How do Wigan know that Deacon is any good at coaching?

They dont.

Its just a ploy to get most of his salary off the cap. Nice move by Wigan, shame we didn't employ Myler as a coach too



Just think we could have got jammer or moi moi too.

Same ploy as we are using with Carney???...

I dont think Carney is registering as a player is he?

Yes, quite similar, but I prefer to use Allan Langer as a comparison.

Came to Wire when we were treading water and just surviving was seen as a success....Great player, and often performed admirably, only to be let down by the mediocrity around him...Ultimately, was only brought in to shift season tickets and keep some money coming in when we desparately needed it.

Matt Orford's move smells of similar....I'm thinking the Bulls weren't exactly generating much of a buzz around Bradford with the big name signings of Sculthorpe & Reardon??....Bring in a big name Aussie, who without a shadow of a doubt will be your best player for the next 3 years, but only because so much of the rest of your squad is so average.

Not yet....

Matt Orford signing for the Bulls,for me is just papering over the cracks.The Bulls are team on the slide,to many average players.

Cue Matty Orford and Bradford Bulls ripping SL apart in 2010

Good moves by Bulls and Wigan. The money being quoted will be way over the actual figure, no doubt, and the Bulls need a catalyst to re-spark interest. Deacon will do a good job with the inexperienced Tomkins, and will be a better half-back partner than Leulai, who is even more of a hooker than Monas.

if the figures are right how can bradford afford to pay one player 280k a year

Easy, cause we are payin King and Monas £300k a year

you're well out with your figures there you reackon the rest of our squad of 22 players share a million

and that wasn't my point they are struggling finacially

They posted a £10k loss, for the last year. Doesn't read like they are struggling financially.

a loss is a loss and to add a player on that kind of money when you are workin on a loss doesn't make sense

In RL terms that is as good as it gets. As for the theoretical salary, you don't really believe that figure, do you?

it won't be far off the mark he was trying to get an improved offer at manly but to no avail i suspect that is the reason he has come over yet another end of his career over paid aussie cashing in

And according to this Wire lost £212,000
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made up fact of the day.

I believe those figures are from the latest accounts registered at companies house.

If you know any different please feel free to publish.

They are wrong, quite significantly so.

Spend a quid you tight get and find out the truth.

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Proof please? Or just received wisdom?

I was being ironic when you consider the amount of abuse we have received in terms of our supposed salary payments.

In truth though, those figures will probably be on the ball due to tax exemptions, free housing, food, car etc They'll be plenty of legitimate ways to increse the real term value of a players contract.

a 10k loss is pretty insignificant compared to some clubs tbh

Except:

1. All those items (bar the first) are taxable as benefits in kind.
2. All those items are specifically caught by the salary cap - see the RFL Operational Rules.

if you really want to increase the value, you have to resort to things like (excessive payments for) image rights and through a (usually offshore) personal service company, (questionable) payments to Employee Benefit trusts, (Legitimate) Pension payments, an "unconnected" third party mysteriously paying a load to the player for his image rights or services and that player mysteriously and coincidentally agreeing to play for a much lower salary (legit if genuine...if...) or the brown paper bag (illegal).

Obvioulsy, no responsible club would want to resort to the more questionable items on that list.