Sharks face salary cap breach allegations

[Nashy]

Sharks are having an awesome week.

The embattled Cronulla NRL club is facing claims of alleged under-the-table payments to players in breach of the salary cap.

Fairfax Media reports the club recently cut ties with E Group Security, which was a sponsor and provided security to the club, and replaced it with another firm.


Fairfax says it has been alleged the company - run by former rugby league player Sami Chamoun - helped to top up money for star players outside the salary cap.


It says Cronulla advised the NRL's salary cap auditor, who is investigating the claims.



http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/...legations-emerge/story-fn2mcuj6-1226594091975

 

[simmo77]

So the sharkies allegedly drug cheat and salary cap cheat and still arent much better than the titans as a football team.
Effing joke

 

[Viti]

What a joke of a club... seriously

 

[Ari Gold]

Most of us would like the sharks axed for a Perth team. Maybe the footy gods are answering our prayers!

 

[Alec]

I don't get it, if anyone is over the cap, surely it's the Bullfrogs or Womanly?

 

[pennywisealfie]

really? from what i remember a few years ago is sharks could barely pay their players enough to even make the league minimum??

 

[Nashy]

really? from what i remember a few years ago is sharks could barely pay their players enough to even make the league minimum??

It's quoted as saying 3rd party sponsor payments.

 

[Coxy]

It's quoted as saying 3rd party sponsor payments.

Yep. So even if they haven't exceeded the salary cap, they've broken the rules of the cap.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

I don't get it, if anyone is over the cap, surely it's the Bullfrogs or Womanly?

Bulldogs i understand.. but manly i cant. they lost t rex and gained no-one significant this year.

Im not shocked that the sharks may have gone over. They bought Gordon, heighington, lewis, wright and ryan all of which would be on massive salaries bar ryan and wright and only offloaded smith and best. This comes on top of recent buys such as carney, gibbs and fifita.

 

[Kaz]

It's quoted as saying 3rd party sponsor payments.

Paid in brown paper bags. (under the table payments)

 

[fredie]

Paid in brown paper bags. (under the table payments)

Under laboratory tables lol

 

[Porthoz]

Under laboratory tables lol

OMG fredie... A witty comment! :respect:

 

[broncos4life]

Here's some rumors I've heard from a mate who's in the know

What's the bet its all swept under the carpet seeing it involves gallen, Bennett and hasler etc

 

[ivanhungryjak]

FMD, at this rate, no one will have won a legitimate premiership since the Broncs!

 

[Kimlo]

On the bright side we can be the reigning premiers!

 

[Porthoz]

I'm just glad this shit didn't happen before the TV deal negotiations!

 

[Anonymous person]

I'm just glad this **** didn't happen before the TV deal negotiations!

If players/teams get suspended the deal will no doubt be rethought/renegotiated.

 

[Nashy]

Yeah, Nine lawyers will have plenty of clauses, and I would even expect that doping would be written directly into the contract.