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| Itās funny, we change the competition format at the drop of a hat, probably averaging a different competition structure every 4 years yet the one consistent has been the salary cap, for some reason it seems untouchable.
It was brought in to
A) Level the competition because Wigan (the current holders of every domestic trophy) were winning everything.
B) Protect teams financially.
Itās done neither.
Itās levelled the competition in the worst possible way. The same teams win the title, but their quality is levelled down to be closer to the mediocre teams.
If itās a choice between watching a high quality team win all the time or a lower quality one, give me the quality one.
I donāt think many can argue that super league isnāt stale. We all know who will win the grand final. Itāll be saints or Wigan.
Bring in some other mechanism to protect team financially, and allow the teams that can afford it to build higher quality teams.
More stars in the league will make it more marketable, more lucrative, and increase the standard of the major finals, the games that matter. Sure, the same teams might win, as they do now. But the quality will be higher.
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| Iāve said the exact same thing on these forums for the last 10 years.
Usually Wakefield or Leigh fans that disagreed with me but Wakefield will probably have changed their tune now they have a bit of cash.
If Wigans billionaire owner wants to splash his cash he should be allowed to. He shouldnāt be held back because wasters like Leigh. Hull fc and Salford might get upset
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| Quote: RobRiches "Iāve said the exact same thing on these forums for the last 10 years.
Usually Wakefield or Leigh fans that disagreed with me but Wakefield will probably have changed their tune now they have a bit of cash.
If Wigans billionaire owner wants to splash his cash he should be allowed to. He shouldnāt be held back because wasters like Leigh. Hull fc and Salford might get upset'"
But you have only been on here for 1 year ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif)
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| Scrapping the cap will please a lot of fans, until their club spends more than it can afford.
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[quote="JEAN CAPDOUZE":162hm7sy]He is not telling the truth. He is talking paranoid rubbish.[/quote:162hm7sy]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_59837.jpg |
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| Quote: RobRiches "Iāve said the exact same thing on these forums for the last 10 years.
Usually Wakefield or Leigh fans that disagreed with me but Wakefield will probably have changed their tune now they have a bit of cash.
If Wigans billionaire owner wants to splash his cash he should be allowed to. He shouldnāt be held back because wasters like Leigh. Hull fc and Salford might get upset'"
Any wonder why folk dont bother here anymore
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| Quote: RoyBoy29 "Any wonder why folk dont bother here anymore'"
You think the cap should be kept?
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| Quote: nathan_rugby "You think the cap should be kept?'"
Bit of a double edge sword isnt it.
Keep the cap so there is some equality, a bit of a level playing field.
Scrap the cap and watch a couple of teams take over dominance, leaving the rest to fall by the wayside if they dont have the financial means to pursue glory.
At ough call, each of us have an opinion. I dont think there is a right or wrong answer.
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| Quote: RoyBoy29 "Bit of a double edge sword isnt it.
Keep the cap so there is some equality, a bit of a level playing field.
Scrap the cap and watch a couple of teams take over dominance, leaving the rest to fall by the wayside if they dont have the financial means to pursue glory.
At ough call, each of us have an opinion. I dont think there is a right or wrong answer.'"
Keep the cap and let Wigan/St Helens dominate
Get rid and let Wigan/St Helens dominate
Tough choice if you ask me.
I dont know the answer as I am sure others dont but I do know that Aus teams will carry on raiding our squads for the betterment of theirs and not ours.
We however need strong teams a bit like HKR/ Leigh/Wire/Leeds etc coming through. Would it help if they could spend what they want, possible ! would it,who knows but this is down to the owners to spend wisely.
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| Quote: RoyBoy29 "Bit of a double edge sword isnt it.
Keep the cap so there is some equality, a bit of a level playing field.
Scrap the cap and watch a couple of teams take over dominance, leaving the rest to fall by the wayside if they dont have the financial means to pursue glory.
At ough call, each of us have an opinion. I dont think there is a right or wrong answer.'"
Only 4 teams have ever won the Grand Final....
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| For me, the cap needs to be raised,( by how much, I'm not sure). We need to be able to keep our top quality players, and also attract more quality players from the NRL. It's important that we can get as much quality on show as possible to put more bums on seats. If anything, this would allow other teams, apart from Wigan & Saints, to catch up to their level, and seriously challenge for honours.
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| Quote: Cokey "For me, the cap needs to be raised,( by how much, I'm not sure). We need to be able to keep our top quality players, and also attract more quality players from the NRL. It's important that we can get as much quality on show as possible to put more bums on seats. If anything, this would allow other teams, apart from Wigan & Saints, to catch up to their level, and seriously challenge for honours.'"
If you want more quality on show "scrap the cap".To get more NRL you would have to raise the cap to match theirs, in real terms would be practically getting rid of the cap.
Ultimately it is upto the clubs owners/backers to manage the finances of said club.
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| Quote: Jason65 "If you want more quality on show "scrap the cap".To get more NRL you would have to raise the cap to match theirs, in real terms would be practically getting rid of the cap.
Ultimately it is upto the clubs owners/backers to manage the finances of said club.'"
TBH - I don't think they're going to scrap the cap, but increasing it significantly would give us some kind of measure to where it should be, and give us a guide to see if it needed tweaking any further.
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| Iāve mixed feelings about it.
Weāre certainly asking the cap to fix too many problems. Competitive balance, financial stability, even propping up the academy system. And scrapping it would at least spare us the nonsense about āgreat cultureā and it all being about ādeveloping your own playersā.
However, moving from the outcome of the season being drearily predictable to a higher proportion of games being non-contests would still be a big step. If Wigan are winning by 40, 50, 60 nearly every week, only ever challenged by Saints youād think the best players might eventually want to go elsewhere (i.e. the NRL) for a challenge.
Ultimately I suspect itād have to lead to greater change. Possibly fewer, bigger teams - and we all know how popular the idea of mergers is. But I feel like weāre already on the edge of what is tolerable for predictability.
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| To scrap the cap would also have to unrestrict overseas quota. both are self defeating policies. you want people to watch the game then offer them the best product.
More people watching is increased revenues and increase in kids wanting to play. Grass roots will not grow if the pinnicale of the sport is not attractive
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| Quote: LeedsLurch "To scrap the cap would also have to unrestrict overseas quota.'"
Lol what?
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