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from http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24786443-5001023,00.html
SACKED player Reni Maitua has threatened legal action against the Bulldogs unless they hand him a hefty $100,000 payout.
Maitua - sacked by the club on December 3 after another off-field misdemeanour - is angry that few NRL clubs, if any, have enough money left under the salary cap to sign him.
The utility star may play the 2009 season for as little as $50,000.
His manager Sam Ayoub spoke with Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg about the issue yesterday.
A firm Greenberg though said the club would be extremely reluctant to give the axed Maitua any payout.
Maitua claimed he would be prepared to take a pay cut and feels $100,000 would be a reasonable figure.
"I had discussions with Todd Greenberg in relation to the current predicament Reni finds himself in," Ayoub told The Daily Telegraph last night.
"It (a payout) is something we would pursue with the club to avoid potential legal proceedings.
"Todd said he needed to talk to some people at the club and would then come back to me.
"Todd has been good through this process and we hope that this is resolved as soon as possible.
"We're not trying to do anything wrong here."
North Queensland and Souths are two clubs interested in signing Maitua but both have salary caps issues.
Asked was a payout likely or unlikely, Greenberg said: "Unlikely."
Then told court action was a possibility, he said: "We would look to avoid any issue with lawyers. It doesn't help either party."
Greenberg said Maitua still had the right to appeal the decision.
But the Bulldogs privately claim they would not reinstate Maitua.
"We talked (yesterday) about whether Reni was going to use his appeal and he and Sam are still considering that," Greenberg said.
"In my view, Reni's contract was terminated because of constant breaches to the code of conduct."
Meanwhile the use of two referees next season was ratified at an NRL board meeting yesterday.
It is understood one referee oversees the play-the-ball and another based on the ten metre line.
An NRL statement read: "The main referee will always be the person stationed at the ten metre line and will be the one who will use the whistle to order stoppages or penalties.
"The second referee will communicate directly to the referee controlling the whistle. The referees will alternate roles during the match."
SACKED player Reni Maitua has threatened legal action against the Bulldogs unless they hand him a hefty $100,000 payout.
Maitua - sacked by the club on December 3 after another off-field misdemeanour - is angry that few NRL clubs, if any, have enough money left under the salary cap to sign him.
The utility star may play the 2009 season for as little as $50,000.
His manager Sam Ayoub spoke with Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg about the issue yesterday.
A firm Greenberg though said the club would be extremely reluctant to give the axed Maitua any payout.
Maitua claimed he would be prepared to take a pay cut and feels $100,000 would be a reasonable figure.
"I had discussions with Todd Greenberg in relation to the current predicament Reni finds himself in," Ayoub told The Daily Telegraph last night.
"It (a payout) is something we would pursue with the club to avoid potential legal proceedings.
"Todd said he needed to talk to some people at the club and would then come back to me.
"Todd has been good through this process and we hope that this is resolved as soon as possible.
"We're not trying to do anything wrong here."
North Queensland and Souths are two clubs interested in signing Maitua but both have salary caps issues.
Asked was a payout likely or unlikely, Greenberg said: "Unlikely."
Then told court action was a possibility, he said: "We would look to avoid any issue with lawyers. It doesn't help either party."
Greenberg said Maitua still had the right to appeal the decision.
But the Bulldogs privately claim they would not reinstate Maitua.
"We talked (yesterday) about whether Reni was going to use his appeal and he and Sam are still considering that," Greenberg said.
"In my view, Reni's contract was terminated because of constant breaches to the code of conduct."
Meanwhile the use of two referees next season was ratified at an NRL board meeting yesterday.
It is understood one referee oversees the play-the-ball and another based on the ten metre line.
An NRL statement read: "The main referee will always be the person stationed at the ten metre line and will be the one who will use the whistle to order stoppages or penalties.
"The second referee will communicate directly to the referee controlling the whistle. The referees will alternate roles during the match."