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  Ed May 9, 2016 at 3:20pm

  What take a pay cut but can buy cheap block of land to compensate the shortfall lol
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  parra like May 9, 2016 at 3:28pm

  How come our players can't take pay cuts?
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    Ham Sammich > parra like May 9, 2016 at 3:30pm

    They can't take pay cuts to stay under the cap if they already have a contract in place, there is nothing stopping them from taking a pay cut on a new deal. I doubt this is a pay cut from Coote though. They probably just mean that he was offered more to join another club but knocked them back to stay for less at the Cowboys.
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  Fuuuuuui May 9, 2016 at 3:30pm

  Fixed it.

  COOTE URGES COWBOYS TEAM MATES TO TAKE LAND BLOCKS
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  Premier2018 May 9, 2016 at 3:59pm

  Yes I seem to remember Israel Folau not being able to join the Eels on a reduced salary.

  I would make the assertion that making agreements to fix commodities at a reduced price could be seen as cartel behaviour.
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  Thatguy May 9, 2016 at 4:06pm

  He's the only idiot that's taken a pay cut. Jt will retire and the other boys will take big deals elsewhere now that they've won a premiership. He'll be stuck at the cowgirls on a sinking ship like sbw was at the dogs.
• Dave eel May 9, 2016 at 4:14pm

  Things like this are the reason the salary cap is a joke, distribution of talent my backside it's in complete opposition to the nrls policy the players should sign for market value
  
  In terms of cap rules Eels should not have been allowed to get folou BUT considering other goings on around the time including Milford moving to the Broncos for 450k when the raiders offered 1.1mil the eels certainly should have been allowed to
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  RIDER May 9, 2016 at 4:17pm

  I thought thats why we had TPAs, so there wasnt a restriction on players earnings.

  Get the manager to do his job and find the player TPAs then the other players dont have to take cuts.

  Isnt that how the NRL works?
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    The Badger > RIDER May 9, 2016 at 4:31pm

    Trouble is with all the stuff happenning to us then real TPAs for Coote (or almost 99% of NRL players) would not be forthcoming.

    I cannot imagine many businesses in Townsville wanting any 2nd teir players as spokespersons. Most $$ would be for Thurston and Scott.

    What real benefit would businesses get from NRL players? A = Not bloody much. That's why managers want the clubs to get benfactors (bagmen) because in reality hardly any players would get a bsuiness to give them a real TPA.
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  Angry Eel May 9, 2016 at 4:18pm

  There is no way Coote is taking less money to be at the Cowboys. Coote is a Sydney boy. I'm sure he'd relish the opportunity to come back home if the money was the same or better