Quote: Paul Youane "Whilst he is undoubtedly a great player I did have concerns about ourselves signing him on a two year deal given that we are already a team with numerous players nearer the end than the beginning their of careers.
So we have missed out on him; I can console myself that we will have that salary cap space available to either persuade King or Anderson (with a bit of change from that one) to stay and that Saints’ arm has been forced to give Puletua a bigger and longer contract than they were planning to.
Win – win for me. I’m sure when we announce our signing(s) everybody will be happy. And let’s not forget that with the Aussie salary cap going up in 2013 then some of the top younger Aussies may just fancy a year or two in the UK now before the big Aussie bucks arrive.'"
Paul totally agree about this being a win-win situation, I'd take Louis anyday! The bit that gets me is that the Aussie salary gap going up in 2013, should'nt it be coming down if not staying the same to ensure that all the home grown talent around is getting a look in.
And before anyone jumps on me, I admit Wire have taken advantage of the overseas quota, but so have nearly all SL teams, and I bet Widnes are already booking flights for more for next year!
The national game is showing the affects of this and the up and coming Exiles game just shows this, bar one or two from the England squad the Exiles squad is a dream team!!
