The end of Balmain?

Summary:Balmain is in debt. NRL loaned them $5m and want it repaid in 2016. No Balmain directors are on the Wests Tigers board anymore. If the repayment isn't met, they forfeit their joint venture partnership.http://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/wests-tigers/balmain-tigers-claim-nrl-has-run-them-over-with-a-steamroller-20140905-10d4k7.html

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  • For league to grow, they need to get rid of the Tigers relationship with Balmain and have them play out at Campbeltown. The game is much bigger and has a far greater pool of players in Campbelltown/McArthur region. There is also a great league school in St Gregs at Campbeltown that the club could use at its junior school.

    Whether they keep the name Wests Tigers or go back to Western Suburbs Magpies they musy move back to Campbelltown.
    • This is the same Campbeltown that can't get a crowd of over 10k????   They couldn't give two shits about the joint venture out there. The NRL own the licence for the west tigers so they will never go back to the Magpies.

    • No one goes to Campbelltown because they don't have a presence in the area. They play micky mouse games at Campbeltown at shit times. They send out reserve graders to play games here throughout the season and wonder why no one turns up. Campbelltown is in a growth region and I am sure there are a few more footy followers there than latte sipping Balmain.
    • As I mentioned Alan what ever they call the team is a mater for the powers at be to decide. My point is that the club is going to fail in the Balmain area regardless and there is far greater chance surviving long term out South West, regardless of the name.
  • Sounds like there up shit creek.lot of money for a struggling club
    • Backdoor Benny and his developer mates really screwed over the Tigers...
  • Parramatta,
    up the ladder
    Balmain,
    down the drain
  • Tigers fans maybe?
  • Fark you're a dribbler spanner.
  • Spanner, wtf are you going on about lol, ive been noticing a few 'loose' posts from you of late, whats doing.

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