Richo interview on ABC today before the win.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-nrl-daily/shane-richardson-/105500156
Rumour: Simon cook has resigned as ceo of HBg
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
My lack of enthusiasm for Richardson as CEO has mostly been based on WT resurrecting someone from the professional wilderness (ala Sheens) and hoping they still have credibility and currency in the vastly different professional sporting landscape of 2025. Until the last 2 days I don't think I've heard an extended radio interview with him or seen him interviewed on TV.
After having listened to his blustering interview on ABC Sport on Sunday afternoon, and now, having watched him interviewed on NRL 360 last night, my lack of enthusiasm has been replaced by embarrassment and genuine concern for the future of the WT.
What a total buffoon he is; an ignoramus with a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral. His interview style is to keep talking at volume and pace and bristle at anything that he doesn't agree with. The comments, smirks and body language of Tallis and Anasta as Richardson blathered on, and comments of Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis after the radio interview, indicated to me that he is not someone they regard or take seriously and, IMO, is a liability to the best future of WT and will probably do more harm than good, in the long run.
To think that he is in charge of securing the retention of Api, Luai and Bula (and others) and attracting genuine talent to the club is a frightening prospect to me. I think it's almost time to give up on WT. What a joke.
My lack of enthusiasm for Richardson as CEO has mostly been based on WT resurrecting someone from the professional wilderness (ala Sheens) and hoping they still have credibility and currency in the vastly different professional sporting landscape of 2025. Until the last 2 days I don't think I've heard an extended radio interview with him or seen him interviewed on TV.
After having listened to his blustering interview on ABC Sport on Sunday afternoon, and now, having watched him interviewed on NRL 360 last night, my lack of enthusiasm has been replaced by embarrassment and genuine concern for the future of the WT.
What a total buffoon he is; an ignoramus with a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral. His interview style is to keep talking at volume and pace and bristle at anything that he doesn't agree with. The comments, smirks and body language of Tallis and Anasta as Richardson blathered on, and comments of Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis after the radio interview, indicated to me that he is not someone they regard or take seriously and, IMO, is a liability to the best future of WT and will probably do more harm than good, in the long run.
To think that he is in charge of securing the retention of Api, Luai and Bula (and others) and attracting genuine talent to the club is a frightening prospect to me. I think it's almost time to give up on WT. What a joke.
Respectfully disagree immensely.
Despite the "Chatty" persona in the media
Richo is pragmatic and a force of nature. Richo is willing to make the hard and long-term decisions.
The Tigers have been an embarrassment for almost all of the 25 years we have existed.
We're heading in the right direction (finally)
My lack of enthusiasm for Richardson as CEO has mostly been based on WT resurrecting someone from the professional wilderness (ala Sheens) and hoping they still have credibility and currency in the vastly different professional sporting landscape of 2025. Until the last 2 days I don't think I've heard an extended radio interview with him or seen him interviewed on TV.
After having listened to his blustering interview on ABC Sport on Sunday afternoon, and now, having watched him interviewed on NRL 360 last night, my lack of enthusiasm has been replaced by embarrassment and genuine concern for the future of the WT.
What a total buffoon he is; an ignoramus with a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral. His interview style is to keep talking at volume and pace and bristle at anything that he doesn't agree with. The comments, smirks and body language of Tallis and Anasta as Richardson blathered on, and comments of Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis after the radio interview, indicated to me that he is not someone they regard or take seriously and, IMO, is a liability to the best future of WT and will probably do more harm than good, in the long run.
To think that he is in charge of securing the retention of Api, Luai and Bula (and others) and attracting genuine talent to the club is a frightening prospect to me. I think it's almost time to give up on WT. What a joke.
Richardson has the bravado of days gone past for sure. But he also has the lessons, the scars, the experience, the wins. He is as relevant today as he ever was. HB have been put in their place - as they needed to be; WT Board is now truly independent; coach is getting support as he should and is slowly proving himself; team are fighting like never before; roster is stronger. What more do you want??
@tigersteve i agree with you on Richo. He does like the sound of his own voice but I think he has achieved a lot in a short time. Some examples
- in his first off season he has brought in 5 genuine NRL players (Luai, Skelton, Turuva, Hunt, & Bird). Compare the quality of those signings to any off season recruitment drive over the past 10 years
- executed on the governance reforms (kick-started by fan pressure) that the club desperately needed
He also has the experience that WT desperately needs. The club is subject to more scrutiny than any other in the NRL. CEO of any other club is a walk in the park compared to us.
The issue I have had with Richo is the recruitment of Qld Cup players linked to his son's management company. I think there is a conflict of interest here.
We have up to 8 NRL contracts up for grabs this summer and I trust Benji and Richo to deliver on a further upgrade to our roster.
