Laughably he does.


The dumbest thing is that he is only trying to argue that a majority voted for it so he can then say 'The SL clubs voted for it' and then when it does fail as it undoubtedly will it wont be the championship clubs who pushed for it and who were massively in favour of it. It was the SL clubs wot dun it.

Its ridiculous that he wants to hold the SL clubs responsible for something they so clearly and obviously and publicly had to be dragged kicking and screaming in to and pretend the Championship clubs who pushed for, argued for, whined about not having and almost unanimously (Sheffield had no real problem with the new format they just though 4x10 was better) didnt really having anything to do with it, they were just going with what the SL clubs wanted.

No. That was not the point I made at all. It maybe the point you want me to make so you can sit there with a self-satisfied, smug look on your face. But really, you've made yourself look stupid.

So, according to the T&A, we only have 2 players contracted to the club in the event of relegation. Brooks & Bates. All the rest become free agents.

That's a bit of clarity then. We could do with signing some more...

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I've heard Jamie Foster has signed for London Irish

Not unexpected. A competent winger with good place kicking skills always has a place in RU somewhere.

Good. I can put up with lads that can't tackle but not with those that won't.

I've had quite the rollercoaster ride of emotions with our Jamie. Started off thinking "what a useless ponce" at Saints, then warmed to him, then finished off thinking "what a useless ponce".

That confirms what I've said.

All current contracts are Super League contracts

It also means that we can indeed look to renegotiate any contract with any player we want to keep, and any player to which this applies would obviously need to consider taking a pay cut to stay. Not many of them would exactly be seen as hot properties, even by their mums, and so the basic answer to the objection repeatedly raised "why would they take a pay cut" is simply some job is better than no job.

It would mean we could offer decent contracts to the players Jimmy most values and the rest have brought their situation on themselves.

Although of course now we have Jimmy, the above is, I realise, purely academic as we'll win every game we have left, in a canter, and comfortably escape relegation

Given avoiding relegation is so staggeringly unlikely, it's about time someone put their dignity on the line with some sort of "If we avoid relegation I'll [INSERT MAD THING".

Flamin Nora! Did you ask madasmcmadammcmad2's permission before you offered to insert him! And where, exactly were you consid - no, don't answer that question....

He's got a pretty mouth....

Apparently during the recent press conference over at Featherstone, they confirmed that both Steve Crossley and Ben Hellewell would be leaving the club at the end of the season.

I would take both of these guys back in an instant. Both home grown players as well.

But of course, in reality we won't even have begun thinking about who to sign for next season yet because MG is still banging on about taking his issues to the high courts

Well we may have some good news. Luke Gale night be leaving!!

Exactly. Thing you have to remember is that there are two less superleague clubs next year.

They aren't all going to find superleague clubs that want them. Especially on anything like the terms they are on now.

Crossley would fit both scenarios, squad prop if we got 6 points back and stayed up, and team prop if we didnt.

Crossley as already signed for us at Cas.

And Gale if we go down. Good luck with that.

It's almost worth going down just to get out of that contract extension we gave Gale.

Damn, Cas are snapping up all the props we suggest

Whatever, the point is that we can sign players that fit both sl1 or sl2 right now, then fill in the rest later. But not much later I suspect. and that will be one issue in Marc Greens deliberations re the points appeal dilemma: spend time and money on that, or on next years squad. No brainer to most of us.

I hope he's improved since his time at Bradford.

He was quite young when he left, I'd guess he's matured a bit.

It's a problem we have. Most players have improved since they left Bradford.