Didn't we get a 5k fine for trying to poach Jason Robinson all those year ago.

The club, i.e. the owner, may not be directly involved, though. If we assume it's Salford, Dr K has been pretty up front with his wants list, and has paid the going rate. In many respects, we should be grateful for that.

Does anyone really think this kind of thing doesn't go on all the time? Right or wrong, you'd be pretty naive to think otherwise.

No, they denied there had been any such approach. Then recently there was a court case in which evidence came out that there HAD been an illegal approach and that Hudds had basically lied to the RFL investigator. Not only had they approached Kopczak but they had actually agreed terms.

So the RFL are supposed to be looking into it. The bother they SHOULD be in should be much harsher for lying to the RFL than for the illegal approach.

But no-one at Bradford is holding their breath.

Except the approach was not illegal, Kopczak like all Bradford players was permitted to talk to other clubs and he was not the only Bradford player to have a move elsewhere lined up. There was a gentleman's agreement for clubs not to sign Bradford players so they could see the season out. The big difference with CK was he rejected the TUPE transfer to the new Bulls and chose to move elsewhere.

think every player that moves on will have had to had some kind of sounding of their future club

think this book is closed as short as it is