As I understand the situation, any salary cap infringments occuring this season will result in punishments in 2008 and from the start of 2008 the RFL will move to a pre-emptive system, where clubs will not be able to sign or renegiotiate player contracts without the RFL being informed.
Based on the transfers between the end of last season and the start of this one, and the size of last years breach, I can't see how we could be under the cap this year. 9 players had to defer 1/4 of their entire salary to make up the short fall. I'm starting to understand why we brought in (hopefully) cheap players Withers, Millard etc and released others and ended up with a paper thin squad. Depsite this, surely the arrival of Barrett has again increased our bill.
Lets say today's judgement is upheld and RFL are reasonable and don't decide to count the defered payments for this season too - I reckon there would still be a very good chance that we are still over and will pick up a points deduction in 2008.
If we appeal against the descision and win - I can't see any way that we won't be over the cap this year - we would be paying out an increased salary + the deferments.
Furthermore, what will happen at the start of next season if we are over - will we have to release players before we are even allowed to play a match?
Basically its the size of the breach that concerns me over 1/3rd of our squad defered 1/4 of thier wages - I just can't see us dropping that much cost in the offseason, especially with the arrival of Barrett.
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