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| Quote Deano G="Deano G"Really bad news.
We had the chance in the early days of SL to reform the game's structures and grow its revenue base to help keep players like Joel in the game (or at least keep them for longer) but vested interests and anti-Wigan hysteria stopped that.
I think it's probably too late now to do anything to save RL as even a respectable minor sport in professional terms. Further marginalisation of our game seems inevitable as it declines to a semi-pro future (at best).
Good luck to Joel. I have no time for RU but at least he will be able to earn the kind of living that a talented athlete should be able to, in a sport which does not begrudge people doing well.'"

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| How can saracens afford that money from gates of 5k.
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| To be fair his handling skills are dreadfull
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| Quote j.c="j.c"Sportsmen in other countries get rewarded just as well you know, but it doesn't seem to affect them.'"
Yes so you must question the management of the players and what they were allowed to do. England players are amongst the highest paid in union but from what was reported the worst behaved. If you are going to a World Cup in any sport any real social life ends for that month.
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| Quote those were the days="those were the days"How can saracens afford that money from gates of 5k.'"
RFL will pay the wages, and put him on a fast-track to the RU setup.
That's the difference between the 2 codes, not the domestic game, the international game. Everything is tailored to providing a better international side, its whats turned England RU into the team it was in '03 (and isn't far off being now), as well as turning England cricket in the no.1 side in the world.
It's also what the NRL prioritises, everything is tailored for the national side.
That's where we are going wrong, the RFL should be looking at keeping key players on central contracts, more regular internationals etc etc etc.
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| Quote inside_man="inside_man"And who do you support? Given that most of your posts are on Wigan, I'd assume you support us.
And secondly, if 24 year old academy products were earning 1/7th of our salary cap, then we'd have a squad of about, ummm, oh yeah, 7 players.
Unless a player is a bonafide superstar, then they won't be on more than £150k.'"
You don't think everyone gets paid the same do you??
Whats your definition of a superstar? Australian or kiwi??
If one of the best young british players doesn,t deserve good money who does???
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| OUR game will never be afford central contracts for players whatever number you want in a squad, cricket and ru have a thriving internationl scene which we will never match.
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| Quote king benny="king benny"You don't think everyone gets paid the same do you??
Whats your definition of a superstar? Australian or kiwi??
If one of the best young british players doesn,t deserve good money who does???'"
If you think Joel is a superstar then what does that make Sam, Leuluai, Richards etc. Good Joel is he is no superstar. Not even the best second row at the club last season and defenitly not the best centre.
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| Quote inside_man="inside_man"RFL will pay the wages, and put him on a fast-track to the RU setup.
That's the difference between the 2 codes, not the domestic game, the international game. Everything is tailored to providing a better international side, its whats turned England RU into the team it was in '03 (and isn't far off being now), as well as turning England cricket in the no.1 side in the world.
It's also what the NRL prioritises, everything is tailored for the national side.
That's where we are going wrong, the RFL should be looking at keeping key players on central contracts, more regular internationals etc etc etc.'"
Here is the irony of all ironies.
If England wins the next League World Cup the revenue will jump as success breeds success. But by letting 3 good players (Joel, Eastmond and Ashton) it weakens any chances of winning it. Sometimes you must take a chance and RFL is playing it safe to ensure the game stays intact and keeps clubs like Wakey and Cas in SL. When its obvious all it does by keeping the status quo is giving England less of a chance of winning a major tournament. And thats the irony were keeping Cas and Wakey in SL at the cost of the national game.
I am lookng at it from the Welsh football point of view when a team wins a few games a full house is guranteed everygame at the Millennium stadium when we struggle were off to Swansea or Cardiff City. If England wins 1 world cup your guranteed the next few games are a sell out in a major stadium.
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| Quote tank123="tank123"If you think Joel is a superstar then what does that make Sam, Leuluai, Richards etc. Good Joel is he is no superstar. Not even the best second row at the club last season and defenitly not the best centre.'"
Thats were the problem lies 2 of them aren't British and who are the other 2, Carmont and Hoffman??
Yeah Sam and Leuluai fantastic, Richards is a winger, good as he is, not a superstar.
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| Quote king benny="king benny"Thats were the problem lies 2 of them aren't British and who are the other 2, Carmont and Hoffman??
Yeah Sam and Leuluai fantastic, Richards is a winger, good as he is, not a superstar.'"
Yup. MoS last season, try a game this year + our goalkicker.
Definately not a superstar that guy.
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