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I am completely lost on any idea they have spent up to the cap? [uHow can Eleven players out and two players in equate to the salary cap being exhausted????
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They have 3 players (SBW (actual wage 2.5 million, Leutele (actual wage £400k) and Lussick) on marquee level salaries (>£175000) although only 2 can count as a marquee salary so that is a minimum of £150k x 2 and £175k (likely much more).
Wilkin reported that his salary was the best he ever had. No reason to doubt this as I happen to know one current player who earned more in League 1 with Toronto than he ever has in SL. So Wilkin will be well into six figures (150k??) as will Chase Stanley . Bodene Thompson will be on six figures and it has been reported(and never denied) that Russell and O'Brien are on around £100k. So we are up to around half the cap with 15 players (and some decent earners) left to fit in.
Its quite easy to see how they have totally messed it all up. It is telling in the "Destination SL" documentary that Brian Noble talks about the "negotiating" tactics of Argyle (and Perez??). He says that there is in fact no negotiation and that you got what you asked for. Even Noble, a well travelled man in search of a dime, said he had never experienced anything like it.
Entirely of their own making in their supreme , mad dash to get into SL. I assume they thought SL would just roll over and say spend what you like (and also that Mr Argyle has had some bad advice from those with their noses firmly in the trough). They have showed no interest in any longevity of the club or future planning and the project will be milked until expiry and then go the way of many others.
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