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Craig Bellamy Media Conference at AAMI Park

nehalem

Juniors
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f**k off Johnsy and you other f**kwits fans. Bellamy and the players are still innocent, and wouldn't you wanna say something similar if you were and ripped off all your hard work?
The players in question didn't know the money wasn't in the cap, the player who asked wanted reassurance! Waldron decieved them, even their managers probably did.

the players are a bunch of f**ken greedy merkins, if they really loved the team they would of accepted a lower pay to keep their "precious" club under the cap and legit. And bellamy, the "genius" coach some refer to was all oblivious to this? bullsh*t.

It seems they were bitten by the green bug $$$
 

StormChaser

First Grade
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He has every right to defend his honour and that of the people who were doing the right thing or had no knowledge of the deceit. I think his statement was outstanding and I love him all the more for it. I care not what the haters think.
 

Bman26

Juniors
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He has every right to defend his honour and that of the people who were doing the right thing or had no knowledge of the deceit. I think his statement was outstanding and I love him all the more for it. I care not what the haters think.

x2
 

1 Eyed TEZZA

Coach
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Personally, I loved Craigs attitude he displayed in the press conference. Dems fightin words. Sends a good message to the players.
 

Eelectrica

Referee
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If Bellamy and the players were truely unaware of what was going on behind the scenes then good on him.

The Storm need their fans to turn up in big numbers to home games now more than ever. The season is meaningless so far as premierships go, but more meaningful than ever so far survival goes and that can be the biggest battle of all. Clubs survive every year without winning minor and major premierships. They can't survive without fans...
 
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Is that the whole first grade team that stood behind him? If the reports are to be believed at least 5 of them signed two contracts and recieved cash in hand payments. If Bellamy or any other player had no idea about all of this then I feel for them and applaud their stance, but some of those players stood there while he talked of integrity and may have none.
 

Apey

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I agree with Stormy tbh, be pretty pathetic by him and devastating for Storm fans if he came out and said 'yeah we're giving up, cya'.

Will you be here if you're wrong Johnsy?

Good to hear about the fans.
 

stormbati

Bench
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That press conference made me pretty emotional. I'm proud of the team, and the fight they're showing and I hope they show on the field.
To have the rest of the team behind him like that, makes me realize even more that every storm fan has to stick with them, a call to arms cause this is f**ken war!
I'm wearing my jersey all day wherever I go.
 

squiddy

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If the players and Bellamy are innocent (and I am leaning towards thinking they are) then they have every right to defend their integrity.

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Innocent ? Innocent of what ? At least 3 of them knew they were getting cash in hand payments - At least one of them asked for these cash in hand payments to be included in the salary cap - so that means he KNEW he was in the wrong !

If nothing else that means they are GUILTY of ripping of the Australian Tax System and that means they are guilty of ripping off you mate too.

I'm losing more and more respect for these guys by the hour - Best thing is seeing some of the smirks of over confidence and ego being wiped off a few faces .

I cant wait for the ATO investigations to begin..... Then we'll see a real penalty :lol::lol:
 
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That press conference made me pretty emotional. I'm proud of the team, and the fight they're showing and I hope they show on the field.
To have the rest of the team behind him like that, makes me realize even more that every storm fan has to stick with them, a call to arms cause this is f**ken war!
I'm wearing my jersey all day wherever I go.

Who are you at war with? The only ones I can see it being are your own clubs board, coach and players. I understand you are hurt but you are making no sense.
 

NRLMad

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Why don't all you bashers piss off - leave the storm alone. All you need to think abt is if you lost your club.. I know as a saints fan I would be bloody pissed off, but I'd stick by the club I was born and bred into...
 

stormbati

Bench
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Why don't all you bashers piss off - leave the storm alone. All you need to think abt is if you lost your club.. I know as a saints fan I would be bloody pissed off, but I'd stick by the club I was born and bred into...

Coming from a saints fan, I applaud you.
I don't care if I don't make sense, I'm here in support of my team through thick and thin.
 

DJShaksta

First Grade
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Its one thing to support your team, which is admirable.
But its another to defend a bunch of cheating merkins, which they are.
 

Molly

Juniors
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............................'we have been through tough times before' made me laugh, and this is not a shot at you storm fans, but that club from the start was given a pretty decent leg up in regards to the players they were allowed to have from the folding mariners and reds.

Yes, how lucky we were to be able to recruit from those powerhouses........
 
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Why don't all you bashers piss off - leave the storm alone.

Sorry NRLMad, thought this was the Storm Cap breach forum where people could have differing views on the issue... not Nazi Germany. Censorship is bad.

Coming from a saints fan, I applaud you.
I don't care if I don't make sense, I'm here in support of my team through thick and thin.

Good to see you support your team but don't confuse support with a refusal to ask questions or bury your head in the sand. You deserve to know who in the club did this. After all you love your club, don't you deserve answers?
 

greeny12

Juniors
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Who are you at war with? The only ones I can see it being are your own clubs board, coach and players. I understand you are hurt but you are making no sense.

Agreed!! ... Who are you at war with?? Your club cheated - not all of you are guilty - but the only war is within the club the way I see it..
 

Molly

Juniors
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Agreed!! ... Who are you at war with?? Your club cheated - not all of you are guilty - but the only war is within the club the way I see it..

I agree with your sentiment, the issue for us lies within. Not everyone was in on the rort and no-one on these forums knows who was and who was'nt.

To question their integrity asssumes you believe they are lying. Maybe time will prove you right, however at this point, if they are saying the rort is purely back office stuff that players are unaware of it, you need to check your attitude, and wait to see if you are right.

I am happy to wait an see what the investigation unloads on us. If players are in the know, then shame on them, they should be banished from the league, never to be registered again anywhere. Let them go to another sport who support their ideals. From what I can ascertain by reading these forums, surely another NRL club would not support signing a player who has knowingly been deceptive around the salary cap. To assume players signed two contracts is only an assumption. Stories are also eminating that a combination of letters of offer and playing contracts were signed, the latter being the by the players. It is what was presented to the NRL that matters in this case anbd where the rort lies. The players signed contracts from the higher amounts.The role of player managers and Storm senior management in this is hopefully where it starts and ends.

Perhaps I am naive (you younger ones may need to look that up) , perhaps the players and coach are aware. However I will fall on their side until proven otherwise.

What is a little humurous is how everyone is quoting stories as fact from journos' who are usually derided around here. All of a sudden these Journo's are spot on with every point.

Let it run its course, get the dirt out if it has not left already, and get on with playing some football.
 

Goddo

Bench
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If the players and /or coach are inocent, that fighting spirit of Belly will save the club.

Fight tooth and nail for the rest of the season for pride, they will win the fans back.

If however Belly is neck deep in the bullsh*t, stand from under. The club will be f***ed.
 
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elbusto

Coach
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The more crap people throw at the Storm the stronger they will come back. So keep it coming folks. Keep it coming.
 

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