Absolutely spot on mate.

I thought they must have gone bust as they haven't honoured the contracts. The players union is there to provide the lawyers who can enforce the players contracts and get a court order for TWP to pay up. If TWP are still ongoing then fair enough Livolsi is saying he will wind TWP up if any such legal attempt to get the wages owed is made before the game decides on TWP.

Fair play to you and Snowie who indeed called this out as blackmail

No this NA crap doesn't work, even by Perez's own measures it failed 100%

Quote: nottinghamtiger " The players’ union should be pushing for those payments anyway as BoC, not getting on board and supporting the very organisation that has failed to pay their members. '" https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/sonny-bill ... 21d6311c4c As far as the players union are concerned they want big money for their players. So do the players...... You would have thought players wouldn't go anywhere near Ottawa Aces after the TWP debacle but they are pouring over there OK they take a chance that the big payouts will last, but in a game where your next game could be your last that's the risk many are happy to take. Pop as many overseas phoney clubs in Superleague all paying massive money as you want and it's there for the players to go get. Happy days for them, but in the long term the end of the game for us speccies who have a longer shelf life ......

Quote: nottinghamtiger " The players’ union should be pushing for those payments anyway as BoC, not getting on board and supporting the very organisation that has failed to pay their members. '" https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/sonny-bill ... 21d6311c4c As far as the players union are concerned they want big money for their players. So do the players...... You would have thought players wouldn't go anywhere near Ottawa Aces after the TWP debacle but they are pouring over there OK they take a chance that the big payouts will last, but in a game where your next game could be your last that's the risk many are happy to take. Pop as many overseas phoney clubs in Superleague all paying massive money as you want and it's there for the players to go get. Happy days for them, but in the long term the end of the game for us speccies who have a longer shelf life ......

That's why I used Arm Twisting, but it amounts to the same thing.

How is “let us back in or these players won’t get their money” not blackmail.

Its certainly in that region thats for sure

Wrong.
The proposed new owners can buy the Club & respectfully accept whatever sanctions are forthcoming, they can then build from there. Their demands are holding the SL & RFL to ransom !

It's definitely holding the SL & RFL to ransom !

How is "let us in and the players will be paid" a bad thing?

At the moment there is no other avenue foreseeable of them getting paid unfortunately.

Just restart next year Covid permitting, as they would have done this year. It's the simplest decision.

I don't agree here as we do not know exactly where or why TWP may fit in in the future. Not that long ago Lenegan talked about a reducing TV deal, he looked forward to a "national" league, and even took a 2 leagues x10 English clubs format to a vote.

But times always chance and we now read (RL & LE Letters page and Editorial) that American media giant Comcast who own SKY Sports could be interested in screening a transatlantic league that could pay way more than the current SKY deal (double has been suggested). The alternative to that if that is what they want, is what exactly? Can we stick to the current clubs and current level of SKY money if Comcast/SKY are no longer interested?

The decision on TWP looked like it was going to be pretty much most clubs voting to eject them. Now we see big SL clubs thinking again and pondering on their future worth. That worth being a big Comcast deal. Now we see little SL clubs vehemently against it. Mr. Hudgell has already walked mid season, people were worryingly asking where Mr. Carter was, Mr. Davey is adamant he wants to see his days out in an English League, Salford have little say.

Perez ploughs on with Ottawa with his usual self confidence, New York aren't going away, Rimmer is all for TWP coming back, and Livolsi is acting like he holds all the cards. People can still get copies of league Express as it only came out Monday so don't call me just put your hand in your pocket and read it.

It may well be Livolsi simply holds all the cards here............

Anyone got a better explanation let's hear it?

Do we think this time next week Toronto will be in or out?

neither they will want more time to lull it over, personally you know my feelings but I dread Rimmer still has pound signs in his eyes

OUT !

OUT.
In my opinion I would be surprised if those making the decision will find any encouragement in a proposal that a range of male grooming products could bring untold wealth to UK RL.