I thinkyou will find 2013 is the season to look at as IIRC we will only have 4 or 5 of the current squad signed up beyond next season (unless some of the kids have had their deals extended) so the new coch will have a year to look at what we have got already, what he can bring in and then make his own team for 2013.

A tad harsh - you don't even know who it is yet.

I agree, the new coach will have his eye on recruiting HIS team for 2013

Whilst it is, of course, prudent to use the word "jealous" with reference to your fanatical little chairman, your context is wrong in this sentence. "Amused by..." would be more appropriate while we are commentating on his bum over boobs approach to team building for next year.

Hope not, if Cooks rumoured wages are true

Tauapapa is a utility replacement for Cockayne on less money, leaving Briscoe's considerable six-figure salary free.

Horne will be on less than Cooke too, as will Griffin compared to Colbon.

Paea will be on slightly less than Newton too.

Against that, Withers will be coming on more money than Fisher;

And the likes of Taylor and Hodgson have signed significantly raised contracts as have, to a lesser extent, Beaumont, Latus, Dobson and Green.

All told, I would estimate that, even after the anticipated arrivals of Paea and Withers, the club would still have at least £200k salary cap space free.

Must be at least twice that surely. You've lost mason, vella, newton and briscoe who would have been 5 of your top 6 earners and replaced them with no one of note as yet. Must be at least £400k, probably more

To be honest when you can't even count to four I'm going to disregard your salary cap sums

KAPOW!

What's to be jealous of: finishing lower than we have? perhaps he's devastated to have only lost 1 derby game this season? Maybe he's gutted at missing out on some of the quality NRL signings made by your outgoing coach?

The future continues to look rosy what with gates on the up as well as a 3rd consecutive appearance in the play offs.

I'm sure "jealous" is the 1st word on his lips each morning!

Nice ownership Philip.

Very much doubt he will be on less the Cook, He was on peanuts and thats why hes going to quins - wanted to stay but he would earn more in a call centre then what he would staying for that wage; and thats from the player himself.

I find this very hard to believe and was probably said tongue in cheek, after 3 years of no pay rises I once said to my boss 'I would be better off stacking shelves at ASDA', which I wouldn't be really and i doubt Cook would be paid less than a call centre worker for playing SL football.

Not too sure about it being off mark if you look at the recent blogs about what Mariano and Beaumont were on for their 1st year - £7,500. Latus was the same but obviously got more for a 2nd year. Frankie and Esders doubled their wages when they left for example. The top earners are on very good wages, £100,000+ all of them.

Of course I can count to 4, I got to 6