Quote: Sheldon "dont get what you mean there. are you suggesting thatit was rule who brought in the pay increase for gb internationals?
what you've got to remember is that cooke couldn't get a higher contract at any sl side thats why he agreed his 4 year deal with hull.'"
Wrong there mate. He stated at the time that he received bigger money offers from other clubs but chose to stay at FC cos it was "local".
Maybe James Rule didn't introduce the system of introducing bonuses for GB internationals but he certainly advocated it.
It's a flawed system that can lead to chaos.