Quote Originally Posted by chrisk View Post
I know there's a lot of talk about how the ARU couldn't shut down the Rebels because they sold their licence, but quite frankly I just don't believe it. I do not believe that there isn't an early termination clause in the Rebels contract which the ARU could have exercised if they had wanted to (given it might have cost a bit however). I'm sure an early termination clause would have been something Andrew Cox would have insisted upon, and probably the foundation of the commercial contract. I'm sure the "put" option is only half the story.
Given that they are safe then every other team was also safe. Meaning the selection process is as we thought BS.