I don't think LOD is relavent here jools. LOD had nothing to do with Mason's silly salary or wrongful dismissal.

But he did free up roughly £120k of cap when he left.

Thewlis out and the Giants will thrive. Could be a silver lining to this if uncle Ken grasps the nettle

Nice to see you back Mable.

" You'll always be a Giant ".

Everyone keeps saying thewlis is a shrewd business man- paying 95k a year for an (at best) average prop, and letting a star name go to aus for nothing - pants pulled down twice there Richard!

In what relevance ?

This episode has cost us another £167,000 - that could have gone towards 2 or 3 players wages in the coming years.

Indeed. But that £120k of cap would have been freed up regardless.

It has to happen. Simply has to.

How so? I'm not sure I follow.

Sorry Ginger... I meant regardless of the Mason situation.

I agree. Not only do we need someone to keep us on the right track, but someone who can push us up to the next level.

Yeah that's what I mean. O'Donnell left, leaving £120k of cap this and next year. Though some of it will be accounted for with improved contracts form the Academy and the likes of Wood, there should still be quite a bit free.

Plus we have Dale Ferguson departing for the Bulls next season, who we seem to have offered an excellent contract to earlier this year? So surely there must be money available in terms of being under the cap.

Whether we have enough money to spend up to the cap in the first place is another and just as important matter.

A management change is required I think for such a major error in judgement as this.

Not to mention a new legal advisor!

Sounds like it could be a costly mistake.

Does this cock up explain why Eden had to go I wonder!

And does it count against the cap-can it do so if he has no playing contract and hasn't been for any of this season- if so how does it also count on castlefords?