Laurie Daley has come clean after being refused a job on Manly's coaching staff due to his direct affiliation with the TAB.
While Daley was eager to link up with Manly and new head coach Anthony Seibold, the NRL's head of integrity Jason King confirmed that because Daley worked on The Big Sports Breakfast on Sky Sports Radio, a TAB-owned company, the former Blues coach wasn't permitted to accept the offer.
It's an odd move from the NRL, who permit Manly to have rival betting agency PointsBet on their jersey front, and Laurie Daley was eager to show his disappointment after being delivered the news.
“I'm not allowed to have association because of the links to TAB. Obviously I would like to think they would change their mind but I don't think they will. I would have loved to have been part of it,” Daley said on the program.