Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:49 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Goodwin and Tasi have left. Gelling has come in. One free quota space, haven't we?

It's a little more complicated than that. Assuming the rules haven't changed recently, you are allowed a total of 7 'overseas' players, spread between the below two categories.

- A maximum of 5 Of these are classified as 'Quota' players, and are players from Australia or NZ. (Austin, Goodwin, Clark, Mamo & Sita held these spots in 2019)
- Players from the likes of Tonga / Fiji / Samoa etc are classed as Non Fed Trained and you are allowed a maximum of 7 of these. (we had Tasi & BMM in 2019)
- In total from the above two categories you are allowed no more than 7 players, so if you have 2 'Quota' players you are allowed 5 'Non Fed' Players. If, as was our case in 2019 we had 5 'Quota' players, we were only allowed 2 'Non Fed'.

The club are presumably trying to reclassify Sita as Tongan by applying for a Tongan visa, he would then be
'Non Fed Trained' so freeing up a 'Quota' spot. Confusingly if we manage to get Austin a UK passport, which I think would be more difficult than Sita, he would still count on the quota, as his first exposure to professional RL was overseas.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:06 pm  

Fitzpatrick said we had a quota spot in the guardian last week.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:40 pm  

This is easily resolved..... Bin off Jason Clark!

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:45 pm  

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55 ... ft-players Widdop I would assume is the NFT that replaces Tasi

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55 ... ft-players Widdop I would assume is the NFT that replaces Tasi

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:00 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55284/transfers--overseas-and-nft-players

Widdop I would assume is the NFT that replaces Tasi

If he counts on the quota yes - crazy situation really so I don't know whether the club will apply for an exemption from the SL board.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:18 pm  

Alffi_7 wrote:

If he counts on the quota yes - crazy situation really so I don't know whether the club will apply for an exemption from the SL board.

Widdop will count as NFT but not as quota. Technically he’s no different to Coote or Austin in terms of eligibility, just he was born in Halifax. Problem is it’s discriminatory to change Widdops status based on his birthplace alone...

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:39 pm  

Let's get him regardless and pay him whatever he wants. There's only been 4 teams that have been in SL since its inception and only one of those hasn't won it....the same one being the only one that's never broken the salary cap. Bout time we joined both camps.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:44 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

If we're looking for squeaky clean RL players we'll not be able to field one team never mind two next season. I'm with Wires71 - I'd have a HB pairing of Milosevic and Assad if we won the title.

It's not a binary choice of being squeaky clean or not, there are different degrees of past actions that make someone suitable or unsuitable to wear the primrose and blue.

Everyone draws the line somewhere.

Eg here's mine. Above the line you get a chance.

Drink problems
Gambling problems
Past use of recreational drugs
Makes fake videos of bestiality
Spent convictions for robbery/assault
..................................................
Performance-enhancing drugs
Racist
Dog fighting rings
Domestic violence
Rape
Actual bestiality
Supports the IRA
War criminal
Abuses kids

Do you have a line or if they are good enough are you ok with any of those.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:53 pm  

I'd love it if SJM just came out and said...we're going to blow the salary cap and spend an extra £94,999...here's your £10k now RFL...we don't object.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:19 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

I'd love it if SJM just came out and said...we're going to blow the salary cap and spend an extra £94,999...here's your £10k now RFL...we don't object.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha