Middle 8 Salary Cap : Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:55 pm  

So, 4 teams on SL cap, 4 on championship cap. Does the cap stay as it is for all 8 teams, or is our cap brought up in line with the SL clubs? As mentioned on the other post there are a lot of clubs doing business now bringing players in. If our cap suddenly increases to match the 4 SL teams, I imagine Leigh could afford to bring a couple of high profile players in now to boost their chances.

Re: Middle 8 Salary Cap : Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:23 pm  

A danger from all of this last minute spending is just like before when there was promotion and relegation either to get it or to avoid it.

If you can afford it fair enough, if not and it fails either way what then, for this to happen to an SL club would potentially be catastrophic.

At least 2 major income streams in free fall, you go down having already spent what you didn't have with less central funding and lower crowds for the following season because of being in the Championship.

Re: Middle 8 Salary Cap : Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:07 pm  

Who's going to be available at this stage of the season ?

That's the issue.

Not to mention you've just won funding for next season - is now the time to be spending it ? Probably not.

Re: Middle 8 Salary Cap : Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:11 pm  

Fair points, it was more of a hypothetical question than anything else. I can see it happening at some point, that if it's the case that the cap increases to the SL cap, a championship club that can afford to would take the gamble

Re: Middle 8 Salary Cap : Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:13 am  

Maybe - but does that then give them a lower chance of surviving in 2016 ?

Four of us are going to be in $uperleague next year and four of us will be in Division 2, however much we spend.

Re: Middle 8 Salary Cap : Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:28 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Maybe - but does that then give them a lower chance of surviving in 2016 ?

Four of us are going to be in $uperleague next year and four of us will be in Division 2, however much we spend.

Apart from the money side of things the middle 8's have teams with all sorts of current "make ups" going into it and this all adds to the interest of how it will pan out.

A couple of examples from those involved.

Leigh are full of confidence having run away with the Championship, beaten too SL sides in the Challenge cup, have some money and infra structure.

Wakefield are bottom of SL, don't have a lot of money but are spending some to try and strengthen, have a coach who has seen it all and done it all, team spirit seems to be getting better and they will go into fighting.

Salford are the exact opposite, loads of cash but zero team spirit and didn't have much fight at Leeds, was that a one off?

Etc, etc.

Some added twists and turns coming soon.

Apart from what Fax do.

Overall, can't wait for the comp to start.