The thing you will try and bend I would say is what you pay a guy under the cap. Souths tried to put Inglis under the cap for something like 150k or so but the NRL somehow has a set price on what you have to pay a player given their standing in the game(or something), hence Champion had to go.
I wonder how much Justin Poore takes up under the cap at Parra... Gee we dodged a bullet there! I am hopeful Kade will stay but I just do not see it. Tinkler has pointed out him and Idris as guys he wants. He missed Idris(did Bennett say no?) and I doubt he wants to miss Kade. Realistically if they only sign Boyd they have failed in the market and I doubt Tinkler wants people to think that.
yeah mate, you are probably right. i'd say the last blokes were pretty honest with the "under the cap, guarenteed" income due to hard earned, but still limited third party resources. TSG will likely be able to push it to whatever limit with practically every contract. all speculation, of course... i don't know what our books are/were like.
i wouldn't be surprised if Bennett asked us to pull our offer on Idris. once again, just speculation, but the timing was interesting, wasn't it? if that were the case... then you would have to think that Bennett hasn't instructed Tinkler to back off on Snowden. no surprise there, Snowden is a much more valuable asset to a football team, or at least to our particular football team.
Boyd is an interesting one, and every Knights fan is wondering what happens if Boyd follows Bennett. i personally don't think that is a given just yet, but you'd have to think there is an even money chance at worst. obviously i wouldn't turn him down, he's an absolute phenom. it will cost us someone that we felt was a part of our long term spine, though. up until now, we were very optimistic that 1. Gidley 6. Henry 7. Mullen 9. De Gois was our absolute way forward. now what? De Gois is currently off contract and Gidley can play hooker... but perhaps Bennett rates Gidley a half? where does that leave Henry? would Bennett do something completely off the wall and move Mullen to centre (where i think he would absolutely excel, but would be a waste of his talents)? honestly, we just don't know.
anyway, didn't mean to bring all this Knights talk into here... but you got me on a roll. at the end of the day, i am obviously still hoping Snowy comes home to Newcastle... but perhaps there might be some silver lining to this Tinkler/Bennett business for you blokes? there might be a handy castoff or two that the Sharks could have a crack at if Boyd follows Bennett.
