So the RFU have allowed an increase in salary cap and allowed a marquee players wages to be excluded from the salary cap figures...much like the NRL.... Did the good doctor consult for them too?

The superleague has been losing its best talent for years whilst other organisations have made developments to keep theirs. Koukash isn't some sort of pioneer, he's just someone else who has piped up and suggested that the superleague should do more to keep its marquee players.

So the RFU have allowed an increase in salary cap and allowed a marquee players wages to be excluded from the salary cap figures...much like the NRL.... Did the good doctor consult for them too?

The superleague has been losing its best talent for years whilst other organisations have made developments to keep theirs. Koukash isn't some sort of pioneer, he's just someone else who has piped up and suggested that the superleague should do more to keep its marquee players.

So you're entire post goes on about London and Wakefield but doesn't mention Castleford barring the last sentence? Is that barring the stadia and recent seasonal performances, you don't actually have a leg to stand on?

And if we are holding the game back may I ask why we apparently voted against the Stobart deal, whilst yourselves - according to the Telegraph - voted for it www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... -deal.html

Isn't everyone screaming on here about how the Stobart deal was a failure and has set the game back? Food for thought. Perhaps the reason we're not able to compete on a similar level is because a) there is not enough income in the game; and b) we haven't had a supportive council and sugar-daddy to fund money into us to take us to that next level.

You're perception of a lack of ambition is misguided. We'd love to be challenging, we'd love to be successful. We just have to do it the hard way, not the easy way. Unless you can see many multi-billionaires floating around wanting to invest in RL. And it certainly doesn't help that sponsorship contributions were nil over the last few seasons.

So you're entire post goes on about London and Wakefield but doesn't mention Castleford barring the last sentence? Is that barring the stadia and recent seasonal performances, you don't actually have a leg to stand on?

And if we are holding the game back may I ask why we apparently voted against the Stobart deal, whilst yourselves - according to the Telegraph - voted for it www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... -deal.html

Isn't everyone screaming on here about how the Stobart deal was a failure and has set the game back? Food for thought. Perhaps the reason we're not able to compete on a similar level is because a) there is not enough income in the game; and b) we haven't had a supportive council and sugar-daddy to fund money into us to take us to that next level.

You're perception of a lack of ambition is misguided. We'd love to be challenging, we'd love to be successful. We just have to do it the hard way, not the easy way. Unless you can see many multi-billionaires floating around wanting to invest in RL. And it certainly doesn't help that sponsorship contributions were nil over the last few seasons.

This is tied in with the league structure, so for this not to go through requires the league structure to go through - along with a whole host of other issues - return of the reserves (though is optional), increase in non fed trained players to 7, a similar rule for championship clubs as above (though they're limited to 40k)

A full read: media.therfl.co.uk/docs/Policy%2 ... 202013.pdf

I'm not sure about the club trained status, it's a difficult position to be in: for example jon Wilkin is due his testimonial next year I believe, and has played all of his senior rugby with saints, I'd find it hard for him not to be defined as a home grown player, even though he was brought over from hull kr - I don't think it should be done by age, rather who you made your first team debut for.

This is tied in with the league structure, so for this not to go through requires the league structure to go through - along with a whole host of other issues - return of the reserves (though is optional), increase in non fed trained players to 7, a similar rule for championship clubs as above (though they're limited to 40k)

A full read: media.therfl.co.uk/docs/Policy%2 ... 202013.pdf

I'm not sure about the club trained status, it's a difficult position to be in: for example jon Wilkin is due his testimonial next year I believe, and has played all of his senior rugby with saints, I'd find it hard for him not to be defined as a home grown player, even though he was brought over from hull kr - I don't think it should be done by age, rather who you made your first team debut for.