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| Well back to my blind and lack of understanding opinion.
Matt Shaw reported on the release clause being the sticking point and I choose to believe him over posters pure speculation on here, that being the case.
1.) Wakefield can't claim to be a Super League club and trigger the release clause but say they won't pay, the two are bound together and are legally binding, no grey area it's in clear sight written down in black and white.
2.) Without triggering the release clause Wakefield have no basis for signing Walmsley.
3.) And if they haven't triggered it Fax have no reason to be in negotiations with them in the first place and would just tell them to sod off, again it's in black and white, the clause states that negotiations will take place between the two clubs involved IF it's been triggered.
Has it never occoured to anyone that Wakefield's approach coincided with being relegated so maybe they wouldn't have been as interested in Walmsley had they stayed in Super league!!?
Additionally when they did finally decide to make an enquiry because to us he's a valuable player who's under contract Fax naturally don't want him to go to them and are disputing their Super League status, who of us wouldn't do so?
So we now have Wakefield saying they were a Super League club when they made the approach and that's their interpretation.
Fax are saying your not a Super League club now and won't be when Walmsley will be playing for you next season and that's our interpretation.
The grey area is regarding the rules ( who on here honestly knows how they apply in this situation?)
Likewise, who on here can't see that the reason for Fax to dispute them is perfectly understandable.
(Not that it matters but as far as I'm concerned that's my opinion as well, their not a Super League club now and as regards the clause ceased to be when they were confirmed as being relegated, the rest is irrelevant.)
Of course we all know of wheeler back handed dealings in the past but in my opinion this situation is different.
As far as I know there has never been a confirmed relegated Super League club who have triggered a release clause under this rule with this set of circumstances so if this scenario has gone on for decades post who it was and what the outcome was.
Fax and Wakefield are reported to still be in normal negotiation mode, Walmsley himself made reference to this when he said he hoped a deal could be reached or as speculated by an outsider who has actually spoken to no one is the following back handed scummy approach.
Hello Halifax it's Wakefield here, can we sign Walmsley from you for next to nowt, sorry for being a bit late with the request but we've cunningly found out that there is a release clause in his contract and don't want to pay the fee so we thought we'd put it out there, maybe unsettle him a bit, you know how it works can we come maybe have a chat about it.
Yes tomorrow will be fine, see you then, oh hang on could you drive over here so we can screw you some more, you can, great catch you later.
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| The bit in the article about him going back to Aus if the Wakefield deal didn't happen stