I have been thinking about this in I still cant get my head around how Manly has spent all of the cap money.
But solutions are:
1. To win the 2008 grand final Manly back loaded most deals to fit in an extra player or 2 during the year.
OR
2. Knowing that we have another crop of good kids coming thru maybe Manly have front loaded the new deals i.e. Foran, matai, Glen Stewart & Choc so that in a year or 2 when Foran, Whare, Buhter, Lussick, Hoppa, DCE have 30-60 1st grade games under their belt we have enough cash to buy a star to add to an already impressive roster to win another comp.