Yes, but I meant an effective discount when that contract was negotiated. Like, ‘we’ll give you the security of a 3-year deal, which takes you through to your testimonial year’ is a sensible and, from what I’ve read, not untypical position. I think we know where conversations about the extent to which clubs can offer a de facto guarantee of a testimonial will lead, but it is fair to say Shaul could rely on his more than Taylor could, so it is likely less relevant for Taylor. Also, I expect it’d be a fairly marginal difference, as I don’t think modern testimonials are hugely lucrative, relative to SL wages. Speculation aside, he’s not asking for or doing anything unreasonable. Certainly less so than expecting him to go to Wakefield to free up space for a new signing in his 10-year testimonial season, imo.

wonder if its part of the new lease agreement, we weren't getting use of the facilities we were paying good money to use/play in





also noticed in the interview with Pearson, the only debt the club has is the loan to the government!

Technically it’s a loan from the RL, I believe. The government handed a lump sum to the RL and they made cash sums available to those clubs that applied. I wonder when the cash has to be paid back to the government because this will impact the RL. Are they in a position to reimburse without the clubs coughing up. If the clubs need to reimburse prior to the loan being paid back, I can see a few clubs floundering.

Quote Armavinit="Armavinit"Technically it’s a loan from the RL, I believe. The government handed a lump sum to the RL and they made cash sums available to those clubs that applied. I wonder when the cash has to be paid back to the government because this will impact the RL. Are they in a position to reimburse without the clubs coughing up. If the clubs need to reimburse prior to the loan being paid back, I can see a few clubs floundering.'" The RFL took on responsibility for administering the loans, along with Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... gby-league That was 2020 and loans worth a further £16.7 million were made available to the men’s professional game in 2021, alongside £1.45 million in grants to the community game. https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57 ... gby-league The terms of repayment were not made public but I haven’t seen anything suggesting that the RFL acted as a guarantor… or, in fairness, that they didn’t. When Rugby Union club Wasps went bust, the tax payer took the hit for their £14.1 million COVID survival package loan going unpaid, suggesting that the RFU wasn’t responsible for repayments. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63874443

Quote Armavinit="Armavinit"Technically it’s a loan from the RL, I believe. The government handed a lump sum to the RL and they made cash sums available to those clubs that applied. I wonder when the cash has to be paid back to the government because this will impact the RL. Are they in a position to reimburse without the clubs coughing up. If the clubs need to reimburse prior to the loan being paid back, I can see a few clubs floundering.'" The RFL took on responsibility for administering the loans, along with Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... gby-league That was 2020 and loans worth a further £16.7 million were made available to the men’s professional game in 2021, alongside £1.45 million in grants to the community game. https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57 ... gby-league The terms of repayment were not made public but I haven’t seen anything suggesting that the RFL acted as a guarantor… or, in fairness, that they didn’t. When Rugby Union club Wasps went bust, the tax payer took the hit for their £14.1 million COVID survival package loan going unpaid, suggesting that the RFU wasn’t responsible for repayments. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63874443

The pitch was in a right state last season before a rugby ball was kicked !

A tad site better than Headingley, the only thing they can practice doing on that pitch is making sandcastles.