Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:
How many clubs have posted a profit since the cap was introduced????? That's my bloody point. Clubs cant afford the cap now how the hell would increasing it help? Goodness me.
Tbe talent pool no matter the cap isn't increasing. Union players and NRL players will still get more money in union and NRL. The contracts will go up, the debt will increase the businesses will fail. You can pay player A £50k or £75k but hes still player A.
I ask for the third time....where would the money come from to fund the salary cap increase? You have hit the nail on the head by admitting the clubs have no money.
There are more things to do these days for families there are more choices for people. The salary cap isn't impacting junior participation. Your seriously not telling me that when little Jonny says he wants to play RL at aged 8 his family are saying "no son cos if you make the grade your salary wont be good enough".
The clubs have to be run as businesses in my opinion. I would love these great athletes that play our game, which I find disappointing that you criticise them so readily, deserve to be paid much more but the game simply cannot afford it.
The NRL increased their cap because they signed a billion dollar TV deal and could afford to increase their cap mot because the game was struggling financially as our is.
Completely head in the sand there Marty. And I never said all clubs had no money, I said some, and those who don’t shouldn’t be bringing the rest down like we are.
And if the cap works, what relevance is the point on profit? You say you don’t want to go back to that, then you want to stay as we are with clubs not making profit. Indeed goodness me.
I gave you the answer on where money could come from. But it won’t happen with the product we now have, which to be frank is the worst in the game for the last 30 years. It’s all about the product. And I am not referring to Leeds, I am referring to all. Top team in our comp this year, look untouchable, and at the same time really poor.
You want to run like businesses? Not been disrespectful but do you understand business? There isn’t a successfull business around who has followed what you suggest.