(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

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HaroldBishop said:
What kind of stupid logic is that? So if someone bought a house for $500k, a few years later the market has gone crazy and it's now worth $1m, should they just sell it for $750k because that's decent money and they shouldn't complain?
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Playing a game vs housing market.Way different things.
 
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What you on about? 600k a year to play football is bloody decent. Sure it isn't just go out and play, there is all the training and other things. But let's be honest about something, during their football career they are hardly "working" as such for a living. They are doing something they bloody well enjoy and want to do. So getting paid 600k a year to do that, they can't complain.
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You've missed the point entirely.

2010 pointed out that gone are the days of offering such players that amount of money due to increases in the salary cap. Yes 600k to play footy is decent, but that has nothing to do with it. When an Australian/QLD representative is off contract, they get offered market value and 600k is below market value. Precisely why 2010 pointed out that offering him that amount is just foolish.

Let me put this to you. If you were in the top 30 to 40 people in the world in your chosen proffession, would you just take an offer because 'Yeah seems pretty good, I shouldn't be making this much doing my job anyway.' **** no you wouldnt, you would whore yourself out and see exactly what you CAN get. Doesn't mean to say you will take the highest offer, but you'd be ripping yourself off if you didn't at least see what's out there.

The whole 'Football players earn enough/too much for something they love to do.' is such a tired and stupid excuse. It makes zero sense.
 
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Tiger Shark said:
Why does he need to name his source, not like he's created an official players thread haha. It's a rumours thread. Rumour away imo.
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HB and I are not saying tell us a name, like a person, just where did he read it from?

But anyway, I'm not going to go on with this anymore because it's an obvious battle that HB and I are never going to win.
 
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Is there are Matuata brother that plays in our u/20's?? I thought I saw him on a team list.
 
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My source is a friend of mine. We talk about footy a couple days a week. There, ya happy? Whinging ****s
 
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HaroldBishop said:
What kind of stupid logic is that? So if someone bought a house for $500k, a few years later the market has gone crazy and it's now worth $1m, should they just sell it for $750k because that's decent money and they shouldn't complain?
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Please don't raise the MV player concept or I will have to re define again ala the Fifita fiasco..
 
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Great_White_Shark said:
Mata'utai (the dragons one) officially been released, off to Newcastle no doubt,

Newcastle are collecting Mata'utai brothers like they are happy meal toys! Gotta collect em all
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The one at the dragons is rubbish. They should be chasing some props not an outside back IMO.
 
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I think Peter is a centre that was playing out of position. Either way it's hardly a smart signing, their problem isn't their centres.
 
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