Legal dispute "Resolved"....

[Diehard_Storm]

A sad end to independence for our club.  I guess the moral for the little kids out there is that in the end, the big corporations will always win.

However - it's not a message I want my kids to learn.  News Limited have shown their true colours here. 

They will never act in our interest. 
They will never support the fans, members, players, coaches and staff. 
They will never prioritise growth in junior development of Rugby League. 
They will never do anything other than act in the interest of their News Limited shareholders (Though I doubt even the shareholders' interests were being acted on over the last six years of salary cap cheating by their own employees).

I've had a gutfull of News Limited.  They can piss off.  If the Storm can't stand on its own feet, then so be it.  They've brought unforgivable shame to this great club that may takes years to fully repair.


http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/l ... 10mdg.html

Melbourne Storm drops legal case against NRL


Legal action between Melbourne Storm and the NRL has been resolved in Victoria's Supreme Court today.

In a two-minute hearing before Justice Tony Pagone, Storm's lawyer Leon Zwier said the dispute between the parties had "been resolved".

"The parent-subsiduary and half brother are now in agreement. We are now one big happy family," Mr Zwier told the court.

Justice Pagone asked if that meant the action had now been brought to an end, to which Mr Zwier said yes.

Michael O'Bryan, for the NRL, and a legal representative from Valamanda, the operating arm of News Limited, also confirmed the conclusion of the legal battle.

The parties agreed by consent that proceedings be discontinued and that Storm pay the NRL's costs of proceedings.

[mystormboys]

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY - IVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY GUTTED SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED HOW AM I HAPPY

[routy21]

Who is happy..??  Not the fans/members or players..  What a joke!

[billythekidslater]

Absolute disgrace. You can't beat the almighty dollar.

[1999]

- Rats cleared out (check)
- New CEO appointed (check)
- Players cleared of involvement (check)
- Legal action dropped (check)
- Players released for 2011 bar confirmation of GI (check)


F*** this off field soap opera, hopefully its over and we can get back to some footy talk, news will exit the game with time, and ATM they are footing all our bills, lets bleed em dry i reckon.

[Bourbon Rat]

ONE BIG INCESTUOUS  FAMILY  :roll:

And it would appear that some "legal problem" have not been resolved.

Last night, however, News said it would not be releasing the terms of reference. It also emerged yesterday that ASIC had sought a copy of the Deloitte report into the Storm.

I guess News Ltd will be releasing a FULL version of the report & it's 'terms of reference' after all.Or do they consider themselves above this countries business laws ?

[Storm Spirit]

I reckon The Bai Stand members should throw the BIGGEST freakin celebration party on the day that Gossip & Inneundo Ltd confirm that they are selling Melbourne Storm.

$10 from everyone will get us a nice venue,.....plenty of alcohol and food and we throw the MOTHER of all PARTIES.

[CooperCronk]

I reckon The Bai Stand members should throw the BIGGEST freakin celebration party on the day that Gossip & Inneundo Ltd confirm that they are selling Melbourne Storm.

$10 from everyone will get us a nice venue,.....plenty of alcohol and food and we throw the MOTHER of all PARTIES.

I second that

[Michael :P]

In hindsight the ind. directors should have kept quiet till the Storm was sold.

[JAMIE]

Read the AGE tomorrow. Then come to the march from Federation Square and I can share everything with all of you.

[LESStar58]

I reckon The Bai Stand members should throw the BIGGEST freakin celebration party on the day that Gossip & Inneundo Ltd confirm that they are selling Melbourne Storm.

$10 from everyone will get us a nice venue,.....plenty of alcohol and food and we throw the MOTHER of all PARTIES.

I'll bring the effigy of DUI Beccy to burn. Someone else bring Hartigan and whoever else deserves burning in effigy!

[Michael :P]

May not happen for ten years or so but eventually the Storms names will go back up in the records. Eventually when the IC comes in and League is again standing on its own 2 feet the new CEO and commission will come to the decsion that the whole thing was a shemozzle.