Are people for real?
Seriously, it doesn't matter how many officials tell me that the two premierships have been stripped from Melbourne; and it doesn't matter how many year books I read into the future the have a (-) for Premiers in years 2007 and 2009. I know who won, I saw the games, I have them on Blu Ray, there is big time cheering at the end of the matches, there is Cameron Smith holding up a trophy and purple confetti everywhere while my Manly boys are down thinking about "rydemshun".
My kid will grow up loving league like his dad. He'll check out the year books after watching some old footage from the first decade of the century and ask me "What's this all about Dad?"
I'll say, "My boy, a team from Melbourne won, they had some great players which they spent too much money on, basically under the NRL policies of the day they were regarded as cheats."
These same policies that will probably change in five years. And that's the thing with policies, they change all the time depending on the administration, and that goes for any organisation. But someone felt important enough to change history under their watch ... so no one wins. Massive massive call as the sands of time move in. It's like the league wants to appear staunch and tough despite the irreversible damage that may be caused, especially in regards to expansion of the code and our war with AFL.
How would AFL have responded to this scenario if either Sydney Swans, the Brisbane Lions or one of those new frontier franchises had committed such cheating as the Storm? Jesus, they encourage it all the time, these non heartland clubs score salary cap concessions and are encouraged to buy marquee non cap counted players. What the F$#% are we in Rugby League doing? We are eating our own faces.
Christ, these grand final's and the respective season's have been done and won, and they were won by the Melbourne Storm Full Stop. That the NRL failed to pick up on the systematic cheating during those relevant season's is finished, recorded and dusted.
To the NRL, make your policies simpler and easier to police. What the Storm did is cheat everyone else and create the best team since those Raiders teams of the early 90's. I know they cheated, I know they should be punished, but these over kill punishments are detrimental to the future of the game. What the NRL have done is a knee jerk tragedy. Yeah wow, geez don't we look tough, tough like Uncle Chopper, maybe next we can chop our ears off.
We will look back on this decision in ten years with clearer heads and then we'll assess the damage done as a result of this season's destructive decisions and how they affect the progression of Rugby League in Victoria and the unnecessary mutilation of history. What opportunities we would have missed on.... we'll never know.
Melbourne won these comps, no one else won, whether these title are stripped, burned or pulped, it didn't work for Adolph, people will always remember the Storm won the titles no matter how many books or references of the premierships are expunged. What a bunch of belters.
Sorry to inform you, but they will be remembered as the club who had a great start (1999 premiership) but then bought their way to two more and were found to be cheaters.
Are people for real?
I'll say, "My boy, a team from Melbourne won, they had some great players which they spent too much money on, basically under the NRL policies of the day they were regarded as cheats."
Comparing the NRL to Hitler? Thats rich.
Or you could say, you know, that Melbourne used deliberately underhanded tactics to assemble a team of some of the greatest players available. That they paid more money than any club was allowed for players and denied talent from dispersing to other clubs, creating an unfair advantage for them. Basically they had an unfair advantage and therefore didn't deserve any recognition for their wins in this competition which has certain rules regarding player salaries which they chose to ignore. Kind of makes them dicks, doesn't it son?
Doesn't matter if the policy changes in 5 years. This is the policy now. They cheated the rules that every club they apparently proved better than followed.
If you are a Storm supporter still proud to wear their colours then I have honest respect for you sir. It takes a true fan to stick by their club through thick and thin and this is about as thick as it gets. But don't you dare say the Storm won their premierships on fair and equal terms. Because they did not. And one who gloats about these wins is no better than any fan that jumps ship when their team hits rock bottom.
Stick with the team stance. They cheated, they owned up to it, they accepted their comeuppance. At least try to retain some shred of character.
Comparing the NRL to Hitler? Thats rich.
so will you tell your boy to pick and choose which parts of the law he likes, when he grows up?
No, laws are not policies so you can now rest assured that I won't tell him to disobey laws. For that matter I don't tell people to disobey policies either but simply put a policy is not a law.
Your hip to be square statement appears to be one of an easliy led simpleton that probably doesn't ever question much at all. I hope that isn't your bag dude, and that you are really much smarter than that and that the statement that you made is just from someone that thought it fun to follow the mainstream crowd at chow time.
Are people for real?
Seriously, it doesn't matter how many officials tell me that the two premierships have been stripped from Melbourne; and it doesn't matter how many year books I read into the future the have a (-) for Premiers in years 2007 and 2009. I know who won, I saw the games, I have them on Blu Ray, there is big time cheering at the end of the matches, there is Cameron Smith holding up a trophy and purple confetti everywhere while my Manly boys are down thinking about "rydemshun".
My kid will grow up loving league like his dad. He'll check out the year books after watching some old footage from the first decade of the century and ask me "What's this all about Dad?"
I'll say, "My boy, a team from Melbourne won, they had some great players which they spent too much money on, basically under the NRL policies of the day they were regarded as cheats."
These same policies that will probably change in five years. And that's the thing with policies, they change all the time depending on the administration, and that goes for any organisation. But someone felt important enough to change history under their watch ... so no one wins. Massive massive call as the sands of time move in. It's like the league wants to appear staunch and tough despite the irreversible damage that may be caused, especially in regards to expansion of the code and our war with AFL.
How would AFL have responded to this scenario if either Sydney Swans, the Brisbane Lions or one of those new frontier franchises had committed such cheating as the Storm? Jesus, they encourage it all the time, these non heartland clubs score salary cap concessions and are encouraged to buy marquee non cap counted players. What the F$#% are we in Rugby League doing? We are eating our own faces.
Christ, these grand final's and the respective season's have been done and won, and they were won by the Melbourne Storm Full Stop. That the NRL failed to pick up on the systematic cheating during those relevant season's is finished, recorded and dusted.
To the NRL, make your policies simpler and easier to police. What the Storm did is cheat everyone else and create the best team since those Raiders teams of the early 90's. I know they cheated, I know they should be punished, but these over kill punishments are detrimental to the future of the game. What the NRL have done is a knee jerk tragedy. Yeah wow, geez don't we look tough, tough like Uncle Chopper, maybe next we can chop our ears off.
We will look back on this decision in ten years with clearer heads and then we'll assess the damage done as a result of this season's destructive decisions and how they affect the progression of Rugby League in Victoria and the unnecessary mutilation of history. What opportunities we would have missed on.... we'll never know.
Melbourne won these comps, no one else won, whether these title are stripped, burned or pulped, it didn't work for Adolph, people will always remember the Storm won the titles no matter how many books or references of the premierships are expunged. What a bunch of belters.