Super Rugby side Salford Red Devils Owner Marwan Koukash "has called for a vote of no confidence in the Rugby Football League," according to the BBC. Koukash's club was docked six points and fined £5,000 ($7,200) for breaching the salary cap in '14 and '15 by the RFL. Before that ruling, he said he would go to "all-out war" with the RFL if the club was found guilty. Koukash: "I am in talks with a number of other chairmen to set up a meeting to bring a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the RFL. They are not fit for purpose. We invest millions into rugby league and want what is the best for the sport" (BBC, 5/17). The PA reported Koukash said that his latest action "is not connected with his attempts to overthrow a points deduction," but represents "dissatisfaction over what he believes is a lack of leadership." He said, "I have been in the sport for four years and commercially the game has gone backwards in that time. My biggest fear is that in two years' time, when the new television deal kicks in, the NRL salary cap will be three times that of Super League and I hear they will be increasing the size of their squads from 25 to 32. ... I can envisage Super League becoming a feeder competition for the NRL." The RFL responded to Koukash's comments, "insisting the game is in a stronger financial position than it was two years ago" (PA, 5/17).
