Raiders hint at Carney lifeline

[Mullins_y2k]

cut and paste job from foxsports.com....interesting news...id still take him back.


Raiders refuse to rule out pleading with NRL for Todd Carney's re-entry

By Dean Ritchie
February 13, 2009 CANBERRA chairman John McIntyre Thursday hinted that bad boy Todd Carney could make a shock return to the Raiders this season.
Despite being banned for 2009 by the NRL for repeated off-field indiscretions, Carney may turn out this season with nearby Goulburn.

NRL chief executive David Gallop this week re-affirmed his stance that Carney would not be registered this year. Carney and manager David Riolo met Gallop on Wednesday asking that Carney be allowed to play in Australia this year.

His visa to play in the UK Super League has been blocked.

The Raiders, who terminated Carney's contract last year, must approve a clearance for Carney to play with another club.

"I talk about this matter daily with each board member," McIntyre said.
"Everybody is in support that it's not going to happen."

There was speculation that St George Illawarra had quietly attempted to have Carney play this year with South Coast feeder club Shellharbour.

"Absolutely no chance," McIntyre said.
"If it's at all possible, Goulburn would be the junior club where he would play.

"If something happened through the season where we lost both No.7s, then I would want it to be our club who had the opportunity to go pleading with David Gallop to have him reinstated."

Dragons chief executive Peter Doust was in Perth as his side prepared for a trial match against the Roosters this weekend and was unavailable for comment.

Despite McIntyre's stance, there are factions within the Raiders that do not want Carney back under any circumstances.

Some players are also against him returning to the club.

Gallop said he would consider Carney's return to Canberra if the club asked but said approval was still unlikely.

"We would have to consider it," Gallop said.

"But Canberra's attitude is not the only factor that we would look at if that situation arose."

Canberra was privately miffed at how Carney presented himself at the meeting with Gallop on Wednesday afternoon.

He wore a yellow T-shirt and jeans.

One Raiders source said: "He could have worn a suit and tie."

 

[matt]

:lol:..good lord here too..

i don't care where the kid plays,My preference is for us.

 

[Bay56]

:lol:..good lord here too..

i don't care where the kid plays,My preference is for us.

:lol: :lol: ... he's everywhere!, he's everywhere! ... a bit like chicken man :lol:

I'd love to see a rehabilitated Carney back at the Raiders ... I'd say that McIntyre and Furner are keeping their powder dry.

 

[Chachi]

Hmm, wasn't John McIntyre the one that said Neil Henry was going nowhere?

Ya gotta love the bloke, but he has no idea.

 

[badav]

Hmm, wasn't John McIntyre the one that said Neil Henry was going nowhere?

Ya gotta love the bloke, but he has no idea.

If i was a punter i'd bet that he has alot more control over the situation with carney than he did with henry.

Doesnt change the fact that this is a nothing article with barely any substance.

 

[Raidersrawesome]

Sydney nor the bush for Todd Carney
By Andrew Webster | February 14, 2009 12:00am

In limbo ... deregistered playmaker Todd Carney.

THEY'VE stood shoulder to shoulder on the Todd Carney issue but the NRL and Canberra are set to go head to head over whether the wayward halfback should be allowed to play bush footy for Goulburn as he rebuilds his shattered life and career.

Carney's manager, David Riolo, has been frantically trying to find somewhere - anywhere! - for his client to play.

His junior club have emerged as an option, although the Raiders board is adamant he should sit the year out completely.

"We would be vehemently opposed to it," Raiders chairman John McIntyre reckons. NRL boss David Gallop wasn't so sure when this column spoke to him yesterday: "Registration is ultimately a question for the Country Rugby League, but we wouldn't stand in the way. Whether the Raiders like it or not, it's not their call."

You can understand Canberra, who have afforded Carney far more chances than the second one Riolo is seeking, digging in on this one. Carney had the option to stay at the Raiders on $350,000 plus loose change a year, as long as he abided by a four-point plan that effectively involved keeping off the ink.

