Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:00 am  

Interesting comments from Steve Diamond (Sale Sharks coach) regarding the RU salary cap:

Rugby union will "bankrupt itself" if clubs are not stopped from breaching salary cap rules, says Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Premiership champions Saracens face a 35-point deduction and a £5.36m fine after an inquiry into business dealings between owner Nigel Wray and players.
Diamond spent two years as Saracens head coach between 2004 and 2006.
"It's a bit naive to think they can get away with it with the processes in place," he said.
"There's got to be a punishment to make them stop doing it. And it's not about them and us - the other 11 clubs pointing the cross-hairs at them.
"It's for the good of the game because if it's not stopped the game will bankrupt itself."

Sounds like RL in the 90, although it didn't prevent the Viv Nicholson culture of spend, spend, spend.

Also, Noble, of all people, should know where things could end

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:59 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Interesting comments from Steve Diamond (Sale Sharks coach) regarding the RU salary cap:

Rugby union will "bankrupt itself" if clubs are not stopped from breaching salary cap rules, says Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Premiership champions Saracens face a 35-point deduction and a £5.36m fine after an inquiry into business dealings between owner Nigel Wray and players.
Diamond spent two years as Saracens head coach between 2004 and 2006.
"It's a bit naive to think they can get away with it with the processes in place," he said.
"There's got to be a punishment to make them stop doing it. And it's not about them and us - the other 11 clubs pointing the cross-hairs at them.
"It's for the good of the game because if it's not stopped the game will bankrupt itself."

Sounds like RL in the 90, although it didn't prevent the Viv Nicholson culture of spend, spend, spend.

Also, Noble, of all people, should know where things could end

A Wakefield fan that doesn't want the salary cap to be increased...….

Wonder why.

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:58 pm  

21-12 wrote:

A Wakefield fan that doesn't want the salary cap to be increased...….

Wonder why.

And a Wigan fan that does
You'll still bust the cap, no matter how high it goes but, it's unlikely that Trinity will.

If you read any of the thread back you will see that I'm ok with the cap increasing. Although, with only 5 ? clubs spending the full cap and even fewer using both Marque spots, raising the cap is merely window dressing and there is probably only Toronto that really have the cash to spend much beyond than the current limits.

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:45 pm  

Wigan need to keep the cap down , or they may finish without their own stadium

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:06 pm  

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Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:18 pm  

That promo vid they released is awesome. Dude flattened Leeds rhino's back in the day!!

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:28 pm  

puroresu_boy wrote:

That promo vid they released is awesome. Dude flattened Leeds rhino's back in the day!!

Where did you see that?

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:29 pm  

Fantastic signing by the Canadian heavyweights

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:05 pm  

puroresu_boy wrote:

That promo vid they released is awesome. Dude flattened Leeds rhino's back in the day!!

He did. Finished on the losing side though

Re: Sbw to Toronto : Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:42 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Where did you see that?

On the Hunslet Hawks website, as he's going there on loan first.