So, $80 mil to save the Force from the chop? From Panda.
Guess all it needed was formal offer in writing...
Still, Panda is right about this one.
Once the Rebels were sold to the VRU, they were off the table.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...d/news-story/cbced8f8d06c5b727fd2182b2b1118a0
ARU chairman Cameron Clyne told Andrew Forrest it would take $80 million to secure the Western Force’s future at the infamous meeting in Adelaide on August 22.
Guess all it needed was formal offer in writing...
The ARU requested specifics of the offer in writing by the Force after the meeting that Forrest had pledged to do whatever it takes to save them and that “you should not be doubting his word or his intent”.
Still, Panda is right about this one.
In reality the ARU’s mind was made up. SANZAAR wanted 15 teams, and by then the Melbourne Rebels’ ownership had changed hands to the VRU, leaving the Force as the only option to cut.
Once the Rebels were sold to the VRU, they were off the table.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...d/news-story/cbced8f8d06c5b727fd2182b2b1118a0