Quote ="Cragganmore Kid"I understand your point, and agree with the rule change (subject to it being clarified; the devil is often in the detail).
It would just make more sense, and be infinitely more fair, for it to be 'with effect from the 2012 season', for example. Changing the rules midway means that within the same season, some clubs have lost their star players without having the chance to offer them further incentive to stay while others get to benefit from the rule change and effectively giving them a larger cap to play with for the forthcoming season.'"
Given that the Salary Cap year runs from 1 December - 30 November, the change [iis[/i being implemented 'with effect from the 2012 season'.
