Definitely. He said on more than one occasion that if the club were to bring players in there some players will have to leave. I suppose the writings on the wall. Surely Mossop, Hampshire and Connor Farrell's days are numbered...

Always comes across very well. Good of him to do the interviews, I for one really appreciate them.

ONE MORE TIME THE SALARY CAP !

Gosh. I bet Ian Lenagan never thought about that.

He's clearly unhappy about the job the RFL is doing!

Criticised the structure of the comp and needed funds filtering down to the championship. He had a go at them for still not having the details of the world club series sorted and he wasn't happy that they didn't decide what days 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd in these play offs would play until very late in the day. I fear I'll be sat here in 20 years saying the game is still being run by idiots but surely their time is up?!!

On the plus side he's heard some rumours Thursday nights may be shelved and we've asked for some Sunday games next year.

And where's the money going to come from?
The majority of SL clubs are running at a loss(some of them BIG ones)

If I was in a position to buy a struggling club, I'd look at Koukash as a cautionary tale. He has shown that no matter how much money you have, you won't be able to come in and buy quality players to start challenging for honours. Surely if we increased the cap we would stand a better chance of attracting investors.

I can't help feeling that if Koukash had brought a more thoughtful approach to his club-building, he could have done a lot more with Salford.

He signed too many idiots, and perhaps should and could have really splashed the cash on a top coach. Tim Sheens was too little too late.

But I don't disagree with you about the cap. It's starting to cripple the game.

100%

He should have looked at Simon Moran for the model of how to build a club. Do it gradually, take the opportunities to buy the top end players when it comes about (and try to stay clear of loose cannons) but most importantly build the academy up! Wire went round signing up some top young talent such as Ben Currie and they're now bearing fruit.

We've spoke about our own missing players but I have to give Wire credit last night. They were missing a number of players and they had a bench full of youngsters (and a couple in the staring 13) yet they've made it to a Grand Final. That is a reward for the improvements they've made in regards to bringing players through. Had that happened to them 6 or 7 years ago they wouldn't have been able to cope but back up from the likes of Patton, Wilde, King x2, Philbin etc is ensuring they now can.

It's a lesson to any club looking to build. It's a model Leigh need to look at also. They'll only get so far throwing money at first team players in this era.

There's not enough money in the game, but the current TV deal was sold to us as the golden goose that would immediately put all clubs on a sound financial footing. Clearly boIIocks.

Also don't forget the Business Club that is coming good, and those who think he dosnt spend any money half a million will tell you that he does,

Talking of Tim Sheens, I wonder what will happen to him now in respect of his new role at Hull KR, Will it now be void?

The sooner we ditch P&R and go back to proper franchising the better. There isn't enough money in SL. And it doesn't seem to have harmed the NRL...

I might be wrong, but doesn't the new TV deal only come into effect from next season. I know there were some immediate financial incentives for clubs when the deal was signed a couple of years ago, but I thought the extra income would only be given to clubs from 2017 and that this season and last were the last two seasons under the old terms.