End of season contracts

Why wrote: We have too few quality players to give any away to the other Regions and nor do I want any of their outcasts.  We have a good nucleus of young players but the next few seasons are going to be a huge struggle. All because of greed by small minded men who want to keep their place aboard the gravy train.

   

Edited by Oracle - 28 February 2023 at 9:16pm

hoppy wrote: Hearing Llanelli RFC will be better off next season

Just a question are Welsh team players on Qtr of a million a year...

Boisbach wrote: Huwbach wrote: I read a good piece on this somewhere that a squad of 40 May struggle to field a side with HIAs and injuries - imagine you have 15 players out. It’s all a shambles - how can we be expected to win silverware on this? It will just mean more fatigue, injuries, less performance until the argument for 2/3 regions is stronger.  Plus some international call ups on top. The RFC (who struggle now !) will be taking a hit every week with players supplementing the main Scarlets squad.

Why wrote: Mugwuffin wrote: Why wrote: We have too few quality players to give any away to the other Regions and nor do I want any of their outcasts.  We have a good nucleus of young players but the next few seasons are going to be a huge struggle. All because of greed by small minded men who want to keep their place aboard the gravy train. It sounds like Cardiff are having to offer quality players derisory contracts in order to fit under the salary cap for next season. Some of the outcasts might be quite handy.  Would only take Adams out of their backs in front of any of ours. Would probably take Williams in 2nd row and Carre, but only if Franks staying, and Botham from back row.  The rest can stay where they are

Inter regional transfers (as opposed to players being poached) are a bit hit and miss for sure, but if we are thin in a position once the dust has settled on who has signed/has not signed, I think it is an option when in reality the alternatives either don't exist, or more likely are unaffordable.

The other think I see is the Prem will house more ex regional players next year, signing them on short term deals oif the need arises is an option.

Merthyr picked up Ashley Beck for example, and although he's not on Cardiff's books per se, he is in their Euro squad. I think we should have considered likewise with Harri Doel...and so on.

As for the RFC, unless some benefactor steps in specifically to support them alone, then it doesn't look great.

I thought Shanklin last Sunday, unusually, talked a great deal of sense. He stated that the age profile of the Scarlets squad was such that very senior guys who may have their best days behind them were clearly the obvious choices to leave while also the Scarlets had a good bunch of young players ready or almost ready to step up. He didn't feel that Cardiff & Ospreys had such favourable profiles. 

Can we assume the  majority of players that don't  play much part of the season going forward are maybe not part of our plans next year?