Salary cap : Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:30 pm  

With the revelation this week that Union has a £4 million salary cap, has it become time to increase ours? the original reason was so no clubs (like wigan and leeds) go bankrupt chasing success.
I suggest to keep the original idea, but allow clubs to spend half of their turnover, whatever that was the previous finacial year on wages. As the finacial year end april 5th clubs would know in good time how much they have to spend next year on contracts. Currently i estimate this would give saints a salary cap of around £2.5 million which we would not have to spend all of.
your thoughts???

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:38 pm  

but wouldnt that drive all the best players to the richer clubs and break stains 'dominance'?

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:48 pm  

i sat we just raise it to 2.million

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:57 pm  

would raising it not push ticket prices up etc...??

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:07 pm  

SAINT ANDREW wrote:

would raising it not push ticket prices up etc...??

maybe but it would bring in more quality/keep players

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:08 pm  

nikos wrote:

but wouldnt that drive all the best players to the richer clubs and break stains 'dominance'?

Have you looked at the turnover of your own club lately, You'd be right in the sh*t. Oh, you alrady are.


Seriously, all it would do is inflate present players wage packets. No bad thing for the players but no great thing for the game.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:48 pm  

nikos wrote:

but wouldnt that drive all the best players to the richer clubs and break stains 'dominance'?

It would mean you lot would waste even more money on past it aussies and still fail as badly as you fail at being a troll.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:56 pm  

How many clubs could afford a cap raise? Walk before running guys.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:04 pm  

Ski wrote:

How many clubs could afford a cap raise? Walk before running guys.

The cap should go back to how it was proposed, a percentage of turnover.

That way a club that grows can have more to invest. Rugby League however has the tail wagging the dog.

The present system allows clubs to spend money they don't have.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:08 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The cap should go back to how it was proposed, a percentage of turnover.

That way a club that grows can have more to invest. Rugby League however has the tail wagging the dog.

The present system allows clubs to spend money they don't have.

Indeed. But the percentage should have a limit. When clubs have grown and are spending equally, THEN look at raising it.