this is a pure business decision with guaranteed dollars.
football is business,did none of you learn this through the whole super league war. :roll:
what is the actual figure,i think i read it was 200k per game.if this is true that turns out to be 1.2mil per year guaranteed to the bottom line plus the jade revenue.
no ceo will give that up when you are losing money and can't spend your full salary cap.
i hear all you people whinge when we can't buy decent players,and now you will have that opportunity and you want to knock it back.
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you can say sack the board and whatever else,but the fact is whoever else you get in there that has any sort of business degree will do the same thing,follow the dollar,something a true ceo is paid to do.
how are the finances of balmain,each year i am wondering if we have the money to put in our share.
i for one don't want to see balmain putting in dollars to the wests tigers,i want them to pay their own way.
and don't be so naive to think sheens has nothing to do with this.he wants a winning team,and you need class players to win,something we cannot afford,but with extra revenue from this deal sheens will get the money he wants to buy the players he wants.these class players will in turn make us more successful on the field which in turn leads to greater sponsorship dollars and the increased revenue from finals football.you will also see higher merchandise sales with more class players in your side.
they know they will lose some fans from this,but they also know they will make money,be able to buy a better team that will then get the crowd back.
this year we have had great success at home with our crowds,but it wasn't just the fans love of our home grounds that got the fans there,it was the fact that we were a hope of making the finals this year.
do you honestly see us surviving untill 2011 without drastic changes,this is not balmain or wests,it is a seperate entity that can not survive without better business decisions that focus on dollars not tradition.
the wests tigers was formed on tradition but cannot survive on tradition.
f**king open your eyes people.
i must admitt i was stunned to see the poll at exactly 50% when i put in my vote.
i am sure if i was still living in australia i would have a different view,and i can also understand how some of you feel,especially the guys that have put in such a big effort to save leichhardt,but i can also understand the reasons for going to homebush.i know if i was doing the work that stop the rot are doing that i would feel pissed that i was fed something when there were negotiations happening to do the opposite.
one thing is for sure,it is not going to be the same.for better or worse i will still be supporting the tigers,but my situation is far different from most of you who actually follow the tigers with your feet.
and cambeltown 
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