Will you be attending the Save the Wests Tigers March?

[weststigers]

Seriously mate I swear this guy's on here to be a stirrer, what other explanation is there, is he trying to convert us there's Buckleys of doing that he's just going to cop deserved criticism.

If he keeps it up, I will have to post the chicken again.

If you talk about management, they start talking about reserve grade.

If you try to ask who is responsible and are they happy with the way the club has been run, the talk about denigration.

There is no interest in discussing the issues. Just to have guys with Magpie badges in charge.

And it's a loser mentality. They are driven by emotion only. They fear things that don't exist and they let it consume them to the detriment of the objective...to win games!

Their objective is different. It's total Magpie power. Anything downstream from that isn't relevant to these people.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Lots of ex-first graders have been disrespected.

This bloke played 23 games for Magpies where he managed last once and second last twice. Hardly some club hero. Failed player. Failed administrator. He wouldn't know what a successful club looks like because he's never been in one.

Leaping Leo was a club favourite.

Diminutive fullback with Aussie Rules background who caught bombs above his head and was as brave as they come. He’s coached the club at many levels before serving as an administrator. He is what rugby league is all about (or used to be about).

He’s not a failed anything 😡

 

[weststigers]

Leaping Leo was a club favourite.

Diminutive fullback with Aussie Rules background who caught bombs above his head and was as brave as they come. He’s coached the club at many levels before serving as an administrator. He is what rugby league is all about (or used to be about).

He’s not a failed anything 😡

He's never won anything in his life. I only go on his track record, but you can live in hope he'll finally work it out.

Not sure how his Aussie Rules skills from 40 years ago is going to help in our club management, but it just goes to show what credentials you deem important to running the football club.

And look at him now. He finally cracked a position he can't get sacked from. What a resume!

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

He's never won anything in his life. I only go on his track record, but you can live in hope he'll finally work it out.

Not sure how his Aussie Rules skills from 40 years ago is going to help in our club management, but it just goes to show what credentials you deem important to running the football club.

And look at him now. He finally cracked a position he can't get sacked from. What a resume!

I’m very disappointed fridge magnet.
You’re revealing yourself to be a very shallow individual.
Life’s not all about trinkets and standing on the podium.
I mean seriously, you judge someone’s ability, character etc on where his team finished on the ladder?

 

[innsaneink]

They must have been up watching the cricket because I certainly didn’t see them. Anyone got photos ?

Surely wearing Western Suburbs or Balmain gear is idiotic at a WT Unite gig. All the professionally made signs said so 🤷‍♂️

I didnt see them either but i dont know why theyd lie about it

 

[Craegus]

I didnt see them either but i dont know why theyd lie about it

Yeah didn't see any either. But even if there were, there was nothing that was anti Wests Tigers, or pro Magpies or Balmain, no chants, no boos to anything, it was all pro Wests Tigers.

So if they were there they are WT fans who just don't have WT jerseys (and there is nothing wrong with that).

 

[weststigers]

I’m very disappointed fridge magnet.
You’re revealing yourself to be a very shallow individual.
Life’s not all about trinkets and standing on the podium.
I mean seriously, you judge someone’s ability, character etc on where his team finished on the ladder?

Seems to always have been a loser and it seems to have carried over into his administrative career which is what matters today - results.

However, if you read back your own statement, you might see the irony in calling me shallow while spouting his credentials based on his sporting achievements, which in themselves aren't very impressive.

Keep it coming please and don'tstop replying to me, because each time you do, you incrementally erode your credibility.

 

[FacePalm]

You might as well stop. Fair enough you dont think HBG have done much wrong or should be given the benefit of the doubt to keep trying.

Most fans don't agree with you. You're not going to argue people around to suddenly thinking HBG should be offered more leniency.

It doesn't help that you are an old Magpies man and probably more biased than old Balmain or young WT fans.

I would like to hope if this was Balmain Leagues doing all the recent damage I'd be just as scathing, but it's not Balmain Leagues and the hypothetical gets us nowhere.

And if anyone is threatening to cut funding to the kids in Balmain district, or wanting a mickey mouse badge for funding junior footy in that district, it just goes to show how petty and unprofessional they are.

Funding Balmain district should be an automatic obligation of the merger, not a carrot you dangle in front of your trusted minority partners.

What's the news about the funding to kids?

At least three of the clubs in the Balmain district now used to be in the old Wests district - Concord/Burwood, Enfield, Five Dock.

