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Melbourne Storm Stripped of titles

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It would appear that the Storm have been cheating on the Salary Cap and have lost their last two premierships and three minor premierships as well as all points for this year, earned and in the future, WOW.

http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/melbourne-storm-stripped-of-premierships-for-salary-cap-breaches-20100422-td91.html?autostart=1

 
 

this is huge, has this ever happenned before in any professional league sport?

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Could wind up creating some more elbow room in the gym at AAMI Park.

How does a club survive this??

I don't think they can why would you bother playing if you can't earn points? You may as well forfeit all games, who would bother going to watch a game that had absolutely no meaning. Wonder if they will have to release any player that wants to move on.

Could wind up creating some more elbow room in the gym at AAMI Park.

How does a club survive this??

Wow. Two Premierships (07,09) and three minor premierships to be stripped ? Zero points ?

WOW !

 

this is huge, has this ever happenned before in any professional league sport?

Canterbury Bulldogs. Stripped heaps of points.

i dont condone the breaches but seems completely over the top and ridiculous, particularly not being able to earn points this yr. Would the penalty have been the same for a NSW club?


i dont condone the breaches but seems completely over the top and ridiculous, particularly not being able to earn points this yr. Would the penalty have been the same for a NSW club?

It has been done before to the Bulldogs.

I don't think they can why would you bother playing if you can't earn points? You may as well forfeit all games, who would bother going to watch a game that had absolutely no meaning. Wonder if they will have to release any player that wants to move on.

You would expect nearly all there players would want to move on, coach included.

I Wonder what effects this will have on the new stadium? I would imagine it might create some issues

i dont condone the breaches but seems completely over the top and ridiculous, particularly not being able to earn points this yr. Would the penalty have been the same for a NSW club?

If theyre breaching the cap this year, what else can they do.

just read that players and coach didnt no wat was going on and the clubs future is in doubt as they are struggling to get sponsors and fine over $1millon.

you have to feel for the fans who love them

its just like melbourne demons not being able to pay debts and get no sponsors we were just lucky enough to get through it

it might be a different story for the storm.

They must have got the idea while sharing Visy Park with Carlton.


The facts are that if NEWs Corp did not own the NRL the sport would have died long ago. Its a pathetic sport!

NEWs Corp has been proping NRL up for decades putting them on the back cover of the paper when few care (even in Sydney where I use to live) and ensuring great media coverage.

........and the winner in AFL!

Brian bigmouth Waldron what an absolute disgrace,you'll never work in sports administration again!!!

Was it worth it?

Unbelievable.

You wouldn't blame the players for walking out on the club. What's the point in playing when you can't win any points?

Seems a bit OTT, but as more info is released the picture might become clearer.

Big storm fan..shattered. This will be the end I reckon.

They must have got the idea while sharing Visy Park with Carlton.

:lol: NRL could dig a bit deeper hey ?


Big storm fan..shattered. This will be the end I reckon.

same i really liked watching them.

it would b hard to find a way back into now even the club said its future is in doubt we all know if there is a little bit of hope u just dont say that.

what a shame

Brian bigmouth Waldron what an absolute disgrace,you'll never work in sports administration again!!!

Was it worth it?

Melbourne Rebels is where he is now.

 

its just like melbourne demons not being able to pay debts and get no sponsors we were just lucky enough to get through it

Huh???

This is NOTHING like anything that has ever happened to MFC.

This isn't a team having financial difficulties, it's a team having 5 years of its history being erased totally for massive fraud.

Brian bigmouth Waldron what an absolute disgrace,you'll never work in sports administration again!!!

Was it worth it?

He was at St Kilda some years ago!? :wacko:


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