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Billy Bob

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  1. "Eunuch" my Bezzie, with you being well connected, perhaps you can confirm the following. My reliable contacts inform me that Thunder are going back to part time players next season, Thunder BoD are disappointed with this seasons performance and the resulting costs. Consequently in order to reduce cost Bett's will be leaving Thunder and Thorman will be appointed for next season. Have you heard anything on the grapevine ?
  2. Well done "Eunuch" my bezzie, hope you get a win and a good gate. Good Luck.
  3. Unfortunately if the B.o D came out and publicized the clubs financial details it may cause panic with their suppliers and creditors, creating a bankruptcy threat that isn't really there, yes money is tight but it can be managed, loose talk and speculation can only make the situation worse.
  4. Donald correct, also if another club wants to sign a player whilst he is in contract, that club would have to buy his contract, hence a transfer fee.
  5. You are missing the point, the club is in between a rock and a hard place. If they paid the players money without a reduction the club may go to the wall, if they it made easy for players to leave, with the consequences of not being able to turn out enough numbers to field a full team, not fulfilling their match commitments, and resulting in the Rlfc kicking them out. Putting the new stadium development in jeopardy. No doubt the RLFC are aware whats going on and monitoring the situation carefully. Davos the B.o D. in my opinion have no other option, if you want a future for the club, please put up & shut up.
  6. RLFC require documentation to prove Town had released him from any contract. Regarding the breaking of contracts the Town players were told of the reduction of their contract money 2 days prior to the Rlfc's transfer deadline date. Players that wanted to leave didn't have time to meet the deadline, and had no option but to accept the reduced terms. Town B.o.D in my opinion made the correct decision, if the playing staff had found other clubs Town would not have enough players to fulfill their fixtures and that would have been a disaster, good decision by the B.o D.
  7. Teare can't play on Sunday, it is part of Towns release agreement.
  8. According to my info Teare signed for Town for a £12k contract sum, this is not paid in one lump sum, but made as monthly payments through out the season. Therefore Town have not incurred the full £12K. Haven have signed Teare on a match to match basis until the end of season.
  9. Towns B.o.D. is in my opinion correct in the way they are approaching the problem. If they explain too much they may cause panic, say too little they create suspicion. If to much fuss is made of this situation it may cause creditors to panic, resulting in making the problem far worse than it really is.
  10. It could also require teams to be full time professionals.
  11. I also thought Teare's agreed signing on fee was £12k, was he paid or part paid ? seems odd if he has signed for Haven, if owed a signing on fee ?
  12. Championship & Championship 1 clubs, should explore the possibility of breaking away from the RFL and vote to take the Challenge cup competition with them. If this could be legally done, then a new league of 16 or 18 clubs could sell the TV live screening of matches to the BBC, ITV etc, and also sell the challenge cup games. Income that is raised can then go to the clubs in this new league. RLF, Super league & Sky TV, can then go and sling their hook.
  13. I hope, that if players are re-called by their parent club without fulfilling there agreed loan period, then the parent club would have to stand the cost of plane tickets.
  14. I preferred it when there was just one league, although the changes they have made to make the game more open and faster and having summer rugby is a huge improvement imo. However when there was one league with 32 teams, even if you were getting stuffed by the top clubs, rugby fans got too see the top teams with international stars. Plus majority if not all of the clubs had a reserve team and played in a meaning full competition, with decent support from the fans.
  15. Hang on dkw, in no way have I criticized Thorman, and I have stated imo he is a good coach. In the championship league where majority of clubs are strapped for cash, they employ a part time coach, which co-insides with a semi pro part time team, in order to keep within their budgets and allow more money for recruitment of players. If you find this garbage and contains utter disdain, you seriously need help.
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