Quote: post "If it's 3 or 4 times their existing salary I can see a base salary for a first teamer fresh out of the academy being around the 20k mark, so maybe Bryne , Havard, Smithies, Partington are on around 50k to 70k? Not exactly breaking the bank is it?'"
Its not breaking the bank no, but it all has to be fitted into the cap doesn’t it? 3 or 4 players getting 20k extra is another average players value. French and hastings both got pay rises last year which basically meant we ran with a player less this year.
Maybe we should just let the young lads go elsewhere then complain when it happens?