Correct, it is not a case of well Mason is 100000% going to be an idiot, and take all the young players drinking etc.

And, you say huge wages, but wasn't the figure of £100k kicking around? We have players on more than this.

not that id know but id be very suprised if he is only coming for 100k

I'm sure it was that, I seem to remember that figure kicking around. Maybe Mrs B can let us know lol.
But seriously, I will try and find where I saw it.

In this article back in July in the HDM, they've got it as a £100k a year deal. Closest to any confirmation I can find unfortunately: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

In this article back in July in the HDM, they've got it as a £100k a year deal. Closest to any confirmation I can find unfortunately: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

For who he is I do believe it would seem a low amount. And yes, I firmly believe he is gonna do well for us. I think at the age of 30 he is probably grown up a lot, and I reckon he'll seize this opportunity. Hopefully anyways lo

And this one too lol, it say £110,000 a year, plus extras: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

And this one too lol, it say £110,000 a year, plus extras: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

I would doubt very much whether Willie Mason would travel 1/2 way round the world for £60-£70k per year, especially when he was on $400k a year at the Bulldogs in 2006. His $1.6m contract then over 3 years equates to around about £260k a year, it is accepted that this will have been when he was at his peak and that his stock is a lot lower now, but with the change in UK tax rules £70k is a massive drop and I'm certain he could earned at lot more in Japan, ARL etc.

I also remember reading in one of the aussie press articles that the aussie offers were no different to the English offers in terms of wage.

I would be that £100-125k is about what the guy is getting.

Dont forget though that one of the deciding factors over the basic salary was the offshore payments which then got abolished. His basic will have been uplifted somewhat to compensate for that. (which is what i believe the delays have been too, especially with Mason mentioning money in the Aussie press)

I also remember his manager Greg Keenan claiming he could get upwards of $250k (£160k) in Japan (Union). Whatever the claims, the fact of the matter is that he was expecting over £110k plus substantial extras when he committed to his Rovers contract. That was before the HM Gov. closed the tax exemption loophole, so he will now pay the higher flat rate of 40%, which I expect he will be a tad peesed about, even on £110k he's likely to earn around £75k, which is a lot less than £110k plus extras.

True, isn't it all stupid lol