Cheers, I'll ignore the compliment for now....

So do you suggest that Mr Moran and other wealthy owners actually pull out of the sport and let clubs, and the competition as a whole, struggle and flounder along, instead, letting Rugby Union poach our best playersd and the sport become a mediocre one, as it is left with under funded teams playing in outdated stadia?

As for confusing ambition and money??....Unfortunately, and I think you know this being astute in the air of finance, you can't really have one without the other in the world of sport.....Yes, a 'smaller' team can be ambitious and work hard to produce young talent, but its the simple world of the free market, when a richer club comes along and makes offers for those players.....It isn't new to our sport, its just that the buyers and sellers change at regular intervals, thus creating 'cycles' in a club's successes.

Don't forget, not so long ago, we were the seller and, undoubtedly, somewhere down the line, we will become again.

Which is where the salary cap is meant to come in, if it isn't ignored.

I think you are right to a point, however signing youngsters like Donaldson and McAvoy who were chased by all the clubs in the league shows ambition, without needing a rich backer. Signing a proven coach like Mick Potter rather than a Lowes or an Agar shows ambition. Andrew Bennett spending hours writing to potential sponsors and backers shows ambition, as well as a commitment to the club in acknowledging that were not the most well off club in the league, but that we have people who will do whatever it takes to get us back up there.

And the signing of Keith Lulia, who at the same time was considering a contract offer from Melbourne. Matt Orford, Steve Menzies etc.

We don't have the money to pay transfer fees, we do have ambition.

is it true what i hear about whitehead heading to hull?

Not according to Whitehead's twitter.

whats whitehead said on twitter?

He says he's not heading to Hull.

Obviously.

Denied the speculation.

thats good news then!

Adey, you have pointed out obvious ways around the cap. I am still no clearer whether it happens or not. Is it legal? What is your alternative within the resource restrictions of the RFL?

In the 10 years prior to the cap, in the period of professionalism only Wigan, Saints & Bradford won the league. Since the cap Wigan, Saints, Bradford, Leeds & Wire have won the league. As you said, you can add Hudds, Hull & Cats to that list as possible candidates. It would seem to demonstrate that, despite its shortcomings, it is the least worse option.

When did Wire win the league?

I think the increased competitiveness is more down to an increased number of clubs getting richer (thanks to big money backers) and being more professional in how they operate. I think it's probably just a coincidence that the cap has been in operation in that time. In fact only one more club has won the league after the cap came in and they've done that 4 times!

With those sort of views, we'd love you over on the Wire forum, Tigertot....

Your impression does a fine impression of a delusion.