Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:10 am  

Whatever we end up doing, I just hope the squad is fit for purpose in time for next year. We had that great 2017 GF win which I'm not knocking, but that has been a blip between three really poor years.

I don't think we're far off now after a huge amount of change in a short time. Not sure we'll get Maloney, I can see Catalans snagging him. He would be a lot of money for a player at this end of his career - albeit clearly he's one of the best halves in the world on current form.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:23 am  

I’m pretty sure Maloney will be after Marquee money to come over here so the only way we get him IMO is if the clubs/SL vote in the 3rd marquee player allowance for next season, or god forbid, if Merrin ends up going home at end of this season

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:55 am  

cheekydiddles wrote:

I’m pretty sure Maloney will be after Marquee money to come over here so the only way we get him IMO is if the clubs/SL vote in the 3rd marquee player allowance for next season, or god forbid, if Merrin ends up going home at end of this season

Neither scenario would surprise me too much.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:56 pm  

Our overseas and NFT quotas are full according to the RFL, so at least one will have to go to make room for Maloney.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:59 pm  

I was referring to Ablett, I hear he’s been advised to call it a day.
Haven’t heard anything about Crosby for a while.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:39 pm  

Ablett's recent absence has been due to a blood clot in his foot and being put on blood thinners as a result which means no contact due to risk of bleeding. That's presumably not a long-term problem though so I guess it comes down to when he's passed to play versus his plans on retiring anyway. Can't have that long left playing I wouldn't have thought but as far as I know he's expected back this season?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:20 pm  

Yeah, there's no way Maloney is coming over without a marquee contract. Has made comments in the past about how he likes moving clubs because he gets a new contract, likes his money. Which is fair enough.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:48 pm  

The Maloney Marquee money topic is a bit of a red herring. We can still pay him whatever we like as long as we don't break the cap, but if he's not a nominated Marquee player then his full salary counts.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:09 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

The Maloney Marquee money topic is a bit of a red herring. We can still pay him whatever we like as long as we don't break the cap, but if he's not a nominated Marquee player then his full salary counts.

Which is precisely why no one will sign him unless it’s on the marquee allowance.

I cannot see any team, certainly not us paying him a full salary of c£300-£400k without the advantage of the Marquee allowance as to do so would be a big risk in terms of balancing your squad within the cap

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:20 pm  

But if Hurrell is on say 225k we could switch the marquee from him to Maloney?