Breach tops a million

[851]

Steve Mascourd just reported on FOX,that the full extent of the breach is unknown,but it has now hit 1.3 million for season 2010,and that justifies the NRL's hard line stance on no points this year.
Because even if they shed players,which now is inevitable,there could be more rorts uncovered later on,meaning they could shed players to get under,but more rorts could be uncovered meaning they are back over again.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

That's almost a third of the cap, ridiculous. Hopefully this ends the talk of pay cuts. For a squad of 25 that's over 50k per person, ignoring the fact that half the team would be on 100k or lower making it impossible for them to take a cut.

For the Storm to get under the cap their big name/mid tier stars would have to have their salaries cut down to where they should've been to avoid this entire mess to begin with.

 

[Boobidy]

Link?

 

[gronkathon]

Geez. I wonder how much the end figure will be

 

[bileduct]

"Yes, but we should still be playing for points!"

Un-f**king-believable.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Link?

guessing he heard it on foxsports ch513

 

[Shorty]

Wow...I can't believe it.

 

[Jobdog]

"But we developed all our players!!!!!"

 

[851]

guessing he heard it on foxsports ch513

Yeh I did,Mascourd comes on every week to spruke his RLW,he said it was revealed last night(tuesday)and he can't beleive it wasn't picked up on and splashed all over the media today.I will try find a link,if anyone else can help it would be appreciated.

 

[TheEelDeal]

wow thats ridiculous, i wouldn't be surprised if it hit 2mil soon.

 

[gronkathon]

I remember that he did mention something similar on the Insight programme yesterday evening

 

[Charlie124]

Its almost doubled since it was first reported (700k). This only proves that the action Gallop took was 100% correct.

 

[El Diablo]

i heard him say it too

the figure was given to him by Burraston who said that is what the NRL told him

 

[El Diablo]

I remember that he did mention something similar on the Insight programme yesterday evening

it was Burraston who mentioned it and Mascord quizzed him about it after the show

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

wow !! any bets on how much more it will be

 

[851]

i heard him say it too

the figure was given to him by Burraston who said that is what the NRL told him

That is right,he did mention Burraston,I just couldn't remember his name,thanks El.

 

[Jobdog]

So they're 1.3mill over, so the NRL were 100% right in docking them all their points for this year, however, they're still playing with an illegal team and by beating other teams, f**king up their chances of making the finals. The Storm are like "well, if we can't get points, then neither can anyone else", which sets a dangerous precedent.

Is it too late for Gallop to come in now and say "right, you have to get rid of x amount of players and you will continue to play for no points until such time as you have done this"?

 

[adamkungl]

I was hoping that they might be able to shop around some players, get udner the cap and [play for points, but its becoming increasingly clear that this can't happen.

As for f**king up teams finals chances, upon reflection I dont think its much of an issue. Everyone has to play Melbourne, the better teams will beat them and make the finals, deservedly so.

 

[El Diablo]

As for f**king up teams finals chances, upon reflection I dont think its much of an issue. Everyone has to play Melbourne.

some only play them once and others play them twice

hardly fair

 

[Quidgybo]

some only play them once and others play them twice

hardly fair

Unfortunately there's only one way that could possibly be addressed. Annul the matches teams have played against the Storm so far and redo the entire draw for the remainder of the season without them. So yes it's hardly fair, but unless you're willing to go down that path it's a fact of life until the team is brought under the cap.

Leigh.