I don't see how anyone is justifiably attacking Payne. He's not the one who threw the toys out of the cot and quit his job/got himself sacked (whichever report you believe) over a fairly minor disagreement.
Is Micheal Brown a giant baby? I'm glad he's gone, I don't think major events should be run by giant babies.
All inflammatory comments designed very carefully to be critical of the NRL and RLIF and give ammunition to the negative RL media. Stinks of Gould to me.
Furious Penrith chief executive Corey Payne has
blasted league officials for
snubbing western Sydney in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup schedule for "commercial reasons".
In a letter sent to club members on Tuesday night, Payne
took aim at the tournament organisers for turning down the Panthers' bid to host a World Cup game, instead awarding the only two Sydney matches to Allianz Stadium – a decision he described as
"mind-boggling".
The Panthers rugby league boss met with tournament organisers and offered to invest thousands of dollars to ensure western Sydney hosted a game at the World Cup, but
was dumbfounded by the decision to overlook their proposal
.
"I am
extremely disappointed that we have been
snubbed by the NRL for 'commercial reasons'.
It doesn't make any sense to me
"It is a
mind-boggling decision which
makes me question the NRL's strategic agenda
If they cannot make World Cup games commercially viable in western Sydney then I must be living on the moon
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...or-snubbing-penriths-bid-20160719-gq9804.html