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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 293491"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 14 2009, 04:26 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=427003" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>And how many of the 14 teams hit the maximum of the salary cap? </p><p></p><p>I'll tell you shall I.... TWO!!! Auckland and Canterbury, who just co-incidentally, happen to be the two biggest opponents of the salary cap. And WHY, because with a lower salary cap, they would not be able to poach players from other unions such as Manawatu, Counties and Hawkes Bay, by offering them excessive salaries and inducements. </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>Well its true. Anyone who knows anything about the politics of Australian Rugby, knows that JON ran his new broom through and swept out everything that Flowers did. If you paid attention to Aussie rugby news media (the way I do) you would know that these two despise each other. With the sacking of Lote Tuquiri, JON has cleaned out the last vestige of Gary Flowers' legacy.</p><p></p><p>As a point of note, the Western Force loses more money every season that the WHOLE of the ARC did for the one season it ran.</p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>Again you have this completely wrong.</p><p></p><p>Firstly. the only way that the Mickey Mouse "First" Division of Six teams could possibly have been a meaningful competititon was if the players were paid, otherwise, they would all just **** off to one of the 10 remaining Premier Unions, which is exactly what the Big Five wanted, to get their dirty mits on some cheap good quality players. That is an extra 50-60 players in the roster</p><p></p><p>Secondly. How did the NZRU possibly expect to set up TWO competitions, each with their own organisation and infrastructure, both professional/semi professional, for LESS money that ONE 14 teeam competititon. The figures don't stack up. </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>But that is precisely the point. Canterbury should NOT be paying the salaries for the likes of Carter and McCaw. Their salaries should be paid by the NZRU and their Super 14 franchise only, with perhaps an appearance fee for the odd one or two matches they play for Canterbury.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 293491"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 14 2009, 04:26 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=427003']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> And how many of the 14 teams hit the maximum of the salary cap? I'll tell you shall I.... TWO!!! Auckland and Canterbury, who just co-incidentally, happen to be the two biggest opponents of the salary cap. And WHY, because with a lower salary cap, they would not be able to poach players from other unions such as Manawatu, Counties and Hawkes Bay, by offering them excessive salaries and inducements. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> Well its true. Anyone who knows anything about the politics of Australian Rugby, knows that JON ran his new broom through and swept out everything that Flowers did. If you paid attention to Aussie rugby news media (the way I do) you would know that these two despise each other. With the sacking of Lote Tuquiri, JON has cleaned out the last vestige of Gary Flowers' legacy. As a point of note, the Western Force loses more money every season that the WHOLE of the ARC did for the one season it ran. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> Again you have this completely wrong. Firstly. the only way that the Mickey Mouse "First" Division of Six teams could possibly have been a meaningful competititon was if the players were paid, otherwise, they would all just **** off to one of the 10 remaining Premier Unions, which is exactly what the Big Five wanted, to get their dirty mits on some cheap good quality players. That is an extra 50-60 players in the roster Secondly. How did the NZRU possibly expect to set up TWO competitions, each with their own organisation and infrastructure, both professional/semi professional, for LESS money that ONE 14 teeam competititon. The figures don't stack up. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> But that is precisely the point. Canterbury should NOT be paying the salaries for the likes of Carter and McCaw. Their salaries should be paid by the NZRU and their Super 14 franchise only, with perhaps an appearance fee for the odd one or two matches they play for Canterbury. [/QUOTE]
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