 

[twentyforty]

Richo was wrong, reforming WT has proved to be much more difficult than his task at the Rabbitohs.
Here’s the conundrum, we all know what’s needed, organisational development. it should have been so easy if not for the resistance and road blocks of those who prefer the status quo.
Richo did so well to get as far as he did.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

So, what are you going to tell me next there were no magpies jerseys there either, did blocker make any reference to a push for a Balmain agender.

As usual you spin rubbish that annoys us who are exclusively Wests Tigers supporters.

Yep, and to be fair to Blocker, he was representing LOWES by the look of his clothing.

 

[FacePalm]

If you talk about management, they start talking about reserve grade.

If you try to ask who is responsible and are they happy with the way the club has been run, the talk about denigration.

There is no interest in discussing the issues. Just to have guys with Magpie badges in charge.

And it's a loser mentality. They are driven by emotion only. They fear things that don't exist and they let it consume them to the detriment of the objective...to win games!

Their objective is different. It's total Magpie power. Anything downstream from that isn't relevant to these people.

The predominantly orange jersey is a big thing to these old Magpies guys. I've seen fans at Lidcombe there to support reserve grade wearing predominantly orange WESTS Tigers jerseys get abused by a small but very vocal set of older male magpies fans. It's really embarrassing. Is it any wonder the Lidcombe crowd remains as small as it is, dominated by this group of old fans? Otherwise, I'd say it's the families of the players themselves who are there to boost the crowd to 200 people. Compare that to the crowds Newtown and North Sydney attract to second tier rugby league as stand alone brands, it's night and day.

I don't buy into the shit "well tigers are orange and tigers sports teams around the world are orange" necessarily flies. Richmond Tigers are yellow and black for a start (it's in their song), with black the predominant colour in their main jersey. No orange at all.

But there are no other orange teams in the NRL, so I can see why an independent board and CEO, who are successful and progressive thinkers, who have the runs on the board at growing businesses and brands, would opt for orange as the main colour for the club. It's a unique colour in the League, and it's a great differentiator for the club.

On one hand, part of me says that Richo and the majority of the board had to be wise as to the realities of control of the club. Yes, they are an independent board, but the the owners could sack them whenever they wanted if they didn't like the direction the club was heading, which they did.

On the other, an independent board should have the ability to make decisions for the betterment of WESTS Tigers without fear of offending owners who would prefer that their heritage is reflected in a very visual part of the identity of the club, and the securing of home ground funding. That is what they did, and that was the correct path to take, even if it meant they were dissolved.

What we have now, is back to the past decade where decisions are not made and committed to the WESTS Tigers brand. It's hodge podge of half this, a bit of this, and little bit of that which will hold back the club from thriving on and off the field.

 

[EllisFan]

The predominantly orange jersey is a big thing to these old Magpies guys. I've seen fans at Lidcombe there to support reserve grade wearing predominantly orange WESTS Tigers jerseys get abused by a small but very vocal set of older male magpies fans. It's really embarrassing. Is it any wonder the Lidcombe crowd remains as small as it is, dominated by this group of old fans? Otherwise, I'd say it's the families of the players themselves who are there to boost the crowd to 200 people. Compare that to the crowds Newtown and North Sydney attract to second tier rugby league as stand alone brands, it's night and day.

I don't buy into the shit "well tigers are orange and tigers sports teams around the world are orange" necessarily flies. Richmond Tigers are yellow and black for a start (it's in their song), with black the predominant colour in their main jersey. No orange at all.

But there are no other orange teams in the NRL, so I can see why an independent board and CEO, who are successful and progressive thinkers, who have the runs on the board at growing businesses and brands, would opt for orange as the main colour for the club. It's a unique colour in the League, and it's a great differentiator for the club.

On one hand, part of me says that Richo and the majority of the board had to be wise as to the realities of control of the club. Yes, they are an independent board, but the the owners could sack them whenever they wanted if they didn't like the direction the club was heading, which they did.

On the other, an independent board should have the ability to make decisions for the betterment of WESTS Tigers without fear of offending owners who would prefer that their heritage is reflected in a very visual part of the identity of the club, and the securing of home ground funding. That is what they did, and that was the correct path to take, even if it meant they were dissolved.

What we have now, is back to the past decade where decisions are not made and committed to the WESTS Tigers brand. It's hodge podge of half this, a bit of this, and little bit of that which will hold back the club from thriving on and off the field.

NFL teams play in 3-4 different strips each year. Surely the jersey thing is small and solvable.

