KR & cas are in for him from what I've heard.

He wanted to be a 1 club man, and I'm gutted to see him go. Stroke of genius by FC when he's already struggling to win the fans over!

This was from Wedneday 28th August which kind of sums up his thinking I reckon;

[iLong-serving duo Jamie Langley and Michael Platt are out of contract at the end of the year and their futures remain uncertain. But Cummins has not entirely ruled out the prospect of the duo agreeing new deals to remain at the club next season. He added

I agree with your sentiments but to be honest he was not thought that way by a lot of fans, they saw him as a plodder who could tackle and little else in the last few seasons. Maybe he wanted more money than the Bulls were prepared to pay. Anyway I wish him well he`s been a loyal servant.

But for me it sends out the wrong message. Loyalty will not be rewarded at the bulls.

Sorry it`s a harsh world where sentiment is set aside, you don`t pay someone more than they are worth to the team. That`s a recipe for what happened a year back.

Sorry as I am to see Langers leave I have to agree with that.

I suspect all pro sports people are only too well aware, and I'm sorry to be so crude about it, but they have a 'shelf life' which goes up from being young bucks and then drops as their effectiveness diminishes. FC has a budget and he has to make it work, end of really.

Benidorm says it all.

Well it's loyalty or improving the team. As it stands we can't do both. Langley has been a good servant to the club, but his wage is a huge drain on resources which could be better used in other areas of the team. Both he and Platt share a similar "solid if unspectacular" tag and if they were willing to sign on for lower wages, I've no doubt FC would be happy to keep them at the club.

And leads to the kind of decisions made by Kopout and Whitehead.

Well I really would be worried if FC was basing his decisions on what he felt would make him popular with the fans!

Can't see him being over worried by what we think, to be honest. Let's be honest, the one certainty in a coaching career is that one day you're going to get fired, so it's best to do what you perceive as being in the best interests of the club, so as to put off that day for as long as possible...

Let's not canonize Langley just because he has been at Odsal for a number of years.
He has spent much of that time injured,not his fault I agree,but its a fact and he hasn't really hit the heights that many thought he would reach.
If he's been offered X and he hasn't accepted that then fair enough IMO.The money can hopefully buy us some pace in the backs.

So would I. But that doesn't mean he can't take it into account at all.

If we -as Whitcut stated- have the full cap available, then Langley also gets the 50k exemption and he's the type of bloke you need at the club.

FC has talked about having the right attitude, being committed and loyal. Langley fits the bill perfectly, and I would have much preferred him to give a contract to Langley than him sorting his mates/brother in laws contracts out.

May get a 50k exception for Langley re the salary cap but this is a paper exercise, the reality is the club still has to find the money to pay his full salary.

He has been a great servant to the club and well paid for this.

Budgets are limited for us all, perhaps club feel they can get better value for the actual cash they pay Jamie and Platty. We all have difficult financial decisions to make.

Life Stuart Fielden last year a lot of folk (me inc) would have liked to see him back at Bulls IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT but it wasn't.

We could look elsewhere for our season tickets for better value, but we don't because we are loyal. I'm feeling increasingly likely to make the difficult financial decision to not renew my season ticket.

Maybe robbie can tell us how this fits in with all the hashtag belong nonsense. If anyone 'belongs' its Jamie Langley after his contributions for the last 13 years.