Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:37 am  

Has there been a chang in the salary cap of the lower leagues ?
There are some quality players dropping down from SL, not least some of our old boys.
Especially when you look at some of the guys JK has taken to Batley.

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:54 am  

The one's that JD has brought in are not on a lot of money. Obst has his Hull pay off and playing as a favour, Korki apparently has a decent job over there and Semi is on pay as you play deal.

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:35 pm  

charlie wrote:

The one's that JD has brought in are not on a lot of money. Obst has his Hull pay off and playing as a favour, Korki apparently has a decent job over there and Semi is on pay as you play deal.

I agree with your comments, but I would have thought they'd want paying a fair bit more than your average Championship player ?

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:47 pm  

There are a few relatively 'big name' players knocking around in the Championship this year.

Sam Obst - Keighley
Michael Korkidas - Keighley
Semi Tadulala - Keighley
Jason Demetriou - Keighley
Ben Fisher - Batley
Gareth Raynor - Featherstone
Kevin Penny - Swinton
Rob Parker - Leigh
Jordan Tansey - York

Can only help to raise the profile of RL outside of Super League I suppose

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:56 pm  

Nozzy wrote:

There are a few relatively 'big name' players knocking around in the Championship this year.

Sam Obst - Keighley
Michael Korkidas - Keighley
Semi Tadulala - Keighley
Jason Demetriou - Keighley
Ben Fisher - Batley
Gareth Raynor - Featherstone
Kevin Penny - Swinton
Rob Parker - Leigh
Jordan Tansey - York

Can only help to raise the profile of RL outside of Super League I suppose

Nick Fozzard - Dewsbury.

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:52 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

I agree with your comments, but I would have thought they'd want paying a fair bit more than your average Championship player ?

There is no money down here in the championships.The big name players that have dropped down are coming to the end of there careers as pro rl players, so it makes sense for them to go semi pro whilst looking at other way of earning money.I'd also guess that a number of them are now working in the community departments of there clubs.

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:33 pm  

I don't think Kevin Penny is regarded as a big name

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:22 pm  

Willzay wrote:

I don't think Kevin Penny is regarded as a big name

No neither do i.

Keighley have signed a few tho.

Re: Change in Championship salary cap ? : Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:17 am  

Paul Cooke going to Doncaster apparently