: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:30 pm  

Kelly came back and signed him for Leigh too!!

Id welcome back Duffy with openarms!

I also here Mr Smith might me coming with him?

: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:54 pm  

Ive heard Duffy and Varks are nailed on for Leigh..............Smith in talks also.

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:56 am  

leytherjay wrote:

Ive heard Duffy and Varks are nailed on for Leigh..............Smith in talks also.

Not the Varks rumour again im suprised you havnt rolled the Penky one out with it too..............Oh you already did that.

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:44 am  

leytherjay wrote:

Ive heard Duffy and Varks are nailed on for Leigh..............Smith in talks also.

whats the Cap in championship 1?

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:00 pm  

SNOT-HIM08 wrote:

whats the Cap in championship 1?

400K Now likley to be 300k next season.

This includes youth teams (though only Widnes seem to care about that!).

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:02 pm  

J20 wrote:

400K Now likley to be 300k next season.

This includes youth teams (though only Widnes seem to care about that!).

I don't think that is accurate.. even u21's don't count on the first team salary cap. You can pump as much money into academy sides as you like.




or if you are Fax... as little as you like.........



or nothing!!

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:10 pm  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

I don't think that is accurate.. even u21's don't count on the first team salary cap. You can pump as much money into academy sides as you like.




or if you are Fax... as little as you like.........



or nothing!!

Steve O'Connor said @ POTM that our cap was covering the 2 sides hence why we can't free spend as much on 1st team as others are doing!

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:14 pm  

J20 wrote:

Steve O'Connor said @ POTM that our cap was covering the 2 sides hence why we can't free spend as much on 1st teams as others are doing!

Are you sure he wasn't simply implying that because we currently finance two academy sides we don't have the money to stretch to spend more on the first team?? As I said... even U21 players within the first team are not currently included in the cap calculations as a way of promoting youth development?

If we have to squeeze all three... or even two sides under a reduced cap then we will have an incredibly limited budget next year indeed.

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:23 pm  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

Are you sure he wasn't simply implying that because we currently finance two academy sides we don't have the money to stretch to spend more on the first team?? As I said... even U21 players within the first team are not currently included in the cap calculations as a way of promoting youth development?

If we have to squeeze all three... or even two sides under a reduced cap then we will have an incredibly limited budget next year indeed.

Pretty sure it's only 50% of their cap that doesn't count, not the whole thing (though not 100%).

From what I heard / read sounded like he was on about the cap not finance and that contracts may be reduced due to cap reasons not the fact we can' afford them!

It's not right but tbf, with an under 21's we technically double are playing pool so they will ceratinly cap that somehow!

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:26 pm  

I was asking about championship one or is it the same cap as championship