Shaun Kenny-Dowall?

I'd imagine that if said player were found to be in breach of their contract, then the club could sack them and not have to pay the amount on the cap. It's not the same as releasing a player just to gain cap space, where you would have to buy out the remainder of their contract.

If the club still had to pay the amount on the salary cap then the club would essentially be forced into keeping the player as they would still have to pay for them regardless!

If the Cap is Live then surely that should reflect reductions as well as additions?

Correct. As I said he is still young and not in his prime, he can cover for any of the outside backs as well.

Not a chance of him leaving the Roosters.

It does - if we sacked anyone their entire season salary would come off our cap. Likewise if we signed someone to replace them the cap value would be as if we signed them for the whole season.

If we were to pay anybody any kind of "termination" payment this would be included in our cap calculation for the season.

rlhttp://www.eatsleepsport.com/rugby-league/possible-wigan-exit-for-gleeson-1177465.htmlrl

Reports are circulating that Wigan Warriors' Great Britain centre Martin Gleeson has left the club with immediate effect.

Coach Michael Maguire refused to comment on the reports after Gleeson was left out of the Warriors' 32-16 Super League victory over Salford on Friday, replying 'no comment' when directly asked about the situation.

It is believed that Gleeson and his representatives met with the Wigan board yesterday afternoon and the two parties reached a mutual agreement to terminate the player's contract.

Gleeson's career has been blighted by controversy and he was famously sacked by St Helens for betting on his own side. His Wigan career has also seen him find himself in hot water after he was previously disciplined for an unspecified incident, as well as receiving a drink driving ban.



How about if he transfers to another club? Say Hull, he wouldnt count on our cap then surely?

As above, if someone leaves the club their salary for the entire season comes off our cap.

Didn't Saints just get rid and not sack him? :S I thought Wire just bought him as Saints wanted rid. Wasn't it a record signing?

And I thought if a player left their cap counted as if they were there the entire season? Coz wasn't that what people were saying about Hicks and Wire? (which I know they didn't do anything wrong with btw) But it didn't count coz he never actually played this year anyway. However Gleeson will have.

Im guessing that if he is sacked for "Gross Misconduct" or whatever there'd be an exclusion though.

Matt Cooper is off contract at the end of this year

There's no one in SL who I can think of who would be an adequate replacement for Gleeson. So we'll have to look overseas imo. Now personally I wouldn't be against signing Cooper on a two year deal. He's still a class act as we saw in the WCC, and although he may be getting on a bit, that's not such a bad thing imo. We need someone to plug an unexpected gap for us, whilst we ready the longterm player to partner Charnley in the centre's. If we were to sign a younger Aussie centre on a longterm deal he'd block the progression that were trying to get from the academy to the first team. Cooper would be an ideal signing as he'd give us a little more time to prepare our young threequaters, plus at the end of the day he's a great player, with lot's of experience. Something that we'll lose a lot of next year with the departure's of Carmont, Gleeson, Deacon and Coley.

Would prefer to recruit from within if we can.