Does anyone happen to have access to the Canberra Times and can post screenshots of this? Interesting article just posted, can’t see it behind a paywall. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/st...-lengthy-tigers-stay-relaxed-over-utoikamanu/
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Shane Richardson is keen on turning his stay as Wests Tigers chief executive into a permanent one as he takes a relaxed attitude to a get-out clause that could allow Stefano Utoikamanu to quit the club.
Richardson was appointed to the role on a six-month interim basis earlier this year after initially being approached as a club consultant.
His return to clubland came after a report into the Tigers' consistent failures led to changes at board and executive level at the joint venture.
But speaking at an event to launch the rebrand of the Enrichd consultancy firm he co-founded with son Brent, Richardson said he wants to stick around and be part of the Tigers' revival under new coach Benji Marshall.
"Benji is a highly talented coach and he can be a great coach," Richardson told AAP.
"He's highly intelligent and well organised and my job is to put as much structure as possible to make him successful.
"We're in discussions (about extending my tenure) but I took this on because they wanted advice on how the club should be set up.
"As long as they (the Tigers board) did what they said they would do, which they have done, then it was up to them to make a decision if they wanted me to go on.
"I've done 30 years of it, it's what I do and I'm the luckiest man in the world getting to run rugby league clubs."
One of Richardson's earliest challenges at the Tigers may be keeping hold of prop Utoikamanu, who last year made his debut for the NSW State of Origin squad.
A clause inserted into the 23-year-old's contract by the previous administration allows him to quit the club at the end of the 2024 season if they fail to make the finals.
The clause is void if Utoikamanu makes a second appearance for NSW by the end of this year.
But rather than get in and renegotiate the forward's deal to remove the possibility of one of the game's emerging props heading onto the open market, Richardson is willing to let things play out.
"We want to create a club where he wants to stay," Richardson said.
"I don't think that way where I go, 'Oh god, that's going to come up'.
"Stefano likes being here and what's going on.
"Me lying with my head on the pillow at night worrying about it is not going to help anybody and I want to set up a club where everybody wants to stay - Benji, the players and the staff.
"We want Stefano to stay and I want 300 games out of him and we've got some great kids coming through, we're in nowhere near as bad a situation as people say we are."
Australian Associated Press
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Shane Richardson is keen on turning his stay as Wests Tigers chief executive into a permanent one as he takes a relaxed attitude to a get-out clause that could allow Stefano Utoikamanu to quit the club.
Richardson was appointed to the role on a six-month interim basis earlier this year after initially being approached as a club consultant.
His return to clubland came after a report into the Tigers' consistent failures led to changes at board and executive level at the joint venture.
But speaking at an event to launch the rebrand of the Enrichd consultancy firm he co-founded with son Brent, Richardson said he wants to stick around and be part of the Tigers' revival under new coach Benji Marshall.
"Benji is a highly talented coach and he can be a great coach," Richardson told AAP.
"He's highly intelligent and well organised and my job is to put as much structure as possible to make him successful.
"We're in discussions (about extending my tenure) but I took this on because they wanted advice on how the club should be set up.
"As long as they (the Tigers board) did what they said they would do, which they have done, then it was up to them to make a decision if they wanted me to go on.
"I've done 30 years of it, it's what I do and I'm the luckiest man in the world getting to run rugby league clubs."
One of Richardson's earliest challenges at the Tigers may be keeping hold of prop Utoikamanu, who last year made his debut for the NSW State of Origin squad.
A clause inserted into the 23-year-old's contract by the previous administration allows him to quit the club at the end of the 2024 season if they fail to make the finals.
The clause is void if Utoikamanu makes a second appearance for NSW by the end of this year.
But rather than get in and renegotiate the forward's deal to remove the possibility of one of the game's emerging props heading onto the open market, Richardson is willing to let things play out.
"We want to create a club where he wants to stay," Richardson said.
"I don't think that way where I go, 'Oh god, that's going to come up'.
"Stefano likes being here and what's going on.
