Football Operations Salary Cap $7m

[Perth Red]

Yeah I get that, I pretty much said the same about clubs being silly and breaking bank to gamble on immediate success and winding up f**ked when it doesn't come off as hoped.

Todd said today though that there won't be bail outs. I'm okay with that. If a footy club manages to go bust in the next 5yrs they have no excuses and probably shouldn't be there.

Sounds a tough threat but what's the NRL going to do if one or two does? They have a contract to deliver 8 games a week to broadcasters. No way $3mil a year would have kept the Titans and Knights afloat over last couple of years.

That's why this cap is so important. There is absolutely no way a club should be able to get in strife with a football spending of $16mill when they are getting a $13mill grant. Sponsorships income is around $4-6mill at most clubs then memberships, game day revenue, merch sales etc and no way anyone should get into strife barring total disaster.

 

[AJB1102]

Sounds a tough threat but what's the NRL going to do if one or two does? They have a contract to deliver 8 games a week to broadcasters. No way $3mil a year would have kept the Titans and Knights afloat over last couple of years.

That's why this cap is so important. There is absolutely no way a club should be able to get in strife with a football spending of $16mill when they are getting a $13mill grant. Sponsorships income is around $4-6mill at most clubs then memberships, game day revenue, merch sales etc and no way anyone should get into strife barring total disaster.

Todd Greenberg talking tough with little to no recourse to back up those tough words? Surely not!

Like a 6yr old stamping their feet demanding ice cream for dinner or else they're moving out and getting their own place.