Oh dear, how do they keep the squad players fit now. Only 3 over age layers allowed in their new U20's teams. I see the RFL are thinking things through again. I think SL clubs should only be allowed to loan out one player on their books. If they don't have room for them then they should get rid and let them try and get games elsewhere.

Fred it is a shame others on RLFans aren't privy to this info.

MADE IN BARROW

and thats just a months suppy

They are not big enough to hold Neds £10,000 a week

Why are you writing to a Widnes fan as if there a leyther???

Why be so naive?

If players contracted at the time go above salary cap you get fined! You can't say oh this week we've only got a-z signed up and next week we have the 2 stars on big deals but they didn't count when we played lower sides etc etc!

Cap is yearly based on contracted players on your books at the time! Same as you at work you have a yearly salary add them all together to get totla and it's that simple, if over you get pinged simple as really!

The thread was started by a Leyther.

Dont know if this has been previously mentioned but the club have a meeting with the RFL this week with regards to the salary cap and the already signed player. I would imagine this is why there has been a delay in announcing the signings from widnes. I was also told the club are looking for more investment from Mr Rowland in order to tie up some of the current squad for contracts next year.

Gary - I too am against 'special dispensations', but we can't escape the fact that the RFL is for ever using them, to cover the loopholes they create in their 'legislation'. You are right about Dewsbury, they didn't need 'special dispensation', although they were working to a higher cap (than 2010) in C1. They also employed most of their Championship side, in C1.

As for our chairman, perhaps he genuinely believed that we would avoid relegation, when he was signing players? After all, we should have avoided it! I think he was just doing what all other chairmen were doing, and snapping up talent when it became available - if we had avoided relegation, at 'the death', it may have been too late to sign these players? Also, we have some of the 2009 squad on contracts, from years back, so we're committed to employing them in 2010.

So, would it be 'wrong' for us to be granted 'special dispensation'? Yes, but it wouldn't be the first time, and it certainly won't be the last!

Its a fact some C1 clubs are smaller than LMR/Easts, they are little more than pub teams playing on parks with a shed to sit in.
Those same clubs have the same vote as the more ambitious clubs, they rely on RFL money so vote with the RFL. The game here is a joke, its not about let the quality shine, its about lets drag back ambition to allow a level playing ground for the never will haves.

Don't be so direct commenting then

Well if you think thats the way it works..I am afraid it is you who are naive!

How new system will work!

Idea was to stop what Wigan did which was take the hit the year after etc... you get deductions on the stop and also you have to sort it staright away or you'll get fined again and again rather than just the once!

Following on from my unbiased earlier viewpoint.

I still stand by the point of view that Leigh should not be given a dispension.

A lot of people on this board are making references to other dispensions.

My unbiased opinion on this is that the RFL have royally stitched up the heartland clubs in favour of the "expansion clubs".

Unfortunately Leigh have taken the brunt end of it.

First Celtic Crusaders, then Toulouse and to top it all Gateshead.

Whilst that does leave a bitter taste, the fact of the matter is Leigh have taken risks and signed contracts which they were extremely foolish and i believe arrogant to do.

This error by the Leigh management should not compromise the other teams in CC1 so there should be no dispensation, end of.