And to think our taxes pay his wage

Biggs because he was a international Union player coming to RL.

And Horne and Yeamo because of how long they've played for us. (I think)

I didn't think for a minute it would be Brough really .

I believe it's £100,000 which Horne and Yeaman fall into. So basically £50,000 of Hornes wage doesn't count on the cap and same for Yeamo. £100,000 max regardless of how many players fall into this. Four players £25,000.

At cap now , players still to go

Bowden, Shaul, Lineham and Westerman all in talks for extensions.

Deffo Will be more players leaving!

Was talking to Ben Roberts

Haha shut gollum up there

Bit of a woosh for Adam there, asked if the RFL could follow the example of the NFL in spreading the game over here, he replied about the NRL bringing games over here.

Its £50K I believe, howver the club can also nominate another player to be their 'club trained player' for another £50K allowance, so Horne and Yeaman could both be off the cap, realistically.

As for Biggs, he would come under this for his first year. Although I read it as being between the age of 19 and 23 - hope the club have checked!

‘New Talent Pool Players Allowance’
The intention behind this allowance is to remove any disincentive Clubs might feel in considering signing untried players from Rugby League development areas and/or other sports.

The RSCM will administer the allowance in pursuit of this intention in the event of any cases where there is a doubt as to whether the individual in question should qualify for an allowance.

An allowance against the calculation of a player’s Salary Cap Value is available under the provisions of this clause 5.14 as follows:

(a) a person who:
(i) has attained age 19 on 31st August prior to the start of the season (e.g. 31st August 2012 for the 2013 season),
(ii) has not attained age 23 on 31st August prior to the start of the season, and
(iii) has not played Rugby League at any age group or level, subject to the RSCM’s ability to use his reasonable discretion to override this restriction so that, non-exhaustively, it would ordinarily apply only to those who have not:
(a) played Rugby League for any participant club or team in a national 1st tier senior grade competition (including for example, the European Super League, UK Championships, any of the Australian NRL competitions, French Elite Championship, New Zealand’s national competitions),
(b) played for a team in a national Rugby League development competition (including non-exhaustively, the RFL’s Academy competitions and the NRL’s National Youth Competition), and/or
(c) participated in and/or played RFL Scholarship age group Rugby League (or any equivalent Rugby League programmes based in other countries not covered in (ii) (a) or (b) above)

shall, for the purposes of the allowance set out in this clause 5.13, be known as a ‘New Talent Pool Player’,

(b) subject to (c) below, where a Club registers a New Talent Pool Player, that player’s Salary Cap Value will be reduced in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) in respect of the period up to the end of the New Talent Pool Player’s first full Salary Cap Year with the Club, his Salary Cap Value will be reduced to £0 (and for the avoidance of doubt, where the New Talent Pool Player is registered on or after 1st February during a Salary Cap Year, that year will not count as the one full Salary Cap Year to which this allowance applies),
(ii) in respect of the period up to the end of the New Talent Pool Player’s second full Salary Cap Year, his Salary Cap Value will be reduced by 50%,

(c) the New Talent Pool Player allowance set out in (b) above is subject to the following conditions:
(i) Clubs are limited to 2 New Talent Pool Players to whom the New Talent Pool Players allowance can apply to at any time,
(ii) where a Club has more than 2 New Talent Pool Players registered, it may notify the RSCM as to which 2 of its New Talent Pool Players the allowance will apply,
(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, where a New Talent Pool Player moves to another Club the allowance is available to his new Club but shall not extend beyond the period it would have endured had he remained at his original Club.

not looking at any more props, strengthening the backs and halves is the priority. bowden will be pushed up the ranks

you think Horne and Yeaman are on less than £50k a year each?

Sounds to me Holdsworth will be swapped for another HB, Bowden will get more chances and Shaul will be number 1 judging from how much AP talked about him

"Tried to take my two daughters to football but they weren't interested. I can't keep them away from the rugby."

Great stuff.

I wouldn't but that's the only way I can see them not counting on the cap. Horne I imagine would have had a reduced contract, but Yeaman is a surprise.