IIRC Wigan renegotianted a a load of contracts part way through, shifting current payments into future years in order to be able to sign 10ish new players. Whereas Rovers are (apparently) structuring a new contract to fit the situation. Presume thats the difference.

i think the way Wigan did it was try to arrange some players to defer salary to the next year during the season to make cap room to sign Fielden etc, not pre contract which is the legal way to do it

As neils just put above

Interseting that people on here refuse to believe the HDM, but believe some of Zod's and others rubbish.

If (big if) the HDM have got the story right, seems a lot to pay one player, one of his calibre anyway.

Also cant believe that Rovers would ahve signed him when they havent got enough room on the salary cap, what if they dont release a player, will anyone take Mills?

At lastly how bad is the Visa system, why does it take so long, it shouldnt take 6 weeks plus, I got a working Visa for Thailand in 30 minutes, needs t be sorted out.

Bertie wrote:The mail understands.... Scources have told the mail.... The player is expected.... Clinton is thought to have been... Rovers are expected to have.... It is widely expected.... Another example of reading the forums, guesswork and fantasy. quite ripping off other peoples stuff just aint right is it http://www.hullkrforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 861#375861

Bertie wrote:The mail understands.... Scources have told the mail.... The player is expected.... Clinton is thought to have been... Rovers are expected to have.... It is widely expected.... Another example of reading the forums, guesswork and fantasy. quite ripping off other peoples stuff just aint right is it http://www.hullkrforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 861#375861

Not that many Ladyboys going from the UK to Thailand though, usually the other way round.

OK

Comment by Paul Baxter on HDM website
Hi all,
To answer the questions.
We understand the deal to be over two years.
Good and trusted sources have told us that KR are believed to be splitting the money to fit the cap - entirely withing the rules say the RFL.
The delay with announcing him is to do with ensuring the club stays within the cap limit. The club won't comment on Clinton and have not done so for the past two months.
With regards to KR's finances, there is no obsession from us - we just reported what the accounts say.
It was the BBC who first reported the story of the accounts being filed late.
We then followed it up with the chairman who openly talked about the club losing £450,000 a year.
Then, as you would expect, we reported the accounts when they were supplied to Companies House .
We asked the club to comment on them before publication, offering full opportunity to put them into full context of the club's present position.
The club refused to comment at all, so we reported them factually - stating what the accounts said the club's position was, as of November 2008.
The accounts are available on the Companies House website for anybody to view and interpret.

The RFL run a live salary cap so no club can break it. Maybe the HDM are unaware of this fact.

The rag should stick with reports on chip pan fires and artists impressions

Any club can still break the salary cap, whether the cap is live or not. The reason for a live cap is so that any punishent can be ahnded down during the season in question, not the following year.