SthrnTiger wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:52 pm
Those look like pre-COVID numbers for some. Would be very surprised if Ben Youngs is still on £350k.
Sounds like Ben's salary pre contract renewal, he took a pay cut to stay when May opted to not follow suit and go back to Glaws.
Yep, probably from a rumour pre contract renewal.
The thing thats hard to work out the impact of is the COVID “only 75% of contract counts to salary cap if signed before this date”.
As that means if e.g. Bristol quickly resigned all their players before the cut-off date, spending up to the cap could mean something very different to them compared to other teams who didn’t.
mightymouse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:34 pm
If true I’d say Ford is a shade overpaid and Genge may be wanting a pay rise soon. Ben needs to be thinking about his retirement options
On other teams … Saints .. what the hell are they thinking with Biggar??!!!
Sharks … you’ve got a bit of a bargain with Faf!
Ford overpaid? He kept us in the league the other year and if you look at the price of international flyhalfs in the league it's the going rate. Biggar, Farrell and Ford they bring big money in because how many flyhalfs in their prime with that level of experience both domestically and internationally are available? You go looking for a Ford replacement now, you won't find like for like for cheaper.
Faf a bargain? He's the best paid scrum half in the league. Great player mind.
mightymouse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:34 pm
If true I’d say Ford is a shade overpaid and Genge may be wanting a pay rise soon. Ben needs to be thinking about his retirement options
On other teams … Saints .. what the hell are they thinking with Biggar??!!!
Sharks … you’ve got a bit of a bargain with Faf!
Ford overpaid? He kept us in the league the other year and if you look at the price of international flyhalfs in the league it's the going rate. Biggar, Farrell and Ford they bring big money in because how many flyhalfs in their prime with that level of experience both domestically and internationally are available? You go looking for a Ford replacement now, you won't find like for like for cheaper.
Faf a bargain? He's the best paid scrum half in the league. Great player mind.
Also pretty sure that 600k figure for Ford was pre the pay cut agreed with Tigers 12 months ago.
Used to run around with an 11, 14 or 15 on my back.
mightymouse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:34 pm
If true I’d say Ford is a shade overpaid and Genge may be wanting a pay rise soon. Ben needs to be thinking about his retirement options
On other teams … Saints .. what the hell are they thinking with Biggar??!!!
Sharks … you’ve got a bit of a bargain with Faf!
Ford overpaid? He kept us in the league the other year and if you look at the price of international flyhalfs in the league it's the going rate. Biggar, Farrell and Ford they bring big money in because how many flyhalfs in their prime with that level of experience both domestically and internationally are available? You go looking for a Ford replacement now, you won't find like for like for cheaper.
Faf a bargain? He's the best paid scrum half in the league. Great player mind.
Also pretty sure that 600k figure for Ford was pre the pay cut agreed with Tigers 12 months ago.
The Ben Youngs one is pre-contract renewal as well I think. The actual figures will be lower than those. Possible Benny isn't in the top 3 currently.
