OFFICIAL Wests Tigers Unite: Call to Arms

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Rugba said:
Do you think Galvin gives a stuff about who is on the board ?
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Do players care about this stuff? No. Do players care about the constant media attention that stuff like this brings? Certainly. Luai has probably seen more news about the WT's infighting & board in one month than he would've seen about Penriths board the last 6-7 years he's been there.
 
liltiger said:
Julie was very quiet. Shame noone asked if the reports she threatened to get lawyers involved if Barry held a Wests Tigers board meeting without her approval were true. She would never go on one of the pods on here. She'd get minced. No doubt she's eating a bit of humble pie now. As long as we're independant I don't really care she can drive HBG into the ground. As long as we're left alone.
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That was a great opportunity for Julie to brief us on the progress of the review recommendations and boardroom personnel movement. Doing a quick headcount we know there are members missing from both HBG and WT boards.
I realise there’s no obligation for her or Simon to provide any detail, but keeping stakeholders in the dark has a more unnecessary negative impact. Some self disclosure and progress report may have been more helpful.
 
liltiger said:
Julie was very quiet. Shame noone asked if the reports she threatened to get lawyers involved if Barry held a Wests Tigers board meeting without her approval were true. She would never go on one of the pods on here. She'd get minced. No doubt she's eating a bit of humble pie now. As long as we're independant I don't really care she can drive HBG into the ground. As long as we're left alone.
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Smart move from Shane Richardson. I don't buy for one minute that it is one big happy family behind closed doors, but he has flushed out any potential skullduggery by extracting a public commitment from key HBG players. If they reneg on any implementation of the review recommendations, their duplicity would be confirmed for all to see, rather than just implied or suspected, and then the gloves can come off. I get the impression Richo and BOF have all of the other actors well and truly covered.
 
Richo just snookered Julia and the board hard. Well played sir.

He has put the spotlight HARD on her and the board to get the independent board appointed.

What a play - hats off.

Now if Julia even slightly deviates from the report, she'll have egg on her face and unlike before - she won't have the comfort of anonymity.
 
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SwervinMervin said:
Smart move from Shane Richardson. I don't buy for one minute that it is one big happy family behind closed doors, but he has flushed out any potential skullduggery by extracting a public commitment from key HBG players. If they reneg on any implementation of the review recommendations, their duplicity would be confirmed for all to see, rather than just implied or suspected, and then the gloves can come off. I get the impression Richo and BOF have all of the other actors well and truly covered.
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Exactly mate !
 
Rugba said:
Not that I know the details of this issue such as many of you on the forum , but my layman’s perspective and that would be of the wider NRL community and average west tigers supporter. Is as follows


1) Why would the liquor and gaming board get involved? Has there been illegalities , fraud, organisation going broke?

Seems certain sections are just pissed off how west tigers operate . West tigers for one thing have nothing to do with the liquor and gaming board.

They got involved with the eels as the NRL due to connections with the actual government got them involved due to the alleged fraud occurring with the salary cap scandal.

As far as boards infighting and shit it would have nothing to do with the liquor board.

2)To me and many others this shitshow started with the review because closet/deep down ex Balmain supporters and officials can’t handle wests ownership of the west tigers.

Would Souths owners give up control to others on the board , would politis give up control of his board , have the penns given up their control , has win corporation lessened their board representation on dragons board … then why’s should HBG give up control when they actually own more of the west tigers than the various parties I listed on those respective clubs .

3) Reason why west tigers perform shit each season is that they are weak willed and cave to public perception from supporters and media and just cave and try the next thing and begin the circle.

Just like how media and supporters drove sheens out of town who had a plan not dissimilar to what Gus has been doing at the dogs … difference is they kept him despite media pressure and pissed off supporters in his first couple of years and now they are reaping the rewards.

Slam me all you want but what are the motivations , connection or relationship of those organising this petition have with various powerbrokers of the club
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Very well said Rugba 👍 . I agree with every word of your post 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.
IT'S GREAT THAT YOU CLEARLY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND THE B/S of this questionable movement.
 
Aubanon said:
Richo just snookered Julia and the board hard. Well played sir.

He had put the spotlight HARD on her and the board to get the independent board appointed.

What a play - hats off.

