Senate hearing - Wednesday

[Bakkies]

Mothy is there anyway you can persuade 6PR to put up Sen Reynolds' interview on the website? That's the only way of people listening to it if they missed it. I have missed recent interviews on there because they don't put up the full show on podcast.

[lou]

Seriously what the hell kind of organisation just doesn't answer your calls or get back to you!! Senator Reynolds said that The rats arse are not getting back to rugby Wa. What the hell does the 140 staff in that new building do!! Hopefully writing there resignation letters (well a girl can dream!!)

I have it on good authority that the Board members are in London - so they can hardly be expected to reply - no doubt senior execs are too.

I seem to recall a time when Rob Clarke was CEO of the Rebels and he took the entire admin staff up to Brisbane for the Reds V Rebels match .

these things happen Linda get over it (that was sarcasm)

[Bakkies]

Seriously what the hell kind of organisation just doesn't answer your calls or get back to you!! Senator Reynolds said that The rats arse are not getting back to rugby Wa. What the hell does the 140 staff in that new building do!! Hopefully writing there resignation letters (well a girl can dream!!)

An organisation can't be arsed and isn't made accountable for. As far as I know the Chairman operates on terms, I can't remember how long for.

There is more than 140 staff there. That's only full time employees. It doesn't count contractors, coaches, players, match officials. Team doctors, physios, analysts are probably under contractors.

[Bakkies]

I have it on good authority that the Board members are in London - so they can hardly be expected to reply - no doubt senior execs are too.

Depends on when they were contacted as there were recent meetings in Tokyo around the timing of the RWC draw.

[UAUdiver1959]

Heard RA not cutting RugbyWA any slack and are insisting on $800,000 to pay their legal bills. RugbyWA will probably go into voluntary administration before the weekend.
Forgive the Rebels upwards of $20m but petty and vengeful when dealing with us.

[Bakkies]

The arseholes can pay for it themselves. They can afford spend money on a pointless re-brand. Time for the WA Government to get the lawyers out that will scare the crap out of the bastards.

[UAUdiver1959]

Agree. McGowan has to man up. He would get my diehard Liberal vote

[Bakkies]

Definitely. Pretty sure I read a comment from Jodi Hodgson the other day stating that Arseholes R Us still haven't contacted them or the players.

[forced logic]

Heard RA not cutting RugbyWA any slack and are insisting on $800,000 to pay their legal bills. RugbyWA will probably go into voluntary administration before the weekend.
Forgive the Rebels upwards of $20m but petty and vengeful when deal with us.

I know it sounds cynical, in fact it is cynical, but I believe this may not be the worst thing ever. What better way to end this whole shambles than calling their bluff. They think that Andrew and co will bail out RugbyWA and therefore line the pockets of Rats Arse. Calling their bluff would surely make them the first national governing body to single handedly and intentionally bankrupt one of their own departments. Confirming to the world what we all already know. It will break all ties with Rats Arse. Then the money can come from the passionate donors of WA to start up a new Rugby governing body based in WA to go with our future tournament based in the same state. I don't know the ins and outs of folding our state branch but I do believe we are better off on our own. There is more passion here than the rest of the country, we have the strongest development program (well we did and will again) here in the whole country and there is more money here (now) for rugby than the rest of the country. We can re-build on our own. This time the east coast will have no rights to get their dirty mitts on our hard work.

[Leo86]

Heard RA not cutting RugbyWA any slack and are insisting on $800,000 to pay their legal bills. RugbyWA will probably go into voluntary administration before the weekend.
Forgive the Rebels upwards of $20m but petty and vengeful when dealing with us.

They really dont want rugby in WA

[Leo86]

I know it sounds cynical, in fact it is cynical, but I believe this may not be the worst thing ever. What better way to end this whole shambles than calling their bluff. They think that Andrew and co will bail out RugbyWA and therefore line the pockets of Rats Arse. Calling their bluff would surely make them the first national governing body to single handedly and intentionally bankrupt one of their own departments. Confirming to the world what we all already know. It will break all ties with Rats Arse. Then the money can come from the passionate donors of WA to start up a new Rugby governing body based in WA to go with our future tournament based in the same state. I don't know the ins and outs of folding our state branch but I do believe we are better off on our own. There is more passion here than the rest of the country, we have the strongest development program (well we did and will again) here in the whole country and there is more money here (now) for rugby than the rest of the country. We can re-build on our own. This time the east coast will have no rights to get their dirty mitts on our hard work.

RugbyWA folds, enter WA Rugby...

[Jules]

I know it sounds cynical, in fact it is cynical, but I believe this may not be the worst thing ever. What better way to end this whole shambles than calling their bluff. They think that Andrew and co will bail out RugbyWA and therefore line the pockets of Rats Arse. Calling their bluff would surely make them the first national governing body to single handedly and intentionally bankrupt one of their own departments. Confirming to the world what we all already know. It will break all ties with Rats Arse. Then the money can come from the passionate donors of WA to start up a new Rugby governing body based in WA to go with our future tournament based in the same state. I don't know the ins and outs of folding our state branch but I do believe we are better off on our own. There is more passion here than the rest of the country, we have the strongest development program (well we did and will again) here in the whole country and there is more money here (now) for rugby than the rest of the country. We can re-build on our own. This time the east coast will have no rights to get their dirty mitts on our hard work.

Yes if it could be done.. giving those w@@kers one cent just sux! Surely though with what has come out of senate enquiry could we counter sue for something!! Even the threat of it?

[UAUdiver1959]

It will be a PR nightmare for the ARU, this will get our cause back into the electronic and print media. An absolute nightmare......

[Alison]

Heard RA not cutting RugbyWA any slack and are insisting on $800,000 to pay their legal bills. RugbyWA will probably go into voluntary administration before the weekend.
Forgive the Rebels upwards of $20m but petty and vengeful when dealing with us.

I f*cking HATE THEM!!! They send the whole crooked board and shonky as hell execs on an all expenses paid 5 star f*cking junket to London but are quite happy to send RugbyWA to the wall for daring to fight for what is right??? What kind of monsters are these sad f*cks??!!!!

[sandgroperrugby]

It will be a PR nightmare for the ARU, this will get our cause back into the electronic and print media. An absolute nightmare......

Especially if the rumours of the ARU bailing the Reds out are true.