WT Ownership, The Board & Senior Management - MEGA Thread

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Mighty_Tiger said:
Wow just wow re Lee comments.
The guy just doesn't get why majority wanted him out.

Like seriously you just shut up and if you really supported the club like he has said so you get on and keep the club in a positive light.

The crap he talks about re player managers I wonder if he actually reassured them or said mate they are lost don’t move your players to the club.

Benji has been open about keeping club stuff in house and Lee 1st crack name drops him in a conversation.

Glad he will be clear of the club. Has shown his true colors. Such a selfish person.
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Yeah. But the problem is mate, he is right. It shows why the HBG team have to step away from running the club.

Not managing lee's exit well is amateur hour again. He's not just a major sponsor, but has a presence in the media. They could have at least let him have a say in the review.
 
jirskyr said:
I assume they could have been voted off by the other Board members. I haven't seen their Charter but I would assume a certain number of votes will remove a Director.

HBG held a 4-person voting block on the 7-person WT Board:
Tony Andreacchio
Julie Romero
Denny Burgess
Rick Wayde

It was previously a 5-person block when Simon Cook was on the Board and Rick Wayde was officially the Wests Magpies appointee. Rick Wayde managed to be Magpies rep because HBG also hold (still) a voting block at the Magpies level - including how they removed Shannon Cavanagh.

I am not clear if John Dorahy became the new Wests Magpies rep when Simon Cook stepped down; either way HBG can control the WT Board as a block.

The independent members were Lee H and Danny Stapleton, which was obviously somewhat of a farce because Lee was also the major sponsor and Danny is Balmain down to his bones.

So if any of the HBG members refused to step down, the other members should have been able to vote to remove them. The controversy/trouble would have been that HBG Directors would have to vote against their own people, and Lee H could have teamed up with sufficient disenfranchised HBG Directors to block the move. I am going to assume that HBG unanimously agreed to vote to remove themselves and therefore any other votes were moot.

Also to note now, Danny Stapleton has been reappointed as a new Director, officially now as Balmain rep rather than independent, and HBG's new appointee is Dave Gilbert who replaced Mike Bailey when he died. Magpies haven't appointed their rep yet - it remains to be seen whether HBG will put another of their own people on via their Magpies control, or maintain face and appoint an entirely new person.
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So you're saying, if someone refused to step down, they could be punted whether they liked it or not?
 
Love Lee's comments today...

All last three years it's been 'pascoe has nothing to do with football operations'.

Now, he's crucial to Benji and the success of football operations.

I assume he was also crucial to the other 6 or so coaches that have been appointed under Pascoe.

Boy, what is Benji going to do without Pascoe?
 
watersider said:
Love Lee's comments today...

All last three years it's been 'pascoe has nothing to do with football operations'.

Now, he's crucial to Benji and the success of football operations.

I assume he was also crucial to the other 6 or so coaches that have been appointed under Pascoe.

Boy, what is Benji going to do without Pascoe?
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Employing Fulton - that really worked well for Benji.
 
BAGNF05 said:

Two football brains, wouldn’t hurt to have them both at WT.
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Yes, both know the game from different angles.
Well we have one of them, at least !
Interesting listen, but sounds like his business is quite diverse and time consuming, wondering why he would want to jump back into the day to day management of an NRL club ?
I would imagine that Rich Digital will get an agreement with WT, and he will be paid a significant fee but still somewhat of a surprise.
Let’s hope he can show us the way.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Yes, both know the game from different angles.
Well we have one of them, at least !
Interesting listen, but sounds like his business is quite diverse and time consuming, wondering why he would want to jump back into the day to day management of an NRL club ?
I would imagine that Rich Digital will get an agreement with WT, and he will be paid a significant fee but still somewhat of a surprise.
Let’s hope he can show us the way.
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It's a worry to me that he's running a business and has his job with us.
He's a great administrator but he's human so will he decide at the end of his 6 month tenure that it's all too hard.
 
Iron Fist said:
Wests Magpies Pty Ltd own 90% of Wests Tigers Rugby League Pty Ltd. BTRLFC own 10%.

Holman Barnes are majority owners of Wests Tigers Rugby League Pty Ltd, via their 66% stake in Wests Magpies Pty Ltd. WSDRLFC own 33% of Wests Magpies Pty Ltd.

So will this change now?
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I don't see why it would - changing the board does not change ownership of the club. The only way that will change is if any of the shareholders sell off part or all of their share.
 
I think the way this review has played out we can write off 2024 already… this has taken the wind out of the sails of Benji… he was a fan of Pascoe and Lee…I hope Richo is full time CEO and they piss off Barry, he is useless as a chair….2025 and beyond once this crap is forgotten we may be on track to make a finals run
 
matchball said:
Lee is tossing and turning in his bed tonight. Nofo too.
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You toss and turn due to uncertainty. Lee might have had a few sleepless nights recently, but I reckon last night would have been the soundest he slept in a while. As for Noffa, maybe. But regardless if he stays or not, he’s guaranteed a million dollars over the next two years, so that would help him feel better. His contract is not going to be torn up like some seem to want to believe.
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
I think the way this review has played out we can write off 2024 already… this has taken the wind out of the sails of Benji… he was a fan of Pascoe and Lee…I hope Richo is full time CEO and they piss off Barry, he is useless as a chair….2025 and beyond once this crap is forgotten we may be on track to make a finals run
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Im not so sure.

Shane Richardson is the biggest WIN for the Wests tigers.

He is all class and would never approve "Tales from Tiger town"

I really hope he is here for a few years.
 
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