Rumours and Stuff

[Trifili13]

That won't happen.

The judge will either say the contract by us is enforceable or it's not.

Then hopefully he says it's enforceable.

 

[Trifili13]

Or is hit in an awkward tackle and snaps his knee in two places and becomes an expensive plodder

I thought NAS left the Storm

 

[85 Baby]

That won't happen.

The judge will either say the contract by us is enforceable or it's not.

They MAY direct something in between but it’ll depend on wording of release

 

[Snoochies]

For the sake of you Parra fans, I hope it doesn't go like this:

Judge: Parra, take him back or release him from his non-compete clause.
Parra: we have no cap space left as we have signed a replacement player as Lomax told us he no longer wanted to play in the NRL and was happy to sign the release.
Judge: so do a deal with another NRL club.
Parra: we have tried but will only do it on our terms as Storm is trying to screw us.
Judge: well bad luck, you must release him.
Parra: we have been shafted and screwed.

Lomax joins Storm and kicks the winning field goal against his former team in round 1. Sound familiar?

Won't happen, if there is one thing that Lomax is terrible at it's kicking goals, not only on the field but off the field as well by the looks of it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thanks for some useful Information....

That’s ok

 

[Poupou Escobar]

For the sake of you Parra fans, I hope it doesn't go like this:

Judge: Parra, take him back or release him from his non-compete clause.
Parra: we have no cap space left as we have signed a replacement player as Lomax told us he no longer wanted to play in the NRL and was happy to sign the release.
Judge: so do a deal with another NRL club.
Parra: we have tried but will only do it on our terms as Storm is trying to screw us.
Judge: well bad luck, you must release him.
Parra: we have been shafted and screwed.

Lomax joins Storm and kicks the winning field goal against his former team in round 1. Sound familiar?

I look at it like this; suppose he was still at Parra but didn’t want to be here anyway. Would you keep him just because he has a contract? There is an opportunity cost to having any player on your books, so you’re better off rissoling merkins who don’t want to be there. You can use the cap space somewhere else. Even if it’s just re-signing existing players ‘cheaper’ by frontloading them with a signing bonus.

 

[Legal Eel]

Plenty of bad faith smartarse merkins around here. For example, apparently nOtHiNg Is ThE cOaCh’S jOb.

Feeling a bit irrelevant? Needed to start a BA brawl to soothe the inner troll?

 

[Soren Lorenson]

The NRL NEED Melbourne to stay strong

Why?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Feeling a bit irrelevant? Needed to start a BA brawl to soothe the inner troll?

You think people come here to feel relevant? That says a lot about you.

I’m just here to have a giggle and discuss footy. If that leads to robust disagreement, that’s fine. Nobody’s going to get hurt.

 

[hindy111]

I look at it like this; suppose he was still at Parra but didn’t want to be here anyway. Would you keep him just because he has a contract? There is an opportunity cost to having any player on your books, so you’re better off rissoling merkins who don’t want to be there. You can use the cap space somewhere else. Even if it’s just re-signing existing players ‘cheaper’ by frontloading them with a signing bonus.

At some point one must stand up for themselves and not be a cuck. Otherwise you're going to be trodden on forever. This isnt about just Lomax. This is setting an example for our playing group. Otherwise we'd end up like the Tigers. If we lose 200k so be it.

 

[Legal Eel]

You think people come here to feel relevant? That says a lot about you.

I’m just here to have a giggle and discuss footy. If that leads to robust disagreement, that’s fine. Nobody’s going to get hurt.

Not people? Just you.

 

[Soto]

Can the footy please just start...
Too much bickering

 

[Poupou Escobar]

At some point one must stand up for themselves and not be a cuck. Otherwise you're going to be trodden on forever. This isnt about just Lomax. This is setting an example for our playing group. Otherwise we'd end up like the Tigers. If we lose 200k so be it.

On the other hand, professional soccer clubs that refuse to accept transfer requests get a reputation for being places players can get stuck at. This makes recruitment/retention more difficult (i.e. more expensive).

There’s always two sides to the coin. Our management have obviously decided we won’t let player agents walk all over us, and the consequence is now the narrative that we are ‘difficult to deal with’. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, but if you’re not careful you might end up with no cake, and also not be able to eat it. Or something.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Not people? Just you.

Well as long as you’re having fun continuing to think and talk about me, I won’t stop you. Living rent free in your head would be more pleasant if you’d clean up all the shit in here.

 

[viole02]

On the other hand, professional soccer clubs that refuse to accept transfer requests get a reputation for being places players can get stuck at. This makes recruitment/retention more difficult (i.e. more expensive).

There’s always two sides to the coin. Our management have obviously decided we won’t let player agents walk all over us, and the consequence is now the narrative that we are ‘difficult to deal with’. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, but if you’re not careful you might end up with no cake, and also not be able to eat it. Or something.

I think overall league sentiment even amongst players is that we are in the right here. If anything our club has been incredibly accommodating of Zacs request of leaving 3 years early. So if im the club im not worried about being seen as a difficult to deal with club because we really arent. In fact i feel like weve let players go so they can chase more money (regardless of whos benefit)

 

[hineyrulz]

Being a smartass isn't the coaches job

Being smart as well by the looks.

 

[hindy111]

Why?

Strictly business. Sydney clubs going poorly means new young fans/kids will generally chose a stronger side but still be potential lifetime fans of the NRL and not lost to the game.
Storm going poorly means you may never attract those kids/peoples attention to begin with.

Fans = Money

 

[Soren Lorenson]

NRL will benefit waaaaay more from having strong Sydney and QLD clubs. If Melbourne fell over tomorrow, no one would suffer. In fact it would strengthen the rest of the league, especially the underrepresented QLD market.

 

[Eelementary]

NRL will benefit waaaaay more from having strong Sydney and QLD clubs. If Melbourne fell over tomorrow, no one would suffer. In fact it would strengthen the rest of the league, especially the underrepresented QLD market.

I agree.

It would be the NRL's wet dream to see the Eels "do a Penrith" - could you imagine the merchandise revenue, ticket sales, memberships, TV viewership, etc. if Parramatta became dominant?

We are a massively-supported club.

It's in the NRL's best interests to see us do well.

But their job is to manage the league as a whole, which would entail unbiased processes.

Having said that, I'm not sure why they felt the need to back the Storm in this Lomax situation.

 

[hindy111]

On the other hand, professional soccer clubs that refuse to accept transfer requests get a reputation for being places players can get stuck at. This makes recruitment/retention more difficult (i.e. more expensive).

There’s always two sides to the coin. Our management have obviously decided we won’t let player agents walk all over us, and the consequence is now the narrative that we are ‘difficult to deal with’. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, but if you’re not careful you might end up with no cake, and also not be able to eat it. Or something.

Firstly it's Football not soccer.


As far as "hard to deal with" Do we have a long track record of this sort of behaviour or is it a unique situation? I cant think of this happening recently to earn ud this sort of reputation. Perhaps if it happened multiple times I'd agree.

To me it shows we are firm and no bullshit. No beating around the bush or playing games. Whilst plenty of bullshit artists are successful its generally short lived. If you want long term success you must gain trust and respect.