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  Poupou Escobar July 6, 2016 at 8:25am

  We're not being 'punished'. We're just having our TPAs for that much added to the cap. It is money that was going to be paid outside the cap (a big advantage) that is now being paid under the cap (no advantage). So we won't be disadvantaged, we have just lost an advantage we thought we had. We will still be able to spend the whole cap on players, plus more if we can find any legit TPAs between now and then.
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    The Captain > Poupou Escobar July 6, 2016 at 1:13pm

    >plus more if we can find any legit TPAs between now and then

    If they're legitimate TPA's, we can't find them. If we find them, they're not legitimate TPA's.
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  iamnot July 6, 2016 at 8:28am

  The NRL couldn't punish us by taking 37 points away like they did with the Dogs, or two premierships + points like they did with the Storm. So they had to find a new and inventive way of punishing us. So in a first for the history of the game, Parra have been pre-penalised, this ruining not just 2016, but 2017-2018 as well. I think the NRL want to habd Western Sydney to the AFL & A League on a platter.
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    Poupou Escobar > iamnot July 6, 2016 at 8:30am

    Total bullshit. Stop reading the Daily Telegraph.
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  Tin Tim July 6, 2016 at 8:47am

  I don't buy that crap paper but I sometimes see it laying around & have a look. The only positive that I've seen about the Eels was that artical on Wicks comeback and his 100 game this Friday. But I was shocked to see we are still going to be punished next year. I find it hard to take when clearly there no random auditors checking clubs books and tpa of other teams. If the NRL are saying they need people to come forward, well that's just so laughable. So instead of preventing it from happening they wait. Not going to mention teams but I tell you what... No team has the amount of players that take pay cuts to be with this club than this particular team. If that's not alarm bells I don't know what is.
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  Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 6, 2016 at 8:59am

  Our biggest concern in 2017 is not the cap or any other thing that disadvantages us against other teams.
  
  The major priority is retaining Brad Arthur.
  
  If he goes, the club is guaranteed to fall back into the 2012, 2013 doldrums, or even worse.
  
  If the upcoming merit board don't make this there number one priority, we may as well have a Fitzgerald/Spaggs combo.
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    Tin Tim > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 6, 2016 at 9:05am

    I hear ya! He has taken over every role to keep this club afloat and still keeping this team competitive.
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    wiggy 71 > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 6, 2016 at 9:07am

    Agree chief.
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    CP > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 6, 2016 at 9:10am

    Yeah i'm worried and also wondering why his contract has not already been extended. Maybe waiting for he new board?
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    Poupou Escobar > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 6, 2016 at 9:13am

    When is Arthur off contract? And why would he want to stay at a club where the board changes every couple of years?