Fair enough. I suspected it would be tough going financially, but not to the extent that seems to be implied. If there's nothing left for team strenghtening, let's keep our fingers crossed we don't get any more injuries. Would have liked to have seen us bring in a centre or SH.

Just a thought. Did we borrow the money to pay the taxman and any surplus money from the recent transfer activity has gone to repay that?

Not a crticism just a thought. We've still got a club and a team, that's all that matters.

From what I have been told there is more than one SL chairman what cannot believe how our club manage to do year on year what we do and would not mind knowing our secret

Ted Richardson is a very wealthy man anyway its time he spend some brass. We have Newtons money we have got rid of brough we may aswell not have signed johnson and king and we should have offloaded Bibb. With all this said there would be no reason why we can't sign Lee Smith anyway. Even without having to have signed Paul Johnson and King.Smith would be a great signing he has family in Leeds so playing for a club so close would be ideal for him. Time Ted coughed up a little.

I think JK has to take much of the credit. Given the financial constraints and adversity the club has faced what he has done a Wakey is nothing short of miraculous.

You're on a fair wack, why don’t you bequeath your next year and a half's salary towards the signing of Smith?

Could not agree more, but I also think that somewhere in there Ted and Eric should be recieving some praise as well

Thats ok if he can get credit at KFC

we don't want smith..but if ngb4c was to stump up some of the cash

if not

Regarding taxman quote. We did what we have done every year with this bill. We paid it with money from we get from sky. Only this year it was even late so put us behind hence circulating rumours about us. We are 500k below our actual salary cap allowance. We simply don't have the money to spend. Most other teams either have a rich chairman or a backer pumping money into the club or both in some cases. Personally with what funds we have all the back room staff deserve medals with what they achieve.

Whatever or how much we have received/saved why spend it on inferior products because at present that's the choice with what's available.
Half of the comments on hear remind me of the wife with money it burns a hole in her pocket and has got to spend it on anything as long as it's spent.

Like Lee Smith but if he goes anywhere it will be back to Leeds we have not got a hope in hell of signing a player like Smith. The Johnson King signings were always a gamble cant see King getting into the team this season
I know one thing we are missing a general /playmaker a blind man can see that after the last 2 games

No thank you why should I when Ted has all the money!

In light of the rumours about Tronc, I can.

BJ will be back soon...hopefully he'll turn creator

Agreed (apart from the wife bit), but it would be nice to think we had it available should someone come up but it appears from the comments on here that we don't

he as invested it all in Pure Wool Single Breasted 2 Button Suits as he expects a huge demand for them after 2012. you the 2nd richest wakey supporter get dipping in your medium sized pockets.

Wasps have released Smith for 'personal' reasons, the player movements may continue.

and he's talking to Leeds .. didn't take long to drop the 60k did it?

home sick I take it

Leeds are having a press conference at 10.30am tomorrow to make a surprise announcement...

Might also include Buderus leaving to go back to Newcastle, but Smith coming back to Leeds looks almost certain.

Smith to Rhinos...... think this one can be put to bed now

"A dream come true."

A once in a lifetime opportunity eh Lee?

Played very well for Leeds last night in my opinion, was the talent needed outside pivots to enable Leeds to score, think they will win on Monday and kick on from here, however IMO senior is too old and keeps getting turned

dashers sick i heard !