Eels Salary Cap MK II

[Chipmunk]

I'm not convinced this has got anything to do with control of clubs. I don't think the NRL wants that. They'd love it come TV deal time, but it's too messy, too complicated, too time-consuming, too transparent. And we're just one club.

My suspicion is that the NRL is not involved in any way. They'd rather this stuff go away. But with the continual leaks and other reports, they have to deal with it. We are being screwed by insiders.

The NRL has indicated they want independent directors at all clubs, they've gained input into 4 clubs already.

I think it was started and advance by insiders for sure, but this McClymont article has official statements making prejudicial adverse comments relating to an investigation, whilst the investigation is still being conducted. These quotes from an NRL official are the most prejudicial comments I've seen in a long long time. Why would the NRL say them?

We've not got the NRL moving from Salary Cap Breaches to Code of Conduct...that's only going to mean they're after heads to roll.

 

[Chipmunk]

Surely Crawford had not right to publicly respond to journalists queries into the investigation when it is yet to be finalised.. Another point of conjecture by our lawyers if the club fights any points deduction through the courts

This kind of quoted statement is generally made with approval from the top. Either that or the muppet packs his desk and f**ks off.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

more leaks from the NRL http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...d-cap-breach-allegations-20160411-go3s1w.html

"Sharp did not answer calls on Tuesday."

Well, as the article was published at 10pm on Monday, we can't blame Sharpie for that one.

 

[Gronk]

Have you noticed when News Ltd come under fire by public opinion that they have an agenda, are barking up the wrong tree or just making shit up that they always post a piece trying to affirm their position ?

Parramatta Eels: Club can’t dodge the blame over salary cap problems, says John Quayle
April 12, 2016 5:00am
EXCLUSIVE Nick TabakoffEditor-at-LargeThe Daily Telegraph

THE man who created the NRL salary cap, former boss John Quayle, says the board of the Parramatta Eels is “living in fantasyland” by trying to blame former management for its salary cap problems.

“Any board of directors these days that gives a chief executive, a coach, or anyone within the club a license to breach the rules of the game, and then ignores their responsibilities as a board — that’s living in fantasyland,” Mr Quayle last night told The Daily Telegraph.

Mr Quayle, one of the most respected administrators in Australian sport and a one-time Eels star player, dismissed attempts by Eels chairman Steve Sharp to offload responsibility for the club’s problems.

Over the past five weeks, The Daily Telegraph has established the active role of the Eels board in third-party agreements that flouted NRL salary cap rules. The reports prompted a forensic investigation by the NRL
Mr Sharp put out a statement on Sunday claiming the Eels were “actively reforming” what he saw as the previously flawed governance of the club.

“There have clearly been many serious previous problems at the club warranting this reform program,” Mr Sharp said, despite the fact allegations of salary cap flouting have come under his chairmanship of the Eels, which started in 2013.

Mr Sharp’s comments coincided with renewed press speculation about the role of ex-Eels CEO Scott Seward in the salary cap scandal.

Mr Quayle, who ran rugby league from 1983 to 1996, said the clear evidence of salary cap breaches by the Eels was in keeping with a pattern of clubs in modern NRL history that have tried to outsmart the system through widespread, systemic flouting of cap rules: “You’ll never stop the officials that think they’re smarter than the rules, which are in place to protect us all.

“We’ve seen it with the Canterbury Bulldogs’ case (in 2002), in the Melbourne Storm’s case (in 2010) and now in Parramatta’s case. That’s the nature of sport.

“But in the end now, with the importance of corporate governance to the modern game, they will always get caught.”

Mr Quayle said he had introduced the salary cap in 1990 “to even the competition up, and make it fairer and better for all teams”.

He said the “sad part is the people who get most hurt are fans and players, who had no involvement in the breaches.”

Over the past five weeks, The Telegraph has established the active role of the Eels board in third-party agreements that flouted NRL salary cap rules. The reports prompted a forensic investigation by the NRL.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...e/news-story/e6bf03781610ecb98100c95786713f75

 

[Gronk]

Meanwhile ...

Former Eel Darcy Lussick not interested in Parramatta's salary cap dramas

:lol: Is that even a story ?

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...cap-dramas-20160411-go3p36.html#ixzz45YORsOYj

 

[El Diablo]

why does it take two journos to repeat the same story the SMH already reported :?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...t/news-story/df94c667d0c2ade1e8131f714e536045

Steve Sharp and Parramatta board face week in NRL spotlight

The Australian
April 12, 2016 12:00AM

Brent Read
Senior sports writer
Sydney
Margie McDonald
Sports reporter
Sydney

Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp is facing the most critical week of his tenure amid revelations he and fellow officials may have breached the game’s code of conduct by failing to inform the NRL of suspicions surrounding former chief executive Scott Seward.

Rule six of the NRL code of conduct states that all officials have an obligation in the event of suspected salary cap breaches to advise the integrity unit. Any official found to have breached the rules is subject to sanctions including fines, warnings and ultimately the loss of accreditation.

It means Sharp and his fellow directors face a grilling over their handling of Seward’s departure from the club, in particular a deed of release which allegedly contained a clause suggesting Seward had sought to enter into agreements which, if finalised, may have contravened the salary cap or sponsorship rules.

The deed also allegedly said Seward had made admissions to directors concerning the allegations. It is understood Parramatta failed to inform the NRL integrity unit of their concerns, potentially leaving Sharp and fellow directors in breach of their obligations under the code of conduct.

If they failed to do so, it could leave the NRL with the power to act against Sharp and any other members of the board who were aware of the allegations. Speculation has grown that the NRL wants a total cleanout of the Parramatta board as they look to remove the factional fighting which has become rife at the club.

Seward is also likely to play a prominent role in this week’s events. It is understood the former chief executive has questioned the contents of his deed of release and claims if the club had concerns over his behaviour, they should have informed the NRL.

Seward yesterday told The Australian he would not speak publicly but was “very keen” to give his side of the story to the NRL. However, he said his lawyers were still waiting to hear from Parramatta over permission to break his confidentiality agreement with the club and talk with the integrity unit.

The Eels confirmed again last night that they had lifted that legal hurdle. Seward may not be required to travel to Sydney to give evidence, with NRL investigators likely to fly to Melbourne where he is now living and working. Seward says he is not out to justify what was done with player contracts but he wants to explain some of the issues in play at the time to help the NRL so the Parramatta club can move forward.

However, he vehemently denies he was a lone wolf in the transactions now under the integrity unit microscope.

The latest revelations in what has become a damaging investigation for the Eels concern the handling of Englishman Lee Mossop’s departure from the club at the end of 2014.

Parramatta informed the NRL they paid Mossop a termination payment of $35,000 when in actual fact the club agreed to pay him $85,000 under an agreement between Seward and the player’s manager Wayne Beavis.

The NRL will spend this week interviewing current and former officials at Parramatta but their testimony is unlikely to save the club amid mounting evidence of widespread abuse of the game’s third party guidelines.

The Eels are expected to be docked significant competition points — it has been speculated they could lose upwards of 10 premiership points — with the hammer unlikely to fall until next week.

Current and former Parramatta players have done their level best to distance themselves from the damaging media speculation.

“I am not there anymore so it has nothing to do with me, so I don’t care,” Manly prop Darcy Lussick, a former Parramatta player, said yesterday.

“The players there are dealing with that sort of stuff every day, so it won’t affect them,” he said.

“There always seems to be something coming out about what is going on with the club and players and the coaching staff are good at blocking it out so there it no way it will be an issue for them.”

 

[ash411]

So now the focus of the media shift from salary cap to code of conduct. Awesome.

I wonder what will be next? What tactics will be left after this one?

 

[Oscarman]

It's past the point of no return for the media - they will keep going until they either get a scalp or the NRL gives them (us) a big points deduction. From the shit being published each day, it seems there isn't much substantive we have actually done but that doesn't matter.

Bunch of merkins the lot of them.

 

[Stagger eel]

Quayle should really consult Phantom Bart before he blames it all on the current board.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

So now the focus of the media shift from salary cap to code of conduct. Awesome.

Well.....they are pretty much the same thing. The aspect of the code of conduct being discussed relates to failure to disclose known or suspected breaches of NRL Rules (which includes the cap).

 

[Avenger]

Well.....they are pretty much the same thing. The aspect of the code of conduct being discussed relates to failure to disclose known or suspected breaches of NRL Rules (which includes the cap).

If that's true and we are cap complaint for 2016 why punish the team and fans? Why not just ban the board members from representing the club ?

 

[hybrideel]

I am pretty sure i read somewhere that Seward was given the boot for going above his authority as a CEO agreeing to contract which would put us over the cap, mostly regaridng Hoppa's contract, which we have discussed on here ages ago. So how the hell did the NRL not know

 

[Chipmunk]

If that's true and we are cap complaint for 2016 why punish the team and fans? Why not just ban the board members from representing the club ?

I've got no doubts at all that the 2016 team is under the Salary Cap.

 

[Gronk]

I've got no doubts at all that the 2016 team is under the Salary Cap.

We'll go over if the NRL decide that us giving game day tickets to Mick's Tiling so he, Sally and the kids can see a game brings their TPA under the cap. Joke really.

Yeah yeah rules are rules, but seriously let's not pretend that the Roosters or Dogs don't look after their TPAs.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Maybe they are just smarter about how they do it?

 

[Gronk]

Maybe they are just smarter about how they do it?

Smarter = sneakier

 

[84 Baby]

What can you give billionaires that they don't already have?

 

[Gronk]

What can you give billionaires that they don't already have?

Yeah I got nothing

 

[ash411]

Maybe they are just smarter about how they do it?

They're not, they just don't have a massive microscope trained on them. Everything looks obvious and massive under a microscope.

 

[Chipmunk]

We'll go over if the NRL decide that us giving game day tickets to Mick's Tiling so he, Sally and the kids can see a game brings their TPA under the cap. Joke really.

Yeah yeah rules are rules, but seriously let's not pretend that the Roosters or Dogs don't look after their TPAs.

Has it been reported that any of these type of issues were occurring in 2016 or even occurred since we have been fined last season?

I don't believe I have seen it reported that we have.