I think there should be a salary cap. But it ain't gonna happen unless it's world wide. As I said in a post lat month, the game is shagged IMHO, bosman handed the power to the players and it's now irreversible unless something can be done to stop the monstrous growth of player power and greed. As for the rugby league licensing system, I thinks it's a great idea but unsustainable in rugby league. Forcing teams like Cas and Wakey to build 12,000 seat arenas on 5,000 crowds is unworkable in the long run and I reckon they will bin it sooner rather than later. The Rhinos have it right and have made a £500k profit for the last 4 years. All their players could earn more elsewhere but there is something special down there whereby a set of talented players have stuck together for the greater good. Having met them all they are a real joy to be around and lesson to PL footballers on humility. I don't like ken bates but scrape away all the crap and he is running the club on a (relatively) sensible basis. Problem is, this is football and not rugby league and humility and loyalty are difficult traits to find in professional football.
On 21 Feb 2012, at 23:01, John Sykes <[email protected]> wrote: > All this talk of money and where it goes, brings me to several points. > > Realistically, how can the Premier League continue to operate unless there is > some major shakeup....i.e. some form of equality for the league's teams. > Write down on paper the attendance figures for the 20 teams.......and write > down each team's payroll if its available. How in hell can a club like Wigan > ever expect to win the league championship....never mind more than 50% of the > others.....and down into the Championship, how can most of the clubs ever > expect to get 1) to the Premier League, and then 2) expect to stay there for > very long, unless some sugar-daddy comes along and blows one huge wad of > cash. Not too many sugar-daddies around these days. > > Rangers, one of basically two Scottish clubs in recent memory who win the > league title.....now in administration, but even with the ten points taken > away, remain in second place. That says a lot for the other ten teams in the > SPL doesn't it. > > In my view, the only way there would be any equality in football in the EPL > and the FA.....is a salary cap. The top five or six in the PL would be > screaming bloody murder, particularly Man U. How could they dominate if they > couldn't buy allegedly the best players....and lord it over all the rest like > they have. > > It's worked in many other sports....maybe its about time for > football.....different salary caps for the various levels. Yes? No? > > Sykes > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
