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  Mac5733 May 7, 2016 at 8:03am

  would he apologize???
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  RIDER May 7, 2016 at 8:36am

  Like this post ^^^
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  Prof. Daz May 7, 2016 at 8:47am

  Paul I think you're technically correct. We breached TPA rules. The problem is that if you have a non-legit TPA that amount gets included in your cap. So we are over the cap because we breached TPA rules.
  It seems the elephant in the room here is the difficulty of establishing either the arms OR non arms length(ness) of a TPA. How do you police underground kick-backs? Like free use of corporate boxes at grounds? How do you control for structural financial asymmetry, such as single city teams with access to wealthy donors versus teams in close competition for scarce corporate donations? Unfortunately, if you cheat Ina bad system you still cheated.
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  The Captain May 7, 2016 at 9:15am

  I agree that TPAs are a big and probably widespread problem Paul, but that doesn't mean we're not breeching the cap.
  
  Think about it like this, it's the same as tax avoidance. I get paid cash in hand to avoid paying tax, because the ATO doesn't see that it's part of my income. But we both know it is part of my income, I'm just being cheeky and keeping it under the radar. Now if the ATO catch me out, they're going to backdate all that cash I was paid and include it in my income to make sure I pay the tax I rightfully owed.
  
  So dodgy TPAs are like getting paid cash. They should be part of the cap, and if we were being cheeky then the NRL will move them over and make them part of our cap.
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  RIDER May 7, 2016 at 9:18am

  But a system that forces you to cheat to be successful needs to be taken into account also.
  
  A person who steals bread to feed their family because the government won't help is different to a personal who steal for personal gain in my opinion.
  
  But I realise a court might say otherwise.
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  Brett Maxwell May 7, 2016 at 9:48am

  Paul Kent will not apologize that is below him
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  FME May 7, 2016 at 11:25am

  No way Kent will apologise. He will attack the nrl for making him look stupid.
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  Doombaby69 May 7, 2016 at 11:48am

  Paul Kent is still bitter about his 1 Jersey and his sister dumping him. So I doubt it.
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  The True Parra fan May 7, 2016 at 11:56am

  I hope he will.eat his words he is not a good reporter .
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  The Outsider May 7, 2016 at 8:18pm

  Simply put, no.
  
  He is too much of a kent and completely ego driven to admit fault