Taffy Tiger

Differing opinions , nothing wrong with that . take care LF

And I think he should have played if he was fit and if he is still under contract . Don't you?

Who's scapegoating him ? I only said that I think their fans have been amazing You said thewy only needed a squad of 19 . They picked a squad of 19 !!

But they did name a squad of 19

They couldn't realistically name a squad of 21 though as there was all sorts of trouble at the beginning of the season when Rowley chose to name reserves to try and make a point . They have been given special dispensation to name a squad that totals no more than £1.2M salary cap , irrespective of whether this meets the 21 squad maximum allowed or not . They aren't going to name a squad of 21 as things stand , so no he couldn't name a squad of 21 under these circumstances . With the way players are leaving though , maybe they will be able to name more in the future , especially if teams send loan players and pay their wages . If this happens then they can name a 21 man squad .

Agree , it was a special dispensation made by RFL so that they could put out a 'competitive squad' . By rights they should have sold players to bring their full squad down to the £1.2M cap . I think they were initially told to do this before the season started but never did . They were told again to do this before the Cas match in March , but were allowed to name a squad with fewer than 21 players in , as long as those named didn't exceed a £1.2M salary cap , despite their full squad cap exceeding this .

As I understand it , they can only name a squad up to the value of £ 1.2M . Once they have reached this they can name no more players in their squad . The 19 they named will have taken them up to the £1.2M cap . In the past they have named fewer than this when players such as Sneyd, Watkins, Atkin & Nene were available. This was the case for the first game when the new restrictions were brought into place against Cas (7th March). They named a 17 man squad as that hit the £1.2M cap . Since the departure of these players they have been able to name a few more players as the above 4 players were on a much higher salary than those now left at the club. They could name a 21 man squad if they played all of the reserves in a similar way top their first match of the season at Saints , but would that be the right thing to do all things considered ?

I never made any comment about whether he should/shouldn't have played . I was simply stating how amazing the fans have been throughtout this whole saga . It is a one line statement with no mention of anything else other than that . However , if he is fit to play and still contracted by the club , then I think he should play . However , I will now point out your inaccuracy around Salford naming a 21 man squad . They can't as they have been under special measures and can only name players totalling no more than a £1.2M salary cap. On occasions they have only named a 17 man squad as the named players totalled the £1.2M salary cap .

Doesn't make them any less amazing for supporting the club during these difficult times . Indeed , I would go as far as to say that it makes them even more amazing !! They were fantastic when they came to Cas a few weeks ago .

The fans have been amazing tbf .

No, you said you had far the better players than Leeds and would be favs . That to me is arrogance not positivity . Are you favs ??

Opinion is right , and mine is that they are arrogant

Here's a couple (including you ) The Mighty Trin - We have far the better players, confidence is high...if we lose think most of us will be disappointed. First time in a while we will be going in as favourites on Saturday. Bring it home Trin You - Leeds are filled with show ponies. Without hesitation, I'd take Jowitt, Johnstone, Pratt, Lino, McMeekan, Hamlin-Uele, Rodwell, Fa'atili, Hood (and the ever-improving Harvey Smith) and Pitts, over their opposite numbers. As a neutral these sound pretty arrogant to me . Although we've already disproved the Wakey Favs comment in the first one .

From a forward pass from Dufty

I know exactly how bookmakers work . The -8/-10 that I quoted, is what is known as an opening quote . At this point there has been no money placed as there has been no opportunity to place any bets , as there has been no market to bet on ! The opening quote is released by the RL Odds Compilers , who are experts in their field and most definitely neutral . From the initial release , there are certain factors that will change the price , one of which would be weight of money . However , any changes made to the original price (before squad announcement) will be to bring the bookmakers into line with each other . Today's game is the perfect example of that . We started with the majority of bookmakers quoting -8 , with one/two quoting -10 . The bookies quoting -10 have now fallen into line with the rest of the industry and are quoting -8 . This may be due to (small) amounts of money initially, as anyone wishing to place a handicap/spread bet on Wakey isn't going to take the +8 when +10 is available . Therefore the bookmakers offering +10 will fall back into line with the market and offer the +8 that is currently available. The exception to this would be if the odds compilers have a particular view on a game and want to take a position on a match . If , for example , the bookies that were offering +10 , were doing so deliberately as they thought that the market was too short on Wakey , then they would stay at +10 until they had reached the liability that they were comfortable to lose , and would then fall back in line with the rest of the market . The main changes to the markets come when the initial squad of 21 is released , and then again when the final 17 is announced , as the hour or so leading up to the kick-off is when the majority of turnover is seen on the game . There is very little turnover on a RL match until the day of the game , and even then it's not until the starting 17 are announced that any significant bets will be placed , unless one of the bookmakers is out of line with the market .