i wasn't being entirely serious hence the

isn't it obvious matt .... somebody has hacked his account

I can't see what all the aggro is about what Swinton can/can't afford to pay. Yes, we get better gates than them but, presumably they have generous backers, and we currently don't. (I'm not talking about spsonsors/advertisers here)

Good luck to them - I'm sure their club is being run sensibly, given the trials and tribulations they have suffered over the years.

As for Bracek, good luck to him too, if he can get a better contract elsewhere. It is, unfortunately, essential that we do not break our own budgets to satisfy the demands of players we can't afford.

It's really none of our business 'where Swinton's money comes from - far better for us to concentrate on where ours is going to come from!

Theres loads of things that aren't our business but i suppose thats what forums are all about

The game's dying a slow death & teams that could fold will be another enevitable nail in the RL cofin. Why shouldn't we speculate what we're seeing infront of our eyes we all have concerns for the welfare of our sport

Causes a problem if a player gets a bad injury, as Ricky did, and then clubs are tied down to paying his wages for a couple of years for minimal appearances. Being on one year deals also meant that we could offer reduced terms for much of the contracts offered for 2012, whereas if most of last year's squad were still tied to bigger contracts then we wouldn't have had the chance to restructure the budget to something more affordable.

More like he has not been on his usual medication - Red Wine '£1 a litre' (Boxed)

I agree, if you dish it out you have to be able to take it as well, no problem with that at all.Besides it is all healthy debate because after all both clubs are the sole west of Pennine representatives so really we should be hoping both our respective teams do well.