@pauliewalnuts it's the Rfl Paulie a framework with 176 different ways to beat it if you want lol ala York and overseas players
its supposed to be 500k unless you can show your earnings can spend more or have a guarantee that you pay it yourself
@dan1 The fact that the 3 promoted teams are doing okay, a reflection of the mediocrity of 4 or 5 of the SL teams?
From what I've seen so far, Cas are absolute Toblerone, Hudds have rallied of late, but a couple of injuries and they could end up in the mire again.
Paulie xx
@vikingfox71 I'd be very sceptical that any Club in this league can earn 500k legitimately, after all overheads are paid.
Most have attendances of <1000
Paulie
@pauliewalnuts I agree, I think the standard of SL has dropped and its reflective of the current state of the game as a whole. Cas now sadly offer very little to the competition and have a top end of the Championship standard squad. In the game vs Wakefield they were absolutely rubbish. Huddersfield have picked up in the last 2 games like you say, but a 4k crowd vs York was actually celebrated by both the fans and Sky.
If London replace Huddersfield I honestly think we have as much to offer the game as Cas.
@pauliewalnuts The cap will be based on income which imo means we should be higher up than most due to double the following of most clubs.
There is a lot of doom at the moment and several fans are leaving in droves because of no promotion and relegation. We need another Podcast or update from the club because seeing Twinny leave makes people skeptical, because it feels like it is a closed shop Super League for all the teams especially after London are promoted. The RFL have killed the game below Super League and this worries me that our attendances will drop with nothing to play for again. The sport needs Promotion and Relegation on the pitch and not these silly IMG rules that favors all the Super League teams.
The drawbridge to SL might go up but that won't preserve half the teams in it. There's a lot of crap there and at least a couple will fold over the next few years. And, let's face it, London will fail. Again.
Don’t forget there is no announcement about next years SL teams - I wonder why ?
is it back to IMG gradings or the ‘independent panel ‘ again ?
we are better out of this as several clubs already in the promised land will fold, their houses are built on sand
london - when the Aussies realise the cockneys have no appetite for rugby in either code will pull out
york - strange their attendances are not announced - I wonder why?
shuddersfield - really made up of an attendance of 4K ! And when Dave goes they are up crunchie creek
cas - I have time for them as they are very similar to us, but if 5hey finish bottom they will suddenly have no mates
leigh - the bottom is falling out now I feel
toulouse - will not last beyond 2 years
wakefield - as long as the sugar daddy stays they be fine
the rest are propped by sugar daddies anyway
And NOW Crusaders. 😡😡
Championship clubs just can't compete with these costs
@martin that's been coming a while !! The Rfl don't seem to care about clubs going bust or getting them anymore finance it's a ridiculous way to run a sport
Death of the Championship with Twinny leaving and he gone because of the restrictions. Super League will be like the NRL Queensland Cup feeder clubs, and Super League be a closed shop for us unfortunanetly. So many fans will leave watching the corrupt sport and I am on the verge of giving up too. Sport for me is promotion and relegation on the pitch not IMG bullshit to suit who the RFL want in the league.
Betfred Championship clubs have agreed the make-up of a stricter Salary Cap to be brought into the competition from 2027.
The RFL has made the intervention as part of its Strategic Review into the sport and in a bid to ensure clubs do not over-spend. It forms part of a financial re-set for the part-time game.
The fundamental principle is that, from next year, the amount a Championship club can spend on players will be directly correlated to the income that club can generate.
It is hoped that the move will help make the Championship more financially stable and improve decision-making by club boards.
The limits agreed by the clubs on Tuesday are set as follows:
* Revenue up to £600,000 – Cap Limit £250,000
* Revenue £601,000 –750,000 – Limit £300,000
* Revenue £751,000 – £999,000 – Limit £400,000
* Revenue £1m plus – Limit £500,000
The RFL will now work with each club on an individual basis to confirm their Salary Cap based on turnover before the end of June, taking on board the last two years accounting period and audited accounts or limited assurance certificate.
There will be scope for clubs to apply for an increased Cap spend and transitionary arrangements will apply to clubs who already have existing contractual commitments.
But any application for increased Cap spend is subject to a five-stage test, involving considerations such as unpaid HMRC, pension payments arrears and/or being in special measures, and leads to a higher surety being required plus RFL Board approval.
The new system should limit the ability to breach the Salary Cap.
Clubs were also told of the proposal to reduce the number of non-federation trained players – currently unlimited – to seven from 2027 with this reducing again to five in 2028.
RFL Chair Nigel Wood OBE, formerly Chair of the Club-led Strategic Review, said: “Bringing a tighter Salary Cap into the Championship was a key component of the Strategic Review.
“It is surely beyond dispute that spending by some poorly run clubs has been unsustainable for a number of years and in many cases the inevitable then happens.
there is a lot more but too long to ask you to read
so from what ihave read we need to be bringing in revenue of £1mii a year to utilise top salary cap of £500K
do we bring in that ? - I doubt it
also if you bring in £5 you are allowed £250K
I would imagine our revenue would allow us to have a cap of £450K which is what was talked about earlier
unsure about loan players salaries ? Are they paid in full or is it up to agreement with SL club
so many questions
@pauliewalnuts The cap will be based on income which imo means we should be higher up than most due to double the following of most clubs.
we should be higher up than most due to double the following of most clubs. this never seems to convert to putting a top team on the field