active or your out, no other business would tolerate this kind of action for so long. The writing is on the wall for these knobs, JV states in financial hardship should you be forced out through certain circumstances, your share or a percentage of your share of the pie is to be offered to the other partner. By holding out you make the matter worse.

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[LaT]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.
Magpie Magic

Considering the active erosion of the Magpies brand by the Balmain side, I think that's a fair comment. The latest brainfaart by Balmain considering flogging the family silverware to stop Wests gaining control looks like an act of pure bastardry. There should be empathy for a partner of 14 years.

As an old Wests diehard, the idea of changing the JV to Wests Magpies is proposterous and would be a gross breach of faith and immensely dishonorable.

If the money to save the club is available from one side only, then control should follow on a temporary basis, with Balmain having the right of the board to revert to its former setup after a certain period of time if certain financial conditions are met.

In the early days of the JV, were Magpies willing to give up control until their finances improved? Or is this something that should magically apply now the shoes on the other foot?

 

[innsaneink]

Whilst 2nd most, or 5th most, or 3rd…or 4th...is very very good, its not quite ''the most marketable brand'' as you claimed.

If you'd said we are up there amongst the most marketable brands....that wouldve been more accurate.

Nice try

LOL at using WT.com hits

No that's not right at all.

When the most marketable brand is handled by idiots, to get such high numbers is almost a miracle. We were ahead of established Sydney clubs like the Dogs, Parra and the Saint in a lot of those stats.

The clubs ahead of us in most areas were Melbourne and Brisbane, super clubs with basically entire states as their backyards. They could have a steaming turd as their club logo and still out-do anyone.

If you want to nit pick the wording of my posts and miss the bigger and more imprtant picture, that's a problem for you to deal with my friend.

Yep, I was already aware of everything you provided.
I thought there was something I was unaware of, the way you wrote your post.
It seems there isnt.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I sometimes wonder…...
lf the shoe was on the other foot and Wests had no money would Balmain be as kind.
Have a feeling we would be totally squeezed out.
Magpie Magic

Considering the active erosion of the Magpies brand by the Balmain side, I think that's a fair comment. The latest brainfaart by Balmain considering flogging the family silverware to stop Wests gaining control looks like an act of pure bastardry. There should be empathy for a partner of 14 years.

As an old Wests diehard, the idea of changing the JV to Wests Magpies is proposterous and would be a gross breach of faith and immensely dishonorable.

If the money to save the club is available from one side only, then control should follow on a temporary basis, with Balmain having the right of the board to revert to its former setup after a certain period of time if certain financial conditions are met.

In the early days of the JV, were Magpies willing to give up control until their finances improved? Or is this something that should magically apply now the shoes on the other foot?

In the early days Wests still contributed.
And Balmain had control.
Anyway all I want is a clean up. The way footy is now I would not want a return to Wests Magpies and it would be in bad taste.
All I want is a proper 50 50 jv where we look like a new club with Wests and Balmain in there.
This has not been the case even in rd 2 ag parra I heard the club been called Balmain on 3 occaisons even by P Sterling. This nonsense must end changes must be made to our identity so people see Wests just as much as Balmain.
Balmain had their chance to do it proactively but now it will be done for them.

 

[LaT]

Sterlo called us Balmain…which is our fault?

And for years Balmain had control (amazingly did that with a 50/50 split).....now Wests will make everything even....by taking control?

Are you high?

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Sterlo called us Balmain…which is our fault?

And for years Balmain had control (amazingly did that with a 50/50 split).....now Wests will make everything even....by taking control?

Are you high?

Yeh I'm high mate.

If Sterling called us Balmain it is a fault with the portrayal of this joint.
And thats going to get cleaned up.
Whats in it for Wests if we pay but most people only see Balmain.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

We… You... Them... Us... They...

Some things will never change... :unamused:

 

[LaT]

Sterlo called us Balmain…which is our fault?

And for years Balmain had control (amazingly did that with a 50/50 split).....now Wests will make everything even....by taking control?

Are you high?

Yeh I'm high mate.

If Sterling called us Balmain it is a fault with the portrayal of this joint.
And thats going to get cleaned up.
Whats in it for Wests if we pay but most people only see Balmain.

Sterling making an error in commentary is not a result of any action or inaction of this club.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Its a fault of the way the club promotes itself. Its a reflection of how we are percieved.

Even when I'm not high,over the years I may have heard us called Balmain ovet 100 times but magpies only when I'm high.

 

[LaT]

You're making a mountain of a mole hill.

 

[TigerOfBankstown]

Wow Sterling called us Balmain…. Well Balmain is the better half.. Haha

Only stirring.. Correct me if im wrong, I dont think anyone even follows league in balmain, I think they even play afl or soccer on birchgrove oval now, its just a name associated with half of WTs history.... People will always make mistakes, but as a former Balmain supporter I don't agree that wts are generally percieved as Balmain

 

[Magpie_Magic]

You're making a mountain of a mole hill.

Its a mountain alright.
And Balmains going to climb it

 

[Demonborger]

In the 2010 preliminary final while going home the Dragons fans were hurling abuse and the material was exclusively targeted at the Wests Magpies side of the JV. Now yes dinosaurs in the media often use Balmain references more so than Wests Magpies ones but really? Most of those guys are incompetent in their positions that were gifted to them thanks to some connections (similar to Royce's years with us…)

All that stuff is so petty. Now the big divide that will/does have an impact is the outer west vs inner west which isn't necessarily along JV lines.