my pet hate (or one of), dropping people in it (or trying to).

Only happened to me once, and the owner of the business replied "well, I guess as you don't seem capable of sorting issues without resorting to petty tactics, you no longer have a future with the organisation", the guy was in the car park with his belongings about 45 minutes later (that's contracting for you)

can we now also include richard whiting in this list of players as well? looks like he's going to be further down the pecking order next year

Think it's pretty insulting to ask anyone to take a pay drop because the coach has his personal favourites and certain players never stood a chance. some of the regulars have been god awful and gutless this season..why not insist they take a pay cut until they prove their worth? How about insisting our empirical coach take a pay cut next year as he's been pretty shocking in his performance..

Not sure of the rules, but now that Horney has retired, does the salary cap exemption or whatever shift to Whiting? He's been with us 10 years+. Can someone who understands this explain??

No reason not to keep him in the pecking order if so.

don't they have to be "home grown" players?

With all the other exemptions and loopholes I'd guess it isn't a big deal one way or the other. Mind you it's so, so convoluted, it's hard to judge.

Are they still doing that England player, let's keep Sam Tomkins in SL thing, does anybody know?

Are you gonna eat your yourself up with another five months of this?


Relax, put your feet up, enjoy the off season, have a nice Christmas.

Yeaman also been here 10+ so he would qualify if Whiting didn't.

we're already claiming part of Yeaman's salary, as I understand it anyway.

It's £50k in total per club, I believe.

So if we have any player on a minimum of 10 years’ service in our squad, we can spend as a club an additional £50k above the cap. It's not necessarily pinned to one player in particular.

that's the way I see it, but someone alluded a while ago that it was "per player", which I never saw proven/disproven.

That's my understanding although I can't see any clear confirmation on the RFL's Operational Rules. It used to say that, though.

Yeh, just had a look myself and there's nothing on there.

Although, near the bottom of that section in 'appendix 1', there's a 'long service concession' section, citing clause 5.8 - which is probably the section they've taken out.

Maybe this has been scrapped for 2015?

not like the RFL to change the rules without letting the fan base know!

Used to say something like this....

thanks ccs, pretty much how I remembered it.

Strange such things rarely happened when that "bloke from tennis" was in charge

He was one of the best administrators of the game since the I started following the game, I agree.

for a minute i thought you were on about david lloyd - brought me out in a cold sweat until i realised you meant lewis

A lot more important to let the members know, but yes I agree

Agree

Hull have offered Jacob Miller a settlement deal to end his contract.

Was always going to come to this, however I wouldn't be surprised if he stands his ground.

I wouldn't blame him. Believe all the figures bandied around and he'll be minted from sitting on his 'arris

He could do that but it wouldn't show much resolve to further his career - even if just to prove FC and Wests wrong about him.