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Above report is from Jamie Pandaram who has been out to get us from day one.
I wonder if he has even been to Perth to see what is happening here or is he just like all media trying to get the outcome to be the worst so it makes it news worthy.
Having seen fellow journalist being affected by a cull in his industry and its human toll, I am not sure how he can keep towing his same line.
Why the hell would anyone go from Perth to the other club under threat??
Reading between the lines of this journo because the other club isn't under threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jules
Brumbies - 60,152 out of 6 games (AVG 10,025 per game)Quote:
Originally Posted by MI5_Dog
Force - 46,736 out of 5 games (AVG 9,347 per game)
Rebels - 38,912 out of 5 games (AVG 7,782 per game)
*Rebels have played 6 but cant find figures for Chiefs game, also Lions game was reported as under 6000 but counted as 6000 as no definite number reported.
So ARU
You have the brumbies leading the conference and no one goes to games
You have the Rebels in Melbourne the self proclaimed sports capital and no one goes to games
You have Force who is above the Rebels and just below the conference leaders... nib stadiums top 15 attendances, 9 are Force games the least being 16,756.
I have a Suggestion ARU, pull your head out of your ass and support rugby like your meant to and you could of had a decent footing out here. The highest super crowd this year by an Aus conference was the Reds home against the Tahs at 18,781, imagine if you acted as custodians of the game what you could achieve
That is the worst piece of 'hackism' I have ever read. Seems that guy can write whatever rubbish he wants with impunity. He is a disgrace to his profession.
He's not a journo Sandgroper, he's a third rate hack!Quote:
Originally Posted by sandgroperrugby
Hack or not he's got sources that seem to be legitimate.
He's not often wrong.
At least he's a windsock for the ARU
Panda has a direct line to Rob Clarke. I think the ARU strategy is to starve us of players and our goose is cooked.
If this is an ARU policy, it is just showing them as the rugby custodians to be the fools that they are with their dictatorial methodologies.
Mr Clyne could not have been more sanctimonious yesterday if he tried.
Worst case scenario, lets say we loose all 15 unsigned players, I believe that we have more than enough club players in WA prepared to fill the roles, yes we will not be competitive, yes we may not get the crowds we want, but guess what we will still have a super team in WA.
The injunction will hopefully ensure this.
I absolutely agree TG. Hence why there has been stoney silence from them for weeks and weeksQuote:
Originally Posted by travelling_gerry
I'm clinging to hope as so far we have shown we won't be going quietly!!
and yet, rather than stonewalling and taking the injunction to court, they're going for arbitration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alison
A sure sign that their lawyers have determined that arbitration is the cheaper option. Given that RugbyWA are unlikely to settle for any amount, they'd better get back to planning how they can buy the rebels. The RugbyWA board need to realise that they have the ARU over a barrel and refuse to entertain anything short of guaranteed continuation until (at least) 2020. Given the vehemence with which the ARU have been trying to screw us over in favour of Melbourne, I would be looking for terms such as "in perpetuity" to legally require our license to be maintained in WA as long as WA are using it.
Otherwise, they'll simply transfer the license to Melbourne in three years.
I know the public statements from the rebels had highlighted the fact that this is part of the damage do the club and that they would be seeking some remedy in relation to this. We are in exactly (or worse) the same boat there. Another cause of action to sue the ARU if it goes pear shaped.Quote:
Originally Posted by travelling_gerry
Don't all player contracts have to be ratified by the ARU? If that is the case, their tactic maybe to stall on contracts of players signing for the Force while expediting those for other franchises. This way they will freeze us out of any deal with the significant players and leave our playing roster decimated.
A very dangerous game if they try that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kept One
The Force, if we continue as a super rugby club would then be in a position to sue the ARU for losses that arise due to these actions.
You'd almost have to assume that since this announcement, someone from RWA has either emailed, express couriered or is on a plane at the moment to hand deliver to the ARU a bunch of signed contracts that have been sitting in a drawer waiting for when they were able to be used.
Cant imagine that the behind the scenes team have been sitting idle waiting to see if we did get cut or not. especially with so many of the players stating that they want to remain at the force.
You'd like to think something like that has been done. But it"s complicated. Some high profile players, or more specifically player agents, keep their cards very close. Just how the sports business operates today.Quote:
Originally Posted by jono
good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by shasta
Maybe RWA contracts will get a bunch of signed ones back today or tomorrow that have an issue date from earlier in the year but only were signed today or yesterday
RWA - Manager: "sorry to bother you bud, but how come this contract is signed in black ink but the signed date is in blue and in markedly different handwriting"
Manager - RWA: "one of those things mate, but it's signed"
Does anyone know how much a ticket to a Rebels game costs, as opposed to a game at NIB stadium? It looks like it's a lot cheaper to be a Rebels supporter. The actual number of people attending seems to be a diversion from how much money is raised in gate takings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leo86