Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:48 pm  

EHW wrote:

Correct, Philip Anthony Clarke is a Director and 30% shareholder in the company Outside Sport Ltd.

Funnily enough he doesn't list that job amongst all his others on his public LinkedIn profile

Your mention of LinkedIn made me have a quick look and I found this on Shaun Wane's profile.

"I am the Head Coach at Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. This involves working with world class athletes on a day to day basis, to perfect their skills and enable them to be the absolute best they can. I also work with a great insurance company specialising in commercial insurance, please feel free to call if you require a visit or a quotation. If you have any enquiries for the above please contact me on" then an email address and phone number is supplied.

What's all that about?

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:58 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

We are now into week 4 of this situation and still no comment from the RFL. Baffling.

It's like Brexit mate, they dont want to *weaken their bargaining position or, *they haven't got a clue what they are doing

*delete 1 answer only

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:25 pm  

secondstanza wrote:

Your mention of LinkedIn made me have a quick look and I found this on Shaun Wane's profile.

"I am the Head Coach at Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. This involves working with world class athletes on a day to day basis, to perfect their skills and enable them to be the absolute best they can. I also work with a great insurance company specialising in commercial insurance, please feel free to call if you require a visit or a quotation. If you have any enquiries for the above please contact me on" then an email address and phone number is supplied.

What's all that about?

Wane also does 'motivational speaking'.

Her indoors had to sit through one of his speeches at Wigan Council, I wondered how many could understand a word of his grunting & if an interpreter was present.

I think you could say he has ......

'A finger in every Pie' !!!

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:50 am  

RFL are putting thier full weight behind Castlefords legal battle, so I guess they are sending Nigel Wood ,does this mean they are hiring the legal team too?

[PopTart]

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:36 pm  

Best thing the RFL can do, is spook the Football League fuys into thinking that the breaking contract issue would affect them if this scenario was allowed to set precedent.
Can you imagine there being any dithering if Hazard decided to retire from Football and Chelsea and then pop up at Barcelona with no legal issues being raised. They'd be discussing that in parliament never mind high court.

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:46 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

It matters little. He has a large share in a company that has been involved in what has been described as asset-stripping from the game he reckons he loves. He's not alone in this. Andy Farrell was another "legend" who was happy to asset-strip for the benefit of his new paymasters, but at least he did nothing underhand. Whatever the legalities of the situation, the morality of it stinks, and Phil Clarke should hang his head in shame if he has had any hand in it or benefits financially from it.

Why? Hes a share holder, he is entitled to make money

Regards

King James

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:38 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Exactly Slugger. It wouldn't surprise me if Wigan were involved in this as well. They have form in these sort of dealings.

Here we go

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:16 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Why? Hes a share holder, he is entitled to make money

Regards

King James

He is. He is also entitled to be called out as a hypocrite and a blight on the game that provides his living.

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:46 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Best thing the RFL can do, is spook the Football League fuys into thinking that the breaking contract issue would affect them if this scenario was allowed to set precedent.
Can you imagine there being any dithering if Hazard decided to retire from Football and Chelsea and then pop up at Barcelona with no legal issues being raised. They'd be discussing that in parliament never mind high court.

It couldn't happen in football as whilst there are different football federations, there is one world governing body.

The games of league and union are the same sport played to different rules and with different governing bodies. Given the similarities in the requirements to play the game of rugby be it league or union, I would have thought any court would give short shrift to breaking a contract in one code under the guise of retirement to take up a contract pretty much instantaneously in the other code

[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:12 pm  

The sport element is completely irrelevant. Retirement is also a legal entity, not a casual status. Solomona broke a legally binding contract. Castleford can sue the booty off him and Sale for encouraging him to do so. The retirement angle is no defence.