What if after 3 years of wedded bliss , you find out your wife was sleeping with your best man from your first day of marriage.It would be like the last 3 years of your life were nothing but a lie.
I really don't know what I would do if this was where I found myself.
For Storm , who's fault is this?
The players who asked for more?
I have a feeling the NRL players look at the SC like the community used to look at drink driving. That sort "I know its wrong but I'm only five minutes from home and I'm only a little bit over!" In a moment of honesty they would say the rules are bogus or they don't apply to them etc. Well its a new world now , might not be a good idea to be paid in boats anymore boys
The Admin so weak?
Like a parent in the supermarket giving in to the screaming kid , they have weakly caved to demands. Perhaps they thought that if it all went pear shape the penalties would be that harsh. Or perhaps they just didn't really believe the drivel thats been trotted out the last couple of days , about this fantastic club and its fantastic loyal supporters. If they did believe it , wouldn't they have been willing to trust them with losing some players and going down the ladder for a while?
The xenophobic NERL ( NorthEast Rugby League)?
This so called National League is nothing but shabby bunch of self serving , ego driven anachronisms , their comp is more akin to VFL of the 70's in which the Grahame Richmond's and the George Harris's ruled the roost and thought the comp belong to 3 or 4 clubs. For some they would wish nothing but death to this Victorian abomination that has made their life hell. To crucify them for the crime they are all probably committing would not worry them at all , in fact they probably are laughing at the irony.
Who knows really. I know the paradigm is different for League , its probably closer to Soccer than AFL because hey have the pressure of overseas offers etc. Maybe they should look at the Soccer's use of franchise players , it would serve the same purpose of ensuring the comp is relatively even as all clubs could have 3 FP's for example.. I say 3 because it appears at first glance that this basically revolves around their 3 best players and I doubt this would have happened if they had of been allowed to pay these guys what they could afford to and what they were truly valued at on the world market.