Is St George Illawarra Still A Joint Venture Club

[Saintsified]

Just imagine our crew with Flanagan as coach..

 

[st penguin]

We got nothing to sell.

What are you on about? There’s about 12m in the bank alone as of last year. Let alone the Taj worth about 40m.

 

[Slippery Morris]

Wasn't Brian Johnston's heavily involved in the merger before he left and literally the last thing he did before he left therefore Doust took over when they were a merged entity? Or was Johnston around a year or 2 after the merge? How coincidental is that?

 

[SaintPauli]

What are you on about? There’s about 12m in the bank alone as of last year. Let alone the Taj worth about 40m.

StGeorge "saints" stand alone never had debts. In fact today we are profiting more than most NRL clubs.

We were cohersed by the NRL to join Illawarra or risk loosing our licence. The part that gets me and I will say it until the cows come home is
the NRL and Saints seemed to ignore to combine Saints history with the Illawarra merger. Saints supporters should be irrate on this alone and demand clarity and rectification.

WE WERENT REPLACED WITH THE MERGER. WE STILL EXIST, SO REINSTATE THE NRL RECORDS TO SHOW 16 PREMIERSHIPS and STOP THE BS OUTSIDE NOISE WE ONLY HAVE 1 PREMIERSHIP

 

[muzby]

WE ONLY HAVE 1 PREMIERSHIP

Rubbish.

We have 16.

 

[st penguin]

StGeorge "saints" stand alone never had debts. In fact today we are profiting more than most NRL clubs.

We were cohersed by the NRL to join Illawarra or risk loosing our licence. The part that gets me and I will say it until the cows come home is
the NRL and Saints seemed to ignore to combine Saints history with the Illawarra merger. Saints supporters should be irrate on this alone and demand clarity and rectification.

WE WERENT REPLACED WITH THE MERGER. WE STILL EXIST, SO REINSTATE THE NRL RECORDS TO SHOW 16 PREMIERSHIPS and STOP THE BS OUTSIDE NOISE WE ONLY HAVE 1 PREMIERSHIP

I vaguely remember reading about an AGM (or something similar) where it was agreed to recognise the 15 prems. Does anyone else remember this (or should I just go back to sleep?)

 

[SaintPauli]

Rubbish.

We have 16.

A completely agree Muzby, however look at WEBSITES NRL, WIKIPEDIA,
THIS FORUM AND ZERO TACKLE to name a few. All say 1 premiership.

I hope everyone is getting this
as it's the NRL and DRAGONS management who are accountable and need to fix this.

 

[SaintPauli]

I vaguely remember reading about an AGM (or something similar) where it was agreed to recognise the 15 prems. Does anyone else remember this (or should I just go back to sleep?)

Come out of your sleep. We have 16 Premierships

 

[muzby]

A completely agree Muzby, however look at WEBSITES NRL, WIKIPEDIA,
THIS FORUM AND ZERO TACKLE to name a few. All say 1 premiership.

Actually no... the sub text under the dragons forum lists out the 16 premiership years..

And as for Wikipedia, i’ve just changed it to 37 premierships.

 

[st penguin]

And as for Wikipedia, i’ve just changed it to 37 premierships.

cant believe I bothered checking

 

[J.moz]

Every one email the club and Nrl.

 

[muzby]

Every one email the club and Nrl.

Ok.





What are we saying?

 

[dragonssamy61]

I vaguely remember reading about an AGM (or something similar) where it was agreed to recognise the 15 prems. Does anyone else remember this (or should I just go back to sleep?)

Im sure You are correct

 

[possm]

StGeorge "saints" stand alone never had debts. In fact today we are profiting more than most NRL clubs.

We were cohersed by the NRL to join Illawarra or risk loosing our licence. The part that gets me and I will say it until the cows come home is
the NRL and Saints seemed to ignore to combine Saints history with the Illawarra merger. Saints supporters should be irrate on this alone and demand clarity and rectification.

WE WERENT REPLACED WITH THE MERGER. WE STILL EXIST, SO REINSTATE THE NRL RECORDS TO SHOW 16 PREMIERSHIPS and STOP THE BS OUTSIDE NOISE WE ONLY HAVE 1 PREMIERSHIP

Exactly! Manly / North Sydney merged and then went their own way, yet Manly never lost their premierships. Eastern Suburpes went from Eastern Suburbs Roosters to Sydney Roosters and they did not lose their premiership total and Cronulla / Southerland Sharks to Cronulla sharks ….. oops they never had any premiership total to lose. Oh yes, the Bunnies were rubbed out altogether and then let back in the competition and they did not lose thei premiership total.

 

[muzby]

Exactly! Manly / North Sydney merged and then went their own way, yet Manly never lost their premierships. Eastern Suburpes went from Eastern Suburbs Roosters to Sydney Roosters and they did not lose their premiership total and Cronulla / Southerland Sharks to Cronulla sharks ….. oops they never had any premiership total to lose. Oh yes, the Bunnies were rubbed out altogether and then let back in the competition and they did not lose thei premiership total.

You forgot about the Wests Tigers and their 16 premierships..

 

[possm]

You forgot about the Wests Tigers and their 16 premierships..

The whole merger / joint venture thing is rubbish. Clubs like North Sydney, Newtown and many others were forced out of the first grade competition because they failed to stay afloat. The same should have applied to Illawarra, Balmain, and Western Suburbs. All of these clubs should have been designated as feeder clubs e.g. Balmain to Canterbury, Western Suburbs to Parramatta and Illawarra to St George.

 

[Gareth67]

“ Into the firey pits of hell descended the Joint Venture , St.George and Illawarra , closely followed by the WIN corporation. Which of the 3 had transgressed the worst , whom was truly responsible for the demise of such a proud team ? “ - Quote from Cecil Hornpipe of Kandos .

 

[muzby]

All of these clubs should have been designated as feeder clubs e.g. Balmain to Canterbury, Western Suburbs to Parramatta and Illawarra to St George.

But Illawarra are the dominant partner now.

So, by your logic this makes St George the feeder club.

 

[possm]

But Illawarra are the dominant partner now.

So, by your logic this makes St George the feeder club.

Illawarra do not even have shares in the joint venture anymore. In fact it is no longer a joint venture now in the same way that South Sydney and Manly are not a joint venture. I would be very surprised if the Illawarra Club still has a claim on the NRL licence; surely they would have had to give that up in the WIN Deal and no longer qualify to hold an NRL licence.

Clearly if St George hold 50% of the shares and WIN hold the other 50% and Illawarra hold zero shares this would mean that Illawarra is not an owner.

 

[muzby]

Clearly if St George hold 50% of the shares and WIN hold the other 50% and Illawarra hold zero shares this would mean that Illawarra is not an owner.

Actually Illawarra still hold a seat on the board.

St George are now little brother.