Baxter's Take on Salary Cap Reductions

[Neils]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59581030

[matelot22]

Unless you're Sarries of course (or maybe even Sale)

[Covkid40]

Think we may be in a better place compared to most coping with the salary cap as we can’t be too close to it. I can see lots of clubs losing quite a few big players over the next couple of season’s

[matelot22]

Think we may be in a better place compared to most coping with the salary cap as we can’t be too close to it. I can see lots of clubs losing quite a few big players over the next couple of season’s

Yet we're reported as being very close to the cap.......

[Covkid40]

Then we are either over paying players or the likes of Bristol, Sale and Sarries are under paying

[Covkid40]

Then again thinking about it probably 70% of our wage bill is injured

[St Bruno]

Matelot,
You might include those playing at Veldtford Road.

[wasps]

The old salary cap was £6.4m + £600k
The new cap is £5m + £600k

Even if we were £1.5m short of the cap before, we're now right on the limit.


There's obviously a bit of a grey area for players whose contracts were signed before the announcement whereby only 75% of their salary is included, but that doesn't really do us any favours.


For example, let's say we released 2 players, one on £150k and the other on £300k (and let's assume neither are a marquee player)
If only 75% of their salary is included in the cap, then if we were to release them both, we'd only get 75% of their combined salaries of space in the cap. I.e. about £350k.

If the larger salary is currently a marquee, then we get no extra space at all in the cap from him if he leaves, and we'd only get the 75% of other one (i.e. about £110k based on the above figures)

[matelot22]

Matelot,
You might include those playing at Veldtford Road.

It did cross my mind. "Veltford Road" tickled me, first time I've heard that!

[Shugs]

It’s intriguing to weigh up how this blends with the Koch signing. We’ll certainly lose a current TH. I can’t see how we keep Fekitoa. I think we maybe had a bit of headroom anyway. Going to be interesting.

[HDAWG]

It’s intriguing to weigh up how this blends with the Koch signing. We’ll certainly lose a current TH. I can’t see how we keep Fekitoa. I think we maybe had a bit of headroom anyway. Going to be interesting.

I do believe Koch is on a hefty salary, but not as marquee. Fekitoa leaving will reduce  the amount we spend, but because we're not replacing marquee doesn't make a difference. Young, and potentially Minozzi, Watson, Mills, Gopperth would definitely make a difference to how we distribute our salaries.

[WonkyWasp]

I hope Jimmy doesn.t leave  but stays as player/coach and then is retained as Coach. He's too valuable to lose.

[Neils]

I hope Jimmy doesn.t leave  but stays as player/coach and then is retained as Coach. He's too valuable to lose.

His family (and him) recently got British Citizenship I understand so just maybe he intends to stay a bit long.
Like you I think and hope he will stay - an excellent example of a professional to youngsters.

[Shugs]

Indeed. And playing wise he’s actually been better this season than last. I think we’ll get another year out of him!