Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 6:36 pm  

We're always accusing some club or other of fiddling the salary cap, when the reality is it's us that are poop at getting value for money out of ours.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 7:21 pm  

The Dentist Wilf wrote:

I'm hearing Salford have upped their bid offered a big contract and pinched him from under Warrington's noses!

That's potentially ridiculous! I heard wire had him for 130 k a year. More than that on a winger is mental!!!

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 8:40 pm  

airliebird,runninglate! wrote:

That's potentially ridiculous! I heard wire had him for 130 k a year. More than that on a winger is mental!!!

It is when that winger is nothing special.

Hall
Briscoe
Makinson
Burgess
Charnley
McGillveray
Carney
Broughton
Lineham
Monaghan

In no particular order that is my top 10 list of Superleague wingers. More than 130k for a winger who doesn't feature in the top 10? Crazy. Either Koukash is going to break the cap, or Salfords squad is going to be sorely lacking in other areas.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 8:46 pm  

No matter what they paid for him, if they sign a decent centre, they have a great backline next season.

Locke
BJB
Sau
New
Johnson
Chase
Sneyd

Easily a top 4 backline. I'm not a fan of how the Dr goes about his business especially on twitter, but is certainly putting money were his mouth is.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 8:53 pm  

airliebird,runninglate! wrote:

That's potentially ridiculous! I heard wire had him for 130 k a year. More than that on a winger is mental!!!

I heard Warrington £120,000 Salford £130,000 but he plumped for Warrington, before Salford upped their offer to what,........... I have no idea. Mind you that came from Journalists in Leeds so not gospel.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 8:55 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

No matter what they paid for him, if they sign a decent centre, they have a great backline next season.

Locke ~200k (based on he rejected $400k from bulldogs)
BJB ~130k according to this thread
Sau unknown, but minimum salary in aus is $80k so let's say ~50k
New depends on who they get for anyone decent? ~70k?
Johnson cheap, but good winger! bad past ~30k
Chase most expensive player in sl according to rumour at ~300k
Sneyd local boy done good, in the last year of his contract - probably ~20k but will change if he wants to keep him!

Easily a top 4 backline. I'm not a fan of how the Dr goes about his business especially on twitter, but is certainly putting money were his mouth is.

800k/1.65m on a back line? Doesn't leave much for the remaining 18 players.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 9:11 pm  

Tommy lee is supposedly on 98k a season, so I would imagine sau hasn't come to SL for a pittance, Shauls new contract has put him on 78k a year.

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 9:24 pm  

easthull fc fan wrote:

Tommy lee is supposedly on 98k a season, so I would imagine sau hasn't come to SL for a pittance, Shauls new contract has put him on 78k a year.

One assumes Jamie is shouting this from the rooftops

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 9:32 pm  

easthull fc fan wrote:

Tommy lee is supposedly on 98k a season, so I would imagine sau hasn't come to SL for a pittance, Shauls new contract has put him on 78k a year.

I genuinely have no idea for the likes of sau and Johnson, hence I erred on the side of caution in my estimates.

Tim smith (who, despite rumours, koukash has said is going nowhere) is another who I'd imagine is on 6 figures (roughly) Hansen was (according to the wiganers) offered 6 figures, and like sau, rapira and Tasi won't be only less than 50k - it all adds up

Re: ben-jones bishop : Tue May 13, 2014 9:55 pm  

frepneyboy wrote:

One assumes Jamie is shouting this from the rooftops

No I think we can assume that someone is "in the know".