@mickb I'm sure Richardson and Marshall will be trying to upgrade the roster. My point is that that is easier when managers and players see WT as a serious club to sign for. With Richardson leading those negotiations we're starting from behind by comparison to other CEOs, IMO. And, will more than likely have to pay "overs" to get those signatures. I would like to see him disappear as soon as possible.
@mickb I'm sure Richardson and Marshall will be trying to upgrade the roster. My point is that that is easier when managers and players see WT as a serious club to sign for. With Richardson leading those negotiations we're starting from behind by comparison to other CEOs, IMO. And, will more than likely have to pay "overs" to get those signatures. I would like to see him disappear as soon as possible.
I can't agree with this, Richo is one of the most respected figures in the game.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
@mickb I'm sure Richardson and Marshall will be trying to upgrade the roster. My point is that that is easier when managers and players see WT as a serious club to sign for. With Richardson leading those negotiations we're starting from behind by comparison to other CEOs, IMO. And, will more than likely have to pay "overs" to get those signatures. I would like to see him disappear as soon as possible.
What other club CEO's do you compare to? I don't know enough about the other clubs admin but I agree that its a fair way to compare their abilities.
I agree that we are starting from behind but I don't think its got anything to do with Richo. It has more to do with the fact that Justin Pascoe couldn't pull off any wins in recruitment over a 10 year period. We were sucked into offering big money to Packer, Matulino, Mbye and Reynolds at the start of the Cleary era. Then after we cleared those deals we overpaid local juniors because every high profile player we tried to sign knocked us back.
I would go as far as saying that Richo only deserves to be judged once every Pascoe era contract is off our books.
@mercy-rule My heavens you certainly haven’t held back on Richo.You’ve labelled him a buffoon,an ignoramus,a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral.Then you go after him for blathering,his body language and smirks.Obviously you’re not a fan,but in your tirade of ad hominems maybe it would be illuminating if you were to cite the issues to which you take exception.You didn’t mention one apart from it frightening you of his presiding over retention negotiations of API,Luai and Bula.
As far as I’m concerned Richo’s supposed resurrection from the “professional wilderness”,as you put it,and whatever that means has been the best thing to happen to us in close to a couple of decades.I’d just like to say that Richo possesses a very rich understanding of the National Rugby League landscape and I found his recent interviews pretty frank, and to the point.I disagree with you strongly,I like what he is doing.
Each to our own@tiger-symmetry. I stand by everything I wrote about Richardson. But, for clarification, i wrote about the body language and smirks of Anasta and Tallis as they interviewed Richardson. That someone, such as our CEO, who is not taken seriously by media (and managers, I suspect) is in charge of retention and recruitment, is a massive concern. For me but, obviously, not for you.@mercy-rule My heavens you certainly haven’t held back on Richo.You’ve labelled him a buffoon,an ignoramus,a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral.Then you go after him for blathering,his body language and smirks.Obviously you’re not a fan,but in your tirade of ad hominems maybe it would be illuminating if you were to cite the issues to which you take exception.You didn’t mention one apart from it frightening you of his presiding over retention negotiations of API,Luai and Bula.
As far as I’m concerned Richo’s supposed resurrection from the “professional wilderness”,as you put it,and whatever that means has been the best thing to happen to us in close to a couple of decades.I’d just like to say that Richo possesses a very rich understanding of the National Rugby League landscape and I found his recent interviews pretty frank, and to the point.I disagree with you strongly,I like what he is doing.
Each to our own@tiger-symmetry. I stand by everything I wrote about Richardson. But, for clarification, i wrote about the body language and smirks of Anasta and Tallis as they interviewed Richardson. That someone, such as our CEO, who is not taken seriously by media (and managers, I suspect) is in charge of retention and recruitment, is a massive concern. For me but, obviously, not for you.@mercy-rule My heavens you certainly haven’t held back on Richo.You’ve labelled him a buffoon,an ignoramus,a mouth in overdrive and a mind in neutral.Then you go after him for blathering,his body language and smirks.Obviously you’re not a fan,but in your tirade of ad hominems maybe it would be illuminating if you were to cite the issues to which you take exception.You didn’t mention one apart from it frightening you of his presiding over retention negotiations of API,Luai and Bula.
As far as I’m concerned Richo’s supposed resurrection from the “professional wilderness”,as you put it,and whatever that means has been the best thing to happen to us in close to a couple of decades.I’d just like to say that Richo possesses a very rich understanding of the National Rugby League landscape and I found his recent interviews pretty frank, and to the point.I disagree with you strongly,I like what he is doing.
So far, for me Richo gets a grade of B. What happens over the next year could see this rise or fall based on pressing issues such as Bula, Campbelltown and finding a couple of hard edge forwards.
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