So there's all these kind of safety nets in place and there wasn't one there for them. And the fact that that was made clear right at the start and that They [Moana Pasifika] had this kind of unique funding model where they'll be running essentially as a charity. That was when the alarm bell started going, if that was before they even played. And then also it was the fact that once they started signing players, you know, it was like, well, gosh, how's this team going to compete in a competition? (03:28–05:18)
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