Would you, sports fans, stay sober for a year if it meant keeping your job worth 350 large? Holy hell, it would be tough - but ultimately it's a no-brainer. (If you really wanted a drink, you could sneak in a few in the backyard.)

So, has Carney been poorly advised? Has Riolo been caught out playing poker with a bad hand?

Raiders prop Dane Tilse sat out a year for running through a Bathurst dorm and letting rip with a fire extinguisher. He spent a year laying bricks with his father. Some hard work might be good for Todd Carney's soul.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

 

[Bay56]

"We would be vehemently opposed to it," Raiders chairman John McIntyre reckons. NRL boss David Gallop wasn't so sure when this column spoke to him yesterday: "Registration is ultimately a question for the Country Rugby League, but we wouldn't stand in the way. Whether the Raiders like it or not, it's not their call."

FFS McIntyre get a life ... build a bridge ... *insert other cliches*

Are these the words of a vindictive man or from one that has other plans for Carney.

YOU sacked him McIntyre ... now let the boy get on with his life.

 

[Chachi]

To be fair, I have no problem with him playing group footy. I'm still strongly opposed to him playing NRL though (which clearly won't happen in 2009).

IMO he needs to do what Tilse did and try a regular job for a while. I mean the kid (who is actually 23 this year) has no idea about the real world and his manager is a f**kwit - he turns up to an appeal with David Gallop wearing a tshirt and jeans for heavens sake! That's just one example of the poor conduct they've both displayed over the last few years.

I'm actually really worried about the guy if his footy career turns to sh*t. He got pulled out of school early to concentrate on footy, he's been put up on a pedastal for it since he was a teenager and he doesn't have the family background to support him doing anything but that. It may be cruel to say, but you just need to hear him talk to realise there's not a great deal going on upstairs besides his footy. There's only so much the Raiders can do for the kid but even if he does continue his career in 2010 you have to worry how he's going to cope. One day he will just have to grow up.

 

[Chachi]

If i was a punter i'd bet that he has alot more control over the situation with carney than he did with henry.

Doesnt change the fact that this is a nothing article with barely any substance.

To an extent, but he is one voice from a board of executives who run the club. His opinion in isolation means nothing.

 

[Macko8]

Get him doing 12 hr shut down shifts for a year and review the situation after that

 

[badav]

To an extent, but he is one voice from a board of executives who run the club. His opinion in isolation means nothing.

He's the chairman of the board so hes not one voice in isolation. Hes the guy who speaks on behalf of the board.

 

[sydraider]

Only interested if we are desperate for a 7 during the season.

 

[Chachi]

He's the chairman of the board so hes not one voice in isolation. Hes the guy who speaks on behalf of the board.

Tell that to Don Furner. Just because you're the chairman it doesn't mean your personal opinion is the way it's going to be. Decisions like this are clearly made a board level with a bit more thought than a random conversation with a journalist...but OK, if Todd Carney wears a Raiders jersey this season I'll sincerely apologise to John McIntyre.

 

[Sydney_Raider]

Only interested if we are desperate for a 7 during the season.

Well apparently Herbert has already strained his hamstring (again). There is a serious question mark about his ability to get through a season of football and I will in no way be surprised if Carney is re-instated at some stage this year. In fact, I support it, if he is prepared to adopt the no drink policy as he has indicated.

 

[Raidersrawesome]

Well apparently Herbert has already strained his hamstring (again). There is a serious question mark about his ability to get through a season of football and I will in no way be surprised if Carney is re-instated at some stage this year. In fact, I support it, if he is prepared to adopt the no drink policy as he has indicated.

What would his attitude be like , that would be my main concern. playing for the team that sacked you, I cant see it happening , Im more than happy with the Herb , McCrone , Smith and Picker as our depth.

 

[sydraider]

Like I said, only if we are desperate, I cant imagine team harmony would be too good if carney came back.