Went to pick up my new pass today and business seemed quite brisk.

Guys in front picking up at least half a dozen passes and another guy filling out forms for some new passes.

Blagh, Blagh, Blagh, Blagh.
Are you a paying fan or do you just post on here for effect. You’re certainly not a business man or anything like it. Whinge, Whinge, Whinge, that’s all you ever do. Try posting something worth reading. FFS.

Prove it if you are 100% sure.

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Great interview from Ellis, really positive about Smith and his influence on his career. When even a pro like Ellis publicly questions the last two years, it makes you wonder how bad things actually were behind the scenes under Hodgson

That’s whetted the appetite a bit more.

Very interesting read!

Big fan of Tex sticking up for himself after Judas’s article. He seems to have the right mentality that’s for sure.

Your one of the "happy clappers" who stay at the end to throw things to the players after the dross served up last 3 years



Defending the same players who threw radford and Hodgson under a bus and fans wonder why we dont change much

Don't change by keeping the same deadwood players who have failed last 5 years

Our only hope is smith and the new signings

You know full well houghton is on good money

Despite been the 3rd best 9 at the club

Like water off a ducks back

Think this highlights again the sort of issues that have been going on over the past two years under the BH tenure. It would seem it has been a very unhappy, disgruntled, disillusioned and soul destroying place and this explains an awful lot in terms of the level of performance we have seen. When a player like Ellis is questioning himself as to what they are doing and if they are good enough then something is very wrong.

Reading what Ellis says and about Smith and the high regard and respect he has for him speaks volume's and shows the club are finally moving in the right direction. It bodes well for the future and has seemingly brought the club back together and reenergized all involved at the club and the fans.

All positive stuff so far for me since Smiths arrival.

TalentBoy you seem to continually berate the likes of Houghton, Taylor, Griffin etc as the same players who threw Radford & Hodgson under a bus yet in the same breath praise Shaul and laud over him for what he did back in 2016/2017.

I admit that there is certainly a group of players who have done such and don't disagree that the likes of Houghton, Taylor, and Griffin haven't been the best but neither has Shaul.
Thankfully Smith has come in and seemingly got to grips with the squad, if what I heard is true in that Smith has told all the players that its his way or the exit door then this issue will hopefully be resolved.

I’m certainly not a happy clapper. I’ve seen more coaches get the sack at FC than you’ve got years under your belt. I’m not defending anyone, merely pointing out that you never have anything meaningful to post simply reprinting the same old whinges. You stated that Houghton is on £100,000, “fact” unfortunately no one but the club and Houghton know his deal, therefore you’re a liar as well as Walter Mitty. The only thing I’ve ever thrown on a pitch was coins when the lads went round the Boulevard, with a charity blanket, oh and my season pass when Len Casey was the coach, he was dire, bit like you.

Mint on about 60k.

No I don't.

Guess some of that is off cap too

No chance

If he's on 60k then we are nowhere near the cap

25 players in the squad on 60k is only 1.5m !

Likes of hoy, Clifford won't be on mega money as they was both back ups for Newcastle

Is that the same Clifford who was reported to be on $400k?

We'll be paying Trueman more than he was on at Cas.

Sutcliffe has missed out on his testimonial at Leeds to join us. He won't be taking a pay cut.

I’ve been told that we are not at the actual salary cap this season and the club have cleverly said we’re at cap meaning the internal cap that the club set for the season.

I understand that we have invested a fair amount of money on the infrastructure of the club. Facilities, coaching staff etc so have opted to not spend as much on playing staff this season and then can make some big moves next season with so many OOC.

Back ups at Newcastle will still be on mega money as their cap is much higher than ours and Clifford was also not signed as a back up pivot for Newcastle so I imagine was on a fair Whack.

Again it's all guesswork

But Houghton is on similar wage to sutcliffe and Trueman no doubt

Houghton is on good money and could end up our 3rd choice hooker very soon that's the point I'm trying to make

Not escaping the fact the huge gulf between the salary cap in SL and the NRL even fringe NRL players are often being paid the same if not more than SL players at the higher end of the pay scale. Whilst Clifford & Hoy won’t be on marquee money they’ll probably be a on a big wedge and be up there in terms of highest earners which in relation to NRL pay is probably only the average players salary.

But as I’ve said before, only £10,000 is on the cap.

Funny everyone else is quesswork whilst yours is fact. Your full of s hite

As a matter of intrest guys what sort of squad do you think you will be fielding on sunday?

Be as strong as we can field id imagine. 21 players:

Hoy
Swift
Scott
Sutcliffe
Mcintosh
McNamara
Clifford
Taylor
Lovodua
Satae
Griffin
Lane
Fash

Sao
Evans
Houghton
Dwyer
Litten
Barron
Brown
Laidlaw

(would be my guess)

Thank you for that means ill get a ticket