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Posted February 16, 2013 06:07 · last edited February 16, 2013 06:12

Jeff Vader wrote:

I have to say in some respects I don't have an issue with this from the angle of:

The owners of Sydney are prepared to invest in players to make it a better league. They will have spent well over the cap easily. It's not fundamentally right for fairness but there is an owner in Sydney that has fronted up and put his money where his mouth is and the FFA have come to the party somewhat.


Now we as a team have no real right to bitch or ask for handouts. What's the FFA going to say to us 'well your owners are not prepared to splash the cash on anyone to go outside of the cap with available exemptions to make the team better and a more marketable product so why should we?'

yeah, I think you have a point. Effectively the FFA doing this could be considered an incentive for other clubs to try and get bigger-name signings to increase the quality and profile of the competition.

whether they'd ever actually do it for us regardless of their reasoning is a whole different issue

EDIT: does kinda make a mockery of the salary cap concept though!

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ConanTroutman edited February 16, 2013 06:12
Jeff Vader wrote:

I have to say in some respects I don't have an issue with this from the angle of:

The owners of Sydney are prepared to invest in players to make it a better league. They will have spent well over the cap easily. It's not fundamentally right for fairness but there is an owner in Sydney that has fronted up and put his money where his mouth is and the FFA have come to the party somewhat.


Now we as a team have no real right to bitch or ask for handouts. What's the FFA going to say to us 'well your owners are not prepared to splash the cash on anyone to go outside of the cap with available exemptions to make the team better and a more marketable product so why should we?'

yeah, I think you have a point. Effectively the FFA doing this could be considered an incentive for other clubs to try and get bigger-name signings to increase the quality and profile of the competition.

whether they'd ever actually do it for us regardless of their reasoning is a whole different issue
EDIT: does kinda make a mockery of the salary cap concept though!
ConanTroutman edited February 16, 2013 06:12
Jeff Vader wrote:

I have to say in some respects I don't have an issue with this from the angle of:

The owners of Sydney are prepared to invest in players to make it a better league. They will have spent well over the cap easily. It's not fundamentally right for fairness but there is an owner in Sydney that has fronted up and put his money where his mouth is and the FFA have come to the party somewhat.


Now we as a team have no real right to bitch or ask for handouts. What's the FFA going to say to us 'well your owners are not prepared to splash the cash on anyone to go outside of the cap with available exemptions to make the team better and a more marketable product so why should we?'

yeah, I think you have a point. Effectively the FFA doing this could be considered an incentive for other clubs to try and get bigger-name signings to increase the quality and profile of the competition.

whether they'd ever actually do it for us regardless of their reasoning is a whole different issue