The NRL is expected to increase its salary cap to $12m, expect more players from SL to move down under. The RFL is a shambles.

It’s the clubs that vote on the cap not the RFL I believe.

When uncle MO and Whelan took over in late 1999 he wanted the Entire Australian 13 but could not due to salary cap

Yes, but you know ... it was a soundbite.

Big Dave had to find some way to placate the Wigan fans, after he'd sold their stadium so to secure a new ground for his football club.

The cap,is suffocating the sport here sadly

The death of pro RL in this country, Nice one selfish Aussie s

This isn't guaranteed.

Is current Aus salary cap a reason for more English players not being signed to the NRL?

Nothing is guaranteed in rugby league. But, with more money swilling about they could look to recruit more players from SL which will further weaken the competition.

They are more likely to take a chance on a younger player eg Rushton. Not the end of the world for the NRL club if it doesn't work out and, as a young player, you get to live in Australia on probably as much as you'd get over here with an almost cast iron guarantee you'll get a club over here if/when you return.

I hope more do go to Aus. It will only improve them as players and give us a better chance on the international stage.

Look at Brazil and France at international football level. 95% of both squads play football in a league that is so much better than their own and this is why they excel

He'd already secured the new ground. Lucky really or we could have been playing in Horwich.

Do you seriously think the international game will matter much if our own domestic league sags back into semi-amateurdom?

We need big crowds, and that means bigger stars than we've got now and a much higher standard of play.

People aren't idiots. They won't come in their droves and pay modern ticket prices to watch St Pats v Blackbrook type matches.