Quote ="St pete"If the RFL want to put the focus on youth then why not have a percentage of any home grown players wage not count to the cap.
For example, home grown players salary only count at 60% on the cap.
That way all teams would focus on youth, teams would be able to keep the eastmonds, tomkins, Grahams etc.
It would be less complicated than the current format being talked about.'"
To be honest, there are all manner of potential schemes that have merit. You seem to ultimately agree with the ends, though not the means, so it's just a moot point.
My guess (and it is only a guess) would be that an approach such as you suggest has been discussed. The fact is that after whatever discussions have taken place, it is the approach with the link to the England ETS and Knights that has been
agreed.
The arguments for this approach were obviously compelling enough to reach a strong enough consensus to ratify the amendment.
Personally, I don't have a format that I would particularly favour.