How so? If Tinkler was genuinely in strife would he not have just cut his losses with the knights and jets? Instead he comes out and says he is here for the long haul.. Obviously tinkler has enough to keep the knights as the richest club in the comp.
Either:
- Chicken Hunter is right - meaning he is the only mining tycoon who doesnt know how to pay bills, or
- Chicken Hunter is wrong - meaning the Knights better get a standby management team together really quick.
Im glad that Knights fans have seen what Tinkler has done for their club
beyond opening the chequebook for Bennett, Boyd and Snowdon. I havent seen much, but Im not a Knights supporter so I cant really debate that point.
That said, if we were bought by a tycoon, and our home ground was suing us for unpaid rent, I'd be fuming. I bet the Knights always paid the rent in the past - even during the Energy Australia days when they were upset at the impact of construction on ticket sales.
If we were bought by a tycoon, and the ATO were trying to wind us up because said tycoon hadnt paid tax, I'd be fuming. Id also be very worried, because the ATO has a habit of chasing people beyond the grave, and are one of the court systems best customers.
If we were bought by a tycoon, who was so renown for not paying anyone on time, and even was late with his initial payment to the club, I'd be worried, because if he wanted the club so much he wouldnt default on everything to the deposit, all other agreed payments, rent on the ground, or anything else.
If we were bought by a tycoon, who suddenly left the country, sold off all his high profile assets and had everything else repossessed, and Singapore Airlines bought a new fleet of Airbusses just to cope for the swarm of debt collectors and summons servers coming over from Australia, I'd be worried, because I have never seen what happens when an NRL club gets repossessed. Imagine if Rupert Murdoch called in some massive loan and wound up owning my club? We'd either end up like the Western Reds, or worse, Melbourne!
I like the Knights. They are a great club that is integral to the health and success of RL in Australia. But f*ck me, some of their fans need to work out whether they are indeed Knights fans, or Tinkler fans. The position that fat turd has put our great club in is unforgivable, and the sooner you f*ck him off, the better.
