£200k to £250k but I could see Cas accepting £200000 as that's with chase's wages around £380000 they would save and have to play with next year.

Early Bath, Koukash isn't John Wilkinson (not a tight ar$e) he has a lot of resources, and he knows Chase would be a big crowd puller for Salford too, i know we offered 100k for a forward who isn't even at the top of the rankings in the game. Chase is block buster and is easily worth double Elliot whitehead. He's starting at £60k to
Stop stupid over the top offers being layed down early on.

Fair point Nottingham. As for Salford I really feel the transfer fee limit should be about £100k. Just think that a `Golden Hello`of £150k for the likes of a Greg Inglis would be far better business.

The good Chairman hasnt made his money by negotiating poor deals.

And you don't win trophies by being cheap. We had a cheap skate running the club for 30 years and it all but put us boarder line with championship clubs in comparison with fan base and attraction, if Dr Koukash wants us up their we have to compete with the top sides, for gods sake Warrington bought and unproven (at the time) you lad from us for £250000 and you expect us to land the 2nd best player in super league for £100000, don't make me laugh.

Firstly, Cas don't need to get Chase's wages off the wage bill. He is our only 'big' earner (other then Shenton but even he isn't near the salary that Chase is on).
Secondly, Chase may be offered a contract by Salford that is lower than his current one at Cas! Cas can afford to pay Chase a massive salary and stay under the salary cap because we have no other big earners! If Koukash intends to bring in a team of high-quality players (which I believe he does) then he cannot spunk such as massive wage on one player as you'll end up with poor players in other areas (or a squad of 10 players!)
As much as I think Rangi is a great player, he is not worth compromising the possibility of building an all-round team.

Can anyone confirm the source of the 60k offer? The radio reports and news websites I've read make no mention of the amount offered.

? Don't follow sorry!

Yes I do. See my point re a Golden Hello for a Top Aussie/New Zealander. Plenty of fish in the sea.

I wonder who Cas' bankers are, whether Cas have an overdraft and how their bankers view the prospect of a significant reduction in that overdraft (if indeed they have one - any accountants on here seen the last published figures?)
To me, if I were negotiating then the crucial point is that Cas own a depreciating asset. Yes, Rangi Chase is good, undeniable, is he the single factor that will turn Salford's fortunes around? I don't think so, he's another pawn on the board, will it be a disaster if we don't sign him? No, of course not.
So I'd say the ball is firmly in Cas' court - somewhere there's a deal, I wonder if the parties will find out just where?

That's not what I heard from someone that knows Ian Millward. I heard that Jack Fulton is having to bail you out of the brown stuff month after month.

We have been losing about 300k a year. Which is a lot less than most clubs.

Mr Millward is a big part of the problem.

Sorry, but you are believing something you have heard second-hand that is meant to have come from a coach we sacked!!!!
If we can't afford Chase's wages we would have accepted any offer for him!

No sorry you will hold out for the best price.

There is no way Chase will move for less money than he earns now.Lets get realistic.
Salford have a lot of young academy players who have been making their way into the first team this year.Their wage bill when around 10 players are released at the end of the season will leave them with a lot of cap to play with.
As has been said in another thread,Morley will be on peanuts next year but the following year will be earning a fortune in his ambassador/coach role.
Always makes me laugh when people start throwing these comments around about how will we fit all these players in and keep under the cap.Maybe you should go on the Wigan,Warrington,Hull FC,Saints,Leeds and Huddersfield Forums and ask them how they do it with their star packed squads.They obviously have a lot more experience in that department then we do.

You say 100k I say 200k lets see what happens ay? But if the Doc isn't willing to shed out 200k on a player like Chase then in fail to see see how he thinks were going to challenge the like of Wigan or Warrington who are proven big money spenders.