Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:47 am  

Dependant on what is being appealed against.Tricky one, as more deductions in points could be placed on next season.Is it worth it?

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:09 pm  

I'm all for the club appealing this as it was an 'unfair hearing'. A bit far out but, I also think the cap is outdated and potentially a restriction on a players ability to play/trade and a the size of a clubs squad?? Maybe nonsense but just a thought.

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:38 pm  

Six points deduction. I feel like we've got off quite softly. hardly a deterrent is it, breaking the Salary Cap Regulations. We're lucky, now let's move on and aim for eighth place. Forget the appeal, draw a line under it and move on.

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:50 pm  

Couple of points on this , how can a punishment be so retrospective ? Surely this "live " cap was meant to be monitored on a month by month basis , so why wasn't that done , who is going to be held responsible for that ? Football can learn a lot from our game , but can you really see this happenning in football banning someone two years after the event ?

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:24 pm  

Impossible to monitor a live cap when the club agreed backhanded deals, which were totally separate to the cap. The cap was monitored and we passed as you would expect. The fact we were paying these payments only came to the RFL's attention during Tony Puletuas employment tribunal.

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 4:16 pm  

Baffling that people are still arguing the toss on this one. Caught red-handed, got off lightly all told, chalk this season off, start afresh next year...

Re: 6 points deducted : Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:12 pm  

The six points could be the difference between the top 8 and the play offs but unlike previous years it will not spell automatic relegation. I doubt you will have anything to fear from playing in the middle 8's because all the super league clubs in the bottom 4 last season have improved markedly including my own Wakefield.
I guess the appeal is a no lose because if they decrease the points you benefit and if they increase them you are actually no worse off. They may increase the fine but that too is not too onerous an amount for your chairman.

Re: 6 points deducted : Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:45 am  

atomic wrote:

Dependant on what is being appealed against.Tricky one, as more deductions in points could be placed on next season.Is it worth it?

...or any addition could be applied in the middle eights comp, should they not now escape the bottom 4. The RFL went ahead and changed the league structures without thinking about if all its bye laws / rules were now fit for purpose. The other one they missed was the signing deadline.

Re: 6 points deducted : Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:47 am  

Gadger wrote:

Id say we're still 3 wins better than hkr and wakey, and Leeds on current form but I expect them to improve. We still have a chance. But clearly cup is best chance

I hope we don't appeal, take our punishment and move on

Shame you couldn't beat Wakey then you'd have been 4 wins better than them

Re: 6 points deducted : Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:44 pm  

chissitt wrote:

Shame you couldn't beat Wakey then you'd have been 4 wins better than them

Not sure why the eye roll, it's an opinion. You beat us because you played better on the day. You are on good form. I think over the course of a season we are a few wins better. That OK?