Now if Julia even slightly deviates from the report, she'll have egg on her face and unlike before - she won't have the comfort of anonymity.
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Exactly
 
Lestronge said:
They think it’s grandstanding for clicks and views for the podcasts.
I don’t think that’s the case at all .
I think that Gary ,Steve and Joel started all this at the end of 2023 with thier petition , and feel a personal responsibility to see it through to the end .
They needed outside advocates (rob , spartan , Adrian, the tiger town podcast) to get different voices on this issue , to add nuance .
That’s what happened . I firmly believe that , as I know the anger towards the most important review points -ie. the independents was taking a long time , and the guys were not happy about it in August .
I actually they’ve alienated themselves a little from the club , because they did start the petition , and rightly or wrongly have positioned themselves as not being a podcast that delivers the corporate message of the Wests tigers .
That’s my opinion , based on conversations I’ve had about this topic privately for a year or two . The petition itself was mentioned as an option mid last year , but the guys sat on it for 6 months in hope .
Did they go off early ? Or did them making noise force HBG to hurry up ?
I dunno and it doesn’t matter . The ends justify the means
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exactly

Idk who the hell wants to be starting petitions and dealing with haters on here who think that fans don’t have a right to voice their opinion’s especially considering we have won 3 spoons, and the directors who started the review have all been punted.

As I said - since the petition and leak of debenture holder names to the media HBG have issued 2 statements and now we have Julie on camera stating she supports the WT and the review

Mission done.
 
Joel Helmes said:
1. Debentures are thoroughly undemocratic and a closed off form of governance for a licensed club.

2. It has nothing to do with old loyalties, it is 100% about Wests Tigers. For the record, personally I would happily let Balmain die today for a better Wests Tigers.

3. A perfect example, ironically, of why we are fighting for better governance and more professional management than we currently have from the HBG (along with Wests and Balmain).
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You would happily let Balmain die?
That tells me you still consider Balmain to still be a very real identity, maybe even more important than WTs possibly.
I can feel the fog lifting.
 
Rugba said:
no one snookered anyone and put them in a corner it wasn’t a live show they all read from a Script
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Your knowledge is wrong ! The reason people care about the HBG governance is because of the talk of Dennis and Julie wanting to roll back the recommendations of the review .
This noise has been whispered about for about a year now . And only due to the events of the 3 being removed has this escalated .
To be fair to everyone it’s obvious that Ricky and Tony created all this noise to service thier own agenda , but 2 things can true at once . They had an agenda , but the things they’re saying are true as well .
And because of all this noise , which as been going on about a year now C has everyone demanded finally that all this shit be put to bed .
Dennis Burgess 💯 has said to multiple people in the last year that he wanted to bring back the magpies . Was it tongue in cheek ? Feeling himself because the crowds were back after 20 years at Campbelltown ? Maybe ….. has Balmain used this opportunity to remind everyone they’re still here … maybe ….. but the issue is this; anyone who was apart of the shit show of the last 14 years in governance cannot be trusted . Balmain , magpies , wests tigers .
And everyone is 💯 wary of anyone who wants to even remotely insinuate returning to those guys , whether joking or not .
 
Lestronge said:
Your knowledge is wrong ! The reason people care about the HBG governance is because of the talk of Dennis and Julie wanting to roll back the recommendations of the review .
This noise has been whispered about for about a year now . And only due to the events of the 3 being removed has this escalated .
To be fair to everyone it’s obvious that Ricky and Tony created all this noise to service thier own agenda , but 2 things can true at once . They had an agenda , but the things they’re saying are true as well .
And because of all this noise , which as been going on about a year now C has everyone demanded finally that all this shit be put to bed .
Dennis Burgess 💯 has said to multiple people in the last year that he wanted to bring back the magpies . Was it tongue in cheek ? Feeling himself because the crowds were back after 20 years at Campbelltown ? Maybe ….. has Balmain used this opportunity to remind everyone they’re still here … maybe ….. but the issue is this; anyone who was apart of the shit show of the last 14 years in governance cannot be trusted . Balmain , magpies , wests tigers .
And everyone is 💯 wary of anyone who wants to even remotely insinuate returning to those guys , whether joking or not .
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mate you can’t debate with kids

You’re 💯 right.

I wouldn’t bite back on people who think that the 4 directors on HBG should be trusted… you’re wasting time and energy for like 4 people on this forum. lol
 
tigermate said:
mate you can’t debate with kids

You’re 💯 right.

I wouldn’t bite back on people who think that the 4 directors on HBG should be trusted… you’re wasting time and energy for like 4 people on this forum. lol
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Anybody gloating about this outcome has completely misunderstood the whole debate in the first place . On either side of the debate .
This was always the only acceptable outcome .
And for the final time on this, Julie and the club could have put this to bed when Gary Barnier brought all this up around may.
The fact it’s taken a whole bunch of drama and push to review her position , is either completely coincidental or not .
It doesn’t matter .No one ever really gave a shit about HBG . Now the reviews coming to completion they can all fade back to the background and enjoy thier champagne in the corporate box .
 
Joel Helmes said:
Completely correct. As the WT board currently stands, of the four people, two are debenture holders who were never elected, (most likely) never had to pass any due diligence or skills matrix, and are not answerable to anyone at all. That, to me, is not a good situation for the Wests Tigers.
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There you go again with a 'most likely'. In other words, you plainly don't know so you could be *wrong again*.
 
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