Buzz - On the Take..?

[Cultured_Bogan]

This could explain why he did a complete 180 on Farah. In 2014 he made a big point of laying the blame at Farah's feet for all the clubs drama and that the club needed to rid themselves of him. 12 months later the club does what Buzz told them they should do and he crucifies them and is in Farah's corner all of a sudden. Was he paid off?

Not necessarily. He's a contrarian who goes against the grain for clickbait. I remember when he did a piece about suburban grounds being the best place to watch footy after LO packed out one game, 12 months later he's slating St. George for playing a home qualifying final at Kogarah and shutting fans out.

He says whatever to get everyone interested (whether it be positively or negatively,) in what he's written.

 

[innsaneink]

POLICE are reportedly investigating a fresh match fixing scandal in the NRL.
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Channel Seven reported the round seven clash between Manly and Parramatta at Brookvale Oval — which Parramatta won 22-10 — is being looked at by both police and the NRL due to suspicious betting activity.
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According to the Seven network, one punter placed a wager of $18,000 in cash on the Eels — giving away four-and-a-half points start — and was rewarded with winnings of $41,000…..................
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http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/a-fresh-nrl-match-fixing-scandal-is-reportedly-being-investigated-by-police/news-story/a179bce5619eaff1a7061c27d9febcb1

Stay tuned.

 

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POLICE are reportedly investigating a fresh match fixing scandal in the NRL.
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Channel Seven reported the round seven clash between Manly and Parramatta at Brookvale Oval — which Parramatta won 22-10 — is being looked at by both police and the NRL due to suspicious betting activity.
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According to the Seven network, one punter placed a wager of $18,000 in cash on the Eels — giving away four-and-a-half points start — and was rewarded with winnings of $41,000…..................
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http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/a-fresh-nrl-match-fixing-scandal-is-reportedly-being-investigated-by-police/news-story/a179bce5619eaff1a7061c27d9febcb1

Stay tuned.

A certain player who played for both clubs seems to be able to find a story or two, takes the heat of other clubs though, mainly us.

 

[innsaneink]

I hope someone is keeping a caring eye on Kieran… He seems a bit fragile and defo under pressure

 

[innsaneink]

Has News Corp's Phil Rothfield taken legal counsel?
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And so we return to Buzzgate: the ongoing saga of the Sunday and Daily Telegraph's sports editor-at-large, Phil Rothfield.

There was a rumour circulating at the weekend that Buzz had engaged the services of colourful criminal lawyer Chris Murphy.

Excitedly we called and texted Chris for confirmation, only to be told by the man himself that it simply wasn't true. Which was disappointing.

But then we noticed high-profile criminal lawyer Adam Houda had tweeted two weekends ago in support of Buzz, so we tried him.


"I can neither confirm nor deny it," was all the response we managed to get out of Houda – a man whose clients have included naughty footballer Blake Ferguson, boxer Anthony Mundine and terror suspects including Zaky Mallah and Bilal Khazal.

Meanwhile, Buzz's status at News Corp remains a mystery. His last three columns, including the 'What's The Buzz' signature effort in the Sunday Tele, have either been written by others at the paper or not appeared at all.

We asked News Corp whether Buzz had been stood aside pending the outcome of the internal investigation they indicated would be undertaken, only to be told that they weren't prepared to comment on an internal staff matter. Fair enough.

But it did remind us of the Josh Massoud/Ryan Tandy affair of 2011 – when Massoud, then a News Corp footy writer, was suspended from duties after he offered up his spare room to the late, troubled footballer.

Apparently, management at The Tele at the time found the conflict of interest so egregious that an example needed to be made of Massoud. And so he was told to not come into work until Tandy had moved out.

It just didn't do to have one of their reporting staff so closely associated with a person who was embroiled in a match-fixing scandal.

Closely associating with Eddie Hayson however, a former brothel owner who – as our colleagues at the Herald have reported, "owes millions of dollars to a raft of characters including drug dealers, footballers, jockeys, boxers, family, friends and a convicted murderer" – may yet prove to be A-OK.

Isn't life funny?

Read more: http://www.afr.com/brand/rear-window/has-news-corps-phil-rothfield-taken-legal-counsel-20160809-gqogu9#ixzz4HFzEBELT
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[gallagher]

A character reference from Chris Murphy says it all.