Link please. Or was it just hearsay? I havent been here long, but ive called you out on another couple of things you have claimed, only for you to backtrack and then ignore my requests for names of these people you claim to know.

I have come to the conclusion that you are nothing but a wind up merchant on these boards who posts things without anything to justify what you say, so forgive me if I take every single thing you say with a pinch of salt.

Back on topic. Mcmanus is just trying to protect his assets, but come on, you cant blame James Graham or anyone for that matter to want to play in the NRL.

There is the potential in the next 12 months for the Aussie salary cap to be significantly increased. Perhaps as high as 10 million dollars a season, roughly equivalent to 6 million pounds.

This is more likely to happen if the NRL gets its hoped for, billion dollar TV contract.

In such a scenario, player salaries will vastly eclipse those in the UK, making the NRL all but irresistable to the best British RL players.

More like 9 years ago: [urlhttp://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=AUD&view=10Y[/url

Please dont bring "facts" onto Southstander.com in future.

T.I.A.

You mean they actually paid him?!

I completely agree with RhinoNeil in the OP.

I think he was over-egging it a bit when he suggested half the salary, but the point is still spot on. It's not about the money.

If Saints offered £140k p/a and A.N.Other NRL club offered £100k p/a, I certainly think he'd go for the NRL, as would 90% in that situation.

It's about testing yourself amongst the best, coupled with the lifestyle. Not to mention the fact that the pay cut you may have to take would certainly be helped (if not totally cancelled out) by the much cheaper cost of living in Oz anyway.

I too follow the Burgess' on Twitter and Sam is having the time of his life out there.

Also...


That's fantastic! What a great analogy. Top marks and I totally agree.

If you don't think Super League, entirely in it's own right, is an entertaining, watch-able product, then why are you even here? All you're doing is voluntarily subjecting yourself to something that you don't like, or enjoy and you've clearly been spending too much time with Gillian McKeith.

The bottom line is we're not the NRL, so either enjoy SL for what it is, or stop watching it.