Because they robbed peter to pay paul but forgot about the tax man, that and the club spent more than it could afford adds up to ADMIN.

Anyway back to the cap, should it be lifted or tweaked George?

Nowt to do with me, Al. Pros and cons. The problem as I see it is that the so-called big clubs get more players singled out for fast-tracking into the national sides. That being the case, it will make the big clubs bigger and the small clubs smaller. It's also no incentive to clubs who can't afford to spend the full cap.

If you support Leeds or Wigan it's obviously a good idea. If it's Cas, then not so good.

My apologies, I didn't realise he meant "other clubs"!!

That's the point - Wigan went crying to the RFL and this is the result; a change to the cap rules specifically designed to benefit 2 or 3 SL clubs, which will widen the gap between the haves and have-nots even further.

Meanwhile, Wigan fans will say that Tomkins was rubbish in the 4N final because he doesn't get to test himself in super-intense games every week, because half the clubs in SL are makeweights.

It's a quandary, one that I'm not convinced the current incumbents at the RFL have the nouse to unpick.

Are (we) the smaller clubs holding the game back then? i don't think we are because i reckon only 4 clubs could spend more than the cap at this present time, so if thats what they want then it'll soon be a small SL.

Thats why imo it won't change, other than the odd tweak the cap will stay.

Sam Tomkins selection for the Barbarians could add an interesting twist to this story!!

Let's hope he doesn't get injured or the proverbial will hit the fan!

Ooh yes, that would be dreadful!!!

Clubs will only get dispensation for those selected for the Elite squads of the England and the Knights squads.
When Ian Lenagan announced the deal to keep Sam Tomkins he mentioned three aspects, marquee Players, club trained players and those with over 10 years service at a club.
The full details have not yet been announced by the RFL so how do we know its not all club trained players who will get a dispensation?
Before we can take this apart we need to find out what the full details are. As yet none of us know what those details are. Apart from SL Chairmen that is who have already voted the changes in.

And what's wrong with including players from all the home nations?
It'll cost clubs a fortune but hey ho, it'll keep Wigan happy!!