.....has resigned from Salford.

Correct decision too.

Well, I'm shocked.

Call me a cynic but if he resigns then Salford would not have to pay off his contract. Now Nobby been a pretty smart guy wouldnt do that so what is the odds that there has been a generous gift from the good Doctor so that paying him off wouldnt count on the salary cap?

Coaches don't count on the salary cap, so any pay off, whether redundancy package or otherwise, doesn't count on the cap.

I'm not too brushed up on employment law, but since he was offered an alternate role (director of rugby) so it's not a sacking, simply him refusing a change of role - aka resigning...

Would anyone be greatly suprised if he appeared at Odsal in an official capacity in the very near future?

He wasnt made redundant as the coaching role still exists. He didnt resign, as he never actually accepted the new role. He was removed from a role that he was contractually engaged to do...........hence sacked!

The offer on an alternative role is irrelevant in that regards BUT any earnings from the alternative role would be taken into account if working our a compensation package..........which again is irrelevant as he hasnt been in the job long enough to make a claim for unfair dismissal. In the current climate, anything less than 2 years (except in exceptional circumstances) if your employer says bye-bye, you're out the door !

I very much doubt it; when a compromise agreement has been reached, the employee has resigned, not been sacked, and has usually done so with a suitable, tax-free lump sum in consideration.

Salford fans might want to portray the Dr as a tough nut, but he hasn't sacked Nobby, he's paid him off.

Ah right, thanks for clearing the bit about the salary cap up.

Your 100% right, under current employment law, Noble would be able to sue for "constructive dismissal" anyway, so theres almost certainly been an "agreement" reached, even if Noble isn't aware of his rights, theres bound to be shedloads of "Sports Agents" and Lawyers in Manchester who do! I doubt Koukash would need a phone call from any of them to know he had to stump up some compo'.

Nobles departure has been treated in exactly the same way Ed Farish,Liam Foran, Vic Mauro and Ryan Mcgoldryck ,all still under contract at the time of departure, was dealt with.

ie after negotiations the employee's
left by mutual consent.

No court cases no gagging orders no dramas.

Yup a nice fat compromise agreement.

And what's wrong with that?

Nothing at all, just hope he milks the good Dr for all he can

Noble should concentrate on commentating IMO. His knowledge, and enthusiasm is excellent, and he even makes Davies a little bit more positive about the game too.

I'm surprised anyone watched for longer than ten minutes after the way Jiffy grumbled on at the start of the game. I watched a documentary about him and he is like a different man when covering the other code. Shame as he still has a brilliant technical understanding of the game.

I'm sure the Dr is reeling from the payout. He may have to wait five minutes to earn it back...

I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if he joined the Sky team. Thought the trio on BBC today were very good indeed.

Yep, all are knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about the game without being overbearing. You can tell Dave Woods is a pie eater though, he can try and disguise that ridiculous accent all he wants but, he can't seem to go a few minutes without mentioning them.

Commentator in mentioning reigning cup holders during cup game coverage shocker.

Nothing wrong with that but calling one the teams Wigan when Wigan are not playing is a bit of a shocker.

Noble is on a fixed contract and so it isn't a question of dismissal. He has to do the job, for the time stipulated, and Salford have to pay. If they relieve him of his duties then it makes no difference to the fact that under his contract he is due his money just the same. Dismissal claims are not relevant.

Whether he can be shunted into a different role depends entirely upon whether that is provided for in his contract, if it is, he can be, and if it isn't, then he can't.

The salford club has been rich for 5 minutes and this is what its come to already

Mmmm, I just wish the Dr could've been persuaded to buy Mandy the Broncos......just saying