North Queensland Cowboys property deals in the spotlight

[Miller was a legend]

Great news though, SKD out of hospital and back at training. Can we stop feeling sorry for him now?

 

[The Charlatan]

What a scandal! So big that it collapsed under its own weight.

Fail...

 

[dasherhalo]

NRL MEMO

From: CEO David Smith

To: Referees Boss Tony Archer

Tony, Todd Greenberg let us down and couldnt get it done. Apologies, but ill need you to assign Ben Cummins to all there finals games - if he does it right it will only be 1 anyway

 

[ek999]

@badel_cmail: Breaking: NRL will not investigate cowboys over alleged property deals involving chairman laurence lancini. Full stort cmail online

@Tiger_CMail: NRL had already cleared the Cowboys of any property related cap breach.... IN 2013! They audited purchases and found all above board.

The only problem with the Courier Mail story is that at least 2 more deals have been done since 2013 (Taumololo and Morgan)

 

[Bulldog Force]

This is the biggest "LOL @ WTF 10/10" in the history of sport!

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Surely this is the new "Darkest day in Australian Sport".

 

[Miller was a legend]

Great news for the Sharks property development

 

[gUt]

NRL's broadcast partner just promoting the game as usual.

 

[Johnnie Red]

Well, I'm puzzled as to why something that was investigated in 2013 was making news?

Why is it making news at all? This would have been rubbish news in 2013.

People really need training in scandal ratings
- "Darkest day in sport" = ASADA vitamin scandal
- "10/10 on the WTF Scale" = Cowboys buying property

The English tabloids would be embarrassed to print that sh*t.

 

[DiegoNT]

Maybe we'll see a rise in players getting into the property market and more clubs seeking developers and building contractors as sponsors

 

[butchmcdick]

Nothing to see here merkins

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...laurence-lancini/story-fni3g8pa-1227460266550

THE NRL will not launch a salary-cap investigation into the Cowboys amid revelations a number of high-profile players acquired properties from club chairman and millionaire developer Laurence Lancini. Fairfax Media reported 10 leading Cowboys stars — including co-captains Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott — allegedly bought vacant blocks of land and apartments from Lancini’s companies over the past seven years.
Just days after the NRL launched a salary-cap probe into the Eels, there were fears the Cowboys could be the next club to come under the microscope after allegations of the slew of property deals.

Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini. File photo

But the NRL believe the Cowboys have no case to answer unless any concrete evidence of a potential salary-cap rort comes to light.

 

[Patorick]

Andy Raymond:

Wrong.

Pal.

 

[beave]

Good luck trying to evaluate what land is currently worth in Tvl, my land to the suburb North of the Bohle Plains lost $10k last financial year according to my land evaluation from the council. This story sounds like she's got half the info and put 2 and 2 together and got 4.5. If my team has been cheating then throw the f**king book at them. But this story, seriously? If it is all found to be above board (again) then I hope we come out with a siege mentality and wipe the floor with every other merkining team in the comp.

I'm all for governance and assuarance that every team is playing by the rules but this story and what she is trying to infer is a real f**king long bow IMO.

 

[DiegoNT]

After reading all the articles the only 10/10 WTF part I can find is the journalist trying to state that Kane Linett is one of the Cowboys leading players

 

[Lambretta]

How the hell do you know? Did you attend the open inspections for the apartments and get a property valuation did you? Do you know exactly where these blocks of land are and what size allotments they are?

If a block of land was up for sale near where I lived, I'd f**king well know if it was priced correctly or not

If you don't understand your local area's value you're not paying attention

Local property prices are about as popular a pastime as watching the footy in Australia

 

[Miller was a legend]

My only concern is for the players. If the values have been declining, it was pretty shit advice.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Well played Raymond, you dick. Get off social media.

 

[Canard]

Maybe we'll see a rise in players getting into the property market and more clubs seeking developers and building contractors as sponsors

Yes no developers or house builders have been involved in Rugby League to date.

 

[Canard]

My only concern is for the players. If the values have been declining, it was pretty shit advice.

I was actually going to say this earlier, if anything the players have been dudded.

The Bohle for f**ks sake?

 

[Rabbits20]

Hopefully it's the Rabbits

Sucked in:lol::lol: