Greenslime is doing his best to get Izzy at the dogs outside of the cap.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the NRL will now consider introducing marquee player signings, outside of the salary cap, to help keep superstars like the former GWS player in the game.
The Bulldogs have a leagues club that makes a $30 million annual profit yet can't sign the Wallaby winger because of the salary-cap restrictions.
A marquee player exempt from the cap would allow them to pay Folau $1 million-plus a year and secure his signature tomorrow.
Read more
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/the-marquee-player-plan-to-get-israel-folau-back-in-the-nrl/story-fni3fbgz-1226682442656
What I'd like to know is if this plan includes current marquee players like Snake, Lyon, Cherry and Foz or does it only apply to attracting money grabbers who have left the game to come back for even more $$$?
This final line of the article is a worry.
But as one prominent official said: "Why should the weaker clubs hold back the rest of the game?"
How can TG's employment by the NRL be impartial and fair to all clubs?
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the NRL will now consider introducing marquee player signings, outside of the salary cap, to help keep superstars like the former GWS player in the game.
The Bulldogs have a leagues club that makes a $30 million annual profit yet can't sign the Wallaby winger because of the salary-cap restrictions.
A marquee player exempt from the cap would allow them to pay Folau $1 million-plus a year and secure his signature tomorrow.
Read more
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/the-marquee-player-plan-to-get-israel-folau-back-in-the-nrl/story-fni3fbgz-1226682442656
What I'd like to know is if this plan includes current marquee players like Snake, Lyon, Cherry and Foz or does it only apply to attracting money grabbers who have left the game to come back for even more $$$?
This final line of the article is a worry.
But as one prominent official said: "Why should the weaker clubs hold back the rest of the game?"
How can TG's employment by the NRL be impartial and fair to all clubs?