Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:21 pm  

St Helens, Castleford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Widnes were the clubs that voted against the increase in salary cap it has been revealed.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:51 pm  

MarioRugby wrote:

St Helens, Castleford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Widnes were the clubs that voted against the increase in salary cap it has been revealed.

This may be an indication that Saints can no longer live with the big boys. Those other teams, if Mario's information is correct, would appear the be the ones who historically have had smaller gates and therefore more in need of propping up by their benefactor. Leigh and Salford although not well supported both have chairs who have advocated for this because of their ability to subsidise their teams. Maybe McManus fears for the future with an increased salary cap.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:16 pm  

Do you have a link please.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:22 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

This may be an indication that Saints can no longer live with the big boys. Those other teams, if Mario's information is correct, would appear the be the ones who historically have had smaller gates and therefore more in need of propping up by their benefactor. Leigh and Salford although not well supported both have chairs who have advocated for this because of their ability to subsidise their teams. Maybe McManus fears for the future with an increased salary cap.

MacManus is a tight wad, hence all the crap signings of recent years.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:26 pm  

If true, this is a very worrying development. I support the cap, but not the level at which it is set, which has obviously become much too low compared to rival competitions. The fact that we voted with the cash-strapped minnows who don't think they can even manage at this level, is a really concerning indication of the club's state.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:29 pm  

It is page 4 in League Express

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:33 pm  

Wow. Sensational, but not unexpected. Explains why we're dropping down the table.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 2:12 pm  

Roy Haggerty wrote:

If true, this is a very worrying development. I support the cap, but not the level at which it is set, which has obviously become much too low compared to rival competitions. The fact that we voted with the cash-strapped minnows who don't think they can even manage at this level, is a really concerning indication of the club's state.

Maybe that is your future. A cash strapped minnow. That minnow Castleford is showing you what it takes to be "an entertainer" this season.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 2:17 pm  

There's some argument with this. League Weekly reports Leeds rather than Saints.

Seems like there's some guesswork going on somewhere.

Re: Saints voted AGAINST salary cap changes! : Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:35 pm  

No surprise, the current situation is reflected by perhaps funds available, not sure how the friend or colleague's loan from Honk Kong stands these days, not sure he would even for a good interest rate want to invest more money! The club has never really had a rich backer, when I was a kid it was a primary school headmaster? those days have passed.