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Missed a trick not re-signing him following his return to SL.
I do feel that we would have won more silverware than we have had we had him in our ranks.

A great half, fantastic kicking and passing game.

Will always be remembered fondly as a player that really helped us turn it round in 2006.

One of my favourite seasons 2006 and Dobson was a major factor in that.
Always comes across as a decent bloke too.

Some people say Stuart Fielden saved us from relegation in 2006, he didn't, that was down to Dobbo


Good luck in whatever you do next, lad.

As above really. The lad saved our season in 2006 and I wish we could have kept him.

it was cheating and Breach of Salary Cap saved you from relegation

Fine player as all have said Wigan should have given him another go when he came back to SL

If Wane is reading this get this man in a Wigan shirt asap

Back then maybe; he's nothing special now. I remember when he went to the Knights; I watched him with interest, I thought he might go well, but in fact he was really disappointing. For a half-back, he just didn't take control at all. simply shipping the ball on down the line when he received. Didn't even do much of the kicking, as I recall.

really? how much did we go over?

£222,314, "Wigan were last night docked four points for the biggest salary cap breach in the Super League's history, despite an audacious defence which included a claim that nine senior players had agreed to forgo their wages for three months last autumn." taken from The Guardian 25th July 2007

No we didnt, thats what it would have gone over as the league never accepted that contracts were changed. We never actually were charged for that we were charged for breaking the spirit of the cap.

The club's argument was based on the fact that nine of their players agreed to defer wages for last September, October and November in returned for improved contracts in 2007.

However, the panel said that was against the spirit of the salary cap.

so in other words you cheated the system

Creative...... HTH

not at all happens in aus all the time

we are not in aus and it still cost you a 4 point deduction to go along with the 2 points from the previous season for salary cap breach

we're not but its a given there so dont know why its not here. The RFL spit their dummy out and made an example as there was no rule against what we did. It did but hey ho least were world and SL champs eh.

point is its not a given here, just because you think it should be doesn't mean you can do as you like and get away with cheating, champs or not points deductions 2 years running should tell you that

We get into trouble and use a loophole closed after the event by a red faced RFL. You get into trouble and receive a £1m bung for "merging" with Gateshead. I can only wonder at the depth of your apoplexy if we had received such good fortune.

Well it should have been a given as there was no rule against it, the deductions were for the same thing...

yes, they were for cheating

what makes you think that i am angry or have anything to do with hull / gateshead?

Oops. An assumption on my part. Please accept my apologies.

accepted (gratefully)