A couple of times, yes. Looking forward to watching him again tonight, fingers crossed.



I'd love to see the club sign a player of Scott Hill's calibre once more. Its a risk worth taking IMO, rather than settling for steady medicority. It is ESSENTIAL we make an impact on the table next year, playing it safe with average and below average signings won't do that.

You are right we have never 'met' yet you charmlessly call me a 't' simply because I post alternative opinions from someone who from his posts appears to be sanctimonious, pompous and arrogrant.



Do you know the playing budget for this season and next? - No

Can you prove it is significantly lower than Wakefield and Castleford? - No

Can you deny that players like Orr, Williamson and Robinson are not overpaid for what they are and that money spent on their salaries could not go on other players? - No



If anyone deserves a 'ban' its you for your sheer self-aggrandisement.

Cash strapped QuinsRL vs cashed up Biarritz Olympique.



We decided not to pursue it.







Not a smarter word spoken. We were told we are close to the cap last season. The cap is the same, fixed level for every side now. Income doesn't come into it.



This season the wage bill from the likes of Grayshon + Nanyn + Gardner (mediocre players who hardly played and hardly make an impact when they did) should have been combined to secure one more top quality player who would add genuine competition for places.



We should have more faith in Golden and only brought one of Williamson and Robinson. That would have left room for another halfback.



We should use the reserves (and let's face it, the likes of Bryan, O'Callaghan, Williams aren't going to let us down) to add the depth and focus on building a core of quality players capable of winning silverware.



Leeds have shown this works. They buy the quality players they need (Buderus, Webb etc.) and then rely on their reserves to fill out the squad. All we need to do is copy that formula.

To answer your questions, no I don't..but neither do you. What I do know is that whatever budget is available, I contribute towards it with my attendance and spending in the shop and bar....something you freely admit to not doing.

Therefore, my arrogant posts are something that I have earned the right to write, as against your constant bitching about what you think should be done on the recruitment front or where we should play or what we should be called.

I have never denied I have an ego.....self promotion is part of what I do, but I always offer an alternative when putting down what I believe the club are doing wrong.

When you start posting a viable alternative to the signings we make, I may well listen. When you find a solution to the Quins tie up that means we don't go bust again, I will listen. When you stop reminiscing for days that you clearly recall with rose tinted glasses, I will listen, but until then, I will continue to call you what you are, which as John Cooper Clarke put it so well, is a TW@!

I have no particular personal beef with you rupe1. It is you who have a beef with the Harlequins tie up and you seem to get some sort of pleasure when the club fail or at least appear to.

For the record, in the last 4 years as the Broncos we averaged 3,681 as a gate. The first 4 years as Quins RL, we have averaged 3,689....so including you leaving, we have added 9 fans to our base.......so the hundreds of disgruntled league fans walking away would appear to be you and....er......you!

I could go on...in fact, I will.

We now have more UK qualified players than at any other time in the 14 years of Superleague. We have 2 capped Cockneys. We have stability on the financial front. We have a back office that appear to be moving in the right direction, we have a Chairman who continues to give us cash, we have a brand that is known Globally (Union is still the BIGGER game pal...sorry to burst your bubble) and we have a core of 2,500 + odd fans who will be back next year and who won't miss you one iota.

Hope that wasn't too arrogant a post for you.

I'm quite sure we are not close to the cap, but we were close to the point which we can afford to pay our 25 man first team squad.

Would be pretty amazing if we also sign Rick James

I find it hard to believe as well, but that's what we were told at a fans forum.

What else are we going to do to recompense our employees! Bizarre

I don't get it, I am saying we are spending within our means, and going to our limit, not the £1.65 million limit on the first team squad of 25. We may spend that as a business, but not on the 25.

I am still in shock

Performing seal

Maybe we are paying more for players than they would get up North just to make up for the cost of living down here.

25 players at £66,000 each. I really think that they were being economical with the truth at that fans forum.



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