Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:10 pm  

That's terrible business from us. He was close to getting halved salary cap hit and I think he offered the team a lot. I feel worse about this than Sam going. Sam was always going to leave, but I think Hansen could have been convinced to stay. The fee is meaningless to us fans unless it gets invested in the team properly.

Don't blame Hansen though, good luck to him.

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:12 pm  

JackH wrote:

That's terrible business from us. He was close to getting halved salary cap hit and I think he offered the team a lot. I feel worse about this than Sam going. Sam was always going to leave, but I think Hansen could have been convinced to stay. The fee is meaningless to us fans unless it gets invested in the team properly.

Don't blame Hansen though, good luck to him.

The 50% salary cap only applies to one player per club, and that is taken by Sean O'Loughlin.

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:14 pm  

good luck to H, he has got himself a 4 year deal and most likely a payrise. Obviously our management team couldn't or didn't wish to match the offer and have not stood in the players way by making him see out the 1 year option on his services.

It now opens up a 2nd row starting slot for someone to grab by the horns

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:15 pm  

Wheres Grimmy when i want to be smug?????

i could use the quote facility!!!

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:20 pm  

has the salary cap been repealed, or has Dr Cockrash just decided to take the points deduction?

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:21 pm  

Johnny Headline wrote:

Wheres Grimmy when i want to be smug?????

i could use the quote facility!!!

I'm here, show me where I said it won't happen

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:24 pm  

nikos wrote:

has the salary cap been repealed, or has Dr Cockrash just decided to take the points deduction?

Salford have only retained a few players from the entire squad from last year, so he is starting with pretty much a blank sheet in regards to the cap. Plus the ones retained wouldn't have been on much at all. He states on twitter after being asked about the cap saying there's still room to bring someone else in although unlikely before the start of the season.

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:26 pm  

nikos wrote:

has the salary cap been repealed, or has Dr Cockrash just decided to take the points deduction?

Neither, Koukash has just decided to spend the same as the likes of Wigan, Leeds, Warrington etc for the first time in Salford's Super League history.

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:32 pm  

yep Salford are spending up to the cap with higher profile players, where as Wigan have spread their salary over 37-38 players most of whom will likely figure in the 2014 season and not be overawed by it.......Salford may be a bit top heavy by paying higher fees to get the top talent in so may struggle if they get major injuries as the back up players are not likely to be as good.

Re: Hansen signs for Salford - official : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:43 pm  

We've got a lot of top talent to replace after having the likes of Joel Moon, Matty Smith, Daniel Holdsworth, Richie Myler, Stefan Ratchford, Jordan Turner and so on taking away from us in the past by clubs willing to throw their cash around.