"Me lying with my head on the pillow at night worrying about it is not going to help anybody and I want to set up a club where everybody wants to stay - Benji, the players and the staff.
"We want Stefano to stay and I want 300 games out of him and we've got some great kids coming through, we're in nowhere near as bad a situation as people say we are."
Australian Associated Press
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Shane Richardson is keen on turning his stay as Wests Tigers chief executive into a permanent one as he takes a relaxed attitude to a get-out clause that could allow Stefano Utoikamanu to quit the club.
Richardson was appointed to the role on a six-month interim basis earlier this year after initially being approached as a club consultant.
His return to clubland came after a report into the Tigers' consistent failures led to changes at board and executive level at the joint venture.
But speaking at an event to launch the rebrand of the Enrichd consultancy firm he co-founded with son Brent, Richardson said he wants to stick around and be part of the Tigers' revival under new coach Benji Marshall.
"Benji is a highly talented coach and he can be a great coach," Richardson told AAP.
"He's highly intelligent and well organised and my job is to put as much structure as possible to make him successful.
"We're in discussions (about extending my tenure) but I took this on because they wanted advice on how the club should be set up.
"As long as they (the Tigers board) did what they said they would do, which they have done, then it was up to them to make a decision if they wanted me to go on.
"I've done 30 years of it, it's what I do and I'm the luckiest man in the world getting to run rugby league clubs."
One of Richardson's earliest challenges at the Tigers may be keeping hold of prop Utoikamanu, who last year made his debut for the NSW State of Origin squad.
A clause inserted into the 23-year-old's contract by the previous administration allows him to quit the club at the end of the 2024 season if they fail to make the finals.
The clause is void if Utoikamanu makes a second appearance for NSW by the end of this year.
But rather than get in and renegotiate the forward's deal to remove the possibility of one of the game's emerging props heading onto the open market, Richardson is willing to let things play out.
"We want to create a club where he wants to stay," Richardson said.
"I don't think that way where I go, 'Oh god, that's going to come up'.
"Stefano likes being here and what's going on.
"Me lying with my head on the pillow at night worrying about it is not going to help anybody and I want to set up a club where everybody wants to stay - Benji, the players and the staff.
"We want Stefano to stay and I want 300 games out of him and we've got some great kids coming through, we're in nowhere near as bad a situation as people say we are."
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I’m not sure about that? I always thought Pascoe and Hagipantelis mostly did their masters bidding. Sure, they’ve taken a back seat, but they‘re still in charge.
David Furner’s departure was interesting. He may have been hired by Sheensy, but he’s on Enrichd’s books. I personally think we will miss Furner.
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What will we be missing? Coming off two spoons, if we are still floundering, it’s going to be hard to argue we are missing anymore from the Sheens 2.0 era as the results would still be the same.
Richo eyes lengthy Tigers stay, relaxed over Utoikamanu
By George ClarkeUpdated February 29 2024 - 1:05pm, first published 1:03pm
Shane Richardson is keen on turning his stay as Wests Tigers chief executive into a permanent one as he takes a relaxed attitude to a get-out clause that could allow Stefano Utoikamanu to quit the club.
Richardson was appointed to the role on a six-month interim basis earlier this year after initially being approached as a club consultant.
His return to clubland came after a report into the Tigers' consistent failures led to changes at board and executive level at the joint venture.
But speaking at an event to launch the rebrand of the Enrichd consultancy firm he co-founded with son Brent, Richardson said he wants to stick around and be part of the Tigers' revival under new coach Benji Marshall.
"Benji is a highly talented coach and he can be a great coach," Richardson told AAP.
"He's highly intelligent and well organised and my job is to put as much structure as possible to make him successful.
"We're in discussions (about extending my tenure) but I took this on because they wanted advice on how the club should be set up.
"As long as they (the Tigers board) did what they said they would do, which they have done, then it was up to them to make a decision if they wanted me to go on.
