Wests Tigers admin/governance discussion

Anonymous · 2023-07-02T04:09:12Z

NRL Tackle: Lee Hagipantelis and Justin Pascoe must walk to save Wests Tigers more embarrassment The two men who have presided over the embarrassment that is the Wests Tigers must stand down or be sacked by the board, writes Paul Crawley.Paul Crawley Heads must roll at Wests Tigers but it’s not Tim Sheens or Benji Marshall who should be on the chopping block.It has to start at the top with chairman Lee Hagipantelis and chief executive Justin Pascoe.You can’t just sack Sheens and/or Marshall and allow the same officials who employed them to go on their merry way.And calls for Sheens to stand down immediately in the wake of the shambolic 74-0 loss to the Cowboys and hand Marshall full control right now are just as ludicrous.The reason Marshall was put on a five-year deal only last July was because he had next to no previous coaching experience coming into the job.Yet it was the club officials who still determined it was the best way forward after a decade of not playing finals football, and going through a stack of other head coaches in the process.That is why Sheens must stay on now because what the Tigers can’t afford is to make a club legend the next man thrown under the bus if Marshall is catapulted into head coaching before he’s ready.But the buck has to stop somewhere and it is Hagpitantelis and Pascoe who need to be made accountable.Hagipantelis took over as chairman in November 2019 while Pascoe was appointed in September 2015.And since Pascoe took over the club has gone through coach after coach, player after player, but the same sorry story keeps playing out like a broken record.Their supporters always seem to point to the fact the club is a far better financial position than it was prior.Who gives a crap if on-field performances have not improved, but in actual fact have gone backwards?The decision to bring in new head of recruitment Scott Fulton and the unrest that has caused is another decision the board and administration must wear.It is not Fulton’s fault that he was thrown into this position, but it was pure madness he was appointed without the full knowledge of the head coach and coach-in-waiting.That simply would not happen at any of the successful clubs.Then you had the decision to let Luke Brooks walk out the door to join Manly next year without a better halfback option signed to replace him.We all know Sheens and Marshall wanted to keep Brooks, but others weren’t on the same page.Now it is Sheens and Marshall who have been left to deal with the fallout.I also feel for Sheens who is 72 and was out of the NRL a long time before they rushed him back from England to save a club that was already the laughing stock of the league.Now some people want to make Sheens the latest scapegoat so the people who employed him in the first place can save face.What a bloody embarrassment.

Garry

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October 11, 2024 11:58 am

@tiger5150 Justin

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TigerSteve

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October 11, 2024 1:14 pm

Could be either of them. Both massively insecure. Both massively always made it about themselves. Both thought the media was out to get them.

Both gone - thank god

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Joel Helmes

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October 25, 2024 12:09 pm

Where's this new board then?

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October 25, 2024 12:48 pm

Posted by: @joel

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Where's this new board then?

Paperwork still on the lawyers desk it seems

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October 25, 2024 1:34 pm

Posted by: @tigertownsfs

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Where's this new board then?

Paperwork still on the lawyers desk it seems

Glacial pace

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October 29, 2024 4:33 pm

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Joel Helmes

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October 29, 2024 5:41 pm

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

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Mike

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October 29, 2024 9:01 pm

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

Is @garry applying? 😂😂😂😂

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October 30, 2024 10:51 am

Posted by: @mike

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

Is @garry applying? 😂😂😂😂

He should if he can bring a key piece of expertise to the board.

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Joel Helmes

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October 30, 2024 11:05 am

Posted by: @barra

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Posted by: @joel

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

Is @garry applying? 😂😂😂😂

He should if he can bring a key piece of expertise to the board.

Being stubborn is an expertise??

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Joel Helmes

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October 30, 2024 3:12 pm

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/10/30/expressions-of-interest-independent-non-executive-directors/

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Garry

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October 30, 2024 3:43 pm

Posted by: @mike

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

Is @garry applying? 😂😂😂😂

Just sent my application.

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Joel Helmes

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October 30, 2024 4:12 pm

Posted by: @garry

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Good to see some movement on this end 👍👍

Is @garry applying? 😂😂😂😂

Just sent my application.

Good luck! 🤣

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Garry

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October 31, 2024 7:20 am

I really hope we get high quality applicants for these positions. Hopefully this sets our club up to be a powerhouse.

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Joel Helmes

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October 31, 2024 8:37 am

@garry 100%. This club is at a crossroads, stuff this up and the pain will continue for another decade.

I think it’s important to bring in people that have an affinity with an understanding of Wests Tigers, but also have a strong background external to rugby league and the club.

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