1. How big is this 'significant' alleged breach? Less than then amount we pay to our 30th choice player. 30TH!!! And the grand total is a small fraction of what we were denied last year with Matai and Stewart's wages being ridiculously included in our cap. It is peanuts.
2. Why is there a salary cap and rules around third party payments? Supposedly to level the playing field. We would need to breach at massively greater levels to begin to level this playing field.
3. Why did we have trouble getting third party sponsors over this period? Because of the steady stream of bad press - subsequently discredited allegations we have faced - re Brett Stewart, drugs, match fixing, etc, etc. What company wants to have their name associated with that?
Yes. We need to lift or game. Yes we need to take the hit, dust off and get up for more. But most of all we need to not get sucked in to this mini drama, and to see the forest for the trees.