, but I still believe they were hard done by with the cap thing. Sure they broke the rules and it is what it is, but the stupid system is what allowed it. They developed all those players, other clubs all had just as good a shot it them if not better, but Storm put in the work and got punished for it.
You say we need to sit down and relax. Maybe we should make bred not bought T Shirts like some numpty club did in the 2000's cant for the life of me recall who it was, maybe you can help me? They lost 3 or 4 players iirc.
In closing you should all be really sucking our dicks and saying thank you. If it wasn't for the clubs that put in the resources to find and develop players the rest of the shit clubs would have nothing to pay overs for. In the case of your club they at least are now putting the systems in place to get back to developing instead of raping the hardworking clubs..
Although I agree with the thank you after dick sucking statement, the rest doesn't compute.
Regarding the storm, what the fk is going on here, the storm didn't have to pay their big four humongous salaries to stay, so its not the same thing, they ended up doing it coz each of those wanted big money and wanted to stay, hence yahts hiding in garages, none of them took less (unders) to keep their dominant side going.... SO fuɔk THE greedy merkins
They got what they deserved, we are actively losing players because we aren't willing to breach our cap..
The players who leave us are ok with leaving coz they know they are getting what they are worth elsewhere, and know they cant stay, we don't need compensation on the salary cap that's not what it was brought in to do...
It was brought so that clubs don't overspend and drive themselves into massive debt over multiple million dollar players on the squad... it was also mean to work alongside a draft, but f**k that, we aren't built like that, survival of the fittest is relatalible and engrained in RL..
If Penrith want compensation they can get it via transfer fees, and government subsidies, for the actual junior competitions, get them to pay for kits for clubs, insurance for lower grades, all the extra shit parents need to pay, so little Jimmy can become a local Gladiator... government can build more stands at the stadium or upgrade the facilities around it...
What's happening at Penrith regarding juniors can work at other clubs too, they've all just been too lazy to do it, infact the NRL are basically incentivising the clubs to do it, cowboys and titans getting their reserve grades instead of using feeder clubs, the storm building actively an actual junior base, its slowly happening, redcliffe got the 17th licence, with a edict that they MUST spend a certain amount on their local junior comps, to produce more of their local crop for future, its just the way the clubs are being set up for the future, Penrith were the self driven lightning rod, that is winning comps coz they did it 1st, soon all the clubs that follow that trend will be up there on the summit also, only have to look at what gus is doing at the dogs now, to see it fruition in 4 years time
