The Mad Hatter
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Absolutely nothing ESP could do about it.
Crichton has been a gun too so was a good get.
Official 2018 NRL TLA Traders Thread (Sell Sheet Page 5)
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Absolutely nothing ESP could do about it.
Crichton has been a gun too so was a good get.
The Mad Hatter
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The notion of loyalty either way between club and player is just gone sadly. A few examples left but so very rare.
Sure I understand the commercial realities of Crichton signing elsewhere, cutting Clark and chasing RTS but it doesnt mean I like it.
Well said, sadly loyalty only exist until a better offer comes along.
I liked the article because it shows it's just not us fans who are tribal.
You sometimes just forget about the trials and tribulations of a tradesman / journey man.
Ross
I liked the article because it shows it's just not us fans who are tribal.
You sometimes just forget about the trials and tribulations of a tradesman / journey man.
Ross
The thing about loyalty is that it is a two way street . The clubs have used and abused players for years so it’s a bit rich to blame the players . Ask Robbie Farah about loyalty haha. Or the numerous players that have had career ending injuries and have been forgotten about .If you earn 100k and someone offers you 200 , you take it every day of the week .
The Mad Hatter
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Agree.
Of course you would take the bigger money everyday of the week. Players only have a limited time in the game and need to maximize their earnings. It is hard to blame other clubs for poaching also when the game has become more of a business than ever.
The frustrating issue is the ability that some clubs have to offer significantly more, mainly due to TPA’s. This is where discounts in the cap should apply.
Club junior = 10% off the cap
5 year player = 5% off the cap and then an extra percent for every season thereafter. All of a sudden that significantly bigger offer can be countered to an extent and loyalty then becomes relevant. Much better for the game I feel, we need more one club players. Organizations thrive on stability, continuity and leadership from senior members.
The frustrating issue is the ability that some clubs have to offer significantly more, mainly due to TPA’s. This is where discounts in the cap should apply.
Club junior = 10% off the cap
5 year player = 5% off the cap and then an extra percent for every season thereafter. All of a sudden that significantly bigger offer can be countered to an extent and loyalty then becomes relevant. Much better for the game I feel, we need more one club players. Organizations thrive on stability, continuity and leadership from senior members.
I’ve never been a Farah fan but he took unders for years as he was promised a back ended deal .He could of bailed years earlier and taken bigger $$$ but was a junior and wanted to be a one club man .Farah was average for quite a few years IMO. He would have been on top dollar too so I can't feel sorry for him.
Agree with your point in general though
Yeah there is , how would the storm and the roosters field teams lol. This article was in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph !! Tells the story . Really is unfair to teams like the warriors, knights etc that don’t have the luxury of the storm style TPA’s!!
BenjiRaiders
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2003 Corey Parker future force
The Mad Hatter
OzCardTrader
Again, my response was to Rocket1908 and the 'curse of the Future Force, Top Prospect, Young Gun' for Souths.
I'm well aware plenty of these cards have been of players who played thru their careers, mostly, at one club.
As a team collector a bit disappointed they did away with Pieces of the Puzzle.....would have given me something different to collect with McInnes being Top Tackler anyhow....
I also have a question for Team collectors do you collect the card from a Rep team sub sets if your team has a player in it?
If so what do you do with a player who represented last year S.O.O. but in 2018 (the year of the release) plays for another club? In particular Dugan in my example? I'm going to collect it and also add in Ben Hunt but just curious about how particular we get as collectors.
Cheers
Ross
I also have a question for Team collectors do you collect the card from a Rep team sub sets if your team has a player in it?
If so what do you do with a player who represented last year S.O.O. but in 2018 (the year of the release) plays for another club? In particular Dugan in my example? I'm going to collect it and also add in Ben Hunt but just curious about how particular we get as collectors.
Cheers
Ross
Hey that was my 6000th post 
^^
The Mad Hatter
OzCardTrader
I don't get SOO or Test cards for my team pc.
But...
I also collect SOO and Test subsets so I have them in full anyway.
LOL that clears it up for me.
Mmmm interesting...where do you draw the line? I suppose your getting the Peats card as well?
I'm justifying it by they were signed to St George when they played.
Ross
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