Salary Cap

[Noise]

I can't fu*king wait until the end of the month so we can find out if we are fu*ked or not.

Yep, it's going to be a long month. I'm waiting on the outcome before i pull the trigger on a season pass again. Will be too pissed off to go every week if we start on -4.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'll be excited about every game, as usual. It doesn't matter how many competition points we're on.

 

[Noise]

I'll still look forward to every game but will watch more on tv. not dropping hundreds of dollars and making the 2hr round trip each week if we are way behind the rest of the comp before a ball is kicked.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't care where we are on the ladder, I take each game on its own merits. And our ability to win any given game depends on the quality of the team more than our position on the ladder. Losing four competition points won't make our team any less likely to win each week.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I don't care where we are on the ladder, I take each game on its own merits. And our ability to win any given game depends on the quality of the team more than our position on the ladder. Losing four competition points won't make our team any less likely to win each week.

If they are still on -4 after a month of football then I reckon it might.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If they are still on -4 after a month of football then I reckon it might.

Four straight losses would sap their confidence whether they started with a points penalty or not.

 

[Noise]

I don't care where we are on the ladder, I take each game on its own merits. And our ability to win any given game depends on the quality of the team more than our position on the ladder. Losing four competition points won't make our team any less likely to win each week.

Bullshit. I'm sure you prefer to be first than last.

 

[Twizzle]

I see Proszenko is sinking the boot into us once again, this time its an article about the $50K we are paying Hayne while he plays in the NFL.

There is an article in the NRL forum that he has produced today, pretty old news just being regurgitated. The guy seems intent on sinking the boot into us at every opportunity.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Bullshit. I'm sure you prefer to be first than last.

Because if we're first it means we have a great team likely to win the next game. If we're last it means we have a shithouse team likely to lose.

But with a -4 penalty we'll know our team is better than our ladder position indicates. Whether we are likely to win any given game is more dependent on the quality of our team than our position on the ladder, because, as I've told you a dozen times already our ladder position will be less indicative of the quality of our team (and thus the chance of winning the next game) than if there was no penalty.

So if we win our first four games I will be very excited about our chances in round five. Even though we would only be on four competition points, I would be as excited as if we were on eight points. More excited, in fact, than if we were on only four points (from two wins and two losses) or even six points (three wins) with no points penalty.

 

[hineyrulz]

Lol.

 

[Bigfella]

I see Proszenko is sinking the boot into us once again, this time its an article about the $50K we are paying Hayne while he plays in the NFL.

There is an article in the NRL forum that he has produced today, pretty old news just being regurgitated. The guy seems intent on sinking the boot into us at every opportunity.

Are we all agreed there is a sustained and deliberate Fairfax campaign to give us bad publicity on this?

Do we know why? Is the nrl leaking it to the reporter to take the public backlash out of any points penalty they impose? Is it a club factional issue?

The worst thing of course is that we have yet again given the sabotaging party plenty of ammunition.

This Fairfax style reporting is nothing new. All sorts of authorities seem to have exclusive arrangements with various Fairfax reporters. ICAC stories seemed to miraculously break in the herald for example, which I am sure is purely a coincidence...

It would seem to be unprecedented for the nrl to do this sort of thing. Does anyone believe that's what his is.

I know people have speculated about the relationship between the ex Chairman and this journo. But would Roy have access to all this stuff.

Isn't the source and reason for these leaks at least as big a story as the content of the recent reports?

Why do we always get used as the media whipping boy?

 

[Twizzle]

I dont get why he'd regurgitate this old article without an agenda.

I mean does anyone really think that the $50K we are paying Hayne is not included in last years salary cap ?

How the f**k is this even news ?

 

[strider]

re: the watmough TPA thing ... who at our club would be responsible for such reporting of it to the NRL?

