$BW to Roosters in 2013

[Raider_69]

Interesting that part of this deal includes an on-air role with Channel 9. What happens if (or hopefully, when) they lose the rights?

Ignoring that, why is the host broadcaster helping clubs sign players? Doesn't seem right to me.

more interestingly, what are they are going to do when the ratings drop because no one wants to listen to the trackhead umm and ahh his way through a rant about bus drivers salaries every week?

couldnt agree more on the 2nd point, Politis shouldnt be involved in the running of the league, he's got a clear conflict of interest and has shown time and time again he has no issue using his influence to benefit the roosters.

 

[RWB]

more interestingly, what are they are going to do when the ratings drop because no one wants to listen to the trackhead umm and ahh his way through a rant about bus drivers salaries every week?

couldnt agree more on the 2nd point, Politis shouldnt be involved in the running of the league, he's got a clear conflict of interest and has shown time and time again he has no issue using his influence to benefit the roosters.

:lol: Whoosh

 

[Cliffhanger]

No if i said i hope he breaks his neck that would be low. All i want is a shattered knee or similar

Oh I see your point then, I hope if he gets a shattered knee you get one too, because it's okay to wish that on someone.

 

[Haffa]

couldnt agree more on the 2nd point, Politis shouldnt be involved in the running of the league, he's got a clear conflict of interest and has shown time and time again he has no issue using his influence to benefit the roosters.

lol. As a club chairman how does he not get involved in running rugby league? SBW signing would be a benefit to RL regardless of the fact he's a knob. Might help push up the TV deal too.

 

[Jack_Napier]

lol. As a club chairman how does he not get involved in running rugby league? SBW signing would be a benefit to RL regardless of the fact he's a knob. Might help push up the TV deal too.

Besides that, in what way is he using his NRL board influence in this instance. He a rooster boss trying to sign someone for his club.

 

[RWB]

Besides that, in what way is he using his NRL board influence in this instance. He a rooster boss trying to sign someone for his club.

What advantages would he be getting from the NRL board and what proof is there of them doing any favours for him?

 

[Jack_Napier]

What advantages would he be getting from the NRL board and what proof is there of them doing any favours for him?

Exactly! Which shows how ridiculous raiders whinge is about uncle nick in this matter.

 

[adamkungl]

Standard raiderps fan tbh... they usually have some pearlers when it comes to the roosters.

 

[parraeels2010]

His signed sealed and delivered to parra mark my words baby.

The roosters are just a decoy

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Welcome Sonny-Bill. The only Merkinbury player worth taking from the cap rotting era and too bad Mason f**ked it all up 8 years ago.

couldnt agree more on the 2nd point, Politis shouldnt be involved in the running of the league, he's got a clear conflict of interest and has shown time and time again he has no issue using his influence to benefit the roosters.

What's Uncle Nick for the benefit of our club to the detriment of the league by abusing power and influence?

My bad, you're a Canberra fan. Only 3 dozen losses in a row to get rid of Furner.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

His signed sealed and delivered to parra mark my words baby.

The roosters are just a decoy

Bong On

The only thing signed, sealed and delivered to Parramatta is disappointment

 

[Big Pete]

Never liked SBW but I'm glad he's looking at returning and I'm fine with the Roosters signing him - every club would sign him if they had the opportunity.

Just glad he isn't coming to the Broncos.

 

[BODISGOD]

Excellent point.

As much as I dislike the bloke and don't want him back, it will send their attempt to foist another team onto Sydney even deeper into the background.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Are the AFL not in it for a more long term amount of time than just one super hyped up signing? A couple of weeks bit of mania doesn't effect that.

To be honest there are probably more legs to this story. No doubt, Money Bill's manager is scouting for the best deal possible and that photograph wasn't an accident. He'll move from NZ rugby but I think back to Toulon is still a possibility. Hopefully he comes back to the NRL as he is much better suited to League.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Are the AFL not in it for a more long term amount of time than just one super hyped up signing? A couple of weeks bit of mania doesn't effect that.

They're paying two blokes a million a season each and so far all they have to show for it is a week of hype that faded quicker than Roy Bell's NRL career.

They were in it for the long haul with the Swans and Lions too, both of whom are staring into the abyss thanks to plumetting crowds and ratings and having their fanbases split by the AFL itself.

The point is that if $BW does come back, AFL stories, in Sydney especially, will end up where they belong, just below the Bowls results for the foreseeable future. It will be actual big news in Sydney sport, not like a staged fight between two AFL dinosaurs picked up by an AFL friendly news organisation or news on how the new AFL team picked up 22 new stick inects that no one north of the Barrsssi line has ever heard of in the pathetically rigged draft.

To be honest there are probably more legs to this story. No doubt, Money Bill's manager is scouting for the best deal possible and that photograph wasn't an accident. He'll move from NZ rugby but I think back to Toulon is still a possibility. Hopefully he comes back to the NRL as he is much better suited to League.

I wouldn't know, I didn't see him play Union.

As for where he ends up, I couldn't give a rat's arse if he goes to Toolong, Namibia or the East Westchester Northstars in Union. I care if he comes back to Rugby League and I would much prefer he rot in your game, but I can see the positives in him coming back...

 

[sretsoor]

couldnt agree more on the 2nd point, Politis shouldnt be involved in the running of the league, he's got a clear conflict of interest and has shown time and time again he has no issue using his influence to benefit the roosters.

Considering he stood down some time ago from his position on the NRL board a year or 6 months ago as part of his push for the IC (remember that thing he was pushing for with Searle?), I really dont understand what the conflict is?

 

[Twizzle]

Don't know if anyone saw it but $BW denied it on Foxsports this morning, he hasn't signed anything or spoken to the Chooks

He's just concentrating on his boxing and Rugby atm, as well as a few other cliches

 

[Raider_69]

So he resigned from the board, great
that doesnt really effect his influence on the game
the fact is he is a staunch roosters man, which is fine but the point of an IC is independence, i dont know how you blokes can honestly buy that Politis is independent.
His conflict comes from being a very influencial person within the game and being directly tied to the sydney roosters.

I dont like that people with such direct links to clubs are getting involved in the IC and i dont like networks helping certain clubs sign players, it stinks of politis's influence that Nine are getting involved in this.

I bet channel nine wont come to the party to beef up Josh Dugan's annual salary unless its to help a club like the dragons/roosters to steal him from us.

It stinks imo.
That being said, id love to see SBW back simply because it would crate a media storm so f**king large that the GWS would drown in it. As far as SBW and the roosters go, it seems a tight fit, so i dont really have an issue with the move itself, but rather networks being influenced by "independent" people as i suspect has happened here.

 

[Jack_Napier]

Don't know if anyone saw it but $BW denied it on Foxsports this morning, he hasn't signed anything or spoken to the Chooks

He's just concentrating on his boxing and Rugby atm, as well as a few other cliches

Yeah read that as well. Also said reason for the meeting was to catch up with some old friends ha ha ha.

 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

No but seriously, isn't he supposed to be in pre-season training with the S15 Chiefs? And doing some boxing training alongside that? Has he done one session with the Chiefs so far?

 

[juanfarkall]

Don't know if anyone saw it but $BW denied it on Foxsports this morning, he hasn't signed anything or spoken to the Chooks

He's just concentrating on his boxing and Rugby atm, as well as a few other cliches

Foxsports has subtitles ?