Re: Points Appeal : Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:58 pm  

nottinghamtiger wrote:

Interestingly, although I do work in employment law, this is not a legal case. It's a case of whether or not a club failed to abide by competition rules. There is no legal argument.
If Salford were still under the cap my understanding is that it's okay to pay players through third parties. The questions are:
1. Why would you want or need to?
2. If the payments were under the salary cap, why didn't the club declare them to the RFL?

I also remember Martin Koukash saying he would sue Gareth Hock, Leigh Centurians and Kevin Locke. Just because he says something, doesn't mean it is true. He says the club didn't break the cap. The RFL say they did. This appeal will decide who is right.
Edit - I'm also pretty sure his comments that he would break the cap haven't helped his cause.

Re: Points Appeal : Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:11 pm  

Off topic, what's happened to your board? Barely anyone on here anymore!

Re: Points Appeal : Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:15 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

:SLEEPY:

It might be boring, but it would be interesting to know your thoughts on the questions. There may be good reasons for paying players through third parties and not declaring these to the RFL, but if the club was always under the cap anyway I just can't see why this would be necessary.
In a way I hope you get the points back as it might encourage the RFL to get their house in order.
However, we are sliding dramatically towards to bottom 4 and play Catalans and Warrington, so maybe you could have them back for the start of the middle 8s instead?

Re: Points Appeal : Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:42 pm  

The RFL agreed to Koukash's request to have the appeal heard by Sport Resolutions, a London-based arbitration service which has the power to quash the initial verdict, lower the penalty or increase it to as much as a 20-point deduction.

20 pts sounds fair.

Re: Points Appeal : Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:04 pm  

tigerman1231 wrote:

The RFL agreed to Koukash's request to have the appeal heard by Sport Resolutions, a London-based arbitration service which has the power to quash the initial verdict, lower the penalty or increase it to as much as a 20-point deduction.

20 pts sounds fair.

No, despite your mild hysteria. Sports resolutions is mentioned in the RFL operational rules as an appeal body.

It appears Salford have lawyers who actually read the rules rather than a town who think they are all legally qualified on visas, contracts etc.

Re: Points Appeal : Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:17 am  

Lost appeal

Re: Points Appeal : Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:24 am  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36734568

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36734568

Re: Points Appeal : Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:09 am  

Not a shock, still gutted. Well done in making the club a laughing stock once again. And you wonder why we have no fans. Joke club

Re: Points Appeal : Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:18 am  

He still won't let it lie. What a bell :- http://www.totalrl.com/koukash-says-fig ... l-not-end/?

He still won't let it lie. What a bell :- http://www.totalrl.com/koukash-says-fig ... l-not-end/?

Re: Points Appeal : Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:37 am  

Kiyan wrote:

No, despite your mild hysteria. Sports resolutions is mentioned in the RFL operational rules as an appeal body.

It appears Salford have lawyers who actually read the rules rather than a town who think they are all legally qualified on visas, contracts etc.

Looks like your lawyers did a cracking job,