If the player on the larger wage is giving his all for the cause and those around him can see that the talent & comittment are there, then I can't see the issue.

Problems mainly arise when someone is on a much bigger wad than the others but NOT delivering. Certainly that is what happened with the Pies, they brought in a load of overpaid Aussies & others to rescue them, who then weren't seen to be performing which then caused dissent in the ranks. I believe that at one point something like 55% of the total salary bill was going on 6 players in the squad - if then those "lucky" ones don't perform what do you expect the rest to do?

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B*llocks.

I sit next to people at work who earn three times as much as me. I accept that because at the moment I am not in a position to command anywhere near that money and its the same for the players.

It might even make some of them pull their fingers out and realise the club will reward hard work and effort.

Think you are living in the past there Nashy. So Briers gives Matt King a short ball because hes not on his salary? Those days are gone - if it was the case at Salford Alker wouild be taking the drives in, also acting half back and kicking the goals. Players know their values and thats why RL will never really be as `close` as it used to be.

totally agree with nashy i 've got the same info, myler refusing to sign until he's had a full and final offer from the wires or anybody else meanwhile the wires are courting him with oasis tickets to the recent heaton park gigs where he was treated like a pop star and such like,if he goes salford will receive just under £200 000 for his services.

Considering you can't find your caps lock key to turn it off I don't see why I should believe anything you have to say.

Well thats not mylerspeak - thats martinoffiahspeak. Greedy.

Many years ago at Swinton - they had a stand off Daz Davies - Wigan tapped him up and he finally signed - Swinton got £10k I think - then Davies broke his leg in his first match and from memory never played again. The lesson? Always take the chance to cash in the chips in professional sport as Fergie has just done with Ron.

JAW should immediately withdraw the offer if what Nashy/tyson have heard is true - we must not get into an auction - unless it benefits Salford on the final price tag of the lad.

well done the salford board , if richie decides against staying it not for lack of trying by the board , but if he goes the club will receive a massive fee , because of his age ie younger than 22 so enforcing a transfer , in my opion no less than 500,000


the ball is in your court mr offiah

Jesus lad a whole £10 an hour, you do know they have a national minimum wage don't you, and as a matter of fact where do yuo have time to sit down when your job is a paper boy

A few points strike me here.

First I thought Myler was under contract till the end of next season but the article in the MEN indicates that it only runs till the end of this season (I know the MEN are sticklers for accuracy but maybe that is a slight mis-prUnt on thier part

).
Second as someone who was sceptical that the club would do enough to keep him I doff my metophorical cap to Mr Wilkson as it appears that he and the board are pulling out all the stops, Myler needs to look at things subjectively in as far as does he stay at a club where he will be without doubt the biggest cheese of the lot and the go-too man for years to come and become the player the entire organisation is built around for years or does he go to a serial underacheiveing team like Warrington were if he doesnt shine they will just find another brown bag full of case down the back of the sofa and bring in another aussie to userpe and ultimately replace Myler.
Third the players may not like him earning so much more is a quote I have read on here, well boo fecking hoo - if they dont like it pull their fingers out and apply themselves and maybe they can graft thier way to a bigger contract, Myler is the most prodigeous talent I have seen for many a year in the halves and he can fully justify (even at his tender age) a big contract as without doubt he is the pre eminant scrum half for England/GB for the next 12+ years.

My own personal thoughts are the he will sign a contract for 3 years and go maybe 2 years down the line for a seriously astromonical fee and that at some point in the future we will see Myler graceing the NRL as without doubt in years to come he will be that talented.

Myler is going to leave this up to Offiah to work the best deal for him. Offiah has behaved disgracefully in all this, so why should we for one minute be confident of him signing up ?

The facts are that if Myler accepts the offer, it will make him a very wealthy young man. He'll be the big star at the club at such a young age... and a 4 year contract will give the club who gave him his chance the ability to build a team around him. Should he want to move in 4 years... he'll still only be 23... and with a bit of luck... we'll be a much better side... and just have to find a replacement 7.

Should he decide to go to Warrington... I have a feeling he won't be the number one star... but one of a few. Fact is.. Warrington now have a good coach on board and could be on the verge of being a very good side, and Myler will help them do that. It's going to be hard to compete with that and we have to be true to ourselves and understand this... as much as it pains me to say it.

Offiah thinks he's worth mega-bucks... With that he's correct... but it's about the only thing he has got right. He's clearly not acting in the best interests of the player, because at 19 he may be good but he's got lots to learn... so why not learn it while commanding a big wage with less pressure than take the risk of moving somewhere where the fans are desperate for some success due to the amount spent on the squad over the last few years.

The top and bottom of this is that Myler has played less than 6 months of SL rugby. He has given two outstanding performances for England against weak opposition... who's to say he won't be made to look a mug against the Aussies and the Kiwi's... with that he may not become the attractive proposition that Offiah thinks he is. He has a chance to get a big contract NOW... my feelings are he'd be wise to sign it... but there is something telling me that he won't because of his agent and his agents advisors.

great post