Matabele
Journey Man
1. It says a lot about the state of the game that the board were not informed about the Storm issue before it was announced because of conflict of interest issues. A cynic may ask, it's never stopped them before, why the sudden conscientiousness?
2. With the story being broken by bookmakers, I think Gallop decided the penalties knee jerk, and did not consider their wide reaching ramifications. He should have announced the breach and that penalties would be imposed later - and taken good advice with the long term implications in view.
Of course, maybe the above is how it is *meant* to be seen. As Dan has alluded to, if the Storm go belly-up in dramatic fashion it achieves 2 things:
a)Â News Ltd get the honourable exit from an entity that has been bleeding them dry.
b.) There is a "perception" that Melbourne's exit will depress the value the TV rights. Personally I think this is bull ****. How does 1am filler on Melbourne TV add anything to prime time rights in NSW/QLD?
This whole debacle is yet another monumental cock-up from Gallop, or a conspiracy.
2. With the story being broken by bookmakers, I think Gallop decided the penalties knee jerk, and did not consider their wide reaching ramifications. He should have announced the breach and that penalties would be imposed later - and taken good advice with the long term implications in view.
Of course, maybe the above is how it is *meant* to be seen. As Dan has alluded to, if the Storm go belly-up in dramatic fashion it achieves 2 things:
a)Â News Ltd get the honourable exit from an entity that has been bleeding them dry.
b.) There is a "perception" that Melbourne's exit will depress the value the TV rights. Personally I think this is bull ****. How does 1am filler on Melbourne TV add anything to prime time rights in NSW/QLD?
This whole debacle is yet another monumental cock-up from Gallop, or a conspiracy.