AFL corruption yet again

[Ancient Tiger]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

 

[woopedazz]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

Gold Coast are a pathetic charity case and deserve to be treated as such.

I'm perfectly okay with this favouritism; as long as it doesn't lead to overcorrection.

 

[Hamingja]

If they let Ablett go they can frontload Lynch's contract

But apparently the GC should force Ablett to stay or retire, carry his salary in the cap, and cut their nose off to spite their face because their salary cap doesn't matter.

 

[Taylor]

I don't think the public really want to know the extent of the AFL's ambassador program, throwing money at stars to stay in clubs, outside the cap

 

[Benny78]

It's not Gold Coast. It's any struggling club that isn't St Kilda and Bulldogs. They for some reason are abandoned by the AFL and left to die.

 

[Aramis]

Few points.

1. I think there is actually some merit in having some ambassadorial role up on the Gold Coast and a player like Tom Lynch fits the mould you want for that role talent wise, personality wise probably not so much.

2. “We would never pay a guy in advance,” McLachlan told Fox Footy’s On The Couch......... Well of course you wouldn't pay ambassadorial payments to someone who may not be at the club, you need some guarantee that they will remain in that market for the long term, you know so you actually see a return on those payments? thats the goal right?. HOWEVER slipping this tempter in there as a conditional offer stinks of shit, cant believe this bloke is running the league, the level of professionalism is extraordinarily poor.

3. Third, final and most important point... stop treating us like idiots, if the AFL wants to come out and endorse Tom Lynch staying at Gold Coast I think you will find most fans would be accepting of that and actually have respect for that decision... Dressing it up as ambassadorial payments in some really poor attempt to appear to remain impartial is pathetic and most fans see right through it.

I don't like it but Gold Coast is the proverbial frog in water being slowly brought to boil. I hope they can turn it around but I cant see it happening.

I cant be the only one who is embarrassed that this guy is running our league? Read this gem...
“If he re-signed with the Suns and he’s the right guy to be an ambassador on the Gold Coast and Queensland, we’d do that. And he’s the type of guy who would. But we would never do a deal in advance.”
Well you wouldnt do a deal in advance yet you've just confirmed that you will do the deal at a later stage if Tom Lynch signs a contract with the Suns? Guess what you muppet, thats dealing in advance.

ps it was a nice overdue and much needed melt at the AFL.

 

[kreglze]

Sorry we can't swing Tommy a Jeep instead, or get him some nice slice of pie of those Footy Show payments every week.

 

[Bluelegs]

Send him to North Korea to negotiate with Kim Jong Un.

Honestly what on earth does a football club need an 'ambassador' for?

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

For a bloke so concerned with "optics" I can't believe he said that

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

Send him to North Korea to negotiate with Kim Jong Un.

Honestly what on earth does a football club need an 'ambassador' for?

For this exact reason - so the AFL can add payments to clubs they are bankrolling (GWS,GC) to try and avoid them blowing up and losing all the cash they 'invested' into them. It used to be Sydney, now the GC are knocking on heavens door and Gil is coming to the rescue.

 

[Cat Maniac]

Send him to North Korea to negotiate with Kim Jong Un.

Honestly what on earth does a football club need an 'ambassador' for?

Nobody could negotiate with SpoungeJong Squarehead apart from maybe Warwick Capper.

 

[Kappa]

Better for the AFL if NSW and QLD teams are constantly in the finals.

The other clubs have supporters who will stick around even if the club is in the dumps so the AFL doesn't give a shit about them. Just easy money

 

[estibador]

If the eagles are allowed to scam a chunk of NicNat's salary to be paid by the AFL to be an ambassador to Perth's huge Fijian population then anything seems fair.

 

[Quinz]

If the eagles are allowed to scam a chunk of NicNat's salary to be paid by the AFL to be an ambassador to Perth's huge Fijian population then anything seems fair.

He's an AFL multicultural ambassador. Hard to think of many better in the game to do it either.

 

[Deep]

If the eagles are allowed to scam a chunk of NicNat's salary to be paid by the AFL to be an ambassador to Perth's huge Fijian population then anything seems fair.

A bit different to this

 

[jatz14]

If the eagles are allowed to scam a chunk of NicNat's salary to be paid by the AFL to be an ambassador to Perth's huge Fijian population then anything seems fair.

It is actually to the leagues benefit for prominent players to have roles other than just playing. Leveraging the popularity of your most important asset is simply good business, and the AFLPA isn't going to allow activities beyond the normal scope of a contract to be done for free.

 

[Bokonon_]

It's not Gold Coast. It's any struggling club that isn't St Kilda and Bulldogs. They for some reason are abandoned by the AFL and left to die.

What?

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

And somehow Watson was a multicultural ambassador. WTF

 

[The_Wookie]

It's not Gold Coast. It's any struggling club that isn't St Kilda and Bulldogs. They for some reason are abandoned by the AFL and left to die.

Would you like to see how much additional AFL financial assistance has been handed to the Bulldogs, North and Saints over every other club since 2000?

 

[The_Wookie]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

Other clubs CAN get it, its just theres no promotional value to the game in doing so. At least this was the reasoning behind Hunt and Folaus pay. Its very much in the AFLs interest that Gold Coast succeed.

 

[dazbroncos]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

Been paying GAJ the same way since day one.

That got his deal so big in the first place.

This is not new news.

Go Catters

 

[ManOfClay]

Would you like to see how much additional AFL financial assistance has been handed to the Bulldogs, North and Saints over every other club since 2000?

Do we want to have this argument again? How much is compensation as opposed to direct financial assistance like e.g the afl bailing out Melbourne and paying for their coach and CEO?

 

[The_Wookie]

Do we want to have this argument again? How much is compensation as opposed to direct financial assistance like e.g the afl bailing out Melbourne and paying for their coach and CEO?

Ill have this argument every year you get additional assistance and people refuse to accept that GWS and Gold Coast are newly established teams needing support.

 

[Teflon Dons]

Oi **** that!! Tom Lynch wants to play next to Joey D anyway - will be in the red and black

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[Maydok]

And somehow Watson was a multicultural ambassador. WTF

Must have been his deep connection to the New York barista community.