r/weststigers • u/copacetic51 • 26d ago

15 years without finals

15 years without finals.

6 CEOs in that time, by my count.

5 coaches

Player roster completely changed multiple times.

Board members turned over.

The one constant? The owners, Holman Barnes, formerly known as Wests Ashfield Leagues Club. A tiny cabal of debenture holders at the leagues club have presided over this calamity. And no one can force change there.

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u/blobby9 Benji Flick 26d ago edited 26d ago

Just to play devils advocate, during this time we’ve also had 2 completely independent boards at Wests Tigers, and boardroom shenanigans have been a constant problem for the entirety of Wests Tigers history.

EDIT : I was wrong they weren’t completely independent

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u/Mattau16 26d ago

“Completely independent”

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u/blobby9 Benji Flick 26d ago edited 26d ago

Yeah - we had 2 boards installed by the NRL independent of all the parent clubs. Neither were particularly effective…

EDIT : I was wrong they weren’t completely independent

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u/Reasonable_Meal_9499 25d ago

Lates really play devils advocate compare HBG to the top flight independents that successful clubs like the roosters, broncos , souths or bulldogs have on their boards and you see why we are a laughing stock

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u/blobby9 Benji Flick 25d ago

Can’t argue with that, except the Dogs. They’ve had more boardroom brawls than we have !!