Quote Originally Posted by Wilso8948 View Post
There's things such as investment properties, tax brackets and lifestyle choices that all come into play when looking at a salary offer. Please don't be so naive to think this bloke hasn't done the sums when weighing up all these considerations amongst many more. Sometimes accepting a pay cut when you have a long term plan in place where you can write the loss off elsewhere isn't the dumbest move ever.
That's very true.

I wonder whether we, the punter, underestimate the impact lifesyle in Newcastle has for players. Generally, people don't know who you are so you don't get bothered. The cost of housing is significantly less than Sydney. You can pretty much access a beach for a 15 minute drive. So a $200,000 offer from Sydney vs a $170,000 from the Jets might stack up.