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Started by steef , Oct 27 2010 11:29 PM

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#1 steef

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Posted 27 October 2010 - 11:29 PM

Ok this isn't Rugby League related as such but as we are a salary capped sport I found this guys comments interesting and maybe worthy of discussion. (mods feel free to move this if you feel it would be better elswhere)
http://news.bbc.co.u...all/8197710.stm

As a big supporter of the cap I found it intersting to hear how a cap has made for a more varied competition in the NFL and as I've said before I think the first signs of this are starting to show in SL. I'd never thaught how the cap could be used to perhaps encourage investors either.

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#2 Futtocks

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Posted 28 October 2010 - 08:42 AM

QUOTE (steef @ Oct 28 2010, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok this isn't Rugby League related as such but as we are a salary capped sport I found this guys comments interesting and maybe worthy of discussion. (mods feel free to move this if you feel it would be better elswhere)
http://news.bbc.co.u...all/8197710.stm

As a big supporter of the cap I found it intersting to hear how a cap has made for a more varied competition in the NFL and as I've said before I think the first signs of this are starting to show in SL. I'd never thaught how the cap could be used to perhaps encourage investors either.

American sports also have a draft system which levels things out even more, and I doubt you'd ever get the clubs to agree to that in RL.

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#3 tim2

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Posted 28 October 2010 - 08:46 AM

QUOTE (Futtocks @ Oct 28 2010, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

American sports also have a draft system which levels things out even more, and I doubt you'd ever get the clubs to agree to that in RL.

The draft only works because all the players are developed by the college / university system and that's where all the players come from either when or just before graduation.

We would have to have a complete change of culture here for that to occur!!

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