Non-eels footy stuff

[the phantom menace]

Is this a new Sea Eagles logo this year, or have I been asleep...?

Looks like a f**king cartoon chook

 

[King-Gutho94]

Is this a new Sea Eagles logo this year, or have I been asleep...?

Looks like a f**king cartoon chook

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Yep that's there new logo.

 

[the phantom menace]

Looney Tunes should sue them.

 

[Gronk]

Of all the bonehead ideas. This one is happening on the RHS right now ---->

Admittedly he said buy it, then bury it. But it was still a bonehead idea.

Nrl should buy super rugby..

You know this could have some merit, If they merged the blues and moana (as Pacifica), kept the remaining NzRu clubs as is, port over western force. Adding to that fiji, along with the rest of the NRL it would solve a lot of expansion areas in one massive fowl swoop... only Adelaide left, even...

forums.leagueunlimited.com

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Of all the bonehead ideas. This one is happening on the RHS right now ---->

Admittedly he said buy it, then bury it. But it was still a bonehead idea.

Nrl should buy super rugby..

You know this could have some merit, If they merged the blues and moana (as Pacifica), kept the remaining NzRu clubs as is, port over western force. Adding to that fiji, along with the rest of the NRL it would solve a lot of expansion areas in one massive fowl swoop... only Adelaide left, even...

forums.leagueunlimited.com

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Is it any different to when Disney bought nerd properties like Marvel and Star Wars and then tried to feed it to demographics who don’t give a shit?

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Is it any different to when Disney bought nerd properties like Marvel and Star Wars and then tried to feed it to demographics who don’t give a shit?

So ya saying the NRL should buy RU so they can play rainbow round using rugby teams? I like it.

 

[Gronk]

Is it any different to when Disney bought nerd properties like Marvel and Star Wars and then tried to feed it to demographics who don’t give a shit?

No, the business plan was to buy Super Rugby, then shut it down.

I am not talking about an acquisition, then f**k it up.

From memory the biggest M&A flop was Microsoft and Nokia Or Newscorp buying Myspace. LOL

I can’t recall a company ever paying billions for a rival and then purposely burning to the ground.

Actually Elon is doing a job on twitter. Is that on purpose?

Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter

Mutual fund Fidelity, which owns stake in social media platform, marks down value of its shares in disclosure obtained by Axios

www.theguardian.com

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Just like Middle Eastern oil barons buying Premier League teams, the goal is political not financial. And Musk has gotten wealthier since he bought Twitter, not poorer. lol@elon

 

[Gronk]

Eddie Hayson breaks silence about match-fixing allegations

The controversial former brothel owner denies he was involved in alleged match-fixing involving two NRL matches last year.

www.smh.com.au

Hayson provided players with 'free sex', claims he did not fix matches in bizarre conference

Eddie Hayson has held an hour-long press conference denying any involvement in allegations of NRL match-fixing.

www.sbs.com.au

I didn't bring Hayson to Manly: Johns

Rugby league legend Andrew Johns says he is not responsible for bringing renowned gambler Eddie Hayson to Manly.

www.espn.com.au

 

[Gronk]

Just like Middle Eastern oil barons buying Premier League teams, the goal is political not financial. And Musk has gotten wealthier since he bought Twitter, not poorer. lol@elon

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So you think he bought Twitter to make money on it.

 

[Gronk]

So you think he bought Twitter to make money on it.

He didn't pay cash for it and raised the money from equity and debt financing. Morgan Stanley, the bloke from Oracle some other bank and a Saudi Prince lent him the cash. He didn't have $44B liquid.

So what was the business plan he sold to his lenders you think ? Did you know that Musk does not own 100% of the company and that said Prince owns a stack. He has other stakeholders. You reckon they are all enjoying the 50%+ drop in book value ?

 

[JokerEel]

He didn't pay cash for it and raised the money from equity and debt financing. Morgan Stanley, the bloke from Oracle some other bank and a Saudi Prince lent him the cash. He didn't have $44B liquid.

So what was the business plan he sold to his lenders you think ? Did you know that Musk does not own 100% of the company and that said Prince owns a stack. He has other stakeholders. You reckon they are all enjoying the 50%+ drop in book value ?

I reckon they are enjoying the profits in other parts of his businesses. Musk would not have just bought twitter to turn it into a right wing media platform.

User data is huge! he would be using that and on selling it to anyone who wants it through other umbrella companies.

 

[84 Baby]

He didn't pay cash for it and raised the money from equity and debt financing. Morgan Stanley, the bloke from Oracle some other bank and a Saudi Prince lent him the cash. He didn't have $44B liquid.

So what was the business plan he sold to his lenders you think ? Did you know that Musk does not own 100% of the company and that said Prince owns a stack. He has other stakeholders. You reckon they are all enjoying the 50%+ drop in book value ?

Pretty sure they are all just lizard people as well

 

[84 Baby]

User data is huge!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He didn't pay cash for it and raised the money from equity and debt financing. Morgan Stanley, the bloke from Oracle some other bank and a Saudi Prince lent him the cash. He didn't have $44B liquid.

So what was the business plan he sold to his lenders you think ? Did you know that Musk does not own 100% of the company and that said Prince owns a stack. He has other stakeholders. You reckon they are all enjoying the 50%+ drop in book value ?

They are speculators. But they (all) also overpaid, which is why they tried to get out of the deal. Twitter was always a lemon, but if anyone can turn it around it's the world's richest African. TWTR peaked 18 months before the sale and had hit bottom at the time he made his initial purchase.

 

[the phantom menace]

So he nabbed a bargain then? But is still managing to f**k it up...

 

[Gronk]

So he nabbed a bargain then? But is still managing to f**k it up...

He watched the platform go feral, which resulted in legitimate advertising moving to away from his platform. Whilst he objected to the X price because of the alleged high bot numbers, he is seemingly happy for troll farms to now exist today and spread misinformation. Apparently, provided that they align with his views.

Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone

Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irresponsible.”

www.nytimes.com

So twitter is now run by a free speech hero, well not really. The way I see it it’s a rich man using is money to excert influence in the marketplace and in the public square. Not unlike Clive Palmer who has in the past thrown cash/mud at general elections. On the face if it he is an independent for the little man, beyond the facade he is really garnering votes away from one side and providing his preferences to the other.

Musk is doing the same on a global scale. Swaying opinion on geopolitics and looming US general elections.

Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over

Now that the mogul has swung Twitter to the right, conservatives no longer believe that social-media policies violate the First Amendment.

www.theatlantic.com

Sour grapes ? I bet you were not complaining when the same platform supported Hillary merkin ! Her emails ! Hunter Biden ! Pizza shops ! < sigh>

 

[84 Baby]

I wonder if BA had to talk to Jrthur about sex traps

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Hey everyone,
Can anyone recommend a good builder that does work around the Parramatta/Hills District area?? I have a second story deck i want to replace. Aswell as making underneath a waterproof Pergola.
Cheers