Taken from the VT:

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Midseason - In: Jarrod Sammut, Nick Scruton (Bradford Bulls).
Midseason - Out:
2015 In:
2015 Out: Jimmy Keinhorst, Luke Briscoe (Leeds Rhinos - Loan Return)
2014 OOC: Richard Mathers, Peter Fox, Paul Sykes, Scott Anderson, Andy Raleigh, Ali Lauitiiti, Danny Washbrook, Matt Wildie, Richard Moore, Taulima Tautai, Luke Walshaw, Jon Molloy, Nick Scruton

Now this is the time when deals are done, but we may not yet be in a position to do the right deals.

For me, there are 4 I would hate to lose and 3 I would retain, but not distraught if we didn't. Others have probably had their day or need to refresh or even retire.

I hate this time of year, especially when relegation is on the agenda!

On the plus side there are a fair few players there who need to put themselves in the shop window - though it doesn't always seem to work that way.

The relegation issue is an absolute killer for the lower end SL clubs, both in terms of player retention and player recruitment.
The clubs in the top half of the league can make plans well into the future but, we will inevitably go back to signing journeyman pros on short contracts, which is THE major downside to P/R situation.
This is magnified further still with the utterly crazy 2 x 12, 3 x 8 structure.

Regarding the OOC players, there are perhaps 4/5 that I would like to retain, plus Ali (although it looks like he will be hanging up his boots).
On the plus side, there is a good opportunity to refresh the squad IF we can find some quality players who like to roll their sleeves up.

I would keep Anderson, Scruton, Moore, Tautai, Walshaw and Ali if he decides to keep playing.

Not sure about Fox, Sykes, Molloy, Wildie or Washbrook.

Would let Mathers go and also Raleigh who I think this will be his last season.

As long as we can bring in better than what we have... I think the fox and Lauititi contracts would free up lots of money as they were signed by Elston

I'd keep on another 1 year deal.... Paul Sykes, Scott Anderson, Andy Raleigh, Richard Moore, Taulima Tautai, Lucas Walshaw and Nick Scruton.

I expect Lauitiiti retiring at the end of the season despite the fact he is still a real threat and could play on for another year (despite being 35 in July).

Tautai and Walshaw 2 years. Rest 1 year deal ( if the price is right)

Think we need to sign Anderson up for 2/3 yrs. great player and I'd send out a stability message by signing longer terms with sammut godinet and mcshane

I agree

I think we need to make sure we are in SL next season first.

There's the "catch 22", if we wait until we are safe, most of the decent players will have sorted themselves out, bot in terms of our current players and those who we may wish to sign from elsewhere.

Equally decent players won't choose to come until we are safe.

Tbf, I think that, even if we could afford them, with the prospect of playing in the "middle eight" every season, they would be looking elsewhere.
The new structure will make it extremely difficult to escape the bottom 8 and a perpetual fight against relegation.

I'd only keep Fox, Anderson, Wildie, Moore, Tautai, Walshaw and Molloy. Rest can go.

Surely we're planning on being in SL and therefore we should be offering contracts based on that assumption, with relegation clauses to say that the wages drop to X and the player is also free to persue a deal with another SL club.

Are not all SL contracts, just that? If we are not in SL they wouldn't be valid

There will be relegation clauses in contracts and I imagine a lot of players will be allowed to leave if we are not playing super league. It shouldn't be a massive issue. It may have some impact but not as much as some posters suggest.

But if you were a player, would you want the stress of having to find another club, or would you rather sign longer term with a club that was unlikely to be relegated?

I think it is an issue - another example of how the new structure is good for the teams who are safe, but crap for clubs like us.

Hence why I said it would have some impact.

Has Sykes been told out of contract at end of season and a Superleague one pays more. At Bulls he always seemed to up his game when his job was on the line.

Fox can't get into the team can he?
I think Sykes may offer more across a number of positions for another 1 year deal. Wildie hasn't had a run at all to justify another contract yet.Agree with the others.

Fairbank and Riley may be worth also trying to offer 1 year deals if unwanted at their parent clubs

Riley would get a 2 year deal for me if we could get him.

I don't think we will be in a position to resign any players until we know what division we are in next season. The same goes for any possible new signings.