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 Post subject: Re: Martin Offiah
PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:07 am 
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I'm never quite sure why people talk about the Wigan winning everything era was so bad.
They are not my team but I loved watching those superstars play.

It brought others up to the mark too.
Of course there are other problems in the game. But having an elite team playing great rugby, with personalities that were recognised outside the sport isn't one of them.






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 Post subject: Re: Martin Offiah
PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:35 am 
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It wasn't bad perse, but it did almost bankrupt a lot of the clubs, including Wigan.

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 Post subject: Re: Martin Offiah
PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:47 pm 
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And yet since the cap was brought In to stop teams going bust Bradford have managed to go bust more than once and Widnes and Wakefield went Into administration.

Ergo, the cap is pointless and has done nothing other than decimate the game in this country






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 Post subject: Re: Martin Offiah
PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:38 pm 
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TheWarringtonWolve69 wrote:And yet since the cap was brought In to stop teams going bust Bradford have managed to go bust more than once and Widnes and Wakefield went Into administration.

Ergo, the cap is pointless and has done nothing other than decimate the game in this country


again the cap was introduced to try and equal the higher skill player to balance out the league from being dominated by one or two teams, guess what clubs can go bust spending half the cap :USTUPID:

your right it hasn't worked because the find ways around the cap :roll:

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snowie wrote:again the cap was introduced to try and equal the higher skill player to balance out the league from being dominated by one or two teams, guess what clubs can go bust spending half the cap :USTUPID:

your right it hasn't worked because the find ways around the cap :roll:


Except 3 clubs have still dominated .

I know you think it’s working because your club. on the back of going into administration and making false promises about a stadium to get a licence managed to finish in the top half for once, but it really isn’t






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 Post subject: Re: Martin Offiah
PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:21 am 
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snowie wrote:again the cap was introduced to try and equal the higher skill player to balance out the league from being dominated by one or two teams, guess what clubs can go bust spending half the cap :USTUPID:


Correct. But I beg of you don't take the bait :D

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TheWarringtonWolve69 wrote:Except 3 clubs have still dominated .

I know you think it’s working because your club. on the back of going into administration and making false promises about a stadium to get a licence managed to finish in the top half for once, but it really isn’t


The issue with the cap is that it was left unchanged for so long, which was ridiculous and that when clubs breach the cap, the penalties are negligible.
A salary cap seems to work ok in Union and the NRL but, dont let that prevent you from making petty points about certain clubs.
You really ought to get you facts right too :oops:

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:50 am 
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wrencat1873 wrote:The issue with the cap is that it was left unchanged for so long, but, dont let that prevent you from making petty points about certain clubs.


You could have used one word there instead of six :D

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snowie wrote:what is hilarious your club never mind your user name, Saints have won for the last 3 years and are favorites for next season yet you still whinging for more spend :roll:

without the have not's you as you put it you would have a small league

I do agree that the cap should of been link to inflation though that would of made sense but then we have had the marque introduced and the union dispensation


The marque is nothing in comparison to inflation we would have a cap of 3m now if it had. When we realise that 3m in today's money buys of 1.6m of 1998 talent we can start to understand why the games quality has dropped so much !! Weve list over a million pounds worth of talent in each squad meaning we are attracting second rate players in general and lower home grown talent because it's not offering a great salary for a top flight sport.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:51 pm 
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wrencat1873 wrote:The issue with the cap is that it was left unchanged for so long, which was ridiculous and that when clubs breach the cap, the penalties are negligible.
A salary cap seems to work ok in Union and the NRL but, dont let that prevent you from making petty points about certain clubs.
You really ought to get you facts right too :oops:


What facts have I got wrong?






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