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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 18 2016, 10:42 AM (97 Views) | |
| danjsaints | Nov 18 2016, 10:42 AM Post #1 |
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The talk of players' pay in the other thread got me thinking about this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37982293 Whilst I understand that rugby is a business and led by supply and demand, I can't help but think this is a terrible thing for the long term future of the game. Yes, England internationals and high profile players are the ones who bring the money in, but in my mind that would be better spent funding the lower leagues, particularly the Championship. Getting relegated is all but a death sentence for most teams, and that's simply not sustainable. The Championship is drastically underfunded, as per this article and others: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/10/27/rugbys-premiership-offers-an-unforgiving-reality-of-life-says-br/ I'm sure some of that money does of course trickle down but to say England players "deserve" over £1m for playing rugby is ridiculous - no one deserves that. I suppose the question is what sort of sport do we want to be. Rugby is a relatively young sport in a professional sense, and so has the possibility to build a structure that means that all players can expect a decent living income, possibly with some savings for life afterwards or at least with some time and encouragement to learn employability skills alongside playing. A few players at the top will of course earn more, and understandably so, but if you have certain players earning millions and others unable to put food on the table, or clubs not able to keep the lights on even in the same league, rugby as a whole will not be sustainable. |
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| happyclapper | Nov 18 2016, 12:23 PM Post #2 |
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It's a very difficult one. Part of the reason behind the deal as well is to keep players in England not go to France. But I do agree the Championship does need more investment and to become more competitive. The championship is just a mess on so many levels though with ridiculous playoff system leading to the team promoted to the prem not having enough time to prepare. And the fact they don't get equal funding. Do the players deserve it - I think they probably do. Does the RFU need to look at funding and structure - absolutely yes. I don't think we will ever get into football levels due to the salary cap. What will ruin the salary cap is someone doing a Jimmy Hill and challenging it in court. But the football players back then were on a lot less than top rugby players now so hopefully it won't happen. And I think the wage cap in football was per player, whereas the salary cap is per club, the players are free to earn whatever they want... |
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| ElmaFudd | Nov 21 2016, 09:56 PM Post #3 |
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Yes I agree HC with the increase in the Cap and TV money I'm sure a better paydeal could be worked out to keep players in England while at the same time helping the champonship by funnelling more money in their direction. I won't pretend to have the answer but their is enough "New Money" coming into the sport to work something out. |
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| danjsaints | Nov 22 2016, 07:46 PM Post #4 |
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Basically "You're not getting any more money so stop complaining": http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38056846 |
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| happyclapper | Nov 23 2016, 11:56 PM Post #5 |
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I read it more along the lines of "this is the deal at the moment, stop overspending". Either way, the deal is crap and needs to be revisited!!! |
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