Re: Latest state of play posts only : Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:48 am
As an RL man, I'm the first to say that, based on talent and commitment, a Kevin Sinfield is worth as much in salary as say a Wayne Rooney.But, very unfortunately, the financial strenghth of RL is not that of Soccer - so we have to pay our players less.
The harsh and regrettable economic truth is that the Bradford Bulls players are not worth what Bradford Bulls has contracted to pay them. Of course the players and agents will try to get as good a contract as they can - so it is incumbant upon those that run RL clubs only to sign contracts that can be sustained.
I'm afraid all the pain that is being suffered at the moment is part of a process leading to the Bradford RL club only having players on contracts it can afford.