Eddie Hearn aims to ‘revolutionise’ rugby league with ambitious plans



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wants to scrap the salary cap, cant see the rfl letting him do that...which will prob in turn lose his interest

worth a punt??

things cant be much worse at moment

The RFL have been sidelined and it really depends on what the 'gang of 5' want to happen. And I'd wager they'd be happy to see the end of the Salary Cap. Prepare for more 'bust'.

More clubs have gone bust with a salary cap

thanks, but no thanks..salary cap is there for a reason, stop clubs going bust

The guy has done great things in boxing. I say let him have a go. Maybe not scrap salary cap but work at something else.

If he can get rugby league far better and make money for the game let him get on with it what have we to lose

If he can get rugby league far better and make money for the game let him get on with it what have we to lose

how? he hasnt said anything that would improve the league only one off games like the CC Final or grand final (which normally sells out anyway)

A wodge of cash that'd make big Nige's pie bill seem like loose change?

That’s because the clubs with money can’t really spend it as they can’t keep buying decent players from lower down the league(s) as they won’t fit them all within the Cap so there’s no money trickling down the table/leagues.

I think the culture we have in our sport of waiting until a player is out of contract so he signs for his new club on a free transfer is very very dangerous as well. Money is not going around clubs.

Pretty much the only team over recent years who’ve paid good transfer fees to other clubs is Warrington. Yet backwards thinking sports fans think that’s a bad thing, the old cliche of “just throwing money at it” is often trotted out.

The clubs with money needs to keep hold of (by fitting them in their cap) and buy the genuine stars of the game rather than lose them to the NRL or Union.

The Salary Cap has been the single biggest hinderance to our sport.

Okay maybe we keep a Salary Cap but up it significantly since the one we have now is a quarter of a century out of date!

I would like an end to the cap but with a few caviats. First no club can spend money it has borrowed (except long term for infrastructure “new stands etc”) any cash put in by owners sugar daddies should be gifts & not repaid. A proper scale of payments to lower league & amature clubs for transfers to other clubs. Finally any club found to break any of these rules to be immediately disbanded & ejected from the sport for ever.
My only concern would be going back to the time when Wigan in effect were the only fully pro team & everyone else competed to come second to them.

I'd love the Hearns to be let loose on RL. It really has become an old boys club where certain individuals ike James Rule, Steve Ferres, Nigel Wood seem to always jave a job in RL yet leave a mess whereever they go. Wonder hiw many millions thise 3 have milked out of RL over the years.

Then theres the pally chairman all looking after each other and making sure they've got each others back.

I'd love to see the Hearns upset a few of the them and try get this sport moving forward. Like another poster said, what's the worst that can happen?

I agree regarding the salary cap, just because a game or league is "close" doesn't mean its enjoyable to watch!

No salary cap would be a disaster for SL. The aim should be to grow the sport, get a bigger TV deal and then increase the cap that way.

Id also make the marquee player rule clearer and if we want to attract more stars maybe expand it to say 3 marquee players for the clubs that can afford them

And Cas...

Who just happen to be pretty much the only team in the league that make a profit (a fairly substantial one at that...) spending the full cap and paying transfer fees.

You have to keep the cap until the rest of the league can A. afford to pay the current one in place and B. actually be able to make a profit.

You can't let poorly run teams like Huddersfield & Wigan making big losses year on year have free reign in what they spend on players.