Wests Tigers take over bid

[Perth Red]

With the thread originally being about a take-over, let's talk about hypotheticals about the future of the Tigers.

Will they continue to be owned by Wests Ashfield in 2040, or will our game generate a large enough profile around the world by that stage to have business moguls invest in our clubs?

We've got a great product that's unique, so the potential is there for it to become a global brand. With so much immigration from India and China and us being on a similar time zone to them, we should be looking to establish links with these superpowers.

If you're an Indian or Chinese business mogul looking to promote your brand in Australia, then investing in an NRL team would be a great way of getting people onside. We should look to do this before AwFuL beats us to the punch. The clubs who succeed in this will be the heavyweights of our game.

1. the NRL does not have the vison to be an Australian wide brand, let alone a global one!
2. LC's will still dominate ownership of NRL clubs as they are sht at generating football club operation revenue and will continue to be so whilst their losses can be bailed out by pokies
3. Yes they will likely still be owned by Wests Ashfield unless people have finally woken up to the stupidity of gambling by then.

The best hope for real global growth of RL is for the Nth America comp to really take off and get serious investors and a decent media deal behind it. rebranding the NRL , NARL and European SL with a common competition name and three international conferences that had a proper inter conference world event would be the best potential to break the east coast/M62 shackles the game has had for over 100 years. If the NARL really took off it would force NRL and SL to change or else be swamped by those clubs stealing all the best players. It would mean though that suburban clubs would be forced to drop to second tier though as they struggled to keep up with global city clubs.

 

[Tiger5150]

Actually no difference at all. Ownership structure may be different but both clubs continued to exist exactly as they had before (unlike the Mergepies who became a totally different entity)

You just proved you have zero idea of what you are talking about and zero idea of your own club which is just sad. In 2006 Souffs went from being a Football Club 100% owned by members to becoming a subsidary company 75% owned by Blackcourt League Investments.

Wests Tigers have 7years more history that Souffs.

 

[Jim Rockford]

You just proved you have zero idea of what you are talking about and zero idea of your own club which is just sad. In 2006 Souffs went from being a Football Club 100% owned by members to becoming a subsidary company 75% owned by Blackcourt League Investments.

Wests Tigers have 7years more history that Souffs.

Actually you just proved you have absolutely no idea. I said the ownership was different but that the club itself (name,jerseys etc.) were unchanged. Keep clinging to that fantasy that the Mergepies have a longer history than Souths. I really enjoy laughing at that whenever one of you cretins posts it.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Actually you just proved you have absolutely no idea. I said the ownership was different but that the club itself (name,jerseys etc.) were unchanged. Keep clinging to that fantasy that the Mergepies have a longer history than Souths. I really enjoy laughing at that whenever one of you cretins posts it.

That's wonderful you feel satisfied.

Case closed, everyone, all Jim's toys are back in the cot.

 

[unforgiven]

That's wonderful you feel satisfied.

Case closed, everyone, all Jim's toys are back in the cot.

He no longer owns the cot though?

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

He no longer owns the cot though?

He owns 25% of the cot, and it will be repainted that same colours.

 

[Jim Rockford]

That's wonderful you feel satisfied.

Case closed, everyone, all Jim's toys are back in the cot.

So when are you going to stop whinging and whining? It's really getting quite tiresome.

 

[Jim Rockford]

He owns 25% of the cot, and it will be repainted that same colours.

Unlike you whose cot was merged with someone else's cot and now you have to share. Oh. and you don't even get to keep the same colours.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

So when are you going to stop whinging and whining? It's really getting quite tiresome.

I'm here to counterpoint your personal opinion until you realise tigers fans don't need your validation. Your sig makes it pretty clear that you lack the capacity for objective reasoning on issues relating to other clubs, so you can stop pretending your opinion is anything but biased.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Unlike you whose cot was merged with someone else's cot and now you have to share. Oh. and you don't even get to keep the same colours.

Nah, we get more colours. And who wouldn't like more colour?

 

[unforgiven]

Unlike you whose cot was merged with someone else's cot and now you have to share. Oh. and you don't even get to keep the same colours.

I've never minded sharing a bed

 

[unforgiven]

Nah, we get more colours. And who wouldn't like more colour?

I'm colour blind so it does get a little more difficult the more colours we have.

 

[Jim Rockford]

I'm here to counterpoint your personal opinion until you realise tigers fans don't need your validation. Your sig makes it pretty clear that you lack the capacity for objective reasoning on issues relating to other clubs, so you can stop pretending your opinion is anything but biased.

Actually, my sig is to signify that I'm a fan of both Souths and The Clash. The fact that it causes you so much distress is just a wonderful bonus.

 

[Jim Rockford]

I've never minded sharing a bed

When it's with women then yes, but in your case you are sharing with a bunch of men.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Actually, my sig is to signify that I'm a fan of both Souths and The Clash. The fact that it causes you so much distress is just a wonderful bonus.

Psychologist, historian, music lover...

So talented!

 

[verticalsmile]

I'm here to counterpoint your personal opinion until you realise tigers fans don't need your validation. Your sig makes it pretty clear that you lack the capacity for objective reasoning on issues relating to other clubs, so you can stop pretending your opinion is anything but biased.

Its West Tigers not Tigers

The Only Tigers that are champions are my Richmond TIGERS

 

[verticalsmile]

Actually, my sig is to signify that I'm a fan of both Souths and The Clash. The fact that it causes you so much distress is just a wonderful bonus.

I thought it was quite obvious what his sig referred to .
Only and idiot would think otherwise.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Its West Tigers not Tigers

The Only Tigers that are champions are my Richmond TIGERS

1 point.

 

[Jim Rockford]

I thought it was quite obvious what his sig referred to .
Only and idiot would think otherwise.

Let me introduce you to sensesmaybenumbed - Class A idiot.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Psychologist, historian, music lover...

So talented!

Clearly much more so than you (although that's a pretty low bar to clear)