The CEO? The football manger? ... our CEO situation was a bit f**ked up when this would have been organised

 

[El Diablo]

this guy is a f**kwit. so even more elections or lose points http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...t/news-story/7e0c6ad1c7220b9a3a7db13d0ada6f7f

Parramatta to determine whether they lose points: John Grant

The Australian
February 8, 2016 12:00AM

Brent Read
Senior sports writer
Sydney

ARL Commission chairman John Grant has put the heat back on Parramatta as the deadline for governance reform approaches, insisting the Eels and not the game’s governing body will determine whether the club starts the season minus four premiership points.

Parramatta have until the end of this month to adhere to a series of recommendations resulting from a review of the club by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. At the same time, the Eels are also the subject of salary cap investigations involving deals with Anthony Watmough and Jarryd Hayne.

It is understood the Eels have indicated they are prepared to fight any sanctions imposed by the NRL. Regardless, the clock is ticking on a club that has been its own worst enemy in recent years.

“We’re in discussions with Parramatta at the moment,” Grant said.

“Parramatta from an administration point of view made a lot of mistakes over the last few years and blew up its salary cap on a number of occasions.

“They need to improve. We all agreed let’s get an independent report, let’s understand what’s going on from a governance point of view, let’s get your salary cap sorted out, when that independent report comes down there is going to be a bunch of recommendations and they’re going to have to be implemented to improve the performance of this club because not only do you put players at risk, but you damage the perception of the game.

“All that is happening is it is coming to a deadline. We’re in constant discussion with them at the moment because we’re quite accepting and understanding that it is a complex governance at the moment.

“But the report is very clear and there needs to be an active process of implementing those recommendations or there needs to be a very clear statement of intent to implement those recommendations.”

Asked about the prospect of Parramatta starting the season four points behind everyone else, Grant said: “We’re not making that decision, they are making that decision.

“They’re making the decision about whether they implement the recommendation of the PWC report. If they don’t implement the recommendations of the PWC report to our satisfaction or to something we agree, then they are actually penalising themselves four points. They know it is there. They have known since the middle of last year.”

 

[Tommy Coco]

I am loath to talk club politics for a bunch of reasons but do we just need to count "rub out" Fitz and Spag's and the horrible factionalism is done?

Was it this bad 20-25 years into Fitz's reign? I understand the end of his time, through 3P and into the present with PF its rife but is attrition of these previous incompetent boards running its course?

Are these two ruled out of eligibility yet? If they are is the independents running their races nearly as damaging as the big tickets?

If Jodeci, Bongo and Ben smith make an impact (is this even likely) and 2/3's remain. Are the events as likely to be as blood thirsty?

 

[hindy111]

because if we're first it means we have a great team likely to win the next game. If we're last it means we have a shithouse team likely to lose.

But with a -4 penalty we'll know our team is better than our ladder position indicates. Whether we are likely to win any given game is more dependent on the quality of our team than our position on the ladder, because, as i've told you a dozen times already our ladder position will be less indicative of the quality of our team (and thus the chance of winning the next game) than if there was no penalty.

So if we win our first four games i will be very excited about our chances in round five. Even though we would only be on four competition points, i would be as excited as if we were on eight points. More excited, in fact, than if we were on only four points (from two wins and two losses) or even six points (three wins) with no points penalty.

simple answer - your just being a dickhead.......

 

[Stagger eel]

I'd say John Bolous will have his work cut out fixing the wedge between a board and chairman that will stand their ground and the football department and fans who will suffer in the end if it happens...

interesting times.

 

[hineyrulz]

If we lose 4 points Sharp has to fall on his sword it's as simple as that, it's just not good enough.

We can blame the NRL all we want but at the end of the day this was all our own doing.

 

[Twizzle]

He's not available at the moment, he's gone out to buy a trophy cabinet

 

[Gronk]

If we lose 4 points Sharp has to fall on his sword it's as simple as that, it's just not good enough.

We can blame the NRL all we want but at the end of the day this was all our own doing.

OMG read it. John Grant clearly says ..

“But the report is very clear and there needs to be an active process of implementing those recommendations or there needs to be a very clear statement of intent to implement those recommendations.”

Put your tin foil hats away merkin.