Quote: Aboveusonlypie "I would say that we need to get rid of Sam Tomkins, Joel Tomkins, Leuluai, Nuuausala, Sutton and McIlorum. All high earners which creates plenty of room on the cap.
Now, people will say that those players don't need to move and will be difficult to get rid of. But they are professional sportsmen. They should be told you are not in the first 17 next season. If you're happy with that then stay but if you aren't we will find a club for you. Most professional sportsmen want to play.
The team needs an overhaul, and in my view the squad with the exception of Bateman, Farrell and O'Loughlin have been complacent, expecting the name Wigan to just be enough to win games. It's been a massive wake up call this season. The whole club needs to focus on one thing only, winning games. Of course it doesn't help getting the season off to a winning start when you play your first home game 10,000 miles away which is utterly barmy.'"
You can't just do that though. If a player's contract is going to be "cut short" then there will be a pay off. Any payment made on termination of the contract will count towards the salary cap. The only way around this is if a player agrees to leave for nothing. Never going to happen.
If a player has say 12 months left on his contract he is going to want the bulk of that paying to him. Irrespective of the fact that he may get a contract elsewhere. There may be a deal to be done but the player could simply dig his heels in. He will hold all the aces as he knows that the club need to get rid so that they can bring someone else in.
