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[R L Winger]

Giddy Up David Gallop resigns as NRL/ARLC CEO

9 years and 6 months overdue absolute great news for the game of Rugby League.

Tommy Raudonikis for the CEO job turn Rugby League back into a mans game and move right away from the limp wristed fairy game that it has turned into under Gallop.

CATTLE DOG CATTLE DOG

BRING BACK THE BIFF

[G Las D]

Don't beat about the bush RLW tell it to us as it is!
I guess you had a few little misgivings about Mr Gallop's qualities as the man in charge of our great game.
I notice he was at pains to point out he left of his own free will and wasn't pushed!

[R L Winger]

Don't beat about the bush RLW tell it to us as it is!
I guess you had a few little misgivings about Mr Gallop's qualities as the man in charge of our great game.
I notice he was at pains to point out he left of his own free will and wasn't pushed!

Now just maybe we just might see the North Sydney Bears back in the NRL playing out of Gosford as the Central Coast Bears in a year or 2

[Bourbon Rat]

I notice he was at pains to point out he left of his own free will and wasn't pushed!

OK - The NEWS Ltd hook to get the ARLC up n running was that Gallop get 4 years as CEO,but the ARLC,(more precisely John Grant) had it written in that IF he left,(was shafted) it was only required to pay him too the end of that year.
He's been slip sliding away from day one.
Some suggestion that he may become the next CEO,(scapegoat) for the A League - Couldn't be more suited to that bunch of back stabbing $&%*

[R L Winger]

OK - The NEWS Ltd hook to get the ARLC up n running was that Gallop get 4 years as CEO,but the ARLC,(more precisely John Grant) had it written in that IF he left,(was shafted) it was only required to pay him too the end of that year.
He's been slip sliding away from day one.
Some suggestion that he may become the next CEO,(scapegoat) for the A League - Couldn't be more suited to that bunch of back stabbing $&%*

I hope he goes to the A League Soccer with him running it the game will go back to where it belongs in Australia a great girls game.

[DiddyDave]

How do you work out that Gallop has been no good for the game? I reckon he`s done a great job and the game has never been as popular for years. At least everyone knows how far they can go with trying to rort the salary cap and greedy players (along with their greedy agents) have been told in no uncertain terms that telephone number wages are out of the question. Good on him,the game`s far more important than them,and because wages are controlled,every team starts off on an even footing,not like Super League where it`s the same old teams who win all the time and the same teams who sit at the bottom. Tommy Raudonikus only wants it to go back to how it was when he played because he was a thug in a game run by thugs,but you can`t get away with dirty play anymore and rightly so. People want to see great players scoring great tries every week and we certainly have that,though obviously nothing is perfect. We`ll see how the game goes from here without Gallop and how the new commission goes,but if it ain`t broke,then there`s nowt to fix.

[thirteenthman]

Not surprised he's gone - you'd think with the ARLC taking over they'd want a new man as CEO anyway. Perhaps the biggest surprise was when he was given a new contract. Probably the right man for the job at the time, and although RLW obviously won't agree with me , but I think he's done a good job, considering where the game was when he took over. Very interesting to see who replaces him. I'd bet my life savings it won't be Tommy Raudonikis though!!!

[kiwityke]

Tommy Raudonikis for the CEO job turn Rugby League back into a mans game and move right away from the limp wristed fairy game that it has turned into under Gallop.

CATTLE DOG CATTLE DOG

BRING BACK THE BIFF

We obviously need changes to the game. May I suggest the following for your consideration.

Each club starts the season by putting all their players into a cage. After unlimited time of Biff the 13 left standing are the team for the coming season. This will have a number of benefits:-

1. No need for substitutes as the 13 will be battle hardened. Saving on selection worries and salaries.
2. It will weed out those with "glass jaws" and any brittle bones. This will mean less of the tiresome breaks in play when players are stretched off.
3. It will weed out the "fancy dans" and "show ponies" like Benji, Billy, Ben, Shaun etc. whose main object is to avoid the Biff and score tries.
4. Thus no more breaks for tries and the time wasting in conversion kick attempts.
5. No tries means no need for video refs thus saving costs.
6. Now the aim of the game is Biff there is no need for referees, so goodbye Billy Harrigan, Tony Archer and their ilk.
7. We can all enjoy our reclaimed Biff-fest game.
8. Maybe there are more benefits. I welcome contributions from forum members and any suggestions of improvement on my very basic package.

One problem that I haven't solved and hope you can help, RLW, is, how do you decide a winner? However, perhaps the vastly increased enjoyment of the spectacle of the game means that the result isn't important.

Edited by kiwityke, 08 June 2012 - 03:59 PM.

[Futtocks]

goodbye Billy Harrigan, Tony Archer and their ilk.

Hmm... I like this bit.

[R L Winger]

We obviously need changes to the game. May I suggest the following for your consideration.

Each club starts the season by putting all their players into a cage. After unlimited time of Biff the 13 left standing are the team for the coming season. This will have a number of benefits:-

1. No need for substitutes as the 13 will be battle hardened. Saving on selection worries and salaries.
2. It will weed out those with "glass jaws" and any brittle bones. This will mean less of the tiresome breaks in play when players are stretched off.
3. It will weed out the "fancy dans" and "show ponies" like Benji, Billy, Ben, Shaun etc. whose main object is to avoid the Biff and score tries.
4. Thus no more breaks for tries and the time wasting in conversion kick attempts.
5. No tries means no need for video refs thus saving costs.
6. Now the aim of the game is Biff there is no need for referees, so goodbye Billy Harrigan, Tony Archer and their ilk.
7. We can all enjoy our reclaimed Biff-fest game.
8. Maybe there are more benefits. I welcome contributions from forum members and any suggestions of improvement on my very basic package.

One problem that I haven't solved and hope you can help, RLW, is, how do you decide a winner? However, perhaps the vastly increased enjoyment of the spectacle of the game means that the result isn't important.

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