It wasn't. Gleeson had four offers, two from Superleague and two from the NRL.

whatever

not one single person posting on RLFans knows our exact cap position, nor does one single person know exactly what offers Gleeson did or didn't have.

I don't see any way he'll be playing for us next season for £70k. £70k is an average salary for a SL player. Internationals will be on £100k+ and he could have got that at plenty of clubs for next season

Internationals released by the top clubs, with previous issues?

I'm sure widnes would have been desperate for him

Maybe it's an affordability issue then?

I just think we'll be paying the going rate for him. He could have got it elsewhere so there's no reason to think he'll be travelling right across the country 3 or 4 times a week for less than he could have got on his doorstep

Well, he's a former international, 30 years old, and has previous, so I'd hope the deal is in FC's favour.

Hull, Wakey, Titans and Roosters I heard.

I guess you've got no more evidence of that than Droolers?

I'm sure you'll be confident of that with your knowledge of our board

Are win bonuses counted in the cap?

AFAIK yes, any renumeration counts.

So, maybe we haven't trouble the Challenge Cup in recent years as we'd break the cap if we won it?

I heard Titans - they are after 2 new centres - just got Idris, and Gleeson going would have meant saving money as Champion will cost them a lot

Yes, that's why we never get anywhere near it