The Virtual Terrace • Re: Pray for the WarringtonWolves69

You are normally a decent poster but on this thread you’ve dipped way below your usual standards. Time for a bit of fact checking.

1: In what way was it not a level playing field before 1996, I don’t ever recall a rule which prohibited some clubs spending more than others. In fact, it was probably more level than it is now as evert club had the opportunity to spend what they like and are not restricted or held back.

2: Why do you refer to 1996 as it becoming a ‘level playing field’ when the Salary cap was introduced in 1998?

3: Wigan did not break the salary cap to stay up. Wigan re-negotiated existing contract to free up SC space in order to sign Fielden and Dobson. There was no rule prohibiting that at the time therefore due to the faux outrage and the media fanning the flames the RFL invented a charge of breaching the ‘spirit’ of the cap and subsequently changed the rules.