If I was a Wakefield fan, I'd be glad to get him off their wage bill. Great player, but simply wasn't fit often enough to give them value for money. Plus, they have a belting young winger already playing first team rugby.

Agreed, they have Lineham, Kershaw and Murphy.

Johnstone would have been on big money, so makes sense.

I think that he's missing again this weekend through injury.

I'd certainly prefer Ashton.

Yeah i wouldn't want Johnstone either to be honest.

How's lineham performing.. don't hear a thing

He suffered a long-term injury in March.

Came back in the reserves last week, didn't he?

I did tell you that there was some dialogue between Cooper and Wire, and then said it’s not going too well.
Cooper has pretty much backed up what I said. The club door is not closed on Cooper and Ratchford.
I’ll post and be dammed. I don’t care.

From Mike's article I'm led to believe he has not heard anything from the club. It will all come out in the wash.

We’re paying him for the year anyway. Why fall oh with him and dump him in the reserves? If the reason is that Wrench’s development is the most important thing right now, fine, I can live with that. My point is, that if Wrench is dropped for Minikin when he is available, then then the development argument in null and void. I’ve been saying for months to play wrench. I just think if we’re dropping people in the name of development, let’s develop the player in their most suitable position. Drop or shift King and give Wrench a crack at holding that shirt for 10 years

I am beginning to think King may need to compete for a 2nd row position based on his form as a strike centre.

The thing is, last season and the season before he looked very much a strike centre. Decent pace and footwork, great hands and good defence.

I suspect this season he’s a little complacent after being awarded a big contract, and also not helped by the fact the team in general is out of sorts.

Yeah i hope dropping Charnley is for the sake of Wrench, Wrench needs to be playing week in week out. The pace and enthusiasm he brings is priceless

Word is we’ve signed two Chinese NRL props “ Wee won Wonce” and “ How long Sinse”



You can always rely on the Wire

I wouldn’t mind that, he looks bigger than the start of last year, but with that a little sluggish. If he can find the right work ethic it could be a good idea.

The thought of Currie, Wrench and Ashton on the left though, they would just need an inch.

I believe Charnley has been granted a quick release….
Financially covered.

Currie needs to go.

As in, we've paid off the rest of his contract?

Surely we'd only do that if we had a new recruit lined up.

He is getting a bit jack hughsey isn't he

I think most of us have a soft spot for Currie but his injuries robbed him of the chance to ever fulfill his potential. He'll never be the player we hoped he'd be. It wasn't his fault as he was dealt some cruel cards.

If we’ve paid him off and terminated his contract, that payment would count on our salary cap. I believe if we loaned him out but contributed to his salary that would be outside the cap…. I think. So that could be an option.

Can I say, I DON’T believe that. Just a hunch like

6.1.2 Where the proposed transaction is the termination of a Playing Contract with one
of the Club’s existing Players, as part of which the Club proposes to make a new
payment (in a lump sum or in instalments) to the Player that was not provided for
in his Playing Contract or other arrangements (and therefore was not previously
included in the calculation of his Salary Cap Value) (the “Termination
Payment”), then the information provided to the HSCR must include a proposed
compromise agreement between the Player and the Club (usually in the form of
the RFL’s standard compromise agreement as drafted from time to time) setting
out full details of the agreement reached, including full details of the Termination
Payment.
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6.1.3 On approval of a Termination Payment referred to in clause 6.1.2 above, the
Player’s original Salary Cap Value shall thereafter be disregarded for the
purposes of calculating his previous Club’s Aggregate Liability.

Swap you Charnley for any of our backline..?