Tbf with regards to his Quins record which sometimes got thrown about on the Leeds board, given the squad he had there those placing and win ratio are about realistic for most coaches.

Key reason why he got the job was his years as Assistant at Leeds in 2004/05. The players were big fans of his and credited his role in those successful years. Even if he was cheap in 2011, by the end of 2012 and 2 GF’s and a WCC to his name I’m sure he could ask for a wage that was pretty good do he won’t have been cheap for the majority of his years there.

What is this "on field investment" which is claimed to have "dried up"? Leeds have continued with squads pretty close to salary cap, there have been lots of players who have had to have pay rises over that period and what your Aussie dollar buys you has evolved.

And Hetherington has continued to splash money on transfer fees, nearly £600k spent since 2010.

I think that's a ridiculous stance to take, getting relegated would be an absolute disaster for Leeds, a proper rebuild requires building on the good things a club has and despite the poor year we have some very good players, most of whom would leave if we dropped down.

To rebuild we need finances to be good and relegation would be a massive blow financially, best that can happen is we get through to the CC Final (extra revenue) and get through the M8s OK with a proper plan on how to move forward.

Well the fixtures are out.
I can't check them all because the sh*t rfl website can't cope with the traffic

If we’re still pretty much at the salary cap then that asks more questions about how much are on. Yes some will have had pay rises but plenty of high paid talent has left.

£600k over the course of 8 years is £75k a year which isn’t really that much when you’re talking about a top team and have those signings been value for money? Two of those weren’t really planned also, Parcell he had no choice to get him in after the hole Segeyaro left us in preseason and Ferres fell into our path because of his personal circumstances.

Honest question do you think the Leeds squad would be the exact same today if we hadn’t had to do the stadium and all the money that involved.

The way Hetherington has managed the salary cap for years though has been on a promise of better contracts down the line, when players move through the ranks and become senior team members. They are relatively underpaid at the start and overpaid a bit towards the end, by Leeds standards at least. So if you looked at Leeds salary list now it wouldn't make great reading without the context of history and the loyalty both sides have shown each other. When the music finally stops that's a bit tricky but 15 years of success shows it has been effective.


It is a lot of money given hardly anyone pays transfer fees nowadays. Parcell cost £65k, Ferres £150k. How they perform is a bit irrelevant, it shows signs of being willing to spend that people are saying Leeds haven't been doing.

Yes.

hull kr's are Salford h. Toronto a. Leeds a, Halifax h. London h. Toulouse a. Widnes h.

Week 1

Widnes/London, Leeds/Toulouse. Halifax/Toronto.

Week 2.

Salford v Widnes, Toulouse v Halifax, London v Leeds.

Week 3.

Toulouse v widnes, Toronto v London, Halifax v Salford.

Week 4.

Salford v Toronto, London v Toulouse, Widnes v Leeds.

Week 5.

Leeds v Salford, Toronto v Toulouse, Widnes v Halifax.

Week 6.

Toronto v Widnes, Halifax v Leeds, London v Salford.

Week 7.

Leeds v Toronto, London v Halifax, Salford v Toulouse.

Fair enough, I’ll agree to disagree.

WRT to the spending and the £600k figure over 8 years. GH is a man who spent £350k for one single player back in 1997 so really highlights the difference.

I know Leeds reward the players who have been their a long time but looking at todays squad how many is that really? Not that many especially compared to 4/5/6 years ago.

150k for ferres lol. Has he broke a tackle yet?

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King James