Post subject: Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:56 am
HU8HFC
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Joined: Feb 09 2022 Posts: 929
Lets be honest a new head coach isn't going to come in and say that the new owners who have committed to pumping substantial amounts of money into the club are going to be failures is he.
Post subject: Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:49 pm
TnT
Academy Player
Joined: Jul 27 2023 Posts: 146
Theeaststander1 wrote:It baffles me why Hull FC churn out articles every year during pre-season, especially with quotes like that. Just let the action do the talking.
If we just let the action do the talking there’d be no journalism and you’d have only the games to complain about. Any articles on rugby league are publicity. On that subject, and I think it’s been said elsewhere, our game lack marketable personalities eg the bad boys like we had in the 90s and naughtiest - Barrie Mac, Adrian Morley, further back Andy Gregory etc.Because the game has clamped down on head tackles which I understand and red cards for throwing punches it loses some of its appeal. I think that a retaliatory punch should perhaps be treated with some leniency depending on circumstances. Aside I still think that quality RL is the best team sport. See state of origin!
Post subject: Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:56 pm
DSJ1983
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Joined: May 10 2024 Posts: 431
mk_fc wrote:I didnt think they where allowed to register anyone..
Just seen an article by Aaron Bowers on the Salford situation and he seems to think that they can, but they won’t be able to exceed the 1.2 million sustainably cap until the takeover is completed, any signings like Chan would count towards that.
He seems to think that they have £2 million worth of wages on the books at moment, but this ‘RFL sustainability cap’ means they can only register £1.2 million on the salary cap. A players wage only counts on the cap when they play a competitive game so if the takeover isn’t completed by the cup game on the weekend they’ll either have to sell players or have £800K worth of wages sat in the stand, which won’t be a problem for the cup game they’ll just play a reserve team but will be the same for the first league game if it’s not completed by then.
The sustainability cap seems a daft idea to me and achieves nothing to help anyone if that’s true.
Post subject: Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 1:59 pm
Roam Ranger
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Joined: Mar 16 2024 Posts: 395
On the subject of articles/interviews this pre-season, I think that it's pretty obvious that the message FC are trying to project (and doing a good job of doing so IMO) is that of a fresh start. Forget last season (the last few seasons even), forget what you might have heard about what was going on behind the scenes because we're a new regime and we've made changes and will continue to make changes to try and be successful once more. This is being aimed at supporters to encourage pass sales and per match tickets but also a message to the wider game, particularly players and agents. They're marketing the club in the only way that they can until the season actually starts.
It's also got a completely different tone to previous years in that it comes across as grounded and realistic. Any talk of success and ambition is something that we are aiming to build towards rather than immediate promises. This isn't the bullish stuff of being up there competing for honours with a full cap and competitive squad that we've grown used to. It's different.
Post subject: Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:02 pm
Roam Ranger
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Joined: Mar 16 2024 Posts: 395
DSJ1983 wrote:Just seen an article by Aaron Bowers on the Salford situation and he seems to think that they can, but they won’t be able to exceed the 1.2 million sustainably cap until the takeover is completed, any signings like Chan would count towards that.
He seems to think that they have £2 million worth of wages on the books at moment, but this ‘RFL sustainability cap’ means they can only register £1.2 million on the salary cap. A players wage only counts on the cap when they play a competitive game so if the takeover isn’t completed by the cup game on the weekend they’ll either have to sell players or have £800K worth of wages sat in the stand, which won’t be a problem for the cup game they’ll just play a reserve team but will be the same for the first league game if it’s not completed by then.
The sustainability cap seems a daft idea to me and achieves nothing to help anyone if that’s true.
I agree that sounds daft. What good would having £800k worth of players unregistered do them? They'd still be paying them which won't relieve their financial burdens. Madness if true.
Hopefully the takeover is completed quickly for them.
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