tbh I was thinking mainly about the effect the lower attendances and (probable) reduced sponsorship would have on the salary cap and the impact on the wage bill. I suspect we have fallen again from the high we had a few years ago of 11,000.

Plus Simon Moran although not a bottomless pit could surely afford any back dated debt and still have enough for a new Bentley

I personnally beleive that its Tony Smith that has made this decision, the club with its sentimental tendancies (not at all an attack on the club btw) would have no doubt let him play till the end of the season and then look for alternative options. Smith has no reason for sentimentality. I beleive Tony Smith has seen an opportunity to stamp his authority, start to rebuild the squad and also make some money for the club and for his future rebuilding. Smith strikes me as a man that beleives in the "greater good" and whats best for the team and the club, therefore offloading a player who doesnt want to be there and making a few quid of the back of it is a no-brainer.

must be rubbish as we passed the finance section of that checklist plus i'm sure profits last year tipped 100k plus gleeson money

I can tell you for certain were not in any financial difficulty.

Can you tell me for certain that I am not in financial difficulty?