It's Enough To Make A
Grown Man Commit
Murder!
BIG-STEVE'S
RED & BLACK SITE - 11/3/04
See the article referred
to in this editorial No
To 16 Teams: NRL Will Reject Expansion. Only Yesterday David
Gallop was reported to say "It would heal the last wound by bringing
back the only foundation
club which completely missed out in the rationalisation process" - a
clear indication that the League is at least seriously considering a
16th team.
However today the Telegraph has reported that the NRL partnership is
unlikely to grant a 16th licence.
Are these people playing with our minds?
It seems unbelievable to me that a professional sporting administration
should give out such mixed messages. It's like the one hand (The NRL)
does not know what the other hand (The Partnership Committee) is doing.
But in reality the decision has not been made and Mr Gallop is yet to
make his recommendation to the Partnership Committee.
The ARL has also hit back at John Singleton saying they are not anti
Bears. The fact is Singleton and the Bears are not looking to the
ARL to be non anti Bears but to be pro Bears. It is the ARL's duty to
be looking after the interests of traditional supporters. The ARL
have survived because of the support of the public and The Bears
turned down the lucrative Northern Sydney Super League franchise to
support the ARL. The ARL owes it to not just Bears supporters but all
supporters of traditional clubs to look after their interests.
Who knows what will finally happen. Let just hope that peoples feelings
are taken seriously. BIG-STEVE