Scott1 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:16 pm
I just can't understand how they couldn't have been forced to open their books,absolute joke!
Because I doubt the Salary Cap Manager had much power to force them to.
Can't the PRL though?
I don't think that legally they'd have the levers to do so. Hence they just fined and relegated them. Which, obviously, Sarries thought was the better outcome of the two scenarios:
Because I doubt the Salary Cap Manager had much power to force them to.
Can't the PRL though?
I don't think that legally they'd have the levers to do so. Hence they just fined and relegated them. Which, obviously, Sarries thought was the better outcome of the two scenarios:
Relegation and a £5-6m fine OR open their books.
You have to wonder why they chose the former.
Exactly!
"Rugby isn't a contact sport,ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport" Heyneke Meyer
Wes wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:33 pm
True, lots of scope for inaccuracy
However... Assuming Faz is the marque player, that's £3m for 4 players, remove faz and the 4 already in the 3m and there's 36 players left sharing the £2m. That's £55k each!
And then look at the others, theres a bunch of internationals and long serving guys who are no way going to be on £50k, Goode, Lewington, Lozowski, Earl, Malins, Isiewke etc!
Something special is brewing at Saracens (again....)
Edit - only 1 marque player this year - and in my calcs I've already assumed it's Faz. however it it were 2, there's 37 left and that's £74k each, and that's still clearly not the case!
Well this Sarries international is only on £52k pa……allegedly.
Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 6:29 pm
The Salary Cap Manager has yet to find any salary cap breaches of their own accord.
PRL are just useless.
I think again that comes down to the information they are allowed to access. It’s only post Salarycens that the PRL board introduced the requirement for the champions to undergo a forensic audit of everything related to player remuneration, which even goes as far as personal financial statements and related messages IIRC. So, thus far both Quins and Tigers have had these (which take about 3 months).
