I’ve been told Hull are paying 40k of his salary still for next year. Giants are doing similar for Matagi and Turner

Ridiculous if true. Player doesn’t want to be here so we agree to release him from the contract HE signed and then we are going to pay £40K of his wage (assuming because Hudds can’t afford to pay the whole of what they are offering) What a f*cking joke, he wants to leave so bad let him go and play for
what Huddersfield are willing to pay him.=#FF0000Let's not override the swear filter, it's there for a reason

AP won’t fall for that one I’m sure.

It happens regularly if you want to free cap space up. Giants next year will be paying part of 4 players wages; Oliver Roberts, Seb Ikahihifo, Matagi and Jordan Turner

Haha surely not if the player wants to leave, just let him leave and pay nothing towards his wages? Or am i missing something

All one year extensions for those that the club decide to keep, I wouldn't be sad if Griffin went elsewhere and we also sold Connor whilst he still has value.

Jones situation is a shambles and has cost the club loads of money and likely continue to do so, Houghton and Shaul are done deals but I'd have offered them a year contract this time around as well

I just don't see anyone hammering down our door for many of the players, Sao, Connor and Satae so let the players earn a decent contract through performances/

Team x has player y on £100,000/year and has a full year to go on contract, Team z will take you off his hands but only want to pay £60k/year as they are doing you a 'favour' by taking him off your hands as a problem player and £100k off your cap so they ask for £40k to cover that difference. Tea x say no, team z say fine, we'll go elsewhere, player y keeps on getting £100,000 and could be left on the sidelines all year long doing feck all and taking up cap space.
Given the circumstances and feeble excuses he should have had his contract terminated and he be told to do one, taken the urine out of the club IMO, seemingly the 'can't settle down/don't want to move into the area excuse gets brought up too often as a reason to want out.

Remember Bulldogs did same with regards to Pritchard and they allegedly covered half his actual wage cost so they could offload a player well past their best and use his salary cap elsewhere. Pearson was never going to continue on paying the huge chunk of wages so it was a gimme FP was going back to Aus despite the supposed 'contract' length.

You are very much correct.

The difference with Super League is that the whole wage will come off your cap and only what the Giants pay him will be on ours. The difference will be an added expense to Mr Pearson.

In the NRL the “difference” remains on the selling clubs cap.

I think the difference is that the players mentioned their clubs wanted them out, I'm not sure that is the case with Jones, I'm sure if we could we would keep him. It's him that wants to leave not the other way around.

Saying that he still holds most of the power, although we could loan him to another SL side like Warrington and get them to pay the full ammount.

Easty on the secret Rovers forum said this about Jones

'Saw Josh Jones name mentioned. When you hear the rumours coming out of Hull you'd have him nowhere near the club. Proper took the mickey with Covid apparently. Refused to come over the pennines to train most weeks. Then demanding to play on the weekend. Told Andy Last apparently "I'm on £130k, you have to play me" He then cried to Pearson when Last still refused to play him'

Good lad Andy