And you still say Des/Dib/Castle thought, or at least knew they had to allow the possibility, and contingency plan, that they would have to dump up to 10 x 600k- 800k players in 2017-2018 bc over the sc by 3 million?
Also you can't avoid paying the player his inflated amt in the 3rd year. Even Des would realise this along with the fact the players were not exactly at the beginning of theur careers and the chance of them holding their form and being sort by other teams would wane with every passing year.
2017 Board was Dib Board. That includes Turvey. He knew about these dicey back ended structured contracts? And in your scenario its really "gross" mismanagement and mishandling of the roster and sc taking a very cavalier approach on a wing and a prayer that players would move on when their big payday was still outstanding.
I dont give Des enough negotiation skills to think he could get that amount of players, and their agents, to back end contracts so heavily in their last year and therefore pay more tax (for a start).
And who the hell club would buy these players at 800k for Eastwood etc. How could it be signed off on by that footy board?
Even the barest of investigation by one of those Board members, into the figures, would have exposed it?
I dont know but I guess what I can accept is that it was undoubtedly done but not to the the same degree, or 3 million, that we have been lead to believe.
As I said, not looking for an argument with anybody or unwillinging to accept facts and figures but so far I cant see sufficient necessity or explanation for 4 years to get sc back under control and all but ruin the club in the process.
Anyway I'll leave it. I probably wouldn't believe anybody until I saw a thorough forensic finanical investigation into the whole saga going back the past 2 Boards