bob dylan link said:
[quote author=Matt K link=topic=187338.msg331018#msg331018 date=1302051746]
[quote author=bob dylan link=topic=187338.msg331016#msg331016 date=1302050110]
Recent years have seen Kimmorley, Patten and Hannant go.
They have non of the games top money earners.
Kimmorley & Patten would be on not much more than Pritchard, Eastwood, Ennis, Morris, Stagg, Tolman, Roberts or Hodgkinson individually - add your bobcat Ryan & even backups Payne, Halatau, Paea & Millington on more than the average reserve. Then Idris -who they still lay claim too & start talking to the most costly pom in England. Back end contracts & Hannants still dont add up for me.....
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Thats fair enough logic in some ways, but you must concede that many fans from other teams go on about Manly having the best accountants in the NRL.
Wehave two top liners in Watmough and Lyon. Then Kite, Stewart x2, Matai, King, Foran, Wolfman and Ballin all commanding the price of current origin and tests players.
Then throw in the likes of Tony Williams, Robbo, Rodney, Gulavao, Hopoate, Rose etc etc.
Let be fair and reasonable.
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However, we couldn't afford to buy 8 players for this season. Unless we get rid of Kite I don't think we'll be able to afford to buy anyone for a couple of years at least. The Bulldogs bought 8 players in 2008 (for 2009) after they freed up some money from the loss of SBW. That seemed a little dodgy in itself but he did command a lot of money. Then, in 2010 they bought another 8 players after losing Kimmorley, Hannett, Patten and El Masri (in 2009). Now, when you look at these names you could see how they can afford it but I still don't think that 16 players (nearly a whole new team) can be bought for the same money as 5 losses (2 of whom were bought with SBW money).
Even if they are under the cap I find it funny that they are constantly buying players. Shows you how good our juniors and recruitment program is here at Manly.