Re: Williams to Wire.
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:53 pm
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The salary cap advance means we have an extra £75k to fling at a quality player without breaking the cap. It doesn't mean we have to go for one who is asking for £75k.
No, Not yet, but what I said before is...
It's not the £75k, it is the fact that he will only cost £75k on our cap and hence we could sign him right away without having to ship out any players as we have the room. Wire will need to make room on their cap by releasing a player(s) to a value of £150k before he can sign for them (assuming that they are paying up to the cap level now).Lazy J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:37 pm Why is everyone talking about “our salary advantage”
The key point wire can pay him £500,000 a year as marque, and he will have a cap value of £150,000 (top of my head figures)
We could pay him the same for a cap value of £75,000
But at the end of the day wire have beaten our bid, the only advantage we had was we could fit another £75k signing alongside
Wire have decided he’s worth more than we are prepared to pay, or Williams has looked at the packs he’ll be behind and decided wires pack looks better, and who can blame him
Having cap space available is different to having funds.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:02 pmIt's not the £75k, it is the fact that he will only cost £75k on our cap and hence we could sign him right away without having to ship out any players as we have the room. Wire will need to make room on their cap by releasing a player(s) to a value of £150k before he can sign for them (assuming that they are paying up to the cap level now).Lazy J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:37 pm Why is everyone talking about “our salary advantage”
The key point wire can pay him £500,000 a year as marque, and he will have a cap value of £150,000 (top of my head figures)
We could pay him the same for a cap value of £75,000
But at the end of the day wire have beaten our bid, the only advantage we had was we could fit another £75k signing alongside
Wire have decided he’s worth more than we are prepared to pay, or Williams has looked at the packs he’ll be behind and decided wires pack looks better, and who can blame him
I agree with you,more worryingly they seem to be getting ready to offer tickets that are left to general sale,so season ticket sales seem to have fallen through the floor,as you say that’s a huge lossCaboosegg wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:08 pmHaving cap space available is different to having funds.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:02 pmIt's not the £75k, it is the fact that he will only cost £75k on our cap and hence we could sign him right away without having to ship out any players as we have the room. Wire will need to make room on their cap by releasing a player(s) to a value of £150k before he can sign for them (assuming that they are paying up to the cap level now).Lazy J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:37 pm Why is everyone talking about “our salary advantage”
The key point wire can pay him £500,000 a year as marque, and he will have a cap value of £150,000 (top of my head figures)
We could pay him the same for a cap value of £75,000
But at the end of the day wire have beaten our bid, the only advantage we had was we could fit another £75k signing alongside
Wire have decided he’s worth more than we are prepared to pay, or Williams has looked at the packs he’ll be behind and decided wires pack looks better, and who can blame him
We apparently have enough space at the DW to admit all season ticket holders so without knowing the exact previous figures (can't find them) and only judging off what the crowd is when the stadium is empty we are between 2000-4000 ticket holders Down?
That's alot of income loss.
you think Widdop is better than Williams?keptinthedarkfans wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:53 pmNo not yet. Wire have to unload before he can put pen to paper says in next few days. Hope it's widdop as reported . In my mind that weakens wire for me not a good swap imo
that makes no difference, if hes played a game his full cap hits the booksDan2266 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:56 pmNo, Not yet, but what I said before is...
Warrington "Could not afford Williams under the cap"
So surely they have to have a player leave before George puts pen to paper.
If that hasn't been signed yet, then George can not sign.
Wigan thought he had signed, then I was told we gave up, then I was told we are still trying.
I think in a nutshell Williams is going to Warrington, they just need to formalise a player leaving first.
Rumours of Austin to Leeds
Rumours of Inglis been de registered
Rumours of Widdop to Aus
I think a huge offer from Wigan last minute turns this in our favour again, as seems to be the case last week. Warrington's final offer turned it their way.