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 .
