couldnt agree more Panash,I like John Sattlers comments about him,right to the pointpanash said:No doubt he has great ability on the field , whoever denies this well their watching the game with their eyes closed....
However ......
- he is not bigger than the game !!!
- as much as i hate the scumdogs , what he did shows deep down his true colors... ( if roosters were struggling mid year , i wouldnt put it past him if he got up and left ) how can this be forgotten what he did it never gets mentioned !!!
- also i have seen many players in the game for many years , and i dont remember one player that had his religion advertised on the big screen like SBW has and then replayed over & over in slow motion
( not that its his fault )...
but this media is making this guy a GOD with all this attention , that just gives more ammunition to set his terms....
has the NRL forgotten how many other great players are playing today and in the past....
the forwards in the past didnt get mid game breaks - they were machines
GUTS N GLORY !!!!!
SBW , is talented but how much better is than watmough ,ian roberts , brad clyde , ray price and other likes...
Give me a break , NRL is showing that its weak the way they want SBW too stay !!! say first game next year he breaks his leg and out for the rest of the season will the NRL self destruct ????
this SBW saga is a joke !!!!
SBW to sign Roosters deal
NewsYesterday 1:14
THE retention of Sonny Bill Williams has marked the start of a new attitude toward the salary cap, according to NRL boss Dave Smith.
Smith spent months working alongside the Roosters to ensure Williams stayed in rugby league and had a final meeting with club chairman Nick Politis on Thursday.
The spirit of co-operation was a far cry from relations between the Roosters and League Central almost a year ago, when the previous NRL regime conducted an investigation into how the 2013 Williams deal was structured and negotiated.
Unsatisfied with the club’s response, the NRL announced the Roosters would be fined because it had failed to comply with requests for documentation.
It’s believed salary cap auditor Ian Schubert was concerned that Williams’ manager, Khoder Nasser, is not NRL-accredited.
Schubert also wanted answers on whether earnings from a pre-season boxing bout amounted to an inducement to join the club.
But this time around there was, as Politis likes to put it, "a lot more love in the valley".
"It’s particularly timely with the salary cap review on foot, because as a game we need to have systems that are flexible enough to attract and keep the best players without compromising the rules," Smith said.
"I want the best athletes to chose our game and I do recognise they have choices.
"This is huge that Sonny has chosen to stay with rugby league. It’s a fantastic show of confidence in our code."
After winning Sunday night’s grand final, Williams revealed that Smith had texted him in the weeks leading up to the game.
"I spoke to Sonny a number of times this year and I also left him a voicemail (on Friday morning)," Smith said.
- See more at: http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl-premiership/sonny-bill-williams-inside-lead/story-fn2mcuj6-1226738553731#sthash.lDbAHYjK.dpuf.mmm,we,ll see how it works for other clubs,they have set a precedence now