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Brad didn't want Jarryd and Foran fooled most when he came, but after his first incident every man and his dog knew it was all over.Well, yes. But in fairness I think even BA thought Hayne was a cert and Foran had most of us fooled too. I even thought that Hayne would be a better prospect in our team with Foran there to provide the leadership.
I'm sure Brad would've had Jarryd on Brad's terms, not on Jarryd's.
Ummm giving themselves payrises even after the members said no. Junkets over to Seattle and Las Vegas???
Obviously you don't want 25 blokes all earning the same amount. It would mean you best players aren't good enough to make a difference and at full strength you would have about a third of your cap in reserve grade. But there's a big difference between paying your best player(s) 10 % of your salary cap and paying them 20%. I'd say the latter describes our situation in the final half decade that Hayne was at the club. Meanwhile the figures reported for Norman place him at about 10% of our cap next year (including $700k worth of capped MPA and MVA). Clubs could probably afford three guys that good without losing quality through the rest of the squad.
When you follow the rules and other clubs don't it's easy to overspend on keeping a crowd favourite in the face of poaching from rivals. They are able to reduce their expenditure inside the cap by offering inducements outside it. You get diminishing returns on the most expensive players to the point where you're better off not keeping them.
Peanuts??? Well it used to be an honorarium and was 10k before they raised it to 25k. After the members denied the Payrise they went ahead anyway. And nepotism is fine is it as long as it's the team you have been supporting. No they are not your mates but you still go out of your way to defend them after all that has happened???
That emoticon sums you up too a tee.Yes peanuts. I'm not defending them. Try as you will to have me on their side.
I was merely correcting the assertion that they were lining their pockets.
Merkins that sit on committees for sporting organisations and non profits deserve praise for the time they put in and the pittance honorariums do little tor repay the time they put in for their community.
Accordingly I will continue to support our Board receiving honorariums. They are hardly riding the gravy train.
I think you have his ambitions mixed up with his capabilities
