nick87
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Yes, I probably am bitter that the integrity of the comp has been thrown out the window over the last 5 years. I am unlucky to follow a club that can never have a "smart administration" under the current system.
Yeah I don't think it's a great shock that fans of small market teams who can't possibly match the third party dollars of the big market teams are bitter and jaded about the competition
I wonder why I bother with this code, as a raiders fan, given the current system that allows unlimited third party deals, and doesn't reward development, what hope do I really have of seeing a premiership again for my club?
Unless someone like Austin has a Hayne/Campese like run of form and we jag one on the back of it, it's just not going to happen. Even if we unearthed another Milford, it would cost us insane levels of money on our cap to keep him and then we don't have the cap space to surround him with the talent to be a powerhouse. I doubt the NRL will come to our aid to give us 500k cap exemption to keep a superstar the way they've done for Burgess.
The current system simply doesn't allow clubs like mine the ability to have the sustained success of clubs like Brisbane and the Roosters