Agar wants him but is struggling at the moment to fit him under the salary cap...Agar trying to offload some of Kears players to fit him in......"horses mouth"

Hope we manage to scrape the pennies together somehow, we could really do with him.

Surely somebody somewhere wants Kevin Penny......

So who can we cut?

Penny is the obvious candidate that's left, other than that I can't really see anyone that we could cut.

Hyde maybe but he won't be on much.

Hyde maybe, can't see where he fits in with Wood signing last week? Wouldn't surprise me if Higgins & Howarth are in the firing line, although i'd be reluctant to let them go. I think we will be making full use of the loan dual/reg system as well.

Can't we let his wife work in the new shop

Under salary cap.... Or Cap that Glover has placed.

Cant really name many of Kears players that are still here.. Hendo prob gone... Blaumire... Korki... Jeffries... JD.... Semi.

Wonder who's left?!

unless he is trying to offload Higgins. Although we need more props not to swap them

Penny's rumoured salary should be enough alone to get Dowes under the cap.

Must be the cap Glover has placed on year 1. I would be worried if the squad we have assembled is full cap even with players rumoured but yet to be announced

He is training on his own his contract finishes in November with Hull so he is then a free agent....makes you wonder about the signings made before Agar was announced.Lauitii wont be coming for nothing.

The only ones from last last season who haven't signed contract since the end of the season are...

Dale Morton
Kevin Penny
Gareth Moore
Matty Wildie
Liam Higgins
James Davey
Frankie Mariano
Paul Johnson
Stuart Howarth
Kieron Hyde

Mariano & Wildie signed mid-season and will be among the 'untouchables' along with Johnson. Of the rest Morton & Davey are needed come what may as club trained players so all thats left is Penny, Moore, Higgins, Howarth & Hyde.

For a team that is light on props we really cant miss out on Dowes. Ex GB props dont grow on trees.

We've not so long back let one go.

As Kear said when we got our licence, Gareth Moore had committed his future to the club despite our franchise situation. He would lose nothing as he came from the Championship.

So with Dowesy not coming due to these constraints our props for next year are:

Wilkes
Amor
Johnson
Raleigh
Higgins

With.....

Spiers
Trout

as back up!

Morton signed a new deal last december, moore's contract runs out next year as does higgins's, howarth's, johnson's and hyde's

tbh i don't see the need for kyle wood if we were gunna run out of room regarding the salary cap, what a massive cock up this is turning out to be

If he is still dating / married to the ex Whinos lead cheerleader / ex X Factor band camp member then surely she could work somewhere.

This may be all about timing. Had we officially off loaded Korky when this was said.
Maybe that allows us to fit him in ?

You're right you know, a huge cock up... huge. Hugely huge. Probably the hugest we've seen in a while

Yes they are all under contract, doesn't mean they won't be leaving though. Just need to find them a good home.

To be fair if this group of players how it stands is anywhere near the salary cap whatsoever Agar, Elston & Glover should all be shot. But there's not a chance on earth it is so no need for the firing squad.

Pretty sure this part of the rumour at least can be dismissed as a load of old betty's

We won't be operating at full cap for next year but the cap for us will be considerably more than 2011. And I think we have recruited well bar a bit of a shortfall at prop.

We have to accept that we may have had to offer players such as lauititi, southern, Ellis, Tim smith, Isaac John and others slightly higher than others may have offered due to our 2011 downfall.

If we can fit Dowes in with smith and John I think we look a much fiercer animal than 2011.

A slightly dramatic turn of phrase, don't you think?

Where did that rumour come from?

Why would Penny have been on anything other than a low wage in a season when most of the squad were on a low wage?

What a joke we are no where near the cap yet! 1.7mill glover said then it went down to 1.3mill at audience with what is it now 1 million? We are scrapping together to get Ewan Dowes dear me ! Broken promise allready?