Quote: jonh "I don’t think it’s a case of paying him off, as I believe that still counts towards the cap.
I appreciate it would be a possibility to open up a quota space, with finances so tight I don’t think that would be a path the club could go down, unless he was medically retired in which case he would receive an insurance pay out which I don’t believe would be covered by the cap.'"
Given we don’t don’t spend anywhere near the limit the cap space matters not one jot. All about whether we could afford to pay him out and pay for another player, which as you say is unlikely. He is expected to be fit to play next year so medical retirement wouldn’t have been an option.