@joel absolutely, under the current arrangement I am not prepared to continue to be constantly disappointed by these management decisions, by these meat raffle debenture holders.
it was also nice for HBG to ‘support’ Richo and Benji, I just feel Richo may no longer want to put himself thru this ‘xxxshow’ , and I could fully understand if he walks.
Then HBG will be left to turn the club around to be a bottom feeder again
Well done HBG and their vocal supporters to this decision.
I can’t believe some ‘Wests Tigers’ supporters are cheering this decision as a good move.
you can only shake your head (again)
we are a crao show
no black jersey... and we uave given these dopes 7 games at campbletown lol
morons
Who are those vocal supporters you refer to? There sure doesn't seem to be many on here.Well done HBG and their vocal supporters to this decision.
with dennis it seems you can't take the magpie out of the boy
we are stuffed
Can someone just remind me, again, who HBG are? I mean the people who comprise HBG. Is that Dennis Burgess and his mob who mostly seem to be from Wests Ashfield? I'd genuinely like to know who to turn my outrage towards.
@mercy-rule yep Dennis Burgess and the other board members of Holman Barnes Group who own Wests Ashfield.
@mercy-rule yep Dennis Burgess and the other board members of Holman Barnes Group who own Wests Ashfield.
Correct
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@mercy-rule there is a fair bit of ‘discussion’ on Facebook links to various sites absolutely supporting this decision and raising the old magpies/HBG deserve to control the club.
Oh thank you. I don't use Facebook so I wouldn't know.@mercy-rule there is a fair bit of ‘discussion’ on Facebook links to various sites absolutely supporting this decision and raising the old magpies/HBG deserve to control the club.
if hbg don't want wests Tigers then come out say so if they want to go to wests magpies
so us wests tigers fans can choose not to support them,
The Australian is now reporting it was the jersey colour that started all this. God help us!
The new Wests Tigers jersey – dubbed too Balmain dominant – is among the list of the four grievances which led to four independent board members lasting less than a year before being blindsided by their axing.
Some of the directors only learnt of their removal via the media before being informed formally by the Holman Barnes group.
The decision by Holman Barnes to regain full control of the Wests Tigers after trumpeting the implementation of an independent review should be cause for concern for the Tigers faithful.
For the first time in a while it seemed like the Tigers were on the right track. The club was profitable and stable with the four now dumped independent board members – Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Williams, Charlie Viola and Michelle McDowell — all professional heavyweights.
But again the Tigers are now on the brink of implosion with the Holman Barnes Group – who has been embroiled in their own governance issues this year – again running the show.
“Tigers haven’t had the best track record,” Jarome Luai says as he talks about what comes next for him at the Wests Tigers
It is understood that the relationship between the owners of the Tigers and some of the board members was at breaking point because of a string of recent decisions.
Among them includes the recently launched Wests Tigers new jersey – dubbed as too gold – and the club’s stadiums policy which they weren’t given a chance to veto.
Another big issue was a push from the independent board members who wanted to update the shareholding agreement.
While the Tigers board was supposed to be independent, the Holman Barnes Group still had control over a range of key decisions such as the hiring and firing of senior players and signing off of staff members.
Initially there was support for this change when it was raised months ago. Discussions progressed and centred around the club being profitable and having operating expenses in the account for the next two or three years. If that could be achieved then there could be a change in the shareholding agreement which enables the board to make all the decisions — not just the smaller ones.
But in more recent weeks there had been a shift from Holman Barnes which ultimately led to the removal of the majority of the Tigers board on Monday.
The other major problem according to Holman Barnes was a breakdown in communication between the two boards. This despite two Holman Barnes board members being appointed to the Tigers board ensuring they should have been kept abreast of any major decisions.
Holman Barnes chief executive Daniel Paton also sits on a shareholding deed committee which includes members of the Tigers board. Paton will be among the changes on the Tigers board.
While coach Benji Marshall won’t be impacted by the changes. The same can’t be said for chief executive Shane Richardson.
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I've seen this Daniel Paton guy quoted in media releases giving reasons for sacking the independent directors. I had no idea who he is. So, I googled.
"Holman Barnes Group has announced the appointment of Daniel Paton as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Simon Cook.
Paton steps into the role after serving as the group’s chief financial officer for the past nine years.
“I’ve really found a home here. The progression from CFO was a natural one, because I’d been working closely with the former CEO on strategy and master planning, and have been part of implementing that strategy,” Paton told Club Management."
So the credentials of Mr Paton are in making sure poker machines make a big profit at the expense of punters. Well what a hero he is.
If Richardson quits as a result, which I expect to happen given his previous comments, I genuinely think it could be the end of the club.
This is not because I rate Richardson that highly, but I can see it having a flow on effect, killing recruitment and retention for the next 3 years.
I wouldnt be surprised if Marshall decides he has had enough as well.
No one would want to be a Head Coach of this club when you have nobodies like Daniel Paton involved.
This could be the most important week in the club's history.
Well this is a massive disappointment. If all this turns out to be true then I’m done with this mob.
I can’t take any more of HBG and their dramas.
a shame I already renewed my membership.
It’s true, and I think it could be the straw that breaks the camels back for a lot of people 🙁
Yes, it is for me. I had lost my love for the game over the past few years but have kept my passion for the Tigers.
I am basically done. I will see how it plays out but if it goes where I expect it to, I will have a much easier life moving forward by removing Tigers angst from it.
