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#Post#: 63689--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: April 14, 2021, 6:14 am
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"Based on the figures released"
Hang on, we:
a) have no idea how much they were breaching the salary cap by
during their first efforts, after which they threatened the
other clubs with costly legal action and succeeded in sweeping
it all under the carpet
b) have no idea how much they were cheating by in the most
recent example because they only got done for the stuff that was
found via publicly available information - they refused to open
the books and essentially accepted a £5m fine and relegation as
an alternative, which should tell you just how scared they were
of anyone finding out the true scale of it
#Post#: 63690--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 14, 2021, 6:23 am
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--- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
>
> We, as Quins fans, really shouldn't be berating Sarries for
cheating. We should be lobbying for having a fair salary cap in
the first place.
>
> Based on the figures released, Sarries exceeded the cap by an
annual average of 15% in the three years in question. That
doesn't come close to bridging the cost of living gap between
the areas their players and ours have to live in and those
available to the the Northern, Midlands and South-West clubs.
>
> The whole idea of the salary cap is that it provides a level
playing field for all clubs, but it can only realistically do
that if there is a London weighting allowance for us, Sarries
and Irish, then probably a lesser one for Bath & Bristol. Until
then, if we want to regularly challenge for silverware, the only
realistic option we have is to "cheat".
>
--- End Quote ---
Quite. How else can we stop the game being dominated by teams
like Newcastle, Sale and Worcester.
#Post#: 63692--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: April 14, 2021, 6:25 am
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Living in/around London is a hell of a draw for players, I'd
say. I'm not sure it fully cancels out the "cost of living"
issue, but it must help with recruitment...
#Post#: 63701--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Bolly-Quin
Date: April 14, 2021, 7:57 am
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--- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
>
> We, as Quins fans, really shouldn't be berating Sarries for
cheating. We should be lobbying for having a fair salary cap in
the first place.
>
> Based on the figures released, Sarries exceeded the cap by an
annual average of 15% in the three years in question. That
doesn't come close to bridging the cost of living gap between
the areas their players and ours have to live in and those
available to the the Northern, Midlands and South-West clubs.
>
> The whole idea of the salary cap is that it provides a level
playing field for all clubs, but it can only realistically do
that if there is a London weighting allowance for us, Sarries
and Irish, then probably a lesser one for Bath & Bristol. Until
then, if we want to regularly challenge for silverware, the only
realistic option we have is to "cheat".
>
--- End Quote ---
Bath, Bristol and Exeter are not exactly cheap places to buy...
#Post#: 63705--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 14, 2021, 8:14 am
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--- Quote from: Bolly-Quin link ---
>
> Bath, Bristol and Exeter are not exactly cheap places to
buy...
>
--- End Quote ---
Yeah, but when did any of them win anything?
#Post#: 63708--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Only Joe Quin
Date: April 14, 2021, 8:27 am
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London weighting is typically £4K and far from universal so I
doubt it would rival joint property investments for impact.
Maybe for the academy?
#Post#: 63715--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: MadMax
Date: April 14, 2021, 10:31 am
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--- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
>
> We, as Quins fans, really shouldn't be berating Sarries for
cheating. We should be lobbying for having a fair salary cap in
the first place.
>
> Based on the figures released, Sarries exceeded the cap by an
annual average of 15% in the three years in question. That
doesn't come close to bridging the cost of living gap between
the areas their players and ours have to live in and those
available to the the Northern, Midlands and South-West clubs.
>
> The whole idea of the salary cap is that it provides a level
playing field for all clubs, but it can only realistically do
that if there is a London weighting allowance for us, Sarries
and Irish, then probably a lesser one for Bath & Bristol. Until
then, if we want to regularly challenge for silverware, the only
realistic option we have is to "cheat".
>
--- End Quote ---
You are Nigel Wray and I claim my free house!
#Post#: 63727--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Bolly-Quin
Date: April 14, 2021, 5:03 pm
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
>
> Yeah, but when did any of them win anything?
>
--- End Quote ---
Er, ask Exeter?
#Post#: 63729--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 14, 2021, 5:15 pm
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--- Quote from: Bolly-Quin link ---
>
> Er, ask Exeter?
>
--- End Quote ---
Oh Bolly! 😁
#Post#: 63730--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mail Article - Relegation To Be Suspended Until 2024/25
DIR By: Bolly-Quin
Date: April 14, 2021, 5:22 pm
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
>
> Oh Bolly! 😁
>
--- End Quote ---
Oh dear, I must go and eviscerate....
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