Bless, you will be kicked next year.

I look forward to it mate

No, the thread and the issue of Barrow's spending was brought up by a Halifax fan, Fax4Life. Up until this post only one Widnes fan, me, had commented on this thread.

Good luck too you.

Not too sure why you think I'm bitter though?

We wouldn't have reached the GF anyway. It was Fev who knocked us out not Barra.

Some nice banter there, chaps. Let's keep it this way.

Gazza really is giving it his best shot ....... in our own back yard! I'm impressed!

There's a huge difference between 'buying a new ground' and upgrading to SL standard. Investing in a brand new stadium would be a non-starter and probably financial suicide in todays' climate (as Cas, Wakey, Celtics, Saints etc are finding out.). By the start of next season we will have our new £250K floodlights (hooray !!), which are over and above SL standard. This is just the start of the work.

The RFL will have to relax ground requirements prior to the next round of licensing or 3 or 4 existing SL clubs will have to be booted out. With a good business plan for redevelopment and guaranteed investment/grants (which we are well on with) it could be VERY interesting come 2011.

2 years ago who would have thought Barrow would have won the league, got to the NR Cup Final and reached the Grand Final ??

2 years is a long time at Barrow RL. Miracles DO happen

Us Fax fans are certainly hoping so. October 4th, Halliwell Jones Stadium approx 7.15pm. Penky lifting the trophy. COME ON FAX, miracles DO happen, Keep the dream alive!!

I think it a joke that barrow have 49 players, no way are they under the cap.Sorry to say it but definitetly cheating.If it was widnes this topic be 10 pages long.

We lost games due to key players out and not have cover like barrow.A superleague squad would be happy with a squad like barrow.Rooney,catic alone must be on 60 grande between them.When we got injuries players like grady,yates,houghton,hulme who are all youngsters.Anyway the game is corrupt and i hope fax or fev win the final.

Maybe have a read through the other posts which will clear up you doubts. You clearly don't have a clue mate or you are privy to some very confidential information. Stating we are cheating is absolutely unfounded. Let the RFL do their audits at the end of the season and we will have this discussion again.

If you read his post properly you'd realise its a Widnes fan posting and not a Fax Fan

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I have also read that the Salary cap is monitored on a monthly basis - whether it is true or not I do not know.

I really dont think you have an issue with the salary cap, Des Johnston inherited Maurice Lyndseys book of Sarlary Cap cheats, so no worries there.

I find it quite sad that people on here really care about whats going on at Barrrow, I for 1 really couldnt care less to be honest ! Lets concentrate on our club and our team and get behind the lads on Thursday. If we win i will then start to get excited for the game against Barrow who if we are honest are the best team in this division on current form (Fact). I do however think that if both teams played to full potential in the final (if we get there) we would see a cracking game and we would win quite comfortably . Heres Hoping !!

Barrow were down to a bare 17 man squad until we picked up the Oldham players. Half of the 49 players you talk about are reserve players. Any club who runs a reserve team would have at least that amount of players on their books. If they run academy teams, even more.

Regarding the salary of Rooney (who only joined us in late June) and Catic, of course, the likes of Webster, Harris, Black, Koe Love etc etc are playing for £10K a season - I think not.

You can bank on one thing though, if Barrow are fudging the cap, then every other team in the Championship is.

broadbent wasnt

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"Harrison, Nixon, Broadbent, MacDermott, Ostler, Finch, Holt, Mossop, Ellis, and Dave Clarke himself! Were all involved at Barrow before the investment of recent years or are local."

Broady lives on Walney. Therefore he is a local. What is your point ??

One word BOLLOCKS.

You not a superleague team and halifax have no reserve team and at widnes the reserves are youth which not count on the cap.My opinion and i cant believe your top players expect small wages.

Des johnson bought you the league and you be nowhere without him.Come on fax for the cup.Fax are the best and barrow will get smashed on the day.

The RFL probably claim they monitor clubs monthly wage bill but they also likely turn a blind eye to certain teams like Celtic for example. And the RFL are exactly not the most organized bunch and bet it would be easy to cheat the cap. And I doubt the RFL will exhaust themselves to prove Barrow or anybody is cheating-its not worth the effort.
They may monitor a clubs accounts but I doubt they will monitor the bank Accounts of people like Des Johnson who could easily be putting money in to a bank account for Rooney, Catic, Ellis etc for them to claim later. There are a number of ways of beating the cap and I would not be surprised if Johnson is doing this. And if he is good on him but how long will he last?

A good way of getting round the salary cap is putting some players on the payroll of the company sponsoring the club.

You lot are obsessed !!

I think the obsessive and compulsive nature of the post has led the halifax fans to a point of distraction regarding there game on thursday, which is the biggest game of their season? If you didnt throw away your chance to finish top and maintained your form you wouldnt have started this topic, end of

Nope, that counts on the salary cap if they are a sponsor, however........

I think that this thread has run it's course and is going nowhere special.

Time to lock it.