Brian McDermott

Nobody was going to get paid.

When there was already in the comp and we had to reapply to get back in the comp.

So then a whole host of people, including myself, were unemployed for 18 months after that during COVID period.

that's where you can pinpoint well that shouldn't have happened because he said this and he did that but that's just one small part of a bigger story about the growth of the game and this is what I'm talking about the growth of the game get it back to the NRL now don't kick the doors open and say right where are you we've got some answers for you that you haven't considered before because I think that would be foolish just going back to that vote did Salford get a vote?

Yeah, I don't know.

At the time some of those clubs were voting, they were out of money themselves.

They got government funding and got a government loan.

I don't know whether they voted for us or against us.

Mate, I understand why that's not growth, is it?

No, it's not.

I don't like that.

But may I understand an owner who's not got millions, who's involved in the club for whatever reason, he's taking it on.

See, I'm not as empathetic because if you're... If you steal 10 quid out of my pocket, it hurts.

Depends on the circumstances.

Well, if you're going to take 10 quid off me and I've got a chance of making, you know, a thousand quid back in five years' time... And that's it.

That's not a plan, though.

That's not a plan.

That's just an opinion.

The opinion was, well, with Toronto, because I'm arguing against it.

I think they should have been allowed in.