Quote Originally Posted by Grimario View Post
The cynic (realist?) in me thinks "Well, this is clearly only done so when they destroy the FFA in court for not filling their contractual obligations of a completed season, FFA can't fight back with "but Foxtel didn't pay us"". Think of it as basically putting down a deposit for a bigger win at the end.
Interesting interpretation...
Or it could the result of a negotiation to terminate the contract at the end of this season: "I'll give you 12M, you leave me alone. Goodbye"