So, if Adam Pearson signs six Australian marquee players, then 6x£150.000=£900.000, out of 2.2 million cap. Hull will need to reduce their squad size or individual player wages. I admit I know nothing of what players earn, but 1,3 million between say, another 21 squad players at Hull, seems a tight budget.
He's signing 6 Aussies but only 2 can be marquee and taken off the salary cap. He must be getting a 241 on the others.
I can't see it being a morale issue if the pedigree and quality is apparent - for example, Austin at Wire, who is quite clearly light years ahead of the majority of his peers; I can see it causing difficulty if a player is deemed "marquee," and turns up out of shape looking for an extended holiday - his colleagues could quite rightly query that and feel less than gruntled.
As for Adam Pearson's proclamation - it seems like really poor management to me, to announce to your current squad that they'll be replaced at the end of the season by imports; how does that motivate them to do better this season? Managers who don't know how to manage tend to default to being tough and/or threatening to get people to do what they want - which rarely works, especially in a high-stakes arena like sport, where so many variables can influence team results, even if individuals are doing well.
On the marquee rule overall - I'm not a huge fan, but I will continue to dream of the day when we can have one; maybe Big Dave will be our first, and we can all pay the difference with a £10 Big Bopper levy on our season tickets - a bit like the social care precept on your council tax bill?
I can't see it being a morale issue if the pedigree and quality is apparent - for example, Austin at Wire, who is quite clearly light years ahead of the majority of his peers; I can see it causing difficulty if a player is deemed "marquee," and turns up out of shape looking for an extended holiday - his colleagues could quite rightly query that and feel less than gruntled.
As for Adam Pearson's proclamation - it seems like really poor management to me, to announce to your current squad that they'll be replaced at the end of the season by imports; how does that motivate them to do better this season? Managers who don't know how to manage tend to default to being tough and/or threatening to get people to do what they want - which rarely works, especially in a high-stakes arena like sport, where so many variables can influence team results, even if individuals are doing well.
On the marquee rule overall - I'm not a huge fan, but I will continue to dream of the day when we can have one; maybe Big Dave will be our first, and we can all pay the difference with a £10 Big Bopper levy on our season tickets - a bit like the social care precept on your council tax bill?
We whinge about paying £5 for a pint, well here's a good reason to buy your drink in the ground.
What about the case of wigan accents where tomkins and williams have been marquee'd and their fans have been complaining about over paid and under performing.
Both of those played big parts in Wigan being Champions last year. The bigger problem is what happens when they leave as you only free up £75K each of salary cap space.
Having two marquee players, particularly if they are both non-club trained, is still a big chunk of the salary cap on two players. Next year Warrington will be using 300k of their cap on Austin and Widdop. That’s 15% of the cap on two players and that means they will ace to compromise either on quality in other positions or squad depth. It’s high risk, particularly given Widdop’s shoulder.
On the marquee rule overall - I'm not a huge fan, but I will continue to dream of the day when we can have one; maybe Big Dave will be our first, and we can all pay the difference with a £10 Big Bopper levy on our season tickets - a bit like the social care precept on your council tax bill?
I'm not a fan either and I think it could unsettle a dressing room. Yet, whilst we can't afford it I like to think we have so much quality in our team (when not injured) that we have at least 3 quality marquee like players in TJ, Tupou and Fifita (and based on rumours going around BV on Friday Big Dave's new deal is not at marquee prices).
Marquee players have to have a salary cap value of £175k under ordinary circumstances. So you couldn’t have someone earning £151k who counts as marquee knocking just a grand off.
So if Pearson signs 6 players from Australia it would be £300k (saving £50k) for marquee minimum, plus whatever the other 4 cost.
It’s also £75k for club trained, which is basically anyone coming through the academy and playing 3 seasons before age of 21 at the club.
£150k covers everyone else English, Australian or whatever nationality. So someone like Westerman would count as £150k.