Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:58 pm  

I'm with you on this one Dunbar. Some rugby league clubs make a loss with the present salary cap. If it was raised it would spell financial ruin for several present Super League teams.
I personally think the union cap will rise, although not by as much as some would like.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:58 pm  

Dunbar wrote:

The frustrating thing for me is that posters on these forums are clamouring for the League cap to be raised to compete and yet we lose one or two quality players a year (if that) to the Union game – surely not enough of a threat to mortgage your financial security

The salary cap helps try keep our clubs on the straight and narrow. 'Tries' being the operative word. Without it, we'd have more clubs going into administration thanks to 'living the dream' and there aren't as many rich idiots wanting to save rugby clubs (of both flavours) than there are in football.

Let them remove it as Leicester want and see the Premiership house of cards collapse. They'll be left with a couple of teams financially viable to compete in a European league and the rest semi-pro.

Wakefield lost it's union club because it wasn't equipped, nor had the support, to survive in a professional world. They won't be the last if this happens.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 8:38 am  

Catalancs wrote: Union in crisis as Leeds sink £2m into the red. The club’s plight is symptomatic of a financial crisis engulfing the English game. A report revealed that the combined losses for 10 of the 12 Premiership clubs this season was £19m. I was talking to an ex league player who has been taking the international yawnion dollar for several years, about 4 years ago. He described the amount of money paid to players as obscene & stated the average yawnion player is on at least £150k. If league clubs with the same attendances as the Tykes struggle christ knows how they survive. It's not a good environment for construction bosses to subsidise their play thing.

Catalancs wrote: Union in crisis as Leeds sink £2m into the red. The club’s plight is symptomatic of a financial crisis engulfing the English game. A report revealed that the combined losses for 10 of the 12 Premiership clubs this season was £19m. I was talking to an ex league player who has been taking the international yawnion dollar for several years, about 4 years ago. He described the amount of money paid to players as obscene & stated the average yawnion player is on at least £150k. If league clubs with the same attendances as the Tykes struggle christ knows how they survive. It's not a good environment for construction bosses to subsidise their play thing.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 8:54 am  

Women's European Championships taking place in Galicia, Spain at present. Yesterday the Spanish XV beat Finland 119-0.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 12:20 pm  

Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford.

Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 7:27 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Women's European Championships taking place in Galicia, Spain at present. Yesterday the Spanish XV beat Finland 119-0.

It's nice to see a competitive game every now and then.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 7:38 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. What a patronising git Ackford is. And for Ashton he should know better. This bo11ocks our game has to put up with really p155es me off.

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. What a patronising git Ackford is. And for Ashton he should know better. This bo11ocks our game has to put up with really p155es me off.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 10:40 pm  

sltv crossing the divide on YouTube.
Ashton could do with listening to Lesley Vainakolo and Jason Robinson.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun May 01, 2011 11:58 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. Why do they do it? I know it's a completely different situation, but you see and hear Gareth Thomas quite often talking about union and doesn't feel the need to have a go about it. Maybe Ashton should look up the word 'humility' in the dictionary. Had he really set the world alight at Wigan or is this revisionist history?

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. Why do they do it? I know it's a completely different situation, but you see and hear Gareth Thomas quite often talking about union and doesn't feel the need to have a go about it. Maybe Ashton should look up the word 'humility' in the dictionary. Had he really set the world alight at Wigan or is this revisionist history?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon May 02, 2011 4:10 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. Fair article

Catalancs wrote: Chris Ashton embarrassed of his roots, with a helping hand from Paul Ackford. Fair article