$$$ versus Success

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So this

 

<span style="font-size:18px;">'Very offensive': Ireland furious with Bulldogs' COLA comments</span>

SYDNEY Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland has leapt to his club's defence after Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon accused the Swans of exploiting the cost-of living allowance.

Speaking on 3AW on Saturday, Ireland labelled Gordon's comments as "very offensive". 

Gordon claimed on Friday that the Swans had "tested" the AFL's rules and "exploited" the COLA, insinuating the extra 9.8 per cent extra allowance in their salary cap was used to lure star forwards Kurt Tippett and Lance Franklin.

His comments came after the Swans – led by a combined nine goals from Tippett and Franklin – crushed Geelong by 110 points at the SCG on Thursday night.

“I think we all recognise the cost-of-living allowance was completely unfair and with respect to (former Swans president) Richard Colless it is almost farcical to see the way Sydney has used it over the last little while,‘‘ Gordon said.

“You only need to look at last night (Friday‘s) game to see how well Sydney has exploited the cost-of-living allowance."

Ireland fired back by saying every Swans player had COLA payments in their contract.

"We deny it (Gordon's allegations). We think Peter's comments are very offensive," he said.

"The fact is he's effectively saying we're cheating and the reality is when we did the 'Buddy' deal the AFL came and sent an investigating team to look at it and passed it fully.

"If you spoke to the AFL, every player on our list gets COLA. It's in their contract as required. There's no pool to be able to recruit players."

Ireland called on the AFL's football operations manager Mark Evans to confirm the Swans were using COLA as it was intended.

"I think it would be good if someone from the AFL, maybe Mark Evans or someone who has got visibility of the contracts confirmed exactly that," he said.

"We've asked the AFL to do it and we're still waiting."

Ireland said Franklin and Tippett would only receive about $40,000 combined from COLA this year.

He added that the Swans were only spending "just over a million dollars" combined on the glamour forwards this year.

Ireland said Gordon should "worry more about his own club than worry about what we're doing" and revealed that the Swans wrote to the AFL because they were concerned that not all clubs were getting a "fair go at it".

The Swans CEO also had outgoing Carlton chief Greg Swann firmly in his crosshairs.

The Blues boss told SEN radio the best way to stop the dominant Swans was to “give us all an (extra) million bucks and we might be a chance".

Ireland fired a shot at Carlton's own salary cap issues in the past.

"Last time I looked Carlton haven't won too many premierships without breaching the salary cap," he said.

"They've been good tankers and the last time I looked (Chris) Judd's VISY deal seemed to be hanging around somewhere."

COLA is reportedly set to be scaled back to a rent assistance package by 2017 that will provide $15,000 to lower-paid players.

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How much of this is true? A few pot shots there. No way Sydney are legally managing all those players on that list COLA or not. If they are we could have done with their budgeting skills in 2000.

 

But is that what the modern game has come to? Money equals success?

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General Ireland on the march.

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So this

 

'Very offensive': Ireland furious with Bulldogs' COLA comments

SYDNEY Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland has leapt to his club's defence after Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon accused the Swans of exploiting the cost-of living allowance.

Speaking on 3AW on Saturday, Ireland labelled Gordon's comments as "very offensive". 

Gordon claimed on Friday that the Swans had "tested" the AFL's rules and "exploited" the COLA, insinuating the extra 9.8 per cent extra allowance in their salary cap was used to lure star forwards Kurt Tippett and Lance Franklin.

His comments came after the Swans – led by a combined nine goals from Tippett and Franklin – crushed Geelong by 110 points at the SCG on Thursday night.

“I think we all recognise the cost-of-living allowance was completely unfair and with respect to (former Swans president) Richard Colless it is almost farcical to see the way Sydney has used it over the last little while,‘‘ Gordon said.

“You only need to look at last night (Friday‘s) game to see how well Sydney has exploited the cost-of-living allowance."

Ireland fired back by saying every Swans player had COLA payments in their contract.

"We deny it (Gordon's allegations). We think Peter's comments are very offensive," he said.

"The fact is he's effectively saying we're cheating and the reality is when we did the 'Buddy' deal the AFL came and sent an investigating team to look at it and passed it fully.

"If you spoke to the AFL, every player on our list gets COLA. It's in their contract as required. There's no pool to be able to recruit players."

Ireland called on the AFL's football operations manager Mark Evans to confirm the Swans were using COLA as it was intended.

"I think it would be good if someone from the AFL, maybe Mark Evans or someone who has got visibility of the contracts confirmed exactly that," he said.

"We've asked the AFL to do it and we're still waiting."

Ireland said Franklin and Tippett would only receive about $40,000 combined from COLA this year.

He added that the Swans were only spending "just over a million dollars" combined on the glamour forwards this year.

Ireland said Gordon should "worry more about his own club than worry about what we're doing" and revealed that the Swans wrote to the AFL because they were concerned that not all clubs were getting a "fair go at it".

