Salary cap breach - Rugby League

[wilkie2]

wigan got special dispensation to go over the salary cap one year as they had previously signed players on contracts ,wigan broke the cap another year,wigan again broke the cap last year........they deserve to be hammered by the rfl

st helens have broken the salary cap 3 times too and they also deserve to be hammered by the rfl

without checking bradford have broken the cap at least twice,they too deserve to be hammered by the rfl for it......

three of the 'big 4 teams' have broken the salary cap more than once,who says crime doesnt pay???????????

Originally Posted by wilkie2

wigan got special dispensation to go over the salary cap one year as they had previously signed players on contracts ,wigan broke the cap another year,wigan again broke the cap last year........they deserve to be hammered by the rfl

st helens have broken the salary cap 3 times too and they also deserve to be hammered by the rfl

without checking bradford have broken the cap at least twice,they too deserve to be hammered by the rfl for it......

three of the 'big 4 teams' have broken the salary cap more than once,who says crime doesnt pay???????????

I personally want to see clubs pay this time, Especially if they have done it before.

[wilkie2]

Originally Posted by Bill C

I personally want to see clubs pay this time, Especially if they have done it.

me too but do you think the rfl have the b*lls to do it,cos i dont

[Jimofwigan]

Originally Posted by 12noon

Looks to me like Wigan robbed us, got found out and will face the music, but Castleford don't even get an apology.

I suppose Wigan will have to have the chance to explain their spending before action will be taken.

Castleford should not of been promoted if your attitude was applied to the judgement. You cheated by overspending to get out of NL1.Whiehaven or Leigh should of been promoted. Real life is not like that.

[Shadow Demon UK]

It's been anounced that if any of the clubs are found guilty they will be punished by last seasons rules and not this seasons, therefore the points deductions that all clubs could get will be 2, 4 or 6 points rather than double that because the rules were broken last year and not this year. This is a huge relief to all the clubs but especially Wigan as it has been reported that it was looking likely that they would get the maximum 12 point penalty but now it will only be half of that.

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

It's been anounced that if any of the clubs are found guilty they will be punished by last seasons rules and not this seasons, therefore the points deductions that all clubs could get will be 2, 4 or 6 points rather than double that because the rules were broken last year and not this year. This is a huge relief to all the clubs but especially Wigan as it has been reported that it was looking likely that they would get the maximum 12 point penalty but now it will only be half of that.

Even 6 will give them a hard time.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by Bill C

Even 6 will give them a hard time.

But not as much as 12 would have

If they were given a 12 point deduction they would be in the relegation battle, with just a 6 point deduction they will still be in with a chance of getting into the playoffs imo.

St. Helens have had their hearing and have only been fined a small amount and not deducted points, they must have only just gone over the salary cap last year.

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Bradford have been deducted 2 points - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugb...ue/6896583.stm

Bradford 2 points and costs.

[12noon]

Saints get a small fine and Bradford get 2 points deducted. I don't hold out much hope for Wigan getting anything bigger than the other two clubs.

The system stinks. The RFL didn't have the bottle to play by the rules all the superleague teams agreed to and didn't do anything about repeat offenders.

The panel found that the St Helens club had breached the Salary Cap by 0.8 per cent.
The panel found that the Bradford Bulls club had breached the Salary Cap by 4 per cent.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by 12noon

Saints get a small fine and Bradford get 2 points deducted. I don't hold out much hope for Wigan getting anything bigger than the other two clubs.

The system stinks. The RFL didn't have the bottle to play by the rules all the superleague teams agreed to and didn't do anything about repeat offenders.

They did have the bottle to play the rules but St. Helens and Wigan found a loophole in the rules which meant that they would be charged under last seasons rules, which imo is fair as thats when they broke the rules. From now on the new rules (the larger point deduction) will be used. I expect Wigan to get the maximum 6 point deduction when they have their hearing.

[12noon]

Would anyone like to sign this :-

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RL-Salary-Cap/

Castleford Tigers were unfairly relegated due to Wigan Warriors breach of the salary cap in the 2006 season.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by 12noon

Would anyone like to sign this :-

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RL-Salary-Cap/

Castleford Tigers were unfairly relegated due to Wigan Warriors breach of the salary cap in the 2006 season.

Is there one for Whiehaven and Leigh who didn't get into the super league because Castleford broke the salary cap?

[12noon]

Is there one for Whiehaven and Leigh who didn't get into the super league because Castleford broke the salary cap?

And Cas didn't get points deducted because they only just went over the cap. It was a Cas admin error. It's not as though Cas broke the cap to make sure they won promotion. Wigan on the other hand over spent because they were almost sure to be relegated without the injection of a top class player. They cheated to stay in superleague !

[12noon]

An independent RFL Tribunal has found Wigan Warriors guilty of breaching the 2006 Super League Salary Cap.

The panel found that the Wigan Warriors club had breached the Salary Cap by £222,314 (6.3 per cent.) That's a quarter a million pounds.

That's 4 points deducted + costs.

I hope the Castleford BOD have the guts to stand up and be counted now. They should start with a strongly worded letter to the RFL. Then think about taking them to court.

[Sirius]

A friend of mine is livid about this and thinks Wigan have been made scape goats ?. I have been following this closely myself and Wigan deserve everything they got and more. Lets see if they try it again next year .