true, just seems devastating losing the cornerstone of a good pack and leaving it short

If this is true then that leaves us a little light in the front row.
We will have Moore, Tronc, Korky and Bibb, with Russ Spiers from the academy who I guess won't play too many games.
The problem that we have this year is that none of our back rowers are the type of player who can cover prop like Steve Snitch and Olly Wilkes could.

Is the rumoured loan signing of Ben Davies from Wigan more than just a rumour? If so, this could be the answer!

We will be going from a prop/2nd row line up of...(start of last season)

Moore/Wilkes/Stos/Bibey/Scully/Bibb/Pitts.....
Snitch/Hendo/Winterstein/Fergy..................

To

Korki/Tronc/Moore/Bibb............(poss Spiers/Trout academy)
Fergy/Hendo/Morrison......poss Johnson...........

I am the biggest optamist about when it comes to Wakey, but this looks like a big prob to me, and did before I read this about James.

Hope JK has a rabbitt in the hat



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im sure we can find some better british talent that stosic.

im still flabergasted that wakey havent taken a punt on young rhodes at stanley, dodgy facial hair i know but come on kear!!!!

Top marks for optimism sunstroke

would it not be possible to loan him out whilst the passport is sorted and then recall him when he becames off quota or would it not matter as he would still be a registered wakefield player

If Stosic is off the wage bill....and we need a new prop...Jamie Thackray anyone???

nothing on club web site or sky so when will they let us know whats going on

My apologies..apparently hes joining Quins

This is certainly not good news.

Stos was consistent last year.

As for replacements which one prop will definitely be needed if the Stos is not to stay.

Paul King
Jamie thackray

Are the only two that come to mind unless Kear has his eyes on a NL project player but i dont know if there are any props breaking the mould in NL lately.

Unless there are any nrl props that actually have a viable passport. Not ideal but atleast it's one out one in

Is this definite??????

l am not one for publicly bagging the club, but they deserve everything they get if this is true.

While l appreciate that to some degree its out of the clubs hands, why did we sign BJ and Morrison.........l know that was months ago now, but given that Stotic applied for his passport 12 months ago, and at the time of signing BJ and Morrison still did not have it, you would have thought that would start to sound some bloody ALARM BELLS to the club!!!!!!

l have publically defended the signing of BJ, but that was because of the strength of our starting pack. This is now massively diminished and now needs a guy that has never played outside of Oz to make a massive and immediate impact.

p.s although l have my misgivings about Grix, would have preferred him to BJ if it meant keeping Stotic.

Rant over, but l am bloody fuming.

Massive blow if true - potentially our best forward next year in my opinion. A hole that needs plugging with a real grafter - Thackary is not that man I don't think.

Not to worry anyway its states on wikipedia that Thackray has signed for Harlequins

Don't believe everything you read on wikipedia, its not the best to reference from.

If this is true what with the tax situation we look total laughing stocks.

What next ?

Dunno mate - thoroughly cheesed off with this news!

How is that not the clubs fault? They 'thought' he would be OK so just went out and signed players anyway? Come on!

Aassumption is the mother of all **** ups

So is it true, TRB, considering you're the man in the know?

exactly my point...........really p#ss poor from the club!

Me too, not only do I sponsor him but he is a first rate prop and will be difficult to replace if we do replace him.

Why did we continuue to sign overseas players such as Morisson and Jeffries (no disrespect to these guys) when we were unsure of Stosic's situation.

Looks like we are run and managed by Amateur's. I would say we look like a Mickey Mouse outfit but if we were run like them we would be good.

We have come so far on the playing side and the coaching side. Business side is stuck in 1987 and is letting the hardwork done by others down.

Also can Stos take the club to court over this? I would if I were him.

Would have thought his 2nd year was always linked to him getting his new passport.

But we should have not signed one of BJ or Morrison, it was never a risk worth taking!!!

From the original poster’s comments it seems the split has been amicable, perhaps the club have compensated him for their misjudgement.

Real shame and the team is definitely weaker without him in the squad. The midseason slump last season coincided with his absence.