The Swans CEO also had outgoing Carlton chief Greg Swann firmly in his crosshairs.

The Blues boss told SEN radio the best way to stop the dominant Swans was to “give us all an (extra) million bucks and we might be a chance".

Ireland fired a shot at Carlton's own salary cap issues in the past.

"Last time I looked Carlton haven't won too many premierships without breaching the salary cap," he said.

"They've been good tankers and the last time I looked (Chris) Judd's VISY deal seemed to be hanging around somewhere."

COLA is reportedly set to be scaled back to a rent assistance package by 2017 that will provide $15,000 to lower-paid players.

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How much of this is true? A few pot shots there. No way Sydney are legally managing all those players on that list COLA or not. If they are we could have done with their budgeting skills in 2000.

 

But is that what the modern game has come to? Money equals success?

 

They would be doing it 'legally' insofar as they have the ability to manipulate an additional 1 million dollars each year in regard to player payments. Wouldn't be too hard to manipulate either. 

 

LOL at asking the AFL to publicly confirm that the rort they have sanctioned for the last 10 years is all above board and legal.

 

There is a very good reason the COLA has not been rescinded effective immediately and its got fark all to do with the cost of living in Sydney. 

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Yes. Money leads to success. When was the last time a non financial powerhouse won a premiership? Maybe Port in 2004?

The risk is becoming like the EPL were the best resourced win.

Personally Gordon can get ■■■■■■. Footscray have been saying this, in one way or another for years. Do something about it rather than playing the poor me attitude.

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Gordon has to be one of the biggest clowns in Football. Stop commenting on every other clubs, and start worrying about his own.

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Gordon and Finnis are mates

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So this

 

'Very offensive': Ireland furious with Bulldogs' COLA comments

 

 

 

How much of this is true? A few pot shots there. No way Sydney are legally managing all those players on that list COLA or not. If they are we could have done with their budgeting skills in 2000.

 

But is that what the modern game has come to? Money equals success?

 

They would be doing it 'legally' insofar as they have the ability to manipulate an additional 1 million dollars each year in regard to player payments. Wouldn't be too hard to manipulate either. 

 

LOL at asking the AFL to publicly confirm that the rort they have sanctioned for the last 10 years is all above board and legal.

 

There is a very good reason the COLA has not been rescinded effective immediately and its got fark all to do with the cost of living in Sydney. 

 

Exaclty, as if they need some sort of validation for their crappy politics. 

 

Peter Gordon on the other hand is a ■■■■, he wouldn't know what to do with $1 mill.

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Up yours Carlton you pack of cheats.

 

And shut your mouth Gordon, give back your fkn handouts you whinger.

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General Ireland on the march.

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Wow, the swans CEO sounds like some halfwit on SEN talkback

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Gordon is the next Eddie.

Must complain and voice his opinion on ‘issues’ NOT regarding his own club.

Sit the fark down, back to your irrelevant kennel ya sook!

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Some of the original fuel to fire. I really hope this blows up and takes the attention away from Essendon. Let Sydney the AFL love child cop it hard.

 

Peter Gordon- “I think they have tested the (AFL‘s) rules, because I am not sure anyone would say they believe Buddy will be playing footy in a Sydney jumper in nine years. And if in eight years time if they come to the AFL and say we need relief because he‘s won us a few flags and we are important for the competition but the guys who made the decision are long gone so help us, I hope the AFL has a long memory.” Rest here

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Gordon is the next Eddie.
Must complain and voice his opinion on 'issues' NOT regarding his own club.
Sit the fark down, back to your irrelevant kennel ya sook!


Lol. At least Eddie has a club.
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Enjoying the blowtorch being applied to someone else for a change.

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The bulldogs need to be dissolved...it's better that way

 

 

edit- fark carlton as well

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Gordon has to be one of the biggest clowns in Football. Stop commenting on every other clubs, and start worrying about his own.

Yep, saw him star in a 3 ring circus a while back......

 

Can't remember but it him and two other ■■■#$%$.

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Lets not forget why we had the salary cap moratorium back in the 90's.  Sydney were paying Plugga waaaay beyond what any other club could as well as Roos was on a massive contract.  The Swans from memory were over 1mil over the cap (back when the cap was less than 4mil) so their cheating was worse than what we got done for & even worse comparitively than Carlton.  Instead of sanctioning the Swans, the AFL corrupted the comp again, had a moratorium & at the end gave Sydney their bullshit retention & COLA allowances. 

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I am pretty sure a number of Sydney players are on the cola. Nice they have an allowance for it too.

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Pity Gordon's 100% right about all of it.

He built up a few brownie (literally brown, like his nose) points  with the administration last year, quite happy to see him using it on spouting at the Swans rather than asking for more handouts.

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COLA is fine.  The only problem with it is that the amount should be split equally between the total list numbers.  And the AwFuL should administer it.