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Yeah, that's the plus side, there's plenty of negatives for them as well. Not saying they shouldn't survive the cull, but not even considering them, weakens the perception that the review is not being used to justify their decision. Instead of using the review to decide without fear or favour...

^^^^^ has it always been so? Or just since they stopped being proud of their endeavours?

You can't just sack the CEO. He signed an agreement with the ARU. They can't just ignore signed agreements when it suits them can they:)

Hasn't every franchise needed bailing out at some time? As we all know both the Rebels & Force were bailed out in recent years. The Brumbies would have also needed bailing out if they didn't haveover $10M to burn through. The Reds have also been bleeding money. The Tahs were pretty much saved...

They are all sustainable if they are paid their proper share of tv revenue. When the tv revenue went up by 148%, it had nothing to do with any increased interest in test rugby, the ARU payments to each franchise didn't increase by 148% If the ARU withhold revenue earned by the Super franchises...

They are fighting for their survival. Don't blame them if the ARU behaves in a manner that is contrary to what they agreed to,in writing. Blame the ARU for being inconsistent. Make them accountable for their poor decisions,

NZ get off Scot free, cos the NZRU didn't volunteer to cut one of their teams. The ARU did, that's why we are dropping a team, and that's why this thread is littered with derogatory statements about the ARU's CEO & Boards lack of competence. That's obviously ignoring the fact, that the only 2...

Probably for $1k to some mug, who willI on sell it for $4- 5M....

And that's without even considering their style of play.....

Haven't read it, but it's definitely covered under "the vibe"

Yep, a very heavy hit. Very unlucky for the ARU! who would have thought that the Rebels would have read recent statements by the ARU,that they sold a franchise knowing that a 5 team model was unsustainable, and failed to disclose it to them? So unlucky.... Edit: too slow RH beat me to it.

Didn't they punt their CEO after their balance date? If,so, there goes the last of their cash reserves....

Then I would suggest that APS Schools are churning out brighter boys than the GPS system. They are running rings around our fellas.

Hahaha, well done,Best trolling post in this thread. The way to grow nationally is to focus even more on 6 or so privileged Schools in Sydney.....

500 hours community service..... You've now got a groundskeeper :)

No one knows the solution with certainty. But anyone who has given any thought at all to it, would identify that we are ever so slowly being professionally steered into a mother fucking iceberg. Changing nothing is settling for a death by a thousand cuts.

Budgets & Funding have nothing to do with their world view. My point is basically, due to their narrow experience, they literally don't understand the issues. Pulver turns up to his kids GPS School Rugby, and cos it looks just as healthy as it did in his day, he assumes Rugby juniors are doing...

that their backgrounds! That's their Rugby experience!

Who is imposing this tight deadline? why? Give each side sufficient time to put together a package. If the Force raises the projected pledges, then that obviously more substantive than Pie in the sky projections. If Cox wants to do that as well,fine, but I think that's unlikely as it makes an...

FFS for the thousandth time SS gets no funding from ARU, and is not lobbying for clubs to receive handouts from Billy P. In any case, it's not coming Remember his pissing it up against the wall comment? They are talking about investing resources into grass roots ie juniors. Do you realise that...