SMH article about Manly’s shambolic salary cap situation

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

That is what the SMH article says 🤔

Not sure if something odd is happening with the quote function. But that quote named for me in @XV-1 's post, that is not a Me.

 

[mickqld]

$2.4 mil next year for Jake and Tom. Fu*k me drunk is this,club for real !!!!
2026 is going to be worse than 2025. What "Bozo" and I use that term loosely made that insane deal.

 

[The '47ers]

The unders is for their next contract, beginning 2027

Next contract FMD, surely you jest

 

[XV-1]

It was reported extensively at the time that they took less to stay at Manly than what the Bulldogs offered.

IMO the so called Bulldogs offer was just to force Manly to pay more.

Quite strange Manly had to up the offer if the Turbos were accepting unders.

Makes DCE salary seem very good value considering he has missed like 6 games in 10 years.

Tommy misses double that every year.

 

[Rocky]

IMO the so called Bulldogs offer was just to force Manly to pay more.

Quite strange Manly had to up the offer if the Turbos were accepting unders.

Makes DCE salary seem very good value considering he has missed like 6 games in 10 years.

Tommy misses double that every year.

You might be right about the Bulldogs squeezing Manly.

 

[Cochrane]

Next contract FMD, surely you jest

That was where the discussion regarding drastically reducing contracts were to occur. The discussion was this year, for their next contract, which begins in 2027. Whether you think they should get a next contract, fair enough.

 

[The '47ers]

That was where the discussion regarding drastically reducing contracts were to occur. The discussion was this year, for their next contract, which begins in 2027. Whether you think they should get a next contract, fair enough.

They are offering next to nothing in '25, can't see it improving any in '27.

 

[Wombat64]

This article has been written by Seibold's manager to take some pressure off him for next year...... It certainly is setting expectations pretty low on who we can recruit because of our salary cap limitations as a results of the Urbos contracts. Next season will be another cracker ......

 

[Heckenberg]

The unders is for their next contract, beginning 2027

The problem is we will sign them for 800k and 600 k and it’ll be their actual value as they are playing pretty poorly but still be called “unders” because it’s significantly less than the last contracts.

 

[Brookie1973]

This article has been written by Seibold's manager to take some pressure off him for next year...... It certainly is setting expectations pretty low on who we can recruit because of our salary cap limitations as a results of the Urbos contracts. Next season will be another cracker ......

Could be history making. And not in a good way.

 

[maxta]

So the way I see it the chance for improvement next year lies in some young players breaking out.

Our stocks aren't bursting at the seems in the regard so not wildly optimistic.

Obviously that may change with medical retirements to any of Jake, Aloiai or Crokes.

2027 is the year though and we have a real opportunity to set ourselves up for success.

Need to made the right calls there.

Exactly this - Plus 1 decent forward signing, combined with minimal injuries

 

[Nordburg]

So the way I see it the chance for improvement next year lies in some young players breaking out.

Our stocks aren't bursting at the seems in the regard so not wildly optimistic.

Obviously that may change with medical retirements to any of Jake, Aloiai or Crokes.

2027 is the year though and we have a real opportunity to set ourselves up for success.

Need to made the right calls there.

Maybe the chance for improvement lies with the coach,what are the chances?

 

[Wombat64]

Maybe the chance for improvement lies with the coach,what are the chances?

Not good ......

 

[Cameron]

see how they are trying to blame Des. What a load of ****.
Imagine if in 2019 we had of lost Jake or tom they would have burnt down the southern stand. None of this is drs fault. All Penn, ceo Messedup and seilbold.

Look at the kids we lost from those fracking junior rep sides of 2022
All 3 Faunus, weekes and humphries
Seibold let youth go for Moses rejects who were past their prime. This is why we are ****ed now. Des had of stayed we would have been a contender in 2023 and beyond.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

Seibold would be loving all this. Just more excuses he can hide behind. We are not a results driven business, we are an excuse driven business.

The media hate Manly. They are loving our present situation. The Seibold sympathy suits their anti Manly sentiment, knowing he will likely help dig a deeper hole.

 

[Hertera]

The fact Lodge is getting a promotion to top 30 next season is a joke. Before people reply and say he deserves it on form means you have not followed this guy he is always like this when he wants a contract than he is back to crap. I also don't care if he is cheap depth the game has gone past him and the fact that he is in our squad and team is embarrassing.

No other team wants him that is a proven fact after last off season when he "left" us.

 

[NYEagle]

They are clearly targeting the mass contract ending surge associated with the Bears and PNG entering the competition. Player managers would be all over this.

Problem for us is this does not help 2026 which looks like our season is doomed 7 rounds earlier than 2025.

Oh what a valid point!!

So, given how s&*t the Manly players have become, over years and years.....by the end of next year they will depart for $$$ unders - Oh yeah managers will be snapping them up, bargains they will be! - So they can be mediocre somewhere else and poision these cashed up new teams, and others, and we can replace these overblown roster hounds with some hungry junior players under the tutelage of Matt Ballin and Anthony Watmough who will put a bit of Manly mentality into them..

Then in 2028 or 2029 we win the premiership and go full circle, and continue our premiership each decade since the 70's trend.

How about that?. Dare I to dream?

NYEagle

 

[Under the Sticks]

Is Jake really highest paid forward? Surely it can't be so? FMD ......

David Fifita says hi!

 

[Buddy Love]

Jake will be on 1 million next year? What in the actual ****! He was never even close to a million dollar player. Tom sure but jurbo LOL a few weeks ago he made 29 meters in 5 runs over 80 minutes 🤣

 

[Under the Sticks]

Oh what a valid point!!

So, given how s&*t the Manly players have become, over years and years.....by the end of next year they will depart for $$$ unders - Oh yeah managers will be snapping them up, bargains they will be! - So they can be mediocre somewhere else and poision these cashed up new teams, and others, and we can replace these overblown roster hounds with some hungry junior players under the tutelage of Matt Ballin and Anthony Watmough who will put a bit of Manly mentality into them..

Then in 2028 or 2029 we win the premiership and go full circle, and continue our premiership each decade since the 70's trend.

How about that?. Dare I to dream?

NYEagle

There will surely be a bunch of overpriced players about especially due to the remoteness of these two new teams.

If we balance good mature players, mid priced solid and gun youngsters we will go okay.