Salary Cap Witch Hunt. **Appeal unsuccessful**

[HappilyManly]

I wonder if Bozo's lawyers will advise him to be "understanding" if his complete character assignation by Toddy was baseless ..... hmmm

 

[Supreme Leader]

So, if all goes Manly's way does that mean the club will be able to spend $300,000 more than the salary cap for 2019, to make up for the club being docked by that amount this season?

Wont happen as it wouldn't be fair to the other clubs #next year

 

[Bearfax]

Wont happen as it wouldn't be fair to the other clubs #next year

Then they can pay the $330,000 to Manly as compensation, without it being added to the salary cap. Manly should be given it in some way because if found not guilty, the NRL has withheld legitimately earned monies from the club, that is not there's to retain

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Let’s hope if things fall in our favour, the owners go after the likes of Olga Masters’ son and his acolyte Andrew Webster - who have referred to Manly-Warringah as salary cap cheats.

 

[Kevinward777]

Sounds feasible, however the nrl should at least let Manly know that the salary cap penalties no longer apply so they can recruit etc. to leave Manly hanging whilst the nrl sort their s**t out is hardly fair and we are being penalised for something we are not guilty of.

They’re just giving clubs like the Storm, Roosters and Broncos some time to load up tbeir squads with players like Crichton, Hall and Morris before changing things up.

 

[Kevinward777]

Then they can pay the $330,000 to Manly as compensation, without it being added to the salary cap. Manly should be given it in some way because if found not guilty, the NRL has withheld legitimately earned monies from the club, that is not there's to retain

If we’re found not guilty then we would have to be compensated for being forced to operate at a financial disadvantage this season, it goes without saying. Perhaps we will be able to front load the nominal amount of existing players contracts onto this years cap. But we still have to have the ruling overturned, and I’ll believe it when I see it.

 

[BrendonStarr]

Look, if we can get this sorted within the next 6 months i will be extatic!

Might have to purchase a couple of poms or temporaey poms but all is not lost

 

[BrendonStarr]

If we’re found not guilty then we would have to be compensated for being forced to operate at a financial disadvantage this season, it goes without saying. Perhaps we will be able to front load the nominal amount of existing players contracts onto this years cap.

Maybe even start next season on 10 competition points would be nice

 

[Budgie]

Let’s hope if things fall in our favour, the owners go after the likes of Olga Masters’ son and his acolyte Andrew Webster - who have referred to Manly-Warringah as salary cap cheats.

I cannot tell you how much I love your description, "Olga Masters' son". You've made my night.

 

[Mitch]

I asked Brent Read on Twitter what was the latest on the situation tonight, he had the below to say:

“Sea Eagles have asked for more time to provide further submissions. Probably doesn’t help that CEO has been in England for a couple of weeks”.

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

Maybe even start next season on 10 competition points would be nice

What... to make semis then get crushed?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I cannot tell you how much I love your description, "Olga Masters' son". You've made my night.

He shall hereafter be referred to as OMS for short.

 

[Paw93]

Maybe even start next season on 10 competition points would be nice

Oh we've lost more than 10 points this year because of the salary cap issue. Getting Pearce in the halves would have been huge for us this year.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I asked Brent Read on Twitter what was the latest on the situation tonight, he had the below to say:

“Sea Eagles have asked for more time to provide further submissions. Probably doesn’t help that CEO has been in England for a couple of weeks”.

If true that flies directly in the face of @Supreme Leader ’s information a few days ago , which was that it was all done.

To be honest I’d believe him before another hack journo!!

 

[Bearfax]

Aaaarrrgggg. The suspense is killing me.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Aaaarrrgggg. The suspense is killing me.

Me as well, cannot believe something seemingly as simple could take 6 months ( or more) to be sorted.

 

[conanu]

It would go a long way to restoring some of my faith in the Penn's if they were to pull this off. It would be his first actual example of him showing that he has learned and used the Manly culture to stick it up the NRL's arse. A move even Arko would have been proud of. An initiation of sorts, earning his wings. Hopefully for him it plays out that way.

 

[Woodsie]

Aaaarrrgggg. The suspense is killing me.

... it's not talk like a pirate day .. until September ...

 

[TimmyQ]

What... to make semis then get crushed?

Nahhh the 10 points is "Avoiding the Spoon' insurance. 😛

 

[Eagles2nv]

Sounds feasible, however the nrl should at least let Manly know that the salary cap penalties no longer apply so they can recruit etc. to leave Manly hanging whilst the nrl sort their s**t out is hardly fair and we are being penalised for something we are not guilty of.

The NRL could do this quietly at the moment. If Manly are clear they could just say your free to spend that extra money but please shut up it till they sort it.

We as fans have no transparency about the cap anyway.