If true, why does Pearson think its good for club and player announcing this fact! After what happened with Seymour. It was the club who allowed dj an extended break last pre season h when should have ben forming an effective partnership with Seymour and been heavily involved in the formation of some attacking plays, the club then changed the 7 to a rookie 7 from another league so again a transitional period is extended in key positions. What happens if there's no 6s available and do we ditch a good field position kicker (which we haven't had in years ) to a line runner which we already have in Horne. Unless its a current world class 6 its a wastie imho. How does going public with this statement effect holdsworth knowing he is surplus if he actually then stays at club.

There was a comment that Miller is one of our highest earners , in a HDM piece I think so not necessarily fact , but if that is correct then it was a major gamble on a young unproven kid which may or may not be proved to be a good one. It does though illustrate that the shortage of available talent , even during a period where the game is perceived to be poorer than say 5 years or so ago , actually means that there is more pressure on the cap. It is a strong argument for raising it as it will only get worse and this is a bigger problem than the consequences of giving the clubs more financial freedom. Some of this goes back to the RFL's failure to get a sponsor , get value for the product on TV and generally not create enough revenue for the Super League clubs over the past few years.

Are we paying DJ off or is he opting out of his contract?

If he has asked to leave, am I correct that we don't have to pay him anything? Hull will look for a transfer fee I believe.

Win win then if he is to be replaced by a decent halfback. what is it with our HB recruitment since Cookie n Broughy?

It depends what we agree on.