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Didn't know you could still get into the sportal forum

Your Name wrote:Didn't know you could still get into the sportal forum

I had the forums bookmarked so I could skip  the main page and it still works

I read a rumour on sc addicts last night that GI & Roberts will be playing for the Broncos in 2016. Most doubted this on the forum as this would raise salary cap issues.
Another rumour which sounds more feasible was that Roberts would be playing f/b for the bunnies (he's stated that's where he wants to play) & that GI would go to the Broncos in 2016. What's his name would shift to the wing.

As I said they are just rumours.

White Lightning wrote:I read a rumour on sc addicts last night that GI & Roberts will be playing for the Broncos in 2016. Most doubted this on the forum as this would raise salary cap issues.
Another rumour which sounds more feasible was that Roberts would be playing f/b for the bunnies (he's stated that's where he wants to play) & that GI would go to the Broncos in 2016. What's his name would shift to the wing.

As I said they are just rumours.

GI to the Broncos this late in the year would be insane. I highly doubt the Bunnies will let him go.

Honeysett wrote:

GI to the Broncos this late in the year would be insane. I highly doubt the Bunnies will let him go.

Apparently his family is up there & he wants to move closer to them but I do agree with you. Also Sammy's return has not been fully accepted by some of the players as reinforced by A-Rey asking for a release & maybe GI's sale would help ease the salary cap issues.

White Lightning wrote:

Honeysett wrote:

GI to the Broncos this late in the year would be insane. I highly doubt the Bunnies will let him go.

Apparently his family is up there & he wants to move closer to them but I do agree with you. Also Sammy's return has not been fully accepted by some of the players as reinforced by A-Rey asking for a release & maybe GI's sale would help ease the salary cap issues.

I read that too, but if Reynolds got a release where would he even end up?

I could MAYBE accept Brisbane having money for Roberts but how the fuck would they afford GI?

White Lightning wrote:

Apparently his family is up there & he wants to move closer to them but I do agree with you. Also Sammy's return has not been fully accepted by some of the players as reinforced by A-Rey asking for a release & maybe GI's sale would help ease the salary cap issues.

That's all been denied, he came out and said he didn't ask for a release. Whether or not that's true or not but I'm more willing to accept his word over that of a league journo.

@krump they work under a separate salary cap to the rest of the NRL. They cut a whole bunch of nobodies to free up the space. The money that was aside from Teo. Bennett is filtering his under the table payments down to the players pick your favourite

Broncos have been cheating the salary cap for years.
Lockyer was on millions!

Hi all, just read 42 pages of catch up and its good to see the familiar faces back, although there are some alts I can't work out yet. I assume Bren is KFP and Big Diesel is Hench's 100th alt?

I gave up on sportal last year as I could not post anything, so I'm glad we have moved to another thread and in my opinion should steer well away from including "sportal" in our name, regular posters are finding this new forum alright anyway. As for a name, why not something simple like "Fantasiatics"

On the Roberts debate. I fail to see how the Broncs can legitimately afford him under the same salary cap as most other teams have without releasing players. Remember Bennett had to convince Hodges to retire so they could afford to re-sign Kahu, Thaiday and Glenn

bluetige wrote:Hi all, just read 42 pages of catch up and its good to see the familiar faces back, although there are some alts I can't work out yet. I assume Bren is KFP and Big Diesel is Hench's 100th alt?

I gave up on sportal last year as I could not post anything, so I'm glad we have moved to another thread and in my opinion should steer well away from including "sportal" in our name, regular posters are finding this new forum alright anyway. As for a name, why not something simple like "Fantasiatics"

On the Roberts debate. I fail to see how the Broncs can legitimately afford him under the same salary cap as most other teams have without releasing players. Remember Bennett had to convince Hodges to retire so they could afford to re-sign Kahu, Thaiday and Glenn

Good to see you mate, and you are 100% correct on the alts so far, any other alts confuse you yet?

Also when was this stated...

Random wrote:

Good to see you mate, and you are 100% correct on the alts so far, any other alts confuse you yet?

Also when was this stated...

