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Millward agrees with us!

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:00 pm
by GeoffN
http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news_full.asp?newsid=1662
"Now Millward has trained his sights on the 20-20 rule, the RFL legislation which states no more than 20 players at any Super League club can be paid more than £20,000 a year.
He said: "The serious worry is it inhibits the progress of promising juniors.
"The bigger picture is that we already have a salary cap of £1.8m in place.
"I don't have a problem with that, but clubs themselves should be allowed to decide what they pay their players within those set boundaries."
Lindsay has long advocated the 20-20 rule stifles clubs such as Wigan when the
try to run thriving youth
development programmes.
He believes the bye-law prevents clubs from adequately rewarding promising teenage players, so hindering the
production line that eventually should lead to the ranks of Great Britain team.
Lindsay also argues expenditure on players under 19-years-old shouldn't count under the salary cap."

Re: Millward agrees with us!

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:50 pm
by Red Hot Mama
Maybe that's why Milly would like them to play for just the pride in their shirts!

Re: Millward agrees with us!

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:55 pm
by exile in Tiger country
According to SKY text John Kear has made a similar call today for the abandonment (I think that's a word) of the 20/20 rule

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:29 pm
by Wizard_Millward
exile in Tiger country posted:
According to SKY text John Kear has made a similar call today for the abandonment (I think that's a word) of the 20/20 rule
Abolishment :wink:

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:01 pm
by DaveO
exile in Tiger country posted:
According to SKY text John Kear has made a similar call today for the abandonment (I think that's a word) of the 20/20 rule
See here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 461102.stm

Makes ense to me but then it would as I have been saying it for ages.

Dave

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:44 pm
by Matthew
I've yet to speak to a rugby league fan who does think that the 20/20 is a good idea!

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:37 pm
by exile in Tiger country
Wizard_Millward posted:
exile in Tiger country posted:
According to SKY text John Kear has made a similar call today for the abandonment (I think that's a word) of the 20/20 rule
Abolishment :wink:
Abolition?:doz:

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:35 am
by DaveO
Matthew posted:
I've yet to speak to a rugby league fan who does think that the 20/20 is a good idea!
Go on the rlfans board and say the 20/20 is rubbish and you will have fans queuing up to argue with you. Mostly Saints fans who seem to think anything that Wigan or their fans don't like must be good for the game.

They can't see past their predudice of the club to have a sensible discussion about it coming up with the most bizarre justifications.

Dave

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:20 pm
by Matthew
DaveO posted:
Matthew posted:
I've yet to speak to a rugby league fan who does think that the 20/20 is a good idea!
Go on the rlfans board and say the 20/20 is rubbish and you will have fans queuing up to argue with you. Mostly Saints fans who seem to think anything that Wigan or their fans don't like must be good for the game.

They can't see past their predudice of the club to have a sensible discussion about it coming up with the most bizarre justifications.

Dave
Sorry Dave, what I meant was I haven't met any sane RL fans worth talking to that support it.

I gave up on RLFans ages ago - it should be called brainlessSaintsTrolls.com

Anybody who supports the 20/20 is obviously not a fan of GB - or the future of rugby league in general

Re: Millward agrees with u...

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:37 pm
by Antwigan
end? :wink: