looks like Kyle Bibb and others will have to sort themselves out.

Sigh

Think he went back to Aus to NRL feeder club Easts Tigers.

Not sure now if he would qualify for a work permit as he's not playing 1st grade NRL?

time to dip into the 2nd team and see if a young un can step up to the mark

Is it within a year period though. His stint at Trinity last year must count towards the 75% or so first grade games needed to qualify. Also he was contracted for this season so the visa he did have may still be valid?

Good point,If thats the case and the Tronc rumours are true then the club should be looking in the direction of bringing Stosic back to try to fill the gap before we head on a downward spiral.

Hopefully we'll have BJ/King and Johnson back shortly to give the squad a healthy boost.

Message to Sandal Cat: please stop sponsoring players!!!!

Gutted if he goes. He has been my favourite player to watch this year. Just keeps on trundling.

I suppose it is harder for the wives or girlfriends, as the player is here for a reason and to do the one thing he likes doing. Good on him for putting his family first, I suppose, but it must be hard for her to be a long way from her own family just so that hubby can run around with a ball under his arm.

can't see Stosic coming back and wanting to play in these circumstances

I hope he dont get to much grief over this , its a very hard thing i imagine travelling to the other side off the world to play . i for one could never live anywhere except england........ sorry your stuck with me.


i little concerned about the sandal cat jinx

he sponsored my lads rugby club once

I agree with that...I can imagine the convo.

'Hey James.......Fancy coming back over here to play? The prop we signed before offering you a contract has become massively pussy whipped and has decided to request a release.... I know you have just re-located- but least you won't need to worry about obtaining a Macedonia passport'

I can imagine the answer to the above!

This would be a massive blow for Wakey. I would make him stay until a suitable replacement is found, however long it takes

Well that's not really how it happened is it?

Exactly kk, think the answer would be a yes. Fancy coming back to a place you never really wanted to leave and understood the reason you had to leave to earn a nice juicy deal that stops you playing in a feeder club where you probably have a day to day job too? And where you wouldn't be in as
much a rush to get that bleeding passport sorted!!

Well it isn't the best worded post I have ever wrote; however:

1. James was told that in order to stay on at Wakefield he needed a Macedonian passport (or whatever)

2. Tronc was signed, meaning JS HAD to get the passport to make him none quota- which he failed to obtained.....probably his fault.

However, the truth behind the whole matter is that I would feel slightly ed off if I was James, he was settled here, and had to move on.

Shane Tronc is I believe, settled himself but his partner is not- therefore it could be argued he is pussy whipped. However, I feel that this situation shows that he is a family man, and I cant blame him for that. I am just a little upset that this has happened after losing such a key playmaker....we then look set to lose a key forward....the events of the last few weeks may just turn the season from a potientially sucessful one, into one where we are staring 9th or 10th place finish in the face.

Makes it sound like he's trying to support a village in Africa.

I don't suppose it's like Jeffries missus is it, homesick but still here 5 years later?

My comment was in respect to the insinuation that Stosic was ousted by the arrival of Tronc when in reality it was a condition of Stosic’s contract that he should obtain a European passport to fulfil his second year at the club. The club were led to believe that this was in order so went about filling the quota (rightly or wrongly) only to find out once this was filled Stosic still hadn’t received the required passport.

He may not fancy coming back, but it certainly shouldn’t be because he felt somewhat cheated.

Why???

What should the club have done.....not signed Tronc?? Who is clearly a better player and would/does enhance the team.

p.s l actually think (and said at the time) that we didnt need BJ, but that is the coaches call!

Show some balls Tronc lad send the missus home and get yourself out chasing fat birds in Quest with Hendo.

Paleasina and Fozzard possible replacements?

Has one of the sumo suits been damaged?

It's just been suggested that he sends Latu round to have a word with her...

If they'll let us play both.

In seriousness, I'd rather Fozzard, just for the game time he'd give you. And as he's local - there's a lad who's happy with a night out on Westgate. Can't see it happening though, he's playing fairly regularly for Saints.

As for Tronc, the more I think about it, the more it annoys me. Big tough Aussies, reckon the NRL is the hardest league in the world. 3 months of a bit of rain and snow, a moaning Sheila and they're off home, tail between their legs pining for flavourless fizzy beer served in small glasses.

I think it helps that arguably the biggest Rugby club in the world are lining up Tronc on his return. He only come over because he was out on a limb salary cap wise.

Whatever happens here, it is a real shame for all concerned.
However, being far from home in a strange country, trying to make new friends, trying to make sense of the weather, schools, food, lifestyle etc, can be very daunting.
It takes a while to settle in, and some get through it, and some don't.

Well you seemed to manage.

True, up here I did.
Further afield was not so easy.