[quote="Rugby Raider":4cagbdd4]I’d have thought that if Salford lost their 4-5 top earners, that would easily cover the £700k cost reduction. Of a player’s base salary is £100k, then by the time you add in NI, car and house allowances (these are allowable outside the cap), then you are looking at nearer £140-150k. Therefore, it may be that they let 7-8 top earners go and bring in some cheaper replacements or loans. It will make Salford much weaker, but hopefully gives them time to get a new buyer.[/quote:4cagbdd4] They need 700k asap as reported, not overtime, hence why the fire sale in imminent

Surely we offer Lane Fash Sao for a player swap ! We get McDonald then as Sao disappears and the above 4 wages aren’t that much compared to McDonald We need a CENTRE and a Stand Off Not a 35 year old scrum half in Sneyd

all this fighting over McDonald and other overseas Salford players, nobody considered they maybe asked to be released from their contracts to return back to Oz for the 2025 season, then be open to sign for clubs next season (if they already haven't)

[quote="Tarquin Fuego":nzhy1fdr]Surely we offer Lane Fash Sao for a player swap ! We get McDonald then as Sao disappears and the above 4 wages aren’t that much compared to McDonald We need a CENTRE and a Stand Off Not a 35 year old scrum half in Sneyd[/quote:nzhy1fdr] I can imagine that moving to a club in financial difficulties may not be hugely appealing to Lane, Fash and Sao.

[quote="Tarquin Fuego":14awi0a7]Surely we offer Lane Fash Sao for a player swap ! We get McDonald then as Sao disappears and the above 4 wages aren’t that much compared to McDonald We need a CENTRE and a Stand Off Not a 35 year old scrum half in Sneyd[/quote:14awi0a7] What would be in it for the players? I can’t see any players from any SL club wanting a swap as who’d want to risk not getting paid but especially 3 players based or settled in Hull. Also I know it was last season but Macdonald was there the Sky research had Salford’s wage bill down as ridiculously low, only just higher then part time London. Swap deals with established SL players won’t likely work for Salfords financial situation because the players coming in likely wouldn’t be far off what they pay ‘stars’ like Macdonald anyway.