Rothfield’s Sunday Column - Who’s the player

[Mitch]

Snippet from Rothfield’s column. Old mate’s already said Walker isn’t looking at getting out, so I would think most people would make the assumption, based on the level of cash that it would be Taupau.

SHOOSH
WHICH NRL club is trying to sign a disgruntled Manly Sea Eagle who’s lost $100,000 in contract earnings since salary cap investigators uncovered a rort in his deal?

 

[God]

it was my understanding dce had the 100k shortfall and everyone else was considerably less than that.

Can only hope its true, then we dodge a bullet for the next 7 years.

 

[DUFFMAN]

Anybody could write that and have 90% of people believe it. Not hard with the TPP issue.
I am disappointed in this weeks column as I have no idea what Gallen or anyone else from the Shire has been up to this week.
But there was a big scoop this week............. TB walking his kids to school.

 

[Clay]

Aren't they still paid the money but it's now counted towards the cap?

 

[Simonmyers11]

Aren't they still paid the money but it's now counted towards the cap?

No, tpa's are never guaranteed if they fall through, player will miss out, TPA not counted towards cap. Club could try and increase their salary which would be then counted towards cap, doubt Manly are in a position to do that. Hope it's Daley, paying him enough.

What would rothfield know anyway, can't believe a word he says, full of crap

 

[HappilyManly]

Aren't they still paid the money but it's now counted towards the cap?

That's what I thought and hence our Cap punishment of 330k

Player movements after season start are really irritating and June 30 is still a long way away

 

[40 years an eagle]

Aren't they still paid the money but it's now counted towards the cap?

The way I understand it is that the supposed "guaranteed TPA;s" were taken from our cap because we supposedly guaranteed the players they would receive the money. That is the the NRL's whole basis for our penalties.

The players apparently never received this "promised" money.

 

[DUFFMAN]

What would rothfield know anyway, can't believe a word he says, full of crap

Not crap but Reschs.
But then again I guess you are right, Reschs is crap.

 

[Ned]

Anybody could write that and have 90% of people believe it. Not hard with the TPP issue.

The trans pacific partnership (tpp) isn't an isue anymore, Trump scrapped it!

 

[Nordburg]

it was my understanding dce had the 100k shortfall and everyone else was considerably less than that.

Can only hope its true, then we dodge a bullet for the next 7 years.

And then they can sign one of the copious amounts of outstanding halves that are available

 

[Simonmyers11]

The way I understand it is that the supposed "guaranteed TPA;s" were taken from our cap because we supposedly guaranteed the players they would receive the money. That is the the NRL's whole basis for our penalties.

The players apparently never received this "promised" money.

That doesn't make sense at all. If the money is taken from the cap, then it goes towards the players. Would else would get the money.

A player would be disgruntled if not getting tpa's that have been deemed illegal, hence loses out on the money. I thought the 330k penalty was for breaching the cap by 1.5 million over the past 5 years. Which we are contesting. Seems crazy to deduct the 330k and count it towards the cap, but then not give it to the player. How fu$ked up is that

 

[Moops]

Umm, which club is going to pay him close to $1.2 a year?

 

[Mitch]

Umm, which club is going to pay him close to $1.2 a year?

I highly doubt it is DCE. As I mentioned I’d be more worried about it being Taupau.

 

[Moops]

I highly doubt it is DCE. As I mentioned I’d be more worried about it being Taupau.

Plenty of whispers around Walker as well.

 

[mave]

I highly doubt it is DCE. As I mentioned I’d be more worried about it being Taupau.

Well it cant be Marty.
He can't leave, he promised us a comp this year.

 

[God]

And then they can sign one of the copious amounts of outstanding halves that are available

Or just another ordinary one incapable of playing as a half without someone else taking control of the majority of the play making duty's and decisions at a 1/4 of the price.

 

[Mitch]

Plenty of whispers around Walker as well.

Walker has come out a few times and said he isn’t going anywhere and Rothfield actually said last week himself that Walker doesn’t want out.

 

[SeaEagle21]

It is either Marty or Walker, don’t know if AFB would have a TPA. DCE has a contract for life and the Turbos wouldn’t be looking to go anywhere.

Walker has said he isn’t going back to Souths but don’t know if it’s another club though.

We’ll just have to sit tight and see what unfolds. We will probably lose a high end player somewhere if we need to balance the squad elsewhere. I love Marty and hope it isn’t him but in our squad he would definitely be one player that could walk into any squad in the NRL.

 

[Andrew..]

Whether or not it’s true....geez I’ve had a gut full of all this negativity surrounding our club.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Hopefully api.. the turbos, walker and kapow are too important for us to lose