Super League Regular Rounds : Bailey has started in 66.2%

Super League Play-Offs : Bailey has started in 48.1%

Challenge Cup : Bailey has started in 64.5%

World Club Challenges : Bailey has started in 20%

Overall in his Leeds career to date : Played 291, Started in 185 or 63.6%

If Bailey could play on until he's around 37, in Leeds colours he would be due another testimonial for 20 years service.

At which point Gotcha's head would pop.

Actually wrong. That would be good service.

In reality, take a Peacock or a Morley all over again. There is always the possibility that they could do 10 years with two seperate clubs. That is what I find silly.

A player should be rewarded at the end of his career and only at that point.

Whereas 13 seasons is......

7 years less than the 20 you mentioned?

The force is strong with this one..................

You've spelled "farce" wrong.

2015 will presumably be Carl Ablett's testimonial year then? First team debut July 2004.

90% of the money made on baileys testimonial will be from bloodbath's back pocket.

I think he should be given a testmonial anyway, no matter how long he's been at Leeds purely for the comedy value of watching half the Warrington players chase him round Old Trafford at the end of the Grand Final !!

Ryan Bailey - causing problems in supporters heads for 11 years.

Probably an iconic example of Ryan Baileys unorthodox contribution to the team effort.

His Grand Final contributions alone are worth the testimonial award.....imho of course

Has any other player, from another team, come anywhere even close to his GF record.....

Broncos for testimonial, looks like the traditional sole full team warm up again before season kick off www.therhinos.co.uk/news/22053.php#.UrQzZScSAy4

Broncos for testimonial, looks like the traditional sole full team warm up again before season kick off www.therhinos.co.uk/news/22053.php#.UrQzZScSAy4

His testimonial match is against Broncos at Headingley on 31st of January

Quote ="thebloodbath"Broncos for testimonial, looks like the traditional sole full team warm up again before season kick off www.therhinos.co.uk/news/22053.php#.UrQzZScSAy4'" It may be a full team, however I think Hunslet would give the team a better warm up than the Broncos squad at present.

Quote ="thebloodbath"Broncos for testimonial, looks like the traditional sole full team warm up again before season kick off www.therhinos.co.uk/news/22053.php#.UrQzZScSAy4'" It may be a full team, however I think Hunslet would give the team a better warm up than the Broncos squad at present.

Those with a spirit of mischief might suggest that picking the weakest team in SL as testimonial opponents is Classic Bailey...

Since 2004 there has more or less been a testimonial just about every year and most of them are still playing.So if the testimonial was left till the end of their careers they would be drwaing their state pension

etc

Were the club to pay a lump sum into a player's testimonial kitty, would that constitute a breach of salary cap regulations?

Anyone remember that pre season game against London in 2005?!

Wonder if we will beat that attendance?!

As mentioned earlier, I think Ablett's will be next, then Kirke in 2016/17, then Hall, then there's Watkins & Jones-Bishop not long after. Assuming they all stay of course. But it's not unreasonable to suggest they might.

As for paying a lump sum, I think that would count on the salary cap.

As far as I understand it in general the money a player receives from a Testimonial is excluded from the salary cap. But that money has to come from testimonial events (friendly games, poker nights etc) and not as a direct payment from the club. AFAIK if a club did that then that money would be counted on the salary cap.

Possibly also the reason why an "outside" testimonial fund manager is always appointed while the club management stay a bargepole's length away.