It would be a cap to enhance the domination of clubs based around players they have developed at the expense of those who wont do this

this is true, however if it means we lose some of the average overseas players with the funds spent on those encouraged to be spent on youth development instead, which whilst not guaranteed to bring through better youngsters (nothing is) it will guarantee to bring through more, where it becomes in the clubs best interests to spend more training and scouting young players which should follow they will be better

So you want clubs to offer more money to juniors to get them to sign for their clubs rather than signing for the ' bigger ' clubs



But the clubs you want to offer this money are the clubs who already are the clubs without the money at the moment , therefore leaving them with less money to spend on their 1 st teams



And then the bigger clubs just take these players off the original clubs anyway when they are developed



More money does not neccessarily make players better



All it would do is inflate the market for the juniors we already have



The simple answer is that any player that has not come through a british based clubs academy is counted double on the salary cap , but legaly this could be a problem

my apologies (i did only look at the ten years preceeding 98 and 10 years after 98, though it seems not 9icon_cool.gif



though one more winner, and that being wigan is hardly evidence of it being much more competitive

no, i would be happy with a maximum junior wage up to the season after they turn 18, at this point they can sign a pro contract with the club that has 'developed' them not counting on the cap, or with another club where it counts on the cap

i expect more from clubs designated elite

But until you have all clubs at the maximum SC without bancrupting themselves in the process you will still have the big clubs monopolising the best talent



Whatever way you want to bake it , the bottom line is we need all clubs to be self sustaining and able to spend the full salary cap , until that happens you will not have a totally competitive competition

Then expect to be dissapointed as well

so you bring down the cap. Then you have the bigger clubs being able to offer less or get fewer players from other clubs,

im happy with what a fair few clubs are doing, we just need to be doing it more

Not saying what the answer is , just that your answer is not the right one

exactly