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"This denial is a little surprising".... not to anyone with half a brain.......
cheaters never prosper? Bill Belichick disagrees with you
And yet it was his reccommendation not to take disciplinary action...WHY NOT???
A lot of the report contains the report author's personal view on what things meant - its been said before that as far as reports go (which should be impersonal & in the third person to show impartiality) it was full of self-opinions. But ho hum...none of that holds any water for people who want to belive one point of view only.
Getting back to why no disciplinary charges / fraud charges / tax , etc - the question is why not? Perhaps on further investigation by INDEPENDENT offices the report is seen for what it is & there actually was no charges to answer?
Just asking...
Three times? No questions asked? Get real.Seriously people, if these blokes are like me, they sign the bloody thing and get the hell out of the office. I hate that stuff.
The players at the very least broke salary cap rules. The coach must have been curious as to how he was able to keep such a great roster for so long. They don't get my sympathy. Most fans do.Why have Waldron or any of the player agents never been sanctioned? Nowhere in the posted text does it say a player definately knew they were breaking cap rules but plenty times it says Waldron or an agent were hiding information from the players or league. I'd really like to know why nothing has happened to Waldron and why the four main agents involved are still practicing today.
The people who were punished are the fans, the coach and the players.
The people who got off completely free were the ceo and agents that caused the whole affair.
Seems very strange, and I suspect there is something we are not getting told. The materials in the quoted report would be enough to suspend the player agents 18 months ago.
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I guess in his personal view that he thinks the punishment to the club of stripping premierships, minor premierships and all points for the 2010 season was enough for the players. Personally I don't agree with this and I'm certain that I'm not alone. He does not say anywhere in the report that he believes the players had no knowledge of their payments not being declared to the NRL.
I agree with most of that.You are right he does say that & like you I don't agree re players not being charged...but probably I think we believe different outcomes would occur. i think the scrutiny levelled at the players would highlight and implicate a whole lot more people other than the majority of the players (who imo were manipulated to a large degree) & hence we have no charges laid. NRL covering its incompetent backside along with the users News ltd, & the complicit rest. Out of all of them the ones that have escaped by the skin of their teeth (or the benevolence of NRL & News Ttd) is Waldron & player agents involved. being a pawn does not make you guilty. Stupid, dumb, but not necessarily guilty.
You are right he does say that & like you I don't agree re players not being charged...but probably I think we believe different outcomes would occur. i think the scrutiny levelled at the players would highlight and implicate a whole lot more people other than the majority of the players (who imo were manipulated to a large degree) & hence we have no charges laid. NRL covering its incompetent backside along with the users News ltd, & the complicit rest. Out of all of them the ones that have escaped by the skin of their teeth (or the benevolence of NRL & News Ttd) is Waldron & player agents involved. being a pawn does not make you guilty. Stupid, dumb, but not necessarily guilty.
FFS cameron Smith manages himself, is he manipulating himself?
Does Cameron Smith seriously manage himself? Hahahaha yea I'm sure he had no idea about the rorts