A look at the Mounties site shows Luke has played 6 games, scored 4 tries and 31 goals.

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Presume thats the Tere Glassie who played for Leigh a few years ago as well.

Player £
Aizue 20,000
Bannister 10,000
Barlow 15,000
Beswick 15,000
Black 20,000
Bowman 4,000
Chandler 4,000
Cherryade 8,000
Clayton 10,000
Fairbank 5,000
Gannon 15,000
Goddard 10,000
Miles 10,000
Haley 10,000
Holroyd 8,000
Jones 10,000
Larder 8,000
Nash 15,000
Ostick 10,000
Paterson 10,000
Penky 20,000
Ratu 4,000
Rudd 4,000
Smith 8,000
Watene 10,000
White 10,000
Worrincy 15,000
TOTAL 288,000

A guess

Like i say, i would hazard a guess that 40K was well wide of the mark. The same reason that people who believed Jamie Rooney is on 80K per year are living in cloud cukoo land.

Branighan was under contract was he not?

Most players-certainly at this level- will have something like a signing Fee/basic which is usually a small amount and then a pay as you play rate based on win/Lose. The top players in a team may have a set wage, but most not so am not sure you can say Player X gets so much. Also certain players work for the club in some way like Frank Watene for example. So doubt you can just say this player is earning that much as there is more to it than that. I know Wrench for example is a Builder, Smith a Teacher etc and so in most cases the Rugby League "Wage" is a bonus on top of their normal day job.

But they'll have to declare all payments made to players so that they can monitor the cap. So yes - someone will have to say "this player earns this much" for playing for Fax.

Given that a lot of the contracts are incentive based, winning bonuses ect, Id guess we aren't paying out as much as we could be right now.

Apparently he was one of the ones that wasnt.

How do you properly monitor the cap? Ah yes the NRL have done a great job of that. Just look at Melbourne Storm and many others who have managed to dodge the Levels for years and no doubt the same in the UK. Very easy to get a sponsor to "Gift" something to a player or for a player to receive a sum at a later date in cash. A club probably will declare what they have payed out in contracts and what a win/lose basis is.

Are you doubting the integrity of the RFL and our club?

I doubt the RFL especially Wood & Lewis with their antics! But I also question how you can properly regulate a salary cap properly. How can you possibly know a club hasnt done underhand dealings or has used various means to beat the cap? Melbourne Storm did it for years without the NTL noticing. How can the RFL say that Halifax, Barrow, St.Helens, Leeds e or whoever have stuck 100% to the cap? St.Helens have cleverly used various systems to beat the cap like offshore accounts etc.

The risk is - having your books fully audited. The only way around it really is for an outside body to make payments to players.

eg: an outside sponsor (Harvey's for example) employs a player to wait on tables part time (for example) and pays him £40 an hour. I don't think the remit of the RFL extends to auditing sponsors books. I'm not sure either if the RFL can enquire upon the HMRC for a copy of one's P60 - seriously doubt it.

Anyhoo - nothing like that happens. All parties are honest and upfront about all matters pertaining to cash.

Also AS AN EXAMPLE what is to stop Steve O Connor, Des Johnson or somebody with money opening up a trust with say X amount in and that only Player X can get the money in 5 years time? Are the RFL going to look into peoples private accounts to chase it up and how much effort would they do in to looking in to it. I am no accountant but I bet there are a few ways around the cap and as long as you leave no paperchase and everything is done professionally, then it cant be traced by the RFL.

Wern't Melbourne charged with running two sets of accounts a real one and another for the NRL

Like anybody on here knows who gets paid what.

So who is coming in to help Calland? Do we know yet?

Brian Noble

Id would be shocked if it were true but i guess theres not many coaches about who could be brought in to help out without it looking bad on MC. With Noble i guess they could put a good spin on it about them been old mates and it shouldnt undermine MC too much.

I've heard how much you get paid to moderate this forum.

It's a princely sum

I didn't know anybody was being brought in to assist?? Have I missed something or we just gossiping??!!!

A mix of gossip/wishfull thinling IMO

This was posted by the courier sport twitter yesterday:
"Halifax v Bradford Bulls: Fax could apparently make a 'major' coaching announcement in the next 24 hours."
they then posted that Calland is safe as they understand it. It said to check todays courier for more info but if it's announced today then won't it be in the courier next tuesday? Lol

Has no one brought a courier yet?

I might have a walk upto the shop and sneak a look at the back page

THE NEWS IS ALREADY ON THIS THREAD.

I never thought to add an option of............
Should the BoD do something amazing and get Brian Noble in to help

Can't believe I missed that one!!!