hammertime
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Wait till Magpie Magic sees the Big Red Car parked outside of concord.
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Exactly . I mean he could have said Russell Crowe , I’m sure he has his number . They’d be about the same as far as dame world wide goes .
I'd choose Anthony Wiggle over Rusty any day!
BAGNF05
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Surprised he didn’t say Hagipentelis. He’s very relevant.
hammertime
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Do we have anyone bigger than the Blue Wiggle? Michael Clarke, Barnsey and Dawn maybe the only other internationally known.
cochise
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None of them are as big as the wiggles.
Buttface
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You’d think Rusty would be in there?
I know the wiggles are pretty rich and famous but Rusty is the Gladiator?
In the end I think he was counting those associated with our club .
Buttface
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Especially rusty owning a rival. 👍🏻
Magpie_Magic
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Silly post.
Never heard of Anthony Field till recently and only remotely knew about the Wiggles.
The problem with this guy is he has advocated for a return of Balmain.
Is that your stance?
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Magpie_Magic
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Maybe he'll go to pick up some of last years discounted merchandise?
Magpie_Magic
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Might be so however it's hardly prudent for a CEO of an entity to be speaking in positive terms of someone who had publicly advocated for the dismantling of a club contrary to the interests of the owners for whom he is employed.
Perhaps even worse than unprovident.
What ? Then that’s a you issue . Anybody who has grown up since 1990 has known who the blue wiggle was . From the time Power rangers were a thing until now . And that’s worldwide .
They’ve been the number 1 in the children’s game for 40 years , and now are probably a bit lower as Bluey ( also created by an ex Aussie music legend in the lead singer of Custard ) have taken over .
I don’t believe you at all .
I thought you didn’t know who he was ? But you know what the big red car is ? You’re full of shit dude .
Everything you argue is just manipulation to your final agenda . It’s such a dishonest way of conversing with people .
Magpie_Magic
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Care little of his fame but more power to him.
Are you fine with him advocating for a return of Balmain?
Recall you and others previously posting that nobody cares for Balmain.
Obviously, Balmain is very important to him, so at least he cares.
What about you?
Seriously . I know HBG have the money , but I swear this is your real fear . And it’s obvious . Deep down you think , that if the Balmain side ever got thier money in order , they’d buy out wests and get rid of the magpies forever , because that’s where most of the fans are ? That’s my take on your agenda I think . It’s no secret that the “tigers” part of the merger is the one that most fans are aligned too . I mean purely for commercial reasons it’s obvious. Plus the history leading into the merger prior to 2000 was rich with “tigers” zeitgeist . Siro , back door , blocker etc .
But here’s the thing … no one gives a shit about Balmain anymore . My kids done even know where the suburb is . Even people in Balmain don’t give a shit about the Balmain tigers .
But the team they do care about is wests tigers .
The blue wiggle isn’t buying the wests tigers to turn them into Balmain . So just chill out with dribble .
Magpie_Magic
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He’s just a guy who has very close allegiance to Balmain and as such talks about it in a way that’s close to his heart . Because I don’t think commercially he’d even thought about how it would affect wests tigers as a club … because , why should he check his words . He’s not affiliated . Anymore than you are .
I’m sure if he got his hands on the figures and commercial reality as a business model he would see , how unviable and unprofitable “Balmain” is. That trademark doesn’t evoke anything to anyone under the age of 40 .
So I couldn’t give a shit what the blue wiggle thinks . And if he buys the Balmain tigers , to have influence in a board meeting of wests tigers . Cool bro ! It’s 1 seat !!!!! . Good luck with that . And if he doesn’t have this agenda , and the HBG sell the club to them , well that would be thier mistake , as they would be the ones pissing down the drain the magpies legacy . Not the blue wiggle !
Magpie_Magic
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Besides I grew up with real shows like On the buses and The Benny Hill show.
We may have had similar tastes.😉
What ? You just referenced something that’s imbedded in Australian culture ie. the big red car . Why ? Because anyone from 35 under , maybe even 40 , spent thier early childhood on this stuff . And so have thier kids and grand kids in some cases .
It’s soo annoying to converse with people like you . I’ve got an uncle who’s exactly the same , completely incapable of having anything remotely like a healthy discussion , namely because they’re not looking for the best idea wins , they’re looking for validation of thier own ideas .
Heres the thing though amongst the generation just above mine so 45-60 year olds ,Who are in the age bracket of someone who would have enough funds and old enough to not give a shit about the fact a sports club is dead money . Ie. the people who would buy a club .
The perception from what I can tell is IMO wrongly just for clarity but anyways , the perception is that the magpies have always been and continue to be , run by morons . So is the wests tigers .
Which is revisionist history anyway , because Balmain had 12 years as one of the best teams from 1979 through to 91 , and never once thought about a succession plan once thier golden generation retired . So the people running that club torpedoed the club to a spoon when they all did .
Imagine thinking hiring Alan jones , was a good idea . I mean I guess it is , if you want someone to invest in your cafe business in the mid 90s , but not to run a football club . Anyways I digress ….
It’s not how most fans see the tigers anymore . I know it’s hard for you older guys to see it , but most people going to games and buying merch are not your generation my guy.
And those people , like my kids , ask me when I walk around the house in my old Phillips tigers jersey , who’s Phillip ? And who’s Balmain ?
And there’s no way a good business man like the blue wiggle would not see that .
But here’s the thing right ? And I need you to actually read this bit and not look for confirmation of any ideas you have … so here goes ….
If HBG continue to run this club into the ground -so HBG =wests ;
The nrl will either not renew the license (unlikely because that’s the way the business model is of the nrl . So the clubs are apart of the ownership model) , but more likely ;
The nrl will request the owners of the wests tigers to sell Ala. the owners of US brands like the Phoenix suns , or LA clippers , or Washington Redskins (WFC) , or Cleveland Indians / Guardians , or Montreal Expos .
That’s what happens to shit clubs being run by morons . They’re eventually forced to sell .
So its basically now in the hands of Julie Romero , and her stooges . She either is intelligent enough to understand the way a massive billion dollar business like the nrl runs , or she isn’t . And like I said in the hypothetical day that the HBG did sell to the blue wiggle , and he did go back to Balmain or Sydney or something , than guys like you only have the HBG group to blame . It’s not the blue wiggle . And it’s certainly not most of the fan base .
This is a historic opportunity for this club to reset . Because the tigers brand will continue in the nrl . Whether it’s Perth , Sydney , wests (it will never be Balmain IMO) . It’s up to the HBG to secure the wests legacy . Because it’s worth saving in most peoples opinions mate .
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