Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:14 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

a few people after the wigan game were saying that we weren't caught short by the briers announcement, he retired in november, so we had the majority of the off season to recruit a new halfback from australia. Clearly they dont have a clue about how long it takes to sort something like that out.

Hmm. Still lacking a plan B though eh? If we expected Briers to play a full season unscathed then our medical staff were on a different planet, and if we didn't then we should have got cracking and started recruiting a replacement in well in advance as contigency should the worse happen ........... which it did.

And please don't tell me Ratchford, GOB & Myler were the contigency cos Ratchford was clearly being groomed for FB, and GOB was involved in more loans than Wonga.

: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:57 pm  

I have heard from two different sources than we are well under the cap. One said £380,000 although i would be hesitant to trust this guy and another who I know well said £300,000 and I would trust his call.

If we are upto the cap then there are quite a few players earning well above their worth.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:00 am  

Can we refund you for the money for Daz Clark so you've got a few quid more to spend?

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:47 am  

Would people have been happy if we would have recruited below standard players that may have been available NO. they would be calling for Smiths head over his recruitment. The club have siad that the quality of player was not available end of. We need to stick with the youth and hope that some come through, if not keep looking for the special player that warrents the big bucks.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:12 pm  

Do people seriously believe that we are £300k to £400k under the cap?

At most we'd be Briers' wage less whatever up-grade Russell got for this year plus whoever replaced Briers in the 25 first tier players.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:14 pm  

If King was on £600k (source: wigan forum) then Briers must have been on £400k at least

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:53 pm  

Benji Marshall was released from his contract today. He'd be alright for you lot. Bet you'd get him for £379,999.99 as well.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:03 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Benji Marshall was released from his contract today. He'd be alright for you lot. Bet you'd get him for £379,999.99 as well.

Well we can't all be as lucky as to have Lance Hohaia in our ranks can we? Just keep dousing your Luke Walsh figurine in holy water and praying he stays fit.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:10 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

Well we can't all be as lucky as to have Lance Hohaia in our ranks can we? Just keep dousing your Luke Walsh figurine in holy water and praying he stays fit.

Woh there horsey. It wouldn't be the strangest thing in the world if he ended up with you. There presumably won't be too many NRL sides with loads of cap room sloshing around at this stage of the season,so it could fit.

And from the rumours on our board at the moment it seems Walsh won't be around for too much longer.

Re: Our Alleged £400k Shortfall in Salary Cap. : Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:14 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Benji Marshall was released from his contract today. He'd be alright for you lot. Bet you'd get him for £379,999.99 as well.

Aus $700000 is £387000 so that would put us in the game if the cap mattered, but technically as a union convert, I think he'll be cap exempt, so he's open season for every RL club.