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| Maybe instead of Noble spouting rubbish about the RFL granting special dispensation to superleague clubs to go out and spend big money on Union players he should be asking them to grant us some sort of way of keeping our own youngsters!!!
He talked about signing a big name Union player on a big deal yet with only say 50k counting towards the cap. He'd be better off touting the idea around where any youngster that comes through your system can only cost a maximum of 'x' amount of pounds on your salry cap with the rest being waived.
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| Quote: Bolton_Warrior "If there is any truth in this then.
Northampton BOG OFF!!!!
Lets just hope sam sees the bigger picture and doesnt buy the union dollar......If i were him i know what id choose........
leading my home town to wembley in front of 30k passionate wigan fans...or being paid 10 times more to play a stagnant game, in front of stagnant prawn sandwich fans, having team mates call timothy, and going for a pims and lemonade after the game!!! No contest really....WIGAN RLFC SAM!!!! Get what you deserve and become the next wigan rl legend!
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| Quote: andyed-wiganrl "Lets just hope sam sees the bigger picture and doesnt buy the union dollar......If i were him i know what id choose........
leading my home town to wembley in front of 30k passionate wigan fans...or being paid 10 times more to play a stagnant game, in front of stagnant prawn sandwich fans, having team mates call timothy, and going for a pims and lemonade after the game!!! No contest really....WIGAN RLFC SAM!!!! Get what you deserve and become the next wigan rl legend!'"
I hope he shares your vision as well mate.
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| Ian Lenagan said at the last FF that the accelerate squad, of which Sam T is one, were all now signed on 3 years deals.
Also each year they would be offered a new updated 3 year deal.
This is IL trying to ring fence our best youngsters so that Union won't be able to just step in and take them.
When Ashton left it was because his contract was due to expire within a short period.
It looks as though IL will keep the players he wants by long contract and same as soccer not let his best players have anywhere near just one year left on their deal.
It will also prevent the numpties running Super Dooper League from re-imposing the quite insane 20/20(25) rule again.
Agree the cap is now crippling the game.
Standards are now so low it's terrible.
Leeds played Manley last Sunday and their 6,7 & 13 were McGuire, Burrow & Sinfield.
When Wigan played Manley our 6,7 & 13 was Shaun Edwards, Andy Gregory & Ellery Hanley.
That's the state of the decline. Can anyone anywhere seriously believe that Sinfield is better than Ellery Hanley?
That's of course apart from the chaimen of Super Dooper League clubs one of which is our great and noble leader IL who thinks the salary cap and the decline is in fact an improvement and therefore one must deduce he thinks Sinfield really is better than Hanley!
Actually I don't imagine he does. How though can you watch the constant year on year decline and think the salary cap is a success?
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| Before you pies get all in a unnecessary tiz, it would be wise to check if Northampton actually need an untried RL player to play at fly half or scrum half.
A quick check shows they have Stephen Myler doing pretty damn well at fly half
Oh and as for scrum half they have a player called Ben Foden who is already in the full England squad.
Would seem a waste to therefore throw big bucks at a young league player
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| You know, this actually went through my mind after reflecting on Sam's Sky interview. An intelligent, articulate lad would fit in well in RU. Sam don't do it!!!!
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| I would be devastated if it happens!
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| Quote: The Chair Maker "A quick check shows they have Stephen Myler doing pretty damn well at fly half'"
Another young talented league player that was snapped up at an early age. Does this not prove everyones point about how the CC is ruining the competition?
It would be interesting to post something like this on the VT and see what the general view of rlfans is.
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| Quote: The Chair Maker "Before you pies get all in a unnecessary tiz, it would be wise to check if Northampton actually need an untried RL player to play at fly half or scrum half.
A quick check shows they have Stephen Myler doing pretty damn well at fly half
Oh and as for scrum half they have a player called Ben Foden who is already in the full England squad.
Would seem a waste to therefore throw big bucks at a young league player'"
It's no myth that RU clubs are courting several Wigan youngsters at present. So excuse us if we 'get into a tiz'.
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| Call me a cynic but this has the halmarks of a rumour started by a mate of his to get Nobby to include him in the squad or by his agent for pay negotiations or someone else $hit-stirring
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| Quote: nikos "Call me a cynic but this has the halmarks of a rumour started by a mate of his to get Nobby to include him in the squad or by his agent for pay negotiations or someone else $hit-stirring'"
A similar thing was done to get one of our current players signed up a few years ago.
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| Knowing the lad a bit I'd hope he wouldn't be tempted he always moans bout how rubbish union is.
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| I dont think he will be off to Yawnion and he will be part of the backbone of our team for many years to come.
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| If it's true it could all come down to money and £125K would turn any 20 year olds head.
Who could blame him?
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| I've just heard from a very good source that Sam is not going. A formal offer hasn't even been made by Northampton or any other RU club. But he wouldn't go anyway, because "he just wants to play RL."
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