cpwigan wrote:
True and if fans want to know why the players have been playing so badly recently then this is the No1 reason and why the players 'look tired'. The players are not happy at all because what they were verbally promised by IL has not materialised. My understanding is 3K per round per man.
If you are correct then that proves that we, the fans are being short-changed by the players in their efforts irregardless of their dispute with the owner
There's got to be more to this than meets the eye. If it is true then it's the chairman who dealing short change, not the players. Playing rl is their job and if they've been promised a bonus it should be paid.
The only bonus that can be paid outside of the salary cap is the actual prize money that the RFL give for winning the Challenge Cup/ Superleague/ WCC (as an example). As Wigan have not yet, or hadn't received the prize money from the RFL it's quite understandable why it hasn't/hadn't been paid. Don't forget IL was in Australia very soon after the CC Cup, so it's probably all been sorted now that he has returned.