I think a lot of questions on how the club is fixed financially will be answered at the end of the season weather we are in SL or not . We will have an indication on how the club invests in recruitment

This is Leeds we are taking about - half the posters on here think he should tell the club when he wants to retire.

I just don't see Leeds saying no - they seldom let players go early, how many extension did Kylie get.

I'm not disagreeing Sal, but its exactly this that has got us into this position.

I agree - that plus promoting juniors who are simply not good enough e.g. Sutcliffe, Handley, Briscoe, Keinhorst and poor recruiting e.g. Ormonroyd, Aston etc.

all cheap though

GH wants to hold the value of the cap as it is (restricts spend on higher quality).
GH doesn't want a reserve comp (restricts spend on youth by denying them longer to prove themselves)
GH doesn't want to change the 8's format (as it restricts the money given to teams outside SL)

Can anyone spot a trend here?

I know I'm playing devil's advocate, but the lack of willingness to invest in the playing squad given our available resources (turnover, profit and potential player pool) is pretty poor form...

GH would reduce the cap if he could.

The reserve grade me is not essential - Leeds produce more than sufficient youngster to feed the championship - having a reserve grade just prolongs the agony.

Surely moving away from the middle 8's gives more cash to the SL clubs so he would surely benefit from a move to a new format.

While GH is always the spokesman, I think it’s really Paul Caddick who is the voice behind it. He’s using the club as a cash cow and wants to limit costs while maximising profit, even if it’s at the expense of the growth of the sport.

You think wrong.

the thing doing the rounds that GH is thinking of bowing out in 12 18 months or so . If this has any substance ,what about Mr Caddick and his future at the club?

the thing doing the rounds that GH is thinking of bowing out in 12 18 months or so . If this has any substance ,what about Mr Caddick and his future at the club?

Caddick wanted out two years ago. Had a buyer who would have taken the club further forward. Hetherington put the block on it, and agreed a deal to buy out Caddick over a period of time, and this included the new stands agreements. I posted this early last year, when told at the time. Caddick does not have active involvement in the rugby side since.

I was also told he wanted to sell. came from the main sponsor of another club. no idea who to mind

I’d imagine there would be quite a lot of interest in taking ownership of Leeds Rhinos

you would think so