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  Wile E. Coyote July 28, 2015 at 9:18pm

  In addition our top 25 is now different because Sandow is gone
  So number 26 should become number 25 and open up room in the second tier - not necessarily how it works but would be logical
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    Gower Power > Wile E. Coyote July 28, 2015 at 11:19pm

    If only the NRL were logical....
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  Gray Fox July 28, 2015 at 9:26pm

  The room in the cap caused by Sandow's departure only relates to our NRL salary cap. We can't bring in any young guns because we've already reached the limit for the second-tier salary cap.
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    Wile E. Coyote > Gray Fox July 28, 2015 at 9:38pm

    So loss of a nrl player does not mean we can move a second tier into the top 25 for the rest of the year freeing up some second tier cap?
    I can see this is possible but it would seem to mean if your top player left halfway through the year then he could not be replaced - as your top 25 is effectively set
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    Poupou Escobar > Gray Fox July 29, 2015 at 6:37am

    Wile E, if that was the case you could just sack anyone you want to free up cap space.
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  Hindy's Hienie July 28, 2015 at 9:30pm

  I think there is a chance the NRL will make us put Hayne's $50k in this year's cap, so there goes some of it.
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    parra supporter > Hindy's Hienie July 28, 2015 at 9:41pm

    I  could be wrong but I dont think that 50K would count towards our cap as it wouldn't be in our top 25 highest paid players (min top 25 salary is 90K)
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  Active July 28, 2015 at 9:30pm

  Some great questions

  Looking forward to some reply's

  Please tell me that we are not going to have the same problems next year with 2nd tier. Most other clubs can manage this part of the cap. The past is the past. I just hope that we are all over it for a clean start in 2016.

  PS - Can we PLEASE recruit a life coach or a sports Phycologist. Someone that can get 17 players to be in the game for 80 mins each week.
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    parraman > Active July 28, 2015 at 9:46pm

    I think you are so spot on with your PS.I have always said that sport is more about whats in the mind than physical and that IMO has been and will continue to be Parras problem until they can change the mindset and a great sports Psychologist is imperative for Parra to change this.
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    DaEelz > Active July 28, 2015 at 11:33pm

    Sports Psychology is important but as I've said in a previous blog. There's too much disparity in terms of player payments (salaries). What is happening in this sport today (and it's just my thought) is that you have a handful of players who are getting paid a pretty penny whilst you have others in the Top 25 on mediocre pay. Would you put your heart and soul into your job if you knew the person next to you is getting quadruple your pay? Remember, there's no "I" in team so unless they can figure out a way to balance players wages then you're gonna end up with the "Haves" and "Have Not's".