[Bulliac]

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 10:38 am  

tigertot wrote:

Fair points. But do you think, say, Burgess is on £25k & no bonuses?

That's impossible to say. The twins were definitely in the 'sought after category when they signed for the Bulls and, I'd guess, could have pretty much taken their pick of clubs so Tom has may have negotiated an above average deal for a lad of his age. On the other hand maybe the Bulls have a tight wages policy (I have no idea either way, tbh) with the academy and refuse to compromise on it as some other clubs (claim to) do and he signed for other reasons than immediate financial reward, like how the club brought his brother through the ranks, for instance.

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 11:30 am  

When I played, players got a contract, £x per year, and also so much for a win or loss.

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 12:25 pm  

tigertot wrote:

When I played, players got a contract, £x per year, and also so much for a win or loss.

Then of course you had your image rights....

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 12:46 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Please correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Royston full time at Halifax?

Shad was part-time at Halifax. Think his age put SL clubs off signing him earlier as he was 24 when Fax got him from Donny. he looked good in a poor Donny side but only started to really started to stand out when he joined Fax and was a stand out performer in a top championship side.

I think the advantage he's got over Briggs is the fact he featured briefly for Cronulla before coming to England so already has experience of the full time set up and the standards required making it easier for him to adjust than it is for Briggs.

[Bulliac]

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 12:52 pm  

tigertot wrote:

When I played, players got a contract, £x per year, and also so much for a win or loss.

I guess that must have been the same for me. It didn't apply at my level, of course, though I did know a bloke who got a contract.............

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 1:07 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Fair points. But do you think, say, Burgess is on £25k & no bonuses?

No idea - I guess earnings will depend on wins and appearances - but in Superleague playing and training is your main source of income. Briggs was a plasterer as well as earning money from playing.

The Salary cap has been reduced in the Championships over the last couple of years so there won't be the same sort of money available.

[Bullseye]

Re: New Signing to be announced tomorrow : Sat May 14, 2011 6:34 pm  

Asim wrote:

Then of course you had your image rights....