Re: Squad size : Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:19 pm  

His Bobness wrote:

EVERY team has a squad of 25 it's a Super League requirement.

In late January every team must submit the names of 25 players who will be the first team squad for salary cap purposes..these must be the top 25 highest paid players who between them cannot earn more than £1.85m.

Other players can feature for the first team but between them they cannot earn in excess of £70k.........this allows young players earning peanuts to play first team in the event of injury crisis etc.

Rovers or any other club can hand out a squad number to a young player... this sometimes happens when a player is too old for U19's but still not ready for first team...you either get rid or give them a squad number.

Rovers policy...it would seem.....is to keep these players hanging around as back up,give them a squad number and then get rid of them before they expect a higher wage....to be replaced by a new batch of hopefuls on peanuts. But really the squad is the top 25 earners as it is at every other club.

Good post. Very informative and filled in a few knowledge gaps for me. Ta.

Re: Squad size : Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:04 pm  

I think we have the backs to trouble a few sides if they stay fit, but I have grave concerns about our pack especially looking at other clubs signings, I can see ours getting banged around a bit. If we don't get a busting 2nd rower and a big prop of quality I can see us in the bottom 4

Re: Squad size : Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:08 pm  

rover49 wrote:

I think we have the backs to trouble a few sides if they stay fit, but I have grave concerns about our pack especially looking at other clubs signings, I can see ours getting banged around a bit. If we don't get a busting 2nd rower and a big prop of quality I can see us in the bottom 4

Prop sorted (quality unknown!), no idea if your 2nd row dream will arrive.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Squad size : Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:18 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Prop sorted (quality unknown!), no idea if your 2nd row dream will arrive.

Mulhern?

A player with potential rather than one you'd expect to make an immediate and significant impact. Potential is fine, but as we found in 2012, fans' patience is finite.

Re: Squad size : Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:34 am  

Mild Rover wrote:

Mulhern?

A player with potential rather than one you'd expect to make an immediate and significant impact. Potential is fine, but as we found in 2012, fans' patience is finite.

If it is him when are they going to tell us or are they keeping it a secret

Re: Squad size : Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:28 am  

Young prop from Leeds I heard

Re: Squad size : Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:49 pm  

hull2524 wrote:

Young prop from Leeds I heard

Your right mate,robbie mulhearn on a years loan.

Re: Squad size : Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:55 pm  

deslawson wrote:

Your right mate,robbie mulhearn on a years loan.

Think you might find we have signed him on a permanent two year deal TBH.

[Frosties.]

Re: Squad size : Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:26 pm  

This could be another decision that bites us later on in time, just like Kyle Amor was. Really disappointed to see him leave the club permanently.

Re: Squad size : Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:56 pm  

The Rhinos fans that live near me up here reckon Mulhern is half decent. They were expecting him to get more game time at Leeds this season now that JP and KL have retired.

If he is joining us, wish we would get a wriggle on and get it announced formally. Then Chezzie can name the squad numbers from 1 to 25.