Quote Magic Superbeetle="Magic Superbeetle"There's also nothing saying that some clubs will go and massively over spend on a mediocre "marquee" signing. But you can bet they will. As McManus says, if saints signed a marquee, the Wigan fans will turn around at lenaghan and say well why aren't we signing one. Saints and Wigan are in a strong financial position, so it doesn't matter too much, but there will be constant "outdoing" by some clubs - it's the competitive nature sure, but the business sense of "we can't really afford this" won't come in until it's too late.'"
The reasons clubs go bust is they are badly managed.
Bradford have gone bust with a low salary cap and without a marquee signing stuffing them up.
Badly run clubs go bust regardless of what you do and don't allow them to do. Not having a marquee rule because the likes of Bradford are poorly run is daft and yet again penalises the well run clubs for the failings of the badly run clubs.
Quote Magic SuperbeetleFurther, some clubs are finally getting it into their heads that promoting youth and development is the way to go - this is what is good for the game. This is nothing more than a big shiny distraction to make them forget that lesson ,.. Again.'"
I do not agree with that. The idea a marquee signing would stop clubs developing youth does not follow. What will stop them is things like the proposal to increase the overseas quota. It is obvious that is to allow clubs to bolster the ranks because there aren't enough players to go around and it will be with average to poor NRL players.
There is another thing that is going to curtail youth development. The return to promotion and relegation. This happened last time. Clubs buying in players to avoid the drop. And I don't mean a the end of the season where a signing ban would prevent this but having it as a policy form the outset that promoting youth is too risky so they just do not bother.
