Why would Obst be up for that though? If he drags his heels, he can get his contract paid up by us and be earning a wage from wherever he ends up.

Well thats what were led to believe on here! So whats the problem?

As we are one of the few clubs who can afford to pay transfer fees I think it's safe to say money isn't an issue.

I not why people can't understand that if we pay a player off, his salary still counts on the cap.

This money can be used to sign another player and looks as if we are already close to the cap anyway.

McRae seems to think bringing in another player is an option if/when Obst leaves, so obviously room on the cap.

if Obst leaves to take up another contract i assume there will be no pay off from Hull thus leaving money for another player, if Hull have to pay him off then there would be no funds available for another player.
thats how i see it anyway.

As I've posted above, why is anyone assuming this? Is Obst a complete idiot?

if Obst gets a new contract with another club then why would Hull have to pay him off?

I assume the RFL has rules against players being contracted to two clubs simultaneously

Obst is contracted for the next season at Hull, and it's the club who wants him to leave as we need the cap space, therefore he's fully entitled to have his contract paid up and quite rightly so.

Obst is now in a position where he can get his contract paid up by Hull, and [ithen[/i sign for another club and get paid by them aswell. He's an idiot if that's not what he does, as he'd essentially be ing a year's wages up the wall.

a pay off should it happen would be to cancel the 2nd year of his contract with hull leaving him free to sign with anybody else. he needs the contract he currently has cancelling before he can sign a new one.

as far as i am aware Hull are not pushing Obst out of the door, they are simply saying that you have fallen down the pecking order and are not likely to get much game time and that you are free to negotiate with other clubs should he wish to do so, if he does and agrees terms with another club he will then ask for his release, if he doesn`t he stays its as simple as that.

I'm not sure it works that way, if Obst leaves it will be his decision, and that will therefore render the 2nd year of his Hull contract void. We are not paying him off, we are letting him leave.

Obst is well within his rights to stay, but if he leaves for another club there will be no reason for us to pay him off