: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:19 pm  

If it's a "maximum" of £400k this year, why should it be dropped? Its not compulsary & how many of the clubs will actually be reaching this amount?

I remember seeing David Gallop (NRL Cheif Exec) say on tv that not many of the current Oz teams reach their cap & im sure same applies over here for all divisions.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:32 pm  

Is it just me or is the championship actually proven much more competitive than super league anyway?

that is all

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:44 pm  

it'll be interesting to find out how much we do actually spend on players.Are we upto the limit or are we miles off - who knows ; we could be well under considering the size of our squad.
Will the introduction of our under 18s next season count in the cap - i presume it opens the door to anthony bowman and other young players we sign to press for a first team squad place.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:46 pm  

rickster wrote:

it'll be interesting to find out how much we do actually spend on players.Are we upto the limit or are we country miles off - who knows ; we could be well under considering the size of our squad.
Will the introduction of our under 18s next season count in the cap - i presume it opens the door to anthony bowman and other young players we sign to press for a first team squad place.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:01 pm  

Its a joke is this, the salary cap is working ok,Just look at the table and its just a cap it does say that clubs have to spend that amount on players. Its just a way for the smaller clubs to bring the likes of ourselves, widnes, Barrow etc.. down to them, as opposed to them aspiring to the top teams level when it comes to income streams

How is any team in the co-operative leagues will now be capable of assembling a team to go up into super league? Answer none!!!

All the clubs will be full of loanees, is this the first stage of feeder clubs?

If its to stop teams going bust etc..., they best introduce a reduced salary cap on super league cos a few in there cant afford to spend the 1.8million that they are allowed, the RFL is currently helping out Celtic and have in the past London and Paris all super league clubs, so obviously they the ones who are struggling.

The RFL have an agenda and i am afriad that it does involve any of the little people in the co-operative leagues. Maybe it time to face reality.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:06 pm  

Apologies if this sounds a bit too blunt but I hope the RFL's expansion policy fails and all the respective clubs are allowed to go bust if thats the way the market wants it

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:25 pm  

Be interesting to hear from someone at the club - see if we voted for it and whyp

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:34 pm  

Darber wrote:

Its a joke is this, the salary cap is working ok,Just look at the table and its just a cap it does say that clubs have to spend that amount on players. Its just a way for the smaller clubs to bring the likes of ourselves, widnes, Barrow etc.. down to them,

Short memory old son, just 3 seasons ago you were having bucket collections as you were having money worries.
Cap is to protect our sport, the real issue is no promotion or relegation, not trying to stop clubs like ours spending beyond our means.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:38 pm  

njg4haven wrote:

Short memory old son, just 3 seasons ago you were having bucket collections as you were having money worries.
Cap is to protect our sport, the real issue is no promotion or relegation, not trying to stop clubs like ours spending beyond our means.

Short memory son...we had a cap then and when Haven had there on going finacial problems.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:41 pm  

a.n Other wrote:

Short memory son...we had a cap then and when Haven had there on going finacial problems.

Exactly my point, to stop OUR clubs spending beyond means.