 

[weststigers]

The predominantly orange jersey is a big thing to these old Magpies guys. I've seen fans at Lidcombe there to support reserve grade wearing predominantly orange WESTS Tigers jerseys get abused by a small but very vocal set of older male magpies fans. It's really embarrassing. Is it any wonder the Lidcombe crowd remains as small as it is, dominated by this group of old fans? Otherwise, I'd say it's the families of the players themselves who are there to boost the crowd to 200 people. Compare that to the crowds Newtown and North Sydney attract to second tier rugby league as stand alone brands, it's night and day.

I don't buy into the shit "well tigers are orange and tigers sports teams around the world are orange" necessarily flies. Richmond Tigers are yellow and black for a start (it's in their song), with black the predominant colour in their main jersey. No orange at all.

But there are no other orange teams in the NRL, so I can see why an independent board and CEO, who are successful and progressive thinkers, who have the runs on the board at growing businesses and brands, would opt for orange as the main colour for the club. It's a unique colour in the League, and it's a great differentiator for the club.

On one hand, part of me says that Richo and the majority of the board had to be wise as to the realities of control of the club. Yes, they are an independent board, but the the owners could sack them whenever they wanted if they didn't like the direction the club was heading, which they did.

On the other, an independent board should have the ability to make decisions for the betterment of WESTS Tigers without fear of offending owners who would prefer that their heritage is reflected in a very visual part of the identity of the club, and the securing of home ground funding. That is what they did, and that was the correct path to take, even if it meant they were dissolved.

What we have now, is back to the past decade where decisions are not made and committed to the WESTS Tigers brand. It's hodge podge of half this, a bit of this, and little bit of that which will hold back the club from thriving on and off the field.

I get all the interest in the jersey, but if we strip everything back, it's going to always be subjective.

Personally not a fan of using the white jersey. Have always been a fan of the black over all the others...there's my opinion. Others will agree or disagree...I'm also happy to sit there and cop it because it's a total side issue to all this. As long as our colours are in the jersey I can accept it.

A pool of 20 control the whole club.

If that gets fixed, we can all debate the jersey or nsw cup or denigration or whatever other side show people want to bring up. Everyone needs to be laser focused on the central issue...the rest is just a distraction.

 

[Vicious]

What's that got to do with anything? There are tens of thousands of people who've played first grade.
Sure it's a good achievement to have made it that far in the sport, but it means absolutely buying else in any other aspect of life.

It means they would have more of an insight into how rugby league clubs are run than what the general public have.

Yep, and to be fair to Blocker, he was representing LOWES by the look of his clothing.View attachment 30993

They reckon he’s still got his lunch money from high school.

 

[Suzie-Q]

Nah mate, there were no Magpie jerseys (that’s fake news).
I will however give you the old bloke in the polo, I walked with him back up to Ashfield Mall after the fizz had gone out of proceedings.

There absolutely were magpie jerseys. Not many, @WestsEffTheRest from this very forum was there, in his magpie jersey. But don't let facts get in the way.

 

[crazycat]

So doing the bare minimum shows you care? I take it you're not married or in a serious relationship then.
They currently own the license to Wests Tigers in the nrl. They should be doing everything they can to make sure the team is a success on and off the field. Yet for 15 years they have not.

I really think HBG are limited.

They are doing what they can, but compared to say the "throughbreads*" they don't have the funds or means.

More then that, they don't CARE! This entire POS was done over Nothing football related!
I am not that worried about it impacting 2026 because it was grumpy RSL men arguing over an argument buried well before 2005.

How many 'owners' of a sports team refuse to invest in that team? It doesn't make sense and any notion that some make that the 12th reshuffle of deckchairs on the Wests Ashfield Titanic board will radically change the output and decisions that the previous 11 editions of the board is just naive. If Wests had competent leaders, capable of making sound business decisions, why would they have kept them in hiding for the past 15 years?

I agree, this 'reshuffle' won't do crap.

But I argue this doesn't matter that much. The poor decision, deciding 2027, 2028 and 2029 has already been made. Marshall may perform and blow our socks off, or he may not. if Marshall doesn't perform to a top 4 standard we can write off the next 4 years.


TLDR: Board is now in cruise control. Coach is picked. The only thing they can do is pick an assistant that would build up to take Marshalls job..

^Who am I kidding. They will still be signing players to 4 year contracts in 2028.



*Lidia Thorpe, occasionally mad, made a very good point. The NRL and QRL get specific funding for developing Aboriginal players. The Broncos and lesser extent Cowboys also get millions to develop Aboriginal players. Many of these places dirt poor. Brisbane have a huge talent pool, but when they get free scouts specifically for their club you understand why their reserve grade is more First grade then our first grade.

 

[crazycat]

Who extended Benjis contract?

Guess.....