Organised crime and drugs in sport investigation

[El Diablo]

I made the msitake of watching a channel 9 "special investigation" last nite into the drug/fixing probe.
What an absolute wank.
Channel 9 are fouling themselves that they have paid massive overs for the NRL for the next 5 years but are watching their investment lose value with this drug scrutiny.
The panel of experts included the old bully boy Ray Hadley, who rambled on like he was half cut and looked like Singo after a heavy nite.
Phil Gould was there even tho his club is under scrutiny so surely his opinion cannot be taken as fact.
The new NRL CEO looked like a rabbit in the headlights and Lockyer was just Lockyer, mumbles and makes no sense.
It appeared to be a party political for the Liberal party as they all tried to blame the govt for investiagting this mess in the first place.
It was self interest tv at its worse, I do wish someone else had got the tv rights!

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=199004

 

[whall15]

Obviously $5m is alot less than $40m, but it still seems a hell of a lot for a single A-League game. I thought I heard the other day on the BSB that the TAB took about a million on the Superbowl, and that was approx the equivalent of a Monday night NRL game. If I heard that figure correctly, then a $5m plunge on an A-League game should still raise some eye-brows one would think.

The Asian betting market is ridiculously big though.

 

[Plumplechook]

...on a scale of 1-10 of NRL scandals, 1 being shitting in a motel hallway

That's a number 2 ranking on my scale - same as the Schlossy's Shoes incident. A number 1 would be Don McKinnon urinating on the field during that Sea Eagles game.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

There are plenty of people with less than half a brain who will
vote accordingly now.

As opposed to the pea brains that will have ignored what's gone on in QLD and NSW and vote for Abbott? Let's be frank here. We're screwed ? regardless who wins

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

turd sandwich vs giant douche

we got dis

 

[gUt]

That's a number 2 ranking on my scale - same as the Schlossy's Shoes incident. A number 1 would be Don McKinnon urinating on the field during that Sea Eagles game.

1 is willie mason going for a quick slash in an alley and signing someone else's autograph

 

[Foz]

I'm going to hypothesize that he played up in the barriers and was either tailed off or scratched.

I'm guessing youd be right but I was thinking the ticket may of been a made up job.

 

[Frenzy.]

That's a number 2 ranking on my scale - same as the Schlossy's Shoes incident. A number 1 would be Don McKinnon urinating on the field during that Sea Eagles game.

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[BunniesMan]

There not going to though, its going to be a QLD style result. (whereby they are reduced to almost minor party status).

Unless a certain white haired big word using Qlder somehow gets a gig.

Not quite. The 2pp is at 54-46 right now. That's a sizeable loss but it's not even in the same universe compared to what happened in NSW and QLD. In QLD the 2pp was 63-37.

 

[Canard]

Not quite. The 2pp is at 54-46 right now. That's a sizeable loss but it's not even in the same universe compared to what happened in NSW and QLD. In QLD the 2pp was 63-37.

7 months to go though, 7 months out in QLD it was about 57 to 43

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

turd sandwich vs giant douche

we got dis

Yep.

Look, Abbott only has to better than O'Farcell the social butterfly to be the least worse Lib leader in the country.

Can he do it?

He must be able to. Surely.

O'Farrell is the least effective bag of horse feed I've ever seen.

 

[Canard]

Campbell Joh Bjelke Newman has taken a stunning drop in the polls considering they won the election by one of the biggest margin's ever.

 

[Shorty]

Campbell Joh Bjelke Newman has taken a stunning drop in the polls considering they won the election by one of the biggest margin's ever.

Oh I'm incredibly surprised!
Don't tell me people aren't behind Can Do?:roll:

 

[Pete Cash]

7 months to go though, 7 months out in QLD it was about 57 to 43

Its a little different federally. Labor are done because they are down by 10 in nsw which obviously is the most important state. However unpopular liberal governments in Queensland and Victoria will limit a lot of the bleeding. The alp in state by state polling has gone from complete wipeout in qld (with only Rudd maybe holding) to perhaps picking up a seat.

Although obviously a lot can change. Just don't expect labor to be destroyed like in Queensland unless something silly happens. They will of course get an arse kicking but if labor keeps it close in some states that hands Tony a pretty hostile Senate

 

[The Gambler]

I made the msitake of watching a channel 9 "special investigation" last nite into the drug/fixing probe.
What an absolute wank.
Channel 9 are fouling themselves that they have paid massive overs for the NRL for the next 5 years but are watching their investment lose value with this drug scrutiny.
The panel of experts included the old bully boy Ray Hadley, who rambled on like he was half cut and looked like Singo after a heavy nite.
Phil Gould was there even tho his club is under scrutiny so surely his opinion cannot be taken as fact.
The new NRL CEO looked like a rabbit in the headlights and Lockyer was just Lockyer, mumbles and makes no sense.
It appeared to be a party political for the Liberal party as they all tried to blame the govt for investiagting this mess in the first place.
It was self interest tv at its worse, I do wish someone else had got the tv rights!

I disagree with you on most points. I only agree that Gould's statements were partial given the Panthers involvement. His constant reference to sponsors also annoyed me - but you got to give it to the guy for looking after his brand.

Other than that, Channel 9 dished up the best they could on the information that is available, which is basically nothing!

The right people were put under pressure through questioning, and there was attempts to get the information that the fans want to know.

And love him or hate him, Ray Hadley was saying exactly what is on all fans minds.

 

[Patorick]

Campbell Joh Bjelke Newman has taken a stunning drop in the polls considering they won the election by one of the biggest margin's ever.

So, can we still call QLD "Campbell Newman's State of Confusion"?

 

[juro]

Clearly this whole saga is a plot by the NRL and AFL to keep the Super Rugby out of the spotlight...

 

[hrundi99]

His constant reference to sponsors also annoyed me - but you got to give it to the guy for looking after his brand.

You don't think sponsors are important?

:?

 

[Brutus]

Can Do is a knob from the ACT.

 

[blukablu]

Clearly this whole saga is a plot by the NRL and AFL to keep the Super Rugby out of the spotlight...

Holy shit, I didn't even realise... You might be onto something.