"I've done 30 years of it, it's what I do and I'm the luckiest man in the world getting to run rugby league clubs."
One of Richardson's earliest challenges at the Tigers may be keeping hold of prop Utoikamanu, who last year made his debut for the NSW State of Origin squad.
A clause inserted into the 23-year-old's contract by the previous administration allows him to quit the club at the end of the 2024 season if they fail to make the finals.
The clause is void if Utoikamanu makes a second appearance for NSW by the end of this year.
But rather than get in and renegotiate the forward's deal to remove the possibility of one of the game's emerging props heading onto the open market, Richardson is willing to let things play out.
"We want to create a club where he wants to stay," Richardson said.
"I don't think that way where I go, 'Oh god, that's going to come up'.
"Stefano likes being here and what's going on.
"Me lying with my head on the pillow at night worrying about it is not going to help anybody and I want to set up a club where everybody wants to stay - Benji, the players and the staff.
"We want Stefano to stay and I want 300 games out of him and we've got some great kids coming through, we're in nowhere near as bad a situation as people say we are."
Richo eyes lengthy Tigers stay, relaxed over Utoikamanu
Shane Richardson wants to commit his future to Wests Tigers as he says there's no point stressing about...
Best thing is that Richo is staying
We haven't got the same number of brain dead supporters as Souths.
As they say ... A fool and his money are soon parted.
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I read he wants to extend with us.....so thats good!
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Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: Tigers sponsor walks out on club
The article is behind a paywal,Can anyone assist?
One of the Wests Tigers’ major sponsors has quit after a blazing row with CEO Shane Richardson.
FAB Industrial Logistics managing director Neil Fabry confirmed his company will no longer be the Tigers’ $800,000-a-year back-of-jersey and sleeve sponsor.
He informed the club via an email and phone call on Friday, saying he felt “disrespected”.
“It’s been a tough couple of years for the club but I put in more money last year — my family’s money — when the club was struggling,” Fabry said.
“Then I sat down with Shane Richardson and I was told that they wanted to put one of my competitors (Allied Express) on the jersey as well.
“He said to me, ‘If you love the club, you’ll let it happen’.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not going to be treated this way.”
Fabry said he felt disrespected after his rock-solid support in two wooden-spoon seasons, but now had to defend an exclusivity clause in the sponsorship agreement.
“It was so disrespectful,” he said.
“I have a contract that says I’m exclusive in my area of business. I told him, ‘There’s not a chance you can use a rival. If you put them on, take me off, and stick it up your a--e. I’m not going to be part of it and I’m not going to be dictated to’.
“None of this happened when Justin Pascoe was here.
“I still love the club but I don’t like the people in charge.”
On Friday we went to Richardson to get his side of the story.
“We did ask him about putting another sponsor on the strip but he said it was a conflict,” Richardson said. “So we told him we wouldn’t do it. He knows that.”
Fabry runs the $120 million family-owned company out of Minto, and last year won Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year in manufacturing, wholesale and distribution.
His company is an import and export distribution specialist, similar to Allied Express.
It is a huge blow for the Tigers in light of doubts around the future of major sponsor Bryden’s Lawyers and their principal, former club chairman Lee Hagipantelis.
Richardson’s been a controversial appointment as interim CEO as part of a management overhaul at the club.
The Sunday Tele recently revealed how he was a shareholder in a player management company and had been openly carrying out negotiations with clubs.
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Not good Richo, not good.
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Seems there is a bit more to this given the quotes from both parties. Would be a shame if Fabry walks.
Hopefully Richo has a back up plan.
Bit of drama eh
Bit of drama eh
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I thought Allied Express had been on board for some time
I would guess Allied Express being back on the jerseys.
Bigger company, far more known, further reach than Fab has, and after being aquired for $160M, should have deeper pockets too.
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They're all over my Magpies training singlet. Not sure about the Tigers though?
As long as we aren't taking a step back.
It sounds good.
Didn't our man Tuiaki spend some time working with allied express?
Been around.... I like it.
