Eels Salary Cap MK III

[Swiftstylez]

You and Casper get along great, I reckon.

I will miss his confusing input.

 

[Eelementary]

It means those responsible for your pain are also responsible for the quality of our roster and therefore our promising start to the year.

True.

I'm just really gutted. I feel empty. Angry.

I don't even know how I feel.

 

[Eelementary]

I will miss his confusing input.

Lol

Don't worry, mate - you can pick up where he left off!

But you're a good egg, mate.

You confuse me sometimes, but you're a good egg.

 

[IFR33K]

Ok. What's the point of clearing players if the board don't stand down????

 

[Swiftstylez]

Lol

Don't worry, mate - you can pick up where he left off!

But you're a good egg, mate.

You confuse me sometimes, but you're a good egg.

Thank you.

You are a testament to the Eels fan base.
May the club we both love one day morph from the Titanic to Godzilla and rise from depths of the ocean.

 

[MrT]

do you seriously think Watmong doesn't get a wage ?

we could pay him $200 million.
If he hasn't been on the field, how have we had an advantage?

 

[parramaniac2516]

When did Greenburg say that the board members must stand down for us to earn points . I didn't see that in the announcement this morning. Has he said that on nrl360 or on another program?

 

[Eelementary]

Thank you.

You are a testament to the Eels fan base.
May the club we both love one day morph from the Titanic to Godzilla and rise from depths of the ocean.

I know we will both be there to witness it, mate.

 

[Jaegerex]

If we were over $570k and watmough is on 600-850k and hasn't played a game, we have been playing under the cap all season

Nope, your top 25 are counted, not only players that play. Cowboys have only had 19 players used so far this year, yet will still have 6 other players counted in their cap.
So Watmough not playing doesn't change a thing, he is one of the 25 highest paid players at the club and therefore counts to the total.

 

[ek999]

When did Greenburg say that the board members must stand down for us to earn points . I didn't see that in the announcement this morning. Has he said that on nrl360 or on another program?

Yeah he said it on NRL360

 

[Twizzle]

we could pay him $200 million.
If he hasn't been on the field, how have we had an advantage?

its not about any perceived advantage, its all about who has been paid what

we breached the cap when were closer to the bottom of the ladder than the top

 

[MrT]

Nope, your top 25 are counted, not only players that play. Cowboys have only had 19 players used so far this year, yet will still have 6 other players counted in their cap.
So Watmough not playing doesn't change a thing, he is one of the 25 highest paid players at the club and therefore counts to the total.

yes I know it's counted in the cap, but can any team that's played us in 9 rounds say we have had an unfair advantage?

PLEEAAASEEEEEEE

 

[parramaniac2516]

Nope, your top 25 are counted, not only players that play. Cowboys have only had 19 players used so far this year, yet will still have 6 other players counted in their cap.
So Watmough not playing doesn't change a thing, he is one of the 25 highest paid players at the club and therefore counts to the total.

I don't think Mr T is saying that we are not over the cap. However it was said that the success we have had is as a result of the cheating. An arguement could be made that watmough has not played a game so the success cannot be a result of the illegally assembled team because watmough has not contributed a thing this year. Doesn't change the fact we are over the cap.

 

[ek999]

yes I know it's counted in the cap, but can any team that's played us in 9 rounds say we have had an unfair advantage?

PLEEAAASEEEEEEE

Yes. Bulldogs haven't had Brett Morris available all year so you played with a higher salary cap yet the same number of players available

 

[MrT]

its not about any perceived advantage, its all about who has been paid what

You sure?
I always thought it's an advantage to be able to pay more to assemble a better squad

 

[Twizzle]

You sure?
I always thought it's an advantage to be able to pay more to assemble a better squad

not when you are winning spoons, only we could do that

 

[parramaniac2516]

Yeah he said it on NRL360

Well can he do that? That was never part of the original announcement and was a court decision that the 5 people got their jobs back. Not that I'm agreeing they should of but it's a court decision.

 

[MrT]

Yes. Bulldogs haven't had Brett Morris available all year so you played with a higher salary cap yet the same number of players available

Big difference is Watmough about to retire

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

yes I know it's counted in the cap, but can any team that's played us in 9 rounds say we have had an unfair advantage?

PLEEAAASEEEEEEE

By signing more rep-level players on high wages you give yourself more cover against injury problems. Other clubs could fairly argue that the quality of the backup for Watmough that we have been able to afford is greater than it should have been.

When you assemble a squad, you know that some of them are going to be injured for a significant proportion of the season. The fact that a bloke gets injured doesn't mean that his club gets no advantage by having signed him with some amount (apparently) illegally outside the cap.

 

[Twizzle]

Well can he do that? That was never part of the original announcement and was a court decision that the 5 people got their jobs back. Not that I'm agreeing they should of but it's a court decision.

they were granted a stay, that doesn't mean the original decision was reversed