If he's got any sense he'll get Noble in to get them competitive. If he's in for the long term he can take it from there.

Said that when Dr Koukash came to RL he is a business man and is passionate about winning whatever sport he takes up .He will find it hard to progress in RL with the SC as it is with the new Bradford chairman coming on board as well its time for a shake up .The players are not available in this country to progress as he would wish the only way short term is to go after players like he did with CHASE,MORLEY and SAM all rejected bids.Lets face it the SC has not risen in real terms with inflation its gone backwards if anything and if I was a player I would legally challenge the right to not earn money outside of the game .OK the SC restricts the player to what he can earn in the game but outside of the game there should be no limits in what he earns ie appearance money,tv ,modelling,sponsorship etc as long as the money is not coming from the club he is playing for its a restriction on a players right to earn money.

I really do wish that a player would challenge this, would love to see the outcome

so players can't "earn" money outside the game as it counts against their salary cap...What if some cash rich owner bunged the player a brown envelope and the then said player said he won it at the races /casino etc etc......cant count against the cap as it was not earnings........???????

A player can earn money away from the game. Sam could go and earn money as a part time salesman at Currys if he wanted to. I think the problem occurs if the company that's paying that player has any involvement with RL. Bradford got stung a few years ago when Harris was getting money for something and then that company advertised in the Bradford matchday magazine.

HMRC might still have something to say about it though (although with their track record.......)

Re the CC, I suppose a friendly (if not rigged) draw might favour them, but they'll have to step up & improve some distance first (I am curious as to why Long hasn't made more of a difference though, I'd 've thought he'd be top cheer-leader & be banging heads together if nowt else).

Although if the good doctor continues in this veinThe culture of the whole club stinks right now and I have to change that. All departments need revamping.'"