Quote Mr Carl="Mr Carl"How long has it been since the salary cap was altered? Have we had no inflation since then? Have club's incomes not increased since then? We need to raise the cap if we want to be able to compete with the money sloshing around in yawnion.'"
Unless the cap was doubled (which we clearly can't afford as a sport), we still wouldn't be competing.
The reason our best players consider RU is that their international game is a cash cow and the players are handsomely rewarded for playing lots and lots of internationals each year.
Even if we offered Kyle a five years deal on £200k, he'd still be a fair way down on what he could end up being paid in RU, and that's before we even consider his earning potential post retirement as a yawnion pin-up rather than a little known league player. I wouldn't be surprised if players like Ashton trouser £50k each for a 6 Nations tournament alone.
