I'm not sure that back loaded contracts are allowed within the cap rules.  The player's cap value, whilst obviously linked to what we actually pay them, is agreed with the RFL.  It prevents practices such as paying players a lower sallary whilst 'topping up' by employing their partner to work for the club etc.


I'm wondering whether some players may need to go out on permanent loan?

Yes I can understand that paying a partner would not be on, but I cannot see why we could not have a 2 year contract with a player on, say, £80k in year 1 rising to £160k in year 2 for example. In fact I'm sure a lot of contracts have varied terms. 

Is Sneyd available to play for Wire in the next round of the Challenge Cup?

Or is he cup-tied because he has already played for Salford in an earlier round? 

He wasn't in the squad for Salford's cup game. 

I’m guessing too late to put Sneyd in because the 21 was announced. 


Remember vs Hull FC that we lost an interchange for playing Holroyd when he was left out of the list sent to the RFL.