Justice for the old Magpies!

[boonboon]

If you loose the tigers part of Wests Tigers you loose the majority of fans and a large amount of the sponsors. The Wests side (well the old farts anyway) always feels hard done by for no real reason. Lets lay it out
- Magpie on the Sleeve but no Balmain
- Clubs admin and training centre is based at Wests first ever home ground
- Campbelltown gets a trial every year but none in the inner west - meaning more gamesin the outer west then the ineer west despite all the funding and money coming from the inner west.

Wests Ashfiled in the inner west owns 75% while Balmain owns 25% - no one outside the inner west owns any of the Wests Tigers yet they get 5 games in the outer west and 4 games in the West at ANZ but only 4 in the inner west.

The major sponsor and a major source of money still in Meriton/Harry T is from the balmain side and no tiger would mean no Harry

The population of the inner west is signifcantly bigger then the population of Campbelltown and so is the disposable income which makes these supporters much more attractive to sponsors and TV execs then a campbelltown based Magpies team.

Also as part of the takeover by Wests Ashfield (which has a giant Tiger on the side of its building) it was agreed to lock in the Tiger branding among other things as part of the agreement. It is never changing.

 

[M2D2]

"If you loose the tigers part of Wests Tigers you loose the majority of fans and a large amount of the sponsors. The Wests side (well the old farts anyway) always feels hard done by for no real reason."
AHHAHAHAHHHA

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I think you missed my point...

My point is, now that Balmain is basically out of the JV, they might not want to keep the Tiger as their logo. However, this does not mean the MUST go back to the Magpie. There is a middle ground that will shift the brand without banishing Balmain fans entirely.

The tiger is here to stay. 100%. Wests Ashfield have the tiger on the club and have stated they are committed to the Wests Tigers identity. The logo is very outdated and tacky and needs updating, I'd agree with that, but Wests Tigers are here to stay.

End of story.

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Tapau.

Released by the mergepies unwanted, also he's the only name player we've gotten since Lyon in the 06-07 off-season, everyone else has been considered a numpty or a possibly promising junior

So try again

We haven't bought SBW,Keary,Tabasco among countless others, though the roosters haven't been the worst they're the most high profile

NZ has bought 3 premiership by your logic

 

[SBD82]

Released by the mergepies unwanted, also he's the only name player we've gotten since Lyon in the 06-07 off-season, everyone else has been considered a numpty or a possibly promising junior

So try again

We haven't bought SBW,Keary,Tabasco among countless others, though the roosters haven't been the worst they're the most high profile

NZ has bought 3 premiership by your logic

Thompson

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Thompson

Another player released from contract

Keep trying

 

[SBD82]

Another player released from contract

Keep trying

Walker

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Walker

Released by Souffs for prescription drugs

 

[SBD82]

Released by Souffs for prescription drugs

Green

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Green

Who the hell gives a singular f**k about Green? I'm happy he's gone the scrub merkin

 

[SBD82]

I'd just like to point out that this was the comment I was responding to:

Name a player we've bought in the past 10 years

I've given you four. Apparently none of them count.

 

[Cherry_poppins]

I'd just like to point out that this was the comment I was responding to:



I've given you four. Apparently none of them count.

3 were released
2 were worth talking about at that point in their careers

Tigers tried to keep the small 4 together and failed

Walker was released by souffs for almost dying

Thompson was surplus to needs at Mergawarra

Uate lol he was finished and playing reggies dogs

Green is shit

We stood accused of always buying everyone however those we've bought have been unknown, released, shit or just finished

We have not poached a name NRL player since Orford and Bell in 06

Parramatta has poached us more than we've poached the other 16 clubs combined

The idea of manly buying everyone is outdated by 20 or more years or at this point a myth, we couldn't even by Dogkinson back thank God bullet dodged

 

[SBD82]

3 were released
2 were worth talking about at that point in their careers

Tigers tried to keep the small 4 together and failed

Walker was released by souffs for almost dying

Thompson was surplus to needs at Mergawarra

Uate lol he was finished and playing reggies dogs

Green is shit

We stood accused of always buying everyone however those we've bought have been unknown, released, shit or just finished

We have not poached a name NRL player since Orford and Bell in 06

Parramatta has poached us more than we've poached the other 16 clubs combined

The idea of manly buying everyone is outdated by 20 or more years or at this point a myth, we couldn't even by Dogkinson back thank God bullet dodged

Well that's different to what you asked. But ok.

In terms of Thompson, you might want to double check your facts. It's not as though we released him and then manly threw him a lifeline. Manly threw a deal at him that we couldn't match.

As for the others, I don't know their stories well enough to be bothered arguing.

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Well that's different to what you asked. But ok.

In terms of Thompson, you might want to double check your facts. It's not as though we released him and then manly threw him a lifeline. Manly threw a deal at him that we couldn't match.

As for the others, I don't know their stories well enough to be bothered arguing.

I was under the impression that he was released for a better deal however saints had equal or better players for a lower price

Not a lifeline more of a cap relieving position for saints

I feel sorry for you that you've now for Hunt

 

[SBD82]

I feel sorry for you that you've now for Hunt

Yeah. We're all pretty devastated that we've had to let McCrone go.

Don't know how hunt will fill such big shoes.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

The tiger is here to stay. 100%. Wests Ashfield have the tiger on the club and have stated they are committed to the Wests Tigers identity. The logo is very outdated and tacky and needs updating, I'd agree with that, but Wests Tigers are here to stay.

End of story.

Fair enough, i thought they still had the old magpies. I had just assumed theyd want to go back to the old logo and i figured something in the middle was better.

The logo definitely needs redoing. GAZFs proposal from a while back (tiger head in the shield is old WS symbol at the bottom would be great)

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Yeah. We're all pretty devastated that we've had to let McCrone go.

Don't know how hunt will fill such big shoes.

On the surface he looks calm and ready to deep bombs

 

[SBD82]

On the surface he looks calm and ready to deep bombs

This is pretty poor quality bait.

Surely you can do better.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Fair enough, i thought they still had the old magpies. I had just assumed theyd want to go back to the old logo and i figured something in the middle was better.

The logo definitely needs redoing. GAZFs proposal from a while back (tiger head in the shield is old WS symbol at the bottom would be great)

They have the magpie and the tiger on Ashfield

I actually forwarded the design gazf made along with contact details, without reply.

 

[Clifferd]

Released by Souffs for prescription drugs

Sironen