Bradford Bulls say a new spending ceiling of £1.8million on players' salaries from 2002 is unlikely to lessen the club's power in the transfer market.

Clubs are currently allowed to spend up to £750,000 or 50 per cent of their salary cap relevant income, which in some cases is thought to be in excess of £2million.

But Bulls chairman Chris Caisley says: "If we are over the new £1.8m limit at the moment it is not by a significant amount and I don't think we will have a problem adapting our current spending to meet the new requirements."

But the new restrictions will almost certainly affect some of the other Super League giants with Wigan rumoured to be the biggest spenders by some distance.

Super League clubs decided at a meeting in Huddersfield yesterday to impose a spending ceiling for the first time in an effort to try and produce a more competitive tournament.

Clubs, who face punishments ranging from fines to points deduction for infringing the salary cap regulations, have until the end of the month to submit their returns for last season.

Club representatives also discussed the thorny subject of representative rugby and the overseas quota at their meeting in Huddersfield.

The return of Roses matches between Yorkshire and Lancashire are thought to be among the proposals which will be relayed to the parent body, the Rugby Football League.