Your joking arent you :
1. We arent cashed up at all. In fact in most years we barely turn a profit.
2. The swans arent crying poor and never have. If you think the COLA is all about club wealth you are missing the point of what its in place for.
3. Success shouldnt mean that in effect we should be penalised financially - the effect of removing the COLA is that if I pay a player $100,000 the player is in effect better off taking $100,000 at a melbourne club as it will actually be the same from a cost perspective as being offerred $110,000 by Sydney.
While I agree that the way the COLA is handled could be aimed at those more likely to be afffected but I disagree that this is the Swans own making. I am sure they have provided very good background data etc that justifies the position , but you cant argue with emotion and self interest and the people bleating the most are coming from that position.
The only reason that I can see for the Swans bringing it on themselves is :
1. They signed Tippett and Franklin
2. They have been successful just prior to doing that.
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