Cheers for this.
I smell greed from all parties.
Do you know who loses in all of this....the fans.
Manly supporters, St George over Hunt, we've also been burnt several times but then their was Teddy with Canberra.
The NRL have got their hands tied somewhat. Look how much grief was caused with the on again off again negotiations between Abdoe and Newton.
The players managers are getting too much power and some are backed by the big players Gould and Politas.
I think in all the mess that player negotiations are causing, we the fans are losing out big time.
The NRL know that we will watch the Tigers play, even if we are left with 30 x 18 year old players because we didn't have enough fire power at the table.
The NRL want to keep expanding the competition whilst there's hardly enough to have more two or three marquee players at our existing clubs.
So what is happing now is players who are marquee players arseholes are being thrown heaps of cash all because the agents know they are untouchable.
If every supporter failed to turn up to any games all year until this contract process got fixed up it never will.
In fact it's going to get worse.
Since the salary cap went up and up so did the agents involvement.
All done whilst the NRL who ratifies contracts keeps quiet, hoping the backlash will all go away. So let's talk about Las Vegas next year whilst a foundation club implodes or a group club powerhouse has to close it's doors whilst Perth gets a licence.
Rugby league is facing challenges in country NSW due to a lack of participation, funding and an aggressive approach by the AFL.
The game is prospering at the elite level, demonstrated by the NRL’s increasing attendance and rising TV ratings, but is struggling at the grassroots. Just ask Tamworth RL.
As I said yesterday, our NSW and Qld coastal area breeding grounds need to be shored up.....na, let's talk about poor DCE.
Or more recently, state leagues are preparing legal action against NRL over funding or lack thereof. Sort it out for yourselves say the NRL.
Does anyone care are who finances the NRL as an whole?
It's the fans....yes the fans. Without us, there would be no sponsors, no TV deals, just park footy where it all started years before we were all born.