Liam Williams would qualify as a marquee player whereas May would not. That could be a factor.
Sarries will have to reduce their overall squad size but they will still want to keep adding quality.
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Liam Williams would qualify as a marquee player whereas May would not. That could be a factor.
Williams not even close to marquee at Sarries - "only" £400k per year whereas itoje and Farrell are £700ksam16111986 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:04 amLiam Williams would qualify as a marquee player whereas May would not. That could be a factor.
Sarries will have to reduce their overall squad size but they will still want to keep adding quality.
It's more layered than that though - this is purely hypothetical with the figures but the concept holds: If Itoje is worth £700k to you and you pay him £300k in he cap and £400k through payments you thought were outside it but it turns out are not - this season you cut the £400k of investments from his package but he is still worth £700k to you/the market - you have to now find that £400k or somewhere near it which will result in other players taking reductions or players being let go.Cagey Tiger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:11 am From what I have read, it seemed that it was just the property investment companies set up jointly with Nigel Wray were what caused the breach. He thought that they were not covered by the salary cap. I think that their "standard" salary bill was within the cap. No joint investments were made this season. Hence "no problem". Maybe. Ish. Sort of.
I can't see this causing them any problems until these players' contracts are up for renewal. Any investments will have been agreed outside of the employment contracts, so those contracts will remain and the players will continue on whatever salary they agreed to - they just won't be given any further investments. When it comes to negotiating a new contract that 300k + 400k will now only be 300k, so it will be much easier for other clubs to compete and much more difficult for Sarries to keep so many players.kornboy130 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 3:57 pmIt's more layered than that though - this is purely hypothetical with the figures but the concept holds: If Itoje is worth £700k to you and you pay him £300k in he cap and £400k through payments you thought were outside it but it turns out are not - this season you cut the £400k of investments from his package but he is still worth £700k to you/the market - you have to now find that £400k or somewhere near it which will result in other players taking reductions or players being let go.Cagey Tiger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:11 am From what I have read, it seemed that it was just the property investment companies set up jointly with Nigel Wray were what caused the breach. He thought that they were not covered by the salary cap. I think that their "standard" salary bill was within the cap. No joint investments were made this season. Hence "no problem". Maybe. Ish. Sort of.
Only one of Farrell and Itoje can be marquees. The 'second marquee' needs to be signed from outside the Prem.Bunchy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 2:20 pmWilliams not even close to marquee at Sarries - "only" £400k per year whereas itoje and Farrell are £700ksam16111986 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:04 amLiam Williams would qualify as a marquee player whereas May would not. That could be a factor.
Sarries will have to reduce their overall squad size but they will still want to keep adding quality.