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Don't take this as a SS whinge, it's about the CEO's perspective about what's important. He tells the clubs he will never reinstate the ARU funding of $300k pa, because they will piss it up against the wall. Meanwhile...... $28 fucking million goes to bailing out Super franchises over 4...

^^^When the woods lost one of their best forwards & their 10, I (incorrectly) believed their year was gone.

There's just not the depth in this game to replicate this. 90-0 score lines come with additional safety concerns. When you are outclassed in Soccer, you are not at risk of severe injuries, not so in Rugby.

Cmon mum, you're not seriously suggesting that the only facilities available to colts is that oval?

I have no doubt Uni has a great program. I know they work both hard and smart. some rockstars recruit themselves, because there are clear benefits in being with a strong performing club, with great influence with pro recruiters. I get that, and good luck to them. It's the ones that they chase...

Greenbergs effectiveness in either role is irrelevant, he was appointed only a couple of months after Smith started,well before media negotiations had commenced. Square peg, in a round hole. Smith was a poor hire, because he had no understanding of the culture of the game, he thought it was no...

^^^^Nope, bear in mind, that was a Danny Weidler article, so balance is not even a consideration...... Not saying it was warranted,but Smith was copping it from all quarters for most of his time there. He had to appoint Todd Greenberg in a new role, to shutdown widespread complaints about his...

Well, that's sums up the problem. Those that can make those decisions, don't want to, either because of self interest, or that because of their narrow focus, can't see the problems in front of them. As an aside, the ARL commission set up only a few years ago is a,ready a mess. Head honcho John...

Not a little but, a lot. Both these teams can, and do beat the top 4 teams. Their replacements will be a human bye for the top teams for the foreseeable future. Damn!

Same thing happened at Wellington didn't it? It's obviously a serious concern.

They wouldn't sue them for damages. They would seek an injunction to stop the ARU from pursuing that objective. I assume.

It was a bit of chore to subscribe, I think it was actually a news Corp subscription. But on game day if you tried to log on,right on kick off, their system would shit itself. They would also continually tell me that my password (that I use for everything, so I didn't forget it) was invalid...

I did, and it was a fucking nightmare!

No doubt, there's no absolute right or wrong call on who you pay what. there is good solid reasoning for both viewpoints. But it's there's more than a touch of all your eggs in one basket IMO. If he goes down with a long term injury, that, combined with the opportunity cost of losing several...

Of course it's about affordability. What if his market value was $3M? Do you still support paying him that,cos its market value? My hypothetical values gave him 1/20th of the entire pool, if that's close to the mark,I think that's too much for any one player, regardless of his ability. How many...

^^^^ I think they do a pretty good job organising reasonable comps. The above example seems to be an outlier IMO. I'm confident that Gregs will be given a quiet word about their squad selections.

I agree with this totally, it's about how big a slice of the pie he is getting. IF the total wages bill is say $28M, and IF he is effectively getting $1.4M, then they are making a rod for their own back.

You happy with 6th?(and a long way from 5th) They were saying last night, that NZ has NEVER failed to qualify for the main draw, we did 3 times this year. We have a good squad despite the deficiencies in recruitment, but they rarely perform to their potential. It is a poor overall result, make...

Anything at all is a positive step ........unless of course it comes with Pulver's 'user pays' philosophy

The CBA is irrelevant, we are losing players year on year because the money available is not enough to keep all of them here.Without a CBA , salaries would be close to what we have,or there would be an additional 50 players going overseas. The argument is who gets what part of the pie.