So the marquee player ruling will come in from 2016, so if Leigh come up to SL for example with a marquee player signed for next season on say a 2 year contract, what will happen to them,the player & his increased salary if they go straight back down to the championship ? Will the player automatically transfer to the club taking their place i wonder.

I'm certain the player wont just transfer to the club coming up, most contracts had get outs following relegation when SL had a 1 up 1 down policy in the past - I assume the same would happen again.

On the SL website it says the club must [i'meet clearly-defined affordability criteria based around their income and expenditure'[/i Why can't Championship clubs have this in place too? As long as the club could prove that they could afford its marquee player exemption. Doesn't seem fair otherwise?

More details here rlhttps://superleague.co.uk/article/32360/super-league-clubs-embrace-marqueerl

Think I speak for most on here when I say I'll be pretty disappointed if we don't have a top class, international HB from the NRL in our line up next year.

So an overseas player would still take almost 10% of your SC. Don't see much benefit here.

I dont think its just about paying a super star ££££ but also frees up more cash to spread around to the other players, could be the differance the keeping a good youngster at the club,

Take Rory's £200k+ salary only having £150k on the cap would free up another 70-80k

Seems Smithy got a few targets www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/32 ... on-marquee

Seems Smithy got a few targets www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/32 ... on-marquee

Some Ring me when Inglis signs........otherwise I'm not bothered.......

and I will remain underwhelmed by Any NRL signing because..........




I've seen Roy Asotasi play........

With the exception of Matt King, I can't recall a single overseas signing in my 30-odd years of watching Wires who we have had [igenuine[/i value for money from who would qualify as a marquee signing, in terms of prestige, ability, profile and star status.

On the other hand, those that [iwould[/i have qualified under those criteria have generally been total let-downs and resembled Dick Turpin in NRL clothing.

Joel Monaghan

i dont think anyone will be going out and offering daft money to a superstar.... i think this probably allows us a little bit of salary cap slack to bring in a player wouldn't have been in a position to previously.

Im not clued up on the NRL really, so dont have a great knowledge of the players in it... However, I am expecting this rule to enable us to bring in someone, probably a HB, who will be arguably the leading player in the league in that position... Something we are crying out for.

I don't think we will Im not in any sot of loop or in the know. But I really don't think we will have a 'Top Class Half Back' signing from the NRL.

Perhaps we should be looking at Yawnion

Kyle Eastmond anyone? Just putting it out there.

got told off a super league player that he`s signing for us next season.....

A few weeks ago my sister had a surprise visit by John Wilkin at The Village hotel and he said that we've signed him for next season.

How true It is I don't know.

I nominate this for post of the week.