Just a "feeling" but ............



Lee Smith anyone









Assuming anyone actually understands tha salary cap system in this country!!!

They don't in Aus it would seem

Don't know why, but I have a feeling the locals are going to get behind them regardless, they'll see this as a NSW conspiracy to kill them off thus making it an us vs them thing.

I've seen it already happening at Bigfooty, people who have hanged garbage on the Storm for years talking about them and saying how unfair it all is blah blah blah.

If I wasn't thinking right, I might tend to think this came out now to errm, give a bit of a kick a vic passion involved to pump up the rivalry



Plus I think if the new Union side comes in now and trys to poach a few of their stars, it could really backfire as they'd see it as another sport trying to pick over the bones of their carcase when at their lowest ebb, like kicking a guy when he's down.

It would be a bad move I think for the Rebels to even consider going after any of their stars players now for at least a season.

Plus where dealing with Murdoch here, god knows what they'd do to their own to get a bit of sympathy going and we all know they have the power to change a lot of peoples opinion

You're going to get slapped legs for that my friend.

what shame are you on about?

the nrl leaders emerge from this looking very strong

no other sport would have the guts to do this

sorry, but your AFL bias is showing here

gallop has done an excellent job handling a difficult situation

rather than people hating the storm for cheating, people feel sorry for them because of the harsh penalty

and the massive media weve got has swamped every other sport

union trying to pick on league when they are at a low ebb?

they specialise in it.

www.watoday.com.au/rugby-league/ ... -tj5k.html news ltd will continue backing them for 5 years, shelving plans to sell them now and this news story has made it on Bloomberg!

www.watoday.com.au/rugby-league/ ... -tj5k.html news ltd will continue backing them for 5 years, shelving plans to sell them now and this news story has made it on Bloomberg!

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -tjid.html Observers say that News cannot afford to let the Storm fail because its real interest in the code is in the value of broadcasting matches, through its half-owned Fox Sports channel, and through the advertising it can sell. Without a credible presence in Victoria, the value of NRL falls away because national advertisers want their products seen in all major population centres.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -tjid.html Observers say that News cannot afford to let the Storm fail because its real interest in the code is in the value of broadcasting matches, through its half-owned Fox Sports channel, and through the advertising it can sell. Without a credible presence in Victoria, the value of NRL falls away because national advertisers want their products seen in all major population centres.

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5857647234 As Storm chairman Rob Moodie conceded the playing list would take "huge hits" to get under the cap, Smith said they would try to make it happen without losing anyone.

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5857647234 As Storm chairman Rob Moodie conceded the playing list would take "huge hits" to get under the cap, Smith said they would try to make it happen without losing anyone.

That's great news for the game. If they decided to walk away now it would have been a disaster. Big relief!

Yeah totally agree mate,i've been on Planet Rugby forum and their saying with the Storm out of the NRL that the Rebels(yawn) will take over.

Troll confirmation...

Note mods.

Please identify the next union team to win the WC who hasn't won one...

Please don't make me laugh with France.

There is no one left in union to win it and add another winner.









3/4 versus 4/5.

Fish oil thinks he is on a winner.

Ask eels fan if you have any doubt.

He knows both of us...

Or pop over to totalrl to find two brainboxes discussing both of us...

The braindead who rush to judgment around here still won't understand the depth in that post...









As I said, this will MAKE the Storm.

Sad for the many trolls now attracted to this site by the likes of me but true...

Any of the doubters may step forward and I will now say to them, "I told you so..."





This was the first thing that was bound to happen.

The mindset of News would NEVER let them walk away in this situation...

The making of the Storm starts now.

Surprising as a non-union lover you remain fixed to a rah rah site.

Thanks again for confirmation number 1000.

As for the Rebels, that just shows how stupid Australian union fans (the 3 of them) are and why they will always be the fourth football code or falling here...

why are you on planet rugby if you hate union?

news reports on Bloomberg News, the BBC, across the whole pacific and southern hemisphere.

internet forums for RL in meltdown

internet forums for union and AFL dominated by RL!

wow, even i am shocked at how much attention we are getting.

nrl has seized its place as an important sport on the global scale!

Reuters too...

Seems those claiming NZ, England, France, Australia and PNG were it were....well...wrong.

Quote ="Gijou"Reuters too... Seems those claiming NZ, England, France, Australia and PNG were it were....well...wrong.'" Catch up Gijou. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=453953&start=180 Reuters' job is to pass on news worldwide.

Quote ="Gijou"Reuters too... Seems those claiming NZ, England, France, Australia and PNG were it were....well...wrong.'" Catch up Gijou. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=453953&start=180 Reuters' job is to pass on news worldwide.

I know what Reuters is, twit.

Are you suggesting the news only went to those 5 nations, too?





And good to see you posting and not just reading and then running away again.

Congrats.

Good to see you back.

Sounds like someone grassed them up...... in the same way the Bulldogs laptop was "found" the other year. Other clubs are now a bit jittery.

I'm interested to see if News will call upon the

CEOs
CFOs
Operations Managers
Footy Managers
Recruitment Officers

over the last few years for further info.

Erm No.

Keep chirping. Oh and keep up your marvellous work on here and the NRL forum. It's improved so much since you and your friends joined. Your presence is so much richer for it. So carry on with your cünting people off, jibes and self-indulgence. A troll of the most magnificent order.

Thanks.





When you contribute some ideas to this thread, then you can criticise.

no need for that tone RB

its a public forum

his addition to the forums is appreciated.

i wonder if jj gilitnan thought when he helped set up the nswrl in 1908 that the competition he founded would one day be talked about around the globe like it has