I am not an alt. This is my only account on this forum. Remember my promise to you?

Also great to see yet another familiar name sign up. Welcome Bluetige, you are correct I was that KFP wanker on Sportal however as times go on people change. Now I only BBQ in my alone time

Bren wrote:
I am not an alt. This is my only account on this forum. Remember my promise to you?

Oh no, I mean just in regards to different names here. I just used alt because it is under a different name is all.

bluetige wrote:
On the Roberts debate. I fail to see how the Broncs can legitimately afford him under the same salary cap as most other teams have without releasing players. Remember Bennett had to convince Hodges to retire so they could afford to re-sign Kahu, Thaiday and Glenn

If people were able to cast their minds back to the start of 2015, the Broncos apparently had one of the worst rosters in the comp and were in most people's minds only half a chance at making the finals.....and that was primarily based on having Bennett at the helm.

Now all of a sudden the nobodies that looked rubbish on paper and would have been priced/paid accordingly, are GFinalists and the Broncos are undoubtedly cheating the cap.....

Anyway not too concerned, as the average punter has been lacking memory and thinking like this for years and there is never any actual basis to it.

As for Hodges, pretty sure his feeble old frame had more of an input into his retirement than any convincing so that the Broncos could fit other players in their cap.

Realistically, fans of other clubs need to suck it up and accept that despite having a young roster that has now obtained a massive amount of experience (including GF experience), through shrewd off field management, we still have a war chest available and can/will poach good players that will fit within our plans.

Let the dynasty begin!

Random wrote:

Oh no, I mean just in regards to different names here. I just used alt because it is under a different name is all.

I might have my name changed to Blinky Bill.

Oz Sport Mad wrote:

If people were able to cast their minds back to the start of 2015, the Broncos apparently had one of the worst rosters in the comp and were in most people's minds only half a chance at making the finals.....and that was primarily based on having Bennett at the helm.

Now all of a sudden the nobodies that looked rubbish on paper and would have been priced/paid accordingly, are GFinalists and the Broncos are undoubtedly cheating the cap.....

Anyway not too concerned, as the average punter has been lacking memory and thinking like this for years and there is never any actual basis to it.

As for Hodges, pretty sure his feeble old frame had more of an input into his retirement than any convincing so that the Broncos could fit other players in their cap.

Realistically, fans of other clubs need to suck it up and accept that despite having a young roster that has now obtained a massive amount of experience (including GF experience), through shrewd off field management, we still have a war chest available and can/will poach good players that will fit within our plans.

Let the dynasty begin!

Don't you think it was a little dodgy Bennett had been given 6 figure payments under the table?

bluetige wrote:Hi all, just read 42 pages of catch up and its good to see the familiar faces back, although there are some alts I can't work out yet. I assume Bren is KFP and Big Diesel is Hench's 100th alt?

I gave up on sportal last year as I could not post anything, so I'm glad we have moved to another thread and in my opinion should steer well away from including "sportal" in our name, regular posters are finding this new forum alright anyway. As for a name, why not something simple like "Fantasiatics"

On the Roberts debate. I fail to see how the Broncs can legitimately afford him under the same salary cap as most other teams have without releasing players. Remember Bennett had to convince Hodges to retire so they could afford to re-sign Kahu, Thaiday and Glenn

Hey mate, good to see you . Just in regards the Sportal bit, we have been talking about using it for this coming season and this coming season only. You're right, lots of posters finding us, but as of last week Sportal changed hands and so unless you bookmarked the Sportal threads or search them then they are kind of lost now, so not as many old posters may find us now.

The only reason we are using 'ex-Sportal' in the name next year is to make sure those who haven't found us get the opportunity to. Certainly no homage or mark of respect to Sportal, just want to give everyone a chance to get across to here. After that, we will drop Sportal out of the name.

Honeysett wrote:

Don't you think it was a little dodgy Bennett had been given 6 figure payments under the table at the Knights

Fixed.

Bren wrote:
Fixed.

Wouldn't surprise me mate - wouldnt go to the players though, they were rubbish