It's "Richie" as in "Richard".

or dick

Cartwright has coached Sezer before all the way back to I think 2012 so it could just be a case of he trusts him

Non fed is overseas isn't it and £150k on the cap, fed trained £100k and academy product £50k, or at least that is what it was unless it's changed again

Some sad reports out that Salford's plight is worsening. Don't think their imminent warm weather training departure will Garner sympathy with fellow clubs.

It all adds up. We wouldn't have released Abdull without an immediate turnaround.

Feel it for Salford.

The warm weather training is a joke, you're looking at what at least £1k a head for a week and with all the coaches, physios and media staff that could easily be £40k

Also its season ticket and new shirt sale time so surely a peak of income for them given they are keen to tell us they make little to nothing on gameplay (due to renting the ground)

What exactly did IMG review on their finances?

Leigh have tons of cap left waiting for a half back to come available I expect Sneyd will be top of their list.

The Salford scenario can't be anything but a massive embarrassment to IMG. It wholeheartedly undermines the integrity of their creation.

Salford received their 500k advance against the wishes of most clubs, some of whom not taking a foreign pre-season for financial reasons, only worsens their standing.

They have a garden sale at the minute with their higher earners, yet plunder money into "warm weather"

Apparently we are usurping Leigh's bid considerably and have made attempts at MacDonald. Alas, the latter, is on "medium" money and not an advisable release unless the fee is notable, so the emphasis is releasing higher earners.

Please do not take above as me being connected. This is only from someone who used to post on here and is currently correcting one of my dumps after the latest tramp vacated

Doing a fine job, too.

MacDonald is surely a non starter as we don't have a quota spot available. We wouldn't even make an enquiry unless for 2026.

Busy day of news in RL today. Ken Davy proposing he buys The Shay, renovates it for use by Huddersfield, Halifax RL and Football and then in the future moves back to a new ground in Hudds.

But you do wonder if ultimately Halifax and Hudds would just merge and stay there...

The Shay with a few new TVs and sponsor hordings would probs get Hudds a better IMG score than the John Smiths in this mad system.