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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"We’ve pretty much spent up to the cap, hence why we haven’t been able to bring in the prop we wanted and needed (Ikahihifo from Hudds allegedly).
Why can’t you lot afford him....you’re plenty under the cap according to Carter (around £400k isn’t it)???'"
That's quite funny printer.
It shows how different our clubs are.
You see the only reason to not be able to spend money is because the salary cap won't let you
Whereas our reason for not being able to spend money is because the bank won't let us.
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| So no one knows where he's gone then?
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"You see the only reason to not be able to spend money is because the salary cap won't let you'"
To be honest, that should be the only reason for ANY SL club not to be able to spend more money. With all due respect to Caron Brown he isn’t exactly a £100k a year wage player, he’d be a 3rd choice winger that was in the Chanpionship and now looks to be unemployed on the eve of a new season, doubt he’s going to be too picky when it comes to a wage right now.
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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"To be honest, that should be the only reason for ANY SL club not to be able to spend more money. With all due respect to Caron Brown he isn’t exactly a £100k a year wage player, he’d be a 3rd choice winger that was in the Chanpionship and now looks to be unemployed on the eve of a new season, doubt he’s going to be too picky when it comes to a wage right now.'"
Might not be £100k a year winger but I'm sure if Leeds were interested, he would be.
He was 3rd choice at Wakey, we offered him a deal but he wanted regular rugby.
Haven't you given Luke Briscoe a 3 year deal?
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| It's a shame for the lad to not be sorted at this time of the year when just about all teams will have spent their budget. Just looking around Sl teams he'd easily get a starting place in quite a few imo. Some teams are crying out for pace and finishing ability and he certainly brings that.
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| Quote FickleFingerOfFate="FickleFingerOfFate"Might not be £100k a year winger but I'm sure if Leeds were interested, he would be.
He was 3rd choice at Wakey, we offered him a deal but he wanted regular rugby.
Haven't you given Luke Briscoe a 3 year deal?'"
Yes we have...and???
Yes he wanted regular rugby, but if he’s out of employment now so I’m sure he’d take up a Wakefield offer even if it was 3rd choice.
If Leeds were interested he’d wouldn’t be £100k, he’d be whatever we offered him and it wouldn’t be anywhere near that.
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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"Yes we have...and???
Yes he wanted regular rugby, but if he’s out of employment now so I’m sure he’d take up a Wakefield offer even if it was 3rd choice.
If Leeds were interested he’d wouldn’t be £100k, he’d be whatever we offered him and it wouldn’t be anywhere near that.'"
I think I know which winger I'd have offered a 3 year deal to.
If you've spent up to the cap, you must have some exceptional players.
But sometimes how much you pay players, doesn't necessarily make them any better than the players at another club not up to the cap.
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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"Yes we have...and???
Yes he wanted regular rugby, but if he’s out of employment now so I’m sure he’d take up a Wakefield offer even if it was 3rd choice.
If Leeds were interested he’d wouldn’t be £100k, he’d be whatever we offered him and it wouldn’t be anywhere near that.'"
If you had the space would you have him at Leeds?
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| Quote FickleFingerOfFate="FickleFingerOfFate"I think I know which winger I'd have offered a 3 year deal to.
If you've spent up to the cap, you must have some exceptional players.
But sometimes how much you pay players, doesn't necessarily make them any better than the players at another club not up to the cap.'"
Was Caton Brown a free agent when we offered Luke Briscoe a deal? No so pointless comparing the two as if it was a 50/50 decision on who to sign.
Well, 12 of our top 20 players have won GF winners rings, so they’ve earned better money even if last year didn’t go well. Plain and simple if you’re part of a team that helps your club win trophies it will be reflected in your wage. The only SL GF winner you have in your squad is BJB and he won that with Leeds.
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| Quote Shifty Cat="Shifty Cat"If you had the space would you have him at Leeds?'"
Not now no because we don’t need a winger as much as we need a prop.
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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"Not now no because we don’t need a winger as much as we need a prop.'"
I get that, I was just wondering putting aside things like where you'd strengthen first etc, would you have him starting on your wing this season?
I don't know what's happened at Toronto but he's far too good not to be playing at the highest level and if money was no concern I'd love him back here. When Tom was injured for example there was hardly any drop in skill and finishing ability.
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| Quote ThePrinter="ThePrinter"Was Caton Brown a free agent when we offered Luke Briscoe a deal? No so pointless comparing the two as if it was a 50/50 decision on who to sign.
Well, 12 of our top 20 players have won GF winners rings, so they’ve earned better money even if last year didn’t go well. Plain and simple if you’re part of a team that helps your club win trophies it will be reflected in your wage. The only SL GF winner you have in your squad is BJB and he won that with Leeds.'"
You could have offered him a deal when it was apparent that he was leaving us?
I was always under the impression that teams like Wakey had to pay more to a player in wages to make the move more appealing?
Leeds players were used to making up their salaries from incentive bonuses?
As for props, you've got Crosby, Mullally, Singleton, Cuthbertson, isn't Peteru a prop and there's Jones-buchanan at a push.
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