Baron Vo Mandor
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It would be sad if Kids quit in protest over his brothers sacking
Most of that seems good enough for the interim at least. I'm curious, does anyone have an issue with the 15,000 members reverting back to normal ticketed members? And therefore I guess having pretty much so say in how the club is run. It doesn't bother me but I just wanted to get a gauge, can be difficult to get an idea living in another country sometimes.
NRL's Knights announcement delayed for more negotiations
By ROBERT DILLON
June 13, 2014, 11:09 a.m.
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NRL chief executive Dave Smith has cancelled a trip to Newcastle to announce the new Knights entity after an unexpected 11th-hour delay.
The Herald was told on Thursday night that Smith would appear at a press conference at Wests Mayfield on Friday to discuss the end of Nathan Tinklers reign and the handover to new management, to be run by the NRL for an interim period.
The function was cancelled about 10am on Friday.
The Herald has been told that both the NRL and Knights Members Club were happy for the media briefing to proceed but Tinklers Hunter Sports Group who had reportedly agreed to all terms and conditions more than a week ago were still perusing documents one last time.
Its disappointing, one source said.
The delay is mystifying, given that NRL head of club services Tony Crawford said last week the NRL and HSG had agreed on a package which would make the Knights financially secure and HSG chief executive Troy Palmer said eight days ago: The NRL and HSG have been agreed for weeks.
It was still hoped there would be a statement issued by Friday afternoon, confirming the deal has been done, but Smith is now not expected to visit Newcastle until early next week.
The process of removing Tinkler, the Knights first private owner, kicked off almost three months ago when the Herald revealed he was struggling to raise a mandatory $10.52 million bank guarantee.
After protracted negotiations to remove HSG, the NRL has elected to assume control of the franchise until a new owner can be sourced.
Oh for f**ks sake
f**k off.
Get f**ked!