Finish reading the post rover49.

Koukash hasn't agreed to it though has he? He wants more and if the RFL decline they are unlawfully stopping a company paying its employees more money which is as ive already said unlawful and possibly could see them in court and lose.

Be an idiot if he tried that. Anyhoo, there is the question of a points deduction which you have failed to come to terms with.

Salford agreed to abide by the rules when they got a franchise, this guy bought them while in SL and under SL rules, if then decides that he doesn't want to abide by them and he wants to pay what he wants, thats fine he can go and form a league all on his own and play Salford reserve team every week.

He can withdraw from the competition and pay them what he likes - Salford are members of the RFL, not captives. Any threat of a legal challenge would be met with a threat of suspension from the competition, while it is resolved.

A challenge from a player, accusing the clubs of acting as a cartel... well it'd make the lawyers happy, I guess.

There'd be a certain irony in that.

For years most teams have had no one to play when visiting Salford as they were that rubbish, now they would have no one to play if Koukash followed this plan.

For the record, I'm ll in favour of another less fashionable club suddenly having a load of money to throw about and shake the game up a bit, I'll really enjoy it when Salford bloody a few noses.

I hope the rumours surrounding Cory (and his family) aren't true but, perhaps, the recent heightened anti-Muslim tensions (the fall-out of Woolwich) has added to not being able to settle (the final straw)?

I'm not saying this is the case but it might be a contributory factor, because I work with a number of Muslim's who have been subjected to verbal abuse and threats in the aftermath.

All over the democratised world there are radical Islamists who are giving the majority a bad name and as such this brings out the right wing nut jobs as well. I doubt he would get more exposure to it in Hull than he would in Sydney, so I have my reservations as to this being a problem.

Perhaps we should wait until the seasons end for the player to speak (or not, seeing as he is on a two year contract), or until 9th August when the saviour of Salford announces his 'secret' list of signings.

Then if he leaves he's in breach of contract.

I didn't just make it up you know

Evasion and avoidance though are two very different animals in a court of Law.

We'll see how much Dobbo's missus gets paid

Is Paterson a muslim?

Yes.

Oh right I did not know that. I cannot imagine that Australia is much different to UK in the situation that Paul thought might be the reason he wants back to NRL

I would agree but it is something else to think about.

Not being funny but can't imagine many of the rent a thug anti muslim brigade would associate Cory with being of the Muslim faith, even if they did I doubt they'd dare say anything to him.

Unless he doesn't like how they are viewed himself which was my point.

Think its worse in aus to be honest

From club website


Chairman Neil Hudgell has confirmed that Cory Paterson has requested an early release from his contract, whilst Salford have had a big money offer for skipper Michael Dobson rejected by the Robins.

Paterson joined the red and whites on a two-year deal last winter and has been one of the Robins’ stand-out players in 2013. However, he may now be heading back Down Under at the end of the current season as Hudgell explained.

“Cory has asked for a release on compassionate grounds,” he said. “He wants to go back to Australia to be with his family. He’s had a discussion with our CEO, Mike Smith, and is due to have a discussion with myself this week so we’re expecting to make an early decision on Cory’s situation.

“What will make it an easier decision to make is if we’ve found a recruit that we’re happy with and can come in and replace Cory. We’re very sympathetic towards his position but ultimately we have the club’s interests to look after and we’ll assess the situation on an ongoing basis.

“Family always has to come first and ultimately, whether it be for good reasons or bad reasons, if a players doesn’t want to be here, we’re not going to stand in their way.”

Meanwhile, Dobson’s future has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks with Salford in particular being strongly linked with the inspirational scrum-half. Hudgell revealed that the City Reds have already had a bid for Dobson turned down by the club and that the Australian has a release clause in his contract which would allow him to fulfil an ambition of returning to the NRL should the opportunity present itself.

“Michael is very intrinsic to what we’re trying to do going forward but the reality is that he has ambitions to play in the NRL again," Hudgell continued. “He has a release clause in his contract which he would need to effect in the next week and I’ll be sitting down with him later this week. I’m also in regular contact with his agent and we should have an update on the situation fairly soon.

“If Michael doesn’t exercise the NRL release clause then I’ll be speaking to him about extending his contract beyond the end of next season. As a club, we’re not going to let the situation that we had with Scott Taylor re-occur with Michael or any of our leading players. I’d expect to try and agree a new deal with him during the course of this season and if that doesn’t happen then we’ll explore other options.

“Like I’ve already said, Michael is an ambitious player and he’s given us five years’ service. We agreed the option clause for the end of this season just to reflect the fact that we’re grateful for his contribution to the club during the past five years.

“There are always rumours about him, not just in Australia, but also in this country as well. We’ve had a big money offer from Salford for Michael which we’ve turned down. It may be that they come back knocking on our door again in the future and it may be that ourselves as a club, and Michael, have to consider that depending on how circumstances unravel. It’s a short career and players have to do what’s best for themselves. Michael will assess his own ambitions and determine the future career decisions he makes based upon that.”

It's not.

funny that I saw a a muslim women who had started a womens AFL team and while she was getting interviewed about abuse she got as a muslim shes was abused and the interview was stopped it was on a Sydney beach were they were playing

yeah saw that too she said she is abused every day without exception

Guess you were spot on then and people doubted you.

He'll probably be playing for Salford next year then

Not happy about it though, would rather I'd just made it up if I'm honest.

Replaceable but not easily replaceable. If we can get Dale Ferguson it will soften the blow