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McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:52 am
by josie andrews
Toronto coach Brian McDermott has admitted the club are finding it difficult to attract players to the club because they are forced to pay “overs”.

The newly promoted Wolfpack currently have the competition’s smallest squad, with just 23 players on their roster.

And McDermott insists that is because they are close to filling their salary cap space, as they have to pay players more than other clubs would.

We’re just on the cap at the moment and potentially (close to) breaching it so we’re working through some processes at the moment,” he said following Toronto’s friendly win over Castleford on Sunday. “It’s live so we’re not completely over the cap right now and by the start of the season we’ll be okay.

We’ve got to pay overs for everyone to come and play at our club because they’ve got to run two homes.

“They’ve either got to run a home in Australia, New Zealand or the UK, then when they go to Toronto they’ve got to run a home there, so all players want to come but nobody wants to come for lower than their market price.

“So, for example, a bloke who’s on the market for £10 won’t come unless we pay £12 or £13. Now go times that by 15 players, and that’s being conservative, it’s more than that, it’s a fair chunk that’s not spent on players.

“So we find ourselves right at the limit of the salary cap right now, but we haven’t overspent.”

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/mcdermot ... les-26049/

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:54 am
by josie andrews
Toronto could ask for salary cap dispensation

Toronto coach Brian McDermott says the Wolfpack are working closely with the RFL after admitting they are at their salary cap limit.

The Wolfpack have just 23 players in their squad ahead of their maiden season in Super League, one of which – Greg Worthington – will start the campaign on loan at Championship side Featherstone.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/to ... pensation/

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:10 pm
by Wigan_forever1985
Ridiculous - if people dont want to live there dont play there simples

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:28 pm
by Barney841
Shouldn’t of signed sonny bill if it wasn’t gonna leave them like this

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:53 pm
by Mike
Barney841 wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:28 pm Shouldn’t of signed sonny bill if it wasn’t gonna leave them like this
hes marquee so has fixed value.

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:18 pm
by ancientnloyal
ridiculous if they get dispensation.

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:08 pm
by Shaun1967
How can he moan about players from Oz & NZ having to run two homes when Toronto is closer to Oz & NZ than the UK is?
Does he think our overseas players nip home between games?

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:01 pm
by Barney841
Mike wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:53 pm
Barney841 wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:28 pm Shouldn’t of signed sonny bill if it wasn’t gonna leave them like this
hes marquee so has fixed value.
In what way? Thought it only covered so much of their wage?

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:17 pm
by shaunedwardsfanclub
Barney841 wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:01 pm
Mike wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:53 pm
Barney841 wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:28 pm Shouldn’t of signed sonny bill if it wasn’t gonna leave them like this
hes marquee so has fixed value.
In what way? Thought it only covered so much of their wage?
The cost against the cap will be £150k for SBW.

Re: McDermott outlines Toronto recruitment struggles

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:51 pm
by fozzieskem
shaunedwardsfanclub wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:17 pm
Barney841 wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:01 pm
Mike wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:53 pm

hes marquee so has fixed value.
In what way? Thought it only covered so much of their wage?
The cost against the cap will be £150k for SBW.
That may be true but what on earth are they paying other players?

I can't,off the top of my head think of one player who I would want at wigan, yet we are expected to believe they're almost up to the cap with that squad?