As a business strategy, it's good, because the signings, and hopefully performance, will generate some interest going into the new ground in an area that has become apathetic to rugby.

I think we are in a slightly different boat, as we have seen the Wakefield people turn out to Belle Vue when either the on-field stuff has been going well, or the off-field stuff is an attraction, like Diversity, and so for us I think there is a greater appetite for rugby. Wetting it is the issue.

Yes but in Salford's opinion they'll consider say 200k as an added bonus. They're lets say at 50% of the salary cap. Therefore that 200k received can be used towards wages on the salary cap. That ruling was prior to the introduction of the rule that allowed clubs to spend 100% of the Salary Cap regardless of their income

It confuses me how people fail to do the "simple" maths before coming up with comments regarding reaching or even breaching the salary cap.

Lets say a team is currently operating below, and considerable below, the salary cap and have 23 players. They lose 6 players through retirement, releases, etc and sign 8 new players. Using "simple" maths that leaves you with 25 players, 2 more than the previous season, and unless you are paying Man Utd wages to your new signings your overall salary bill will only slightly increase.

Now can someone jusifiably claim that Salford are "cheating"?

looks like some people on here seem to think that if you dont spend up to your salary cap it gets carried forward as a brucey bonus!!
if a club does get caught breaking the cap it wont actually come to light until the following season due to the submission of accounts etc.

Don't worry, that'll probably all change on Sunday anyway!!

SL operate a live salary cap now.

not that they are very bright enough to get it right

what a load of tosh! you cant operate a business like that! A salary cap thats live, day to day. teams dont know what money they are going to get in week to week or what salaries are getting paid eg loan players, transfers and retirements. give me a break!!!!!

Who gives a toss if they have broken the salary cap, they have signed some decent players for next season and the new ground has started to develop, the loyal fans of Salford deserve a bit of luck with what they have had to put up with over the last few years, good luck to em I say. I just wish we could swap places with them atm.

That's not what live means.

The budget is set at the beginning of the year based on previous years income and projections.
Then they pay what they want up to that agreed limit. If they are at the limit and want to get someone else, they have to justify to the RFL that they are going to reduce something before the new registration is added.

Yeah of course we're miles over the cap. I didn't realise that the likes of Anderson, Nero, Wild, Palea'aesina, Bailey are on miles more money than the likes of Peacock, Eastwood, Buderus, Delaney, Burrow, Mcguire, Webb etc. Get real!!

We are still no where near the maximum, this season we have been operating on the lowest Budget in super league as low as 40% of the cap and with Talau, Alker, Swain and Leulaui all leaving this will free up even more space add on to this Littler, Sibbit, Fitzpatrick also going, there's loads of room to play with. Patten and Holdsworth are no doubt our biggest earners followed closely by Vinnie Anderson, but still on no more than warrington, Wigan, Leeds or saint's big guns.

I really don't get how people have come to conclusion that we're be breaking the salary cap

the 'cheat' slingers are just after a bite - ignore them, it aint deserved. We know very little of what goes on at our club so know even less of other clubs. I was simply curious at the number of high profile signings that you guys were making. I was not aware of the departures its far clearer now how the pieces of the jigsaw fiit together.

good luck (except for Sunday)