REPOST: Latest info from my source GOOD and VERY BAD

[Mike]

MODERATOR NOTE: this is a repost of cpwigan's thread on the possiblity of a 4 point salary cap breach.

cpwigan posted:
Hock/Millard on the bench v Wakey. Mickey Mac back in the 21s. Sean Gleeson playing against DV.

The club are in poop over sal/cap its looking like 4pts docked. Matt king has signed. Maurice is waiting for the 4pts to get docked and at the same time he wiil tell the fans that Matt king has signed.

[Shevi 4 life]

I dont think we will be done for salary cap breach at the most a fine. no points docked to get fielden we got rid of seuseu and to get dobson we got rid of moron

[standishwarrior]

just read in todays paper three super league clubs are getting deducted 4 points for breaching the salery cap all 3 clubs will be named on friday together with there punishment!

[ste lord]

If we dot get four points taken off us god help MO he will have to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[waterside glens]

the rfl cleared us to sign stu ,so if we lose points we must appeal

[Brad5926]

we definatley can't be over like waterside said the RFL cleared us when we signed Stu so we shoudl be ok

[Brad5926]

we definatley can't be over like waterside said the RFL cleared us when we signed Stu so we shoudl be ok

[ste lord]

It says three teams who do you think they could be???

[waterside glens]

it's got to be the saints,how can they possibly keep that squad with the crowds they get

[Mike]

Brad5926 posted:
we definatley can't be over like waterside said the RFL cleared us when we signed Stu so we shoudl be ok

TO everyone who reckons we can't get a salary cap deductiong because the rugby league cleared the fielden signing:

Has it not occured to you that the RFL would have cleared the signing given that Wigan made certain undertakings about reducing salaries elsewhere in the rest of the season? Undertakings that it is possible the club were not able to meet? We were desparately trying to offload players after we signed Fielden (we were still trying to do it at the start of this season), loaning players out and releasing them if they found another club. We have no idea if those loan deals were sufficient to offset what must be a very large salary for Fielden. A points deduction is certainly not ruled out because the RFL gave us clearance for a particular signing.

TO everyone who reckons we MO should be sacked if we get a points deduction:

When we recruited Feilden and Noble we were on our way down. MO and Whelan took the decision - bring in personnel and potentially break the cap or potentially be relegated. They chose the first option and then tried to minimise the salary cap damage knowing that it would not affect last season. TO me that was a perfectly good decision in extraordinary circumstances - totally different to a breach cause by bad cap management.

Having said that, the squad we assembled originally was rubbish, so thats bad cap management!