RFL Operational Rules
C1:2:10(c)
Payment of Fee

No Player's transfer shall be authorised by the Board until the fee involved in the transfer (+VAT), is paid by the buying club and received by the RFL or the selling club, in cleared funds...

Anyone seen Toronto's 19 for tomorrow? I thought clubs had to declare their squad a couple of days before the game.

You do (to The RFL) but don't have to make it public. I believe that clubs can 'log on' and see other clubs' squads.

Thanks. Fax squad for tomorrow...

Just found the Toronto squad...



No Caton-Brown...

It is getting a bit tiresome when threads get deflected to talking about Wakefield, there must be some pills available for chronic obsession.

Come on Fax....

Quote: dboy "That's quite an imagination you have there. Feel free to post some links - it must have been very well covered. Never heard of a club being docked points for not paying players!!'" news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 471961.stm Docked for overspending on the cap not for not paying players. There were many players in 2000 squad didn't get paid on several occasions during the season. They had their contracts cancelled at the end of the season, so had to take them to court etc. Knew one personally and it was a hard time for him with a mortgage and kids to feed. Anyway few good players playing in championship next year if Toronto don't come up.

Quote: dboy "That's quite an imagination you have there. Feel free to post some links - it must have been very well covered. Never heard of a club being docked points for not paying players!!'" news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 471961.stm Docked for overspending on the cap not for not paying players. There were many players in 2000 squad didn't get paid on several occasions during the season. They had their contracts cancelled at the end of the season, so had to take them to court etc. Knew one personally and it was a hard time for him with a mortgage and kids to feed. Anyway few good players playing in championship next year if Toronto don't come up.

Yup but you get used to it - it’s manly one person and his many face and the odd Shudds fan.

That said and tbf this thread was about Wakefiel to start with

Wasn't the issue Wakefield sacked them illegally as a former board member took all the money or something similar so they took the club to court ?
sure i remember that going round at the time.

So back to Caton-Brown...…..which is the point of the thread.

I hope the RFL can support him while the contract is being sorted.
Wakefield may not be able to just take him back if they have allocated that money elsewhere.

If Toronto can't pay Wakefield they shouldn't be able to play MCB, but surely he has a case there as they have stopped his source of income by breaking their contract.
Hope he sorts it out quickly.

Maybe Leeds can step in as they may need a temporary fix, or Toulouse for that matter as he would have scored their tries from kicks. If nothing else he can score tries.

Councillor Pearman disappeared to Amsterdam and claimed ill-health when the authorities tried to get him back here, to answer the allegations. He's still there.

Alleged to have disappeared with all the sponsorship money, or something.

It's not a case of "hoping" the RFL do anything.

The RFLs Operational Rules are unequivocal - a transfer is not sanctioned until payment is made.

IF Trinity have moved MCB on to free up cash elsewhere, they may not be able to take him back and if he cant play for Toronto, it leaves the player in no mans land, without a club that he could play for.
This isn't Trinity's problem but, MCB hasn't done anything wrong but could be left without a club or, any income ??