KambahOne
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That is just another myth about the club. James Maloney ring a bell and have you missed the recent development regarding LM? And the reason we now want him off our books by Jan 1 is that we've already paid him for two months of his 2020 salary equating to $120K (according to some article I read) which means his 2020 salary will be around $720K and we want that money to re-sign Friend and upgrade a few lesser players in Nat Butcher, Topouniua, Faamausili and Ikuvalu.What you fail to acknowledge is that the Roosters, aside from RTS, never really lose anyone they want to keep.
And yet they somehow manage to retain and upgrade everyone else that they want despite their salaries rising exponentially after reaching Rep status etc..
Even considering that, they sign some of the best free agents available in Tedesco, Keary Cronk and Chrichton etc...
Yes players were released which would make room some of for the signings but that doesn't factor in the millions that would be spent on upgrading and extending Taukeahio, JWH, Tupou, Manu, Radley, Keary, Cordner as well as kids like Verillis, Butcher etc that other clubs would pay good money for. And they signed Flanagan who numerous clubs were chasing.
Any reasonable person can conclude that all of the above doesn't add up to $9.8 million with only 30k in TPA's as is claimed by the Roosters press release in these so called articles..
Meanwhile clubs like the Tigers lose Tedesco, Woods, Moses, Addo-Carr etc and are always under cap pressure. Something doesn't add up. It's not all down to poor cap management and bad signings. It's clearly not an even playing field or distribution of talent across the competition. The cap isn't working.
What you fail to understand is IF we did have unlimited cap space why would we not re-sign LM?