Justin Pascoe - Deregistered

[unforgiven]

It’s all blown up because he came back to the club as a player.

Wobbie on a squillion, gets offloaded for the remainder of his contract then welcomed back with open arms on a minimum playing contract with the wink and a nod agreement to get a substantial salary in a post playing role.

What stinks is that no one knows if Cronk’s promised University education has been counted in the Rooster’s cap.

Tertiary Education costs are cap exempt as long as they are approved.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Following is an excerpt from this week's column in the Sydney Morning Herald by Danny Weidler -

Tigers taking risk

The Wests Tigers are on the charm offensive after being slapped with a huge fine for a salary-cap breach.

Here is a small tip for the club – you are entering dangerous territory with threats to take your salary-cap breach to the courts. We have learnt two things about the NRL’s integrity unit over the last five years. They are painfully slow and unbelievably thorough. I’ve had some direct dealings with them in recent years and they are an impressive operation. In fact, they never lose.

I have been given some insight into the Sharks and Tigers cases. It seems clear to me that the NRL has a mountain of evidence against both clubs.

The Sharks immediately accepted the decision. They shifted their focus to putting a strong team on the field in 2019. In the process, CEO Barry Russell has been described as a shining light in the game. Someone who puts integrity before winning.

But the Tigers followed the same path taken by Parramatta and Manly when they were hit with salary-cap breaches. They thumped their chests and said they would get the decision overturned.
History shows that the Eels and Sea Eagles both failed. So will the Tigers. The real question the club should be asking is who else knew about the Robbie Farah deal and why they didn’t report it to the salary-cap auditor.

Chairwoman Marina Goprides herself on her governance expertise. But I understand eyebrows were raised around the ARL Commission table when they were briefed on the integrity unit’s case against the club.

Instead of engaging lawyers Go should be asking why the NRL could not get its hands on Farah’s ambassador contract and why it was even kept from officials at the club. We are all interested to know why the club took him on as an ambassador while seeking salary cap relief because they couldn’t keep him at the club because of his “damaging conduct”.

Farah has shown considerable class defending Justin Pascoe, especially when the club was trying to describe Farah as a liability. Sometimes it is better to admit fault, apologise to your fans and move forward. Like the Sharks have done.

 

[THE CHAMP]

It’s all blown up because he came back to the club as a player.

Wobbie on a squillion, gets offloaded for the remainder of his contract then welcomed back with open arms on a minimum playing contract with the wink and a nod agreement to get a substantial salary in a post playing role.

What stinks is that no one knows if Cronk’s promised University education has been counted in the Rooster’s cap.

I think cronks uni situation is all good because he's studying to become a vet that works exclusively on chickens

 

[super_coach]

Tigers must be guilty as hell.....because Danny Wessel chief League writer for Channel Nine, The Sydney Rosters, The Sunday Herald and the NRL came out today telling us how good the salary cap auditor team are and the mountains of evidence they must have accumulated.

So Tigers don’t waste your time and money Danny Wessel knows everything

 

[Crazyperpman]

The issue is not if Robbie was paid in full or not, he obviously was.

The issue is that WT requested a portion if not all of his WT payments not be counted under the cap as he was a "Destabilising Influence" within the club at the time. The NRL's position is that if he was so bad why was he offered a role within the club immediately after hos playing career was over?

It's a bit of a storm in a teacup and I reackon every club has done something as bad and probably worse, but its runs on the board for the auditors who couldn't find their arse using both hands. To date their only victories have been self reported or whistleblowers, so good job boys uncovering an elaborate plan to exploit the cap (Which was widely reported in all sections of the media a couple of years ago).

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

There is no mystery with regards Cooper Cronks education allowance. The allowance is available to all clubs for education expenses. It is not paid to the player but an allowable reimbursement of education fees.

It is only flogs like you who bring it up because you don’t have a clue how it works.

 

[siv]

If the fees are higher than doing the same course at Sydney Uni or UNSW

Then its a salary cap rort

I hope he isn't trying to claim travel and accommodation

 

[Ron's_Mate]

The issue is that WT requested a portion if not all of his WT payments not be counted under the cap as he was a "Destabilising Influence" within the club at the time. The NRL's position is that if he was so bad why was he offered a role within the club immediately after hos playing career was over?

If that is the NRLs case then it can be easily countered. There are a lot of precedents for what might seem contradictory if only viewed in a shallow way. A classic example would be the number of players the NRL de-registers for committing all sorts of crimes and then welcomes back into the game.

 

[Captain Apollo]

If that is the NRLs case then it can be easily countered. There are a lot of precedents for what might seem contradictory if only viewed in a shallow way. A classic example would be the number of players the NRL de-registers for committing all sorts of crimes and then welcomes back into the game.

Really? How man y of them come back to the club in an off field role that they were punted from, and that the off field role was for the period after they were punted?

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Really? How man y of them come back to the club in an off field role that they were punted from, and that the off field role was for the period after they were punted?

Irrelevant