or we are spending within our means with a squad value of about £500k for this year
Like the other 40 clubs, there was a deadline to meet to be eligible for the loan if needed. We have met that deadline. Now that furlough has been extended, it's unlikely we will need to draw down the loan anytime soon.
Agreed. We seem to have finally learnt. Sawyers experience at running Dewsbury has helped.
I suppose, although the last "proper" financial crisis was Green's liquidation 4 years ago. There have been a couple of near misses since then but creditor agreements seem to have been made & met & discharged without any public bad mouthing.

I think Leigh, Toulouse, London will be outspending us this year. Fev - probably, although I'm not sure. York, again maybe similar to us?
Of note, there is matched spending centrally for the academy. For every £1 we put in, it is matched from central funds up to a maximum of £100k. Only London from that list has an academy.

Here is a fun one. Using the word "fun", loosely of course. It was a year ago all the pestegg/Belcki stuff.....
What eventually happened?

I'm not saying for one moment that we can or should be spending the sort of money that Leigh an Toulouse are doing. Murray who has just signed for Halifax would have been in our budget and a great addition to our squad. Also I have read that most clubs have applied for the government loan not just us.

The one thing that I would say is that we can’t force player’s to come to the club if the genuinely want to go elsewhere this may very well be the case with Murray... I get the idea that we still have a player or 2 to announce yet let’s just see

league express reporting we've signed Dan Fleming

Been told done deal

League Express saying Dan Fleming signed for next season.

Im delighted with this signing.

Doesn't the fact that we missed out on Murray to Halifax, and then signed Fleming as the cast off, show that we are very building much for the Championship

This doesn't exactly scream 'Put us in Super League, we are ready...'

Bog standard Championship prop. At the most adds "another body" to the squad. Murray would've been a far better signing. Obviously Fax must be chuffed to bits.

Missed out on Murray did we? I didn’t think we were ever in for him?

The whole recruitment drive doesn't even scream 'put us in the Championship playoffs' let alone 'put us in Super League'

To be fair Ino many will disagree with me but he’s an upgrade on Barlow and Kirk imo