Quote: Big Jim Slade "I said when Wigan were let off for their cap breach that the only suitable deterrent is a points deduction and I'm not going to be a hypocrite and change that stance just because I'm a Leeds fan.
Deliberate or an oversight doesn't matter one bit, there's no excuse for multi-million pound organisations making an error on something so clear cut. The RFL need to grow some balls and punish the likes of Wigan and Leeds. £1 over should be punished. £50,000 over could potentially change your entire season and should be punished harshly.'"
Yep the biggest clubs in our game have both claimed admin errors. Either the method in which the clubs report the cap is fiendishly complicated or the clubs simply aren’t giving it enough attention. Either way it’s up to the clubs to sort out.
Or of course they’re lying and it’s deliberate. Either way a points deduction would incentivise compliance/improving the cap reporting much more than a fine.