Leigh to ignore Salary Cap

[Saint Toppy]

According to the MEN Beaumont has said he will ignore the salary cap in order to buy new players and get Leigh promoted to SL

 

http://www.totalrl.com/reports-beaumont-to-ignore-salary-cap-restrictions/

 

 

[Lounge Room Lizard]

Sounds a very stupid thing to do. Whether Leigh like it or not they like the rest have to play by the rules or face the consequences-which could see Leigh docked points and missing out on SL. And I am not sure looking to take things to Court is a good thing to do and could end up hurting Leigh more than if they played by the rules.

[Darren Hill]

_{More arrogance from Beaumont. Unfortunately a trait running through the Leigh club at the moment.}

[RLDave]

Breaking the salary cap can only have happy endings.

[DavidM]

Seems to be a bit of a nobody likes us we don't care attitude there . How can you ignore the rules of the comp you are playing in and the one you want to join ?

[chuffer]

seems sensible......

[damp squib]

As someone who usually dislikes the arrogance of Leigh, I quite admire him openly doing this. All he's doing is exposing a massive flaw in the system. It'll probably completely backfire on him though.

[Gates1]

Dtastic measures to go to just to sign Kris Welham....

[Stan Doffarf]

Good of him to tip off the authorities in advance.

 

I have this vision of a bank robber texting the police: 'Hi guys, get yourselves down to HSBC about two tomorrow, I'll be the one wearing a mask and carrying a sawn off shotgun. Best wishes, Derek  x.'

[Manx RL]

He'd be better off splashing the cash on a year planner and highlighting when they really need to hit form. 

[MrPosh]

The Middle 8s are a fundamentally unfair competition because of the salary cap, but I'm not sure what the answer is, as scrapping the cap will lead to lots of clubs reaching for Super League and going bust when they fall short.

 

Perhaps something based on turnover is the answer, but that can be manipulated more easily than the current system.

Beaumont is right to highlight the issue, but he's not going about it in a very professional way - which I guess could form the basis for his epitaph in the future.

[Liverpool Rover]

So is he planning on ignoring the cap and then mounting a legal challenge after the inevitable fine?

[damp squib]

If the punishment is just a fine then he's probably thinking £1million - £fine = Profit.

[Scubby]

As daft as it sounds, the RFL would possibly be on a sticky wicket if it was legally challenged. We are talking about the middle 8s here and whether the competition is a level playing field etc. Is the middle 8s the same competition as the Championship and SL or different? What if he back-ended contract payments to players for the middle 8s only - thus staying under the cap for the Championship?

[Exiled Wiganer]

I don't think we should have a cap below SL, or certainly not one lower than the SL one. We want the well resourced, potentially successful teams to rise to the appropriate level for them. As long as they can show they can pay, let them pay. Especially Toulouse...

[Derwent]

He has as much interest in fairness as I have in synchronised swimming. I doubt he thinks it's unfair that during the regular season his club has 3 to 4 times the central funding of other clubs in the same league. But that's ok when it's in his favour.

[LeeF]

Let them break the rules providing the RFL then deal with it correctly by deducting points and fining them

Leigh know the rules so either need to change them correctly via the RFL & other clubs or abide by them

Leigh have done themselves absolutely no favours with their behaviour and attitudes both on and off the field this year

[Davo5]

Hmm the RFL dealing correctly with clubs breaking the rules,they haven't got a good track record in that dept.

[deluded pom?]

Didn't Wigan deliberately break the SC to sign Stuart Fielden and effectively avoided relegation on the back of it?

[ivans82]

have no problem with leigh breaking the salary cap . but if they get into financial difficulties don t go whining to the rfl for a bail out ....no more fiascos like bradford and wakefield....any club unable to pay their bills should face automatic relegation .

[Angelic Cynic]

There was faux outrage when Marwan Koukash suggested reasons why Salford needed to break the salary cap.

Their lack of success since would seem to prove him right.

Beaumont appears to want to break the salary cap totally.

I await the replies from Messrs Hetherington,McManus et al

I also await action from the RFL for this latest public outburst.Unless,of course,someone has hacked his accounts for social media and Neil Barker has committed libel.

Some people may also wonder how he released one player to sign Andrew Dixon and remain under the salary cap,earlier this year

 

http://www.leighcenturions.com/news/685

 

Since then Hock and Higham were signed with an apparent lack of outgoing players.

[RLDave]

Since then Hock and Higham were signed with an apparent lack of outgoing players.

Just one for doping.

[sweaty craiq]

He has as much interest in fairness as I have in synchronised swimming. I doubt he thinks it's unfair that during the regular season his club has 3 to 4 times the central funding of other clubs in the same league. But that's ok when it's in his favour.

 

He's not asking for more funding - he will fund it himself. The cream must rise, the cap is holding back the sport and we are being beaten up by RU and NRL. Any club willing to finance it should go for it, keep up or fall behind. He has legal onto challenging the RFL, he will probably win especially if the contracts are loaded to the 8's

[sweaty craiq]

There was faux outrage when Marwan Koukash suggested reasons why Salford needed to break the salary cap.

Their lack of success since would seem to prove him right.

Beaumont appears to want to break the salary cap totally.

I await the replies from Messrs Hetherington,McManus et al

I also await action from the RFL for this latest public outburst.Unless,of course,someone has hacked his accounts for social media and Neil Barker has committed libel.

Some people may also wonder how he released one player to sign Andrew Dixon and remain under the salary cap,earlier this year

 

http://www.leighcenturions.com/news/685

 

Since then Hock and Higham were signed with an apparent lack of outgoing players.

 

You really don't research things Leigh related and allow your jealousy to run riot. Leigh have moved on Walker to London, Penky and Platt, Beaumont to Haven? and had space on the cap once income was known.

A lot has happened at Leigh that most are not familiar with, I think Derek has had enough with this and the fingers are raised - will be interesting what enfolds and the new money person is announced supporting Derek soon

[LeeF]

He's not asking for more funding - he will fund it himself. The cream must rise, the cap is holding back the sport and we are being beaten up by RU and NRL. Any club willing to finance it should go for it, keep up or fall behind. He has legal onto challenging the RFL, he will probably win especially if the contracts are loaded to the 8's

You are a legal expert?

Loading any contract onto the 8s is still against the rules and doesn't allow a cap to be breached

Why don't you I.e. The Leigh club try to do things the correct way instead of acting like complete idiots?