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  Dave April 9, 2016 at 10:00pm

  While I am a little surprised that betting hasn't been suspended, the fact it hasn't has nothing to do with whatever penalty is getting handed down, even in the case of the Dogs and Storm I beleive betting wasn't suspended until the league announced it was ready to hand down the penalty

  one thing I do find interesting is I haven't seen a wooden spoon market this year instead it has been a "most losses" market, I think this could be due to the Eels salary cap and the Dogs and Storm when a couple of people in the know put bets on those teams winning the spoon before betting was suspended
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    HKF > Dave April 9, 2016 at 10:05pm

    Most losses replaced wooden spoon betting about 2 or 3 seasons ago.
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  eels_brad April 9, 2016 at 10:07pm

  The bookies are happy to take money on us to win the competition, if we lose points all the punters lose their money...
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  Dave April 9, 2016 at 10:10pm

  ok so I was right that it may have been done in relation to the Dogs and Storm cap issues
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    HKF > Dave April 9, 2016 at 10:14pm

    Yes, this way the bookies can't get burnt by clubs losing points.
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  josh jones April 9, 2016 at 10:16pm

  As it currently stand we're not over the cap this season. If we won premierships back 2013 2014 2015 they could strip premierships if we found to exceed the cap my 2mill each season which is probably equivalent to storm as cap was much less when storm got caught.
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    Tin Tim > josh jones April 10, 2016 at 11:49am

    Well they can have there spoons back.
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  Eel Nut April 9, 2016 at 10:25pm

  I can see the writing on the wall! How many points is the issue!!?? I do have a question for my fellow learned eels supporters....would they spread the points over two seasons??? Example we lose 4 points this year (2016) with 6 points suspended from 2017 on the proviso that certain board members are suspended??? Just a possible theory where parra players and supporters are not completely bent over and the NRL still keeps the power in this relationship?!?! The league are aware that they need a strong parra to promote the game in the west and to compete with the growth of the western Sydney Wanderers and now the Western Sydney Giants!
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    Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown > Eel Nut April 9, 2016 at 11:11pm

    Theres no way they will spread deducted points over 2 seasons, that would be terrible for their product, they will want to get this out of the way this year.
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  The Captain April 9, 2016 at 10:48pm

  Conversation for another day, let's just enjoy the absolute show the boys put on for us today!
  
  We've been waiting for our team to play like this for so long, let's just enjoy it!
  
  We'll cross the penalty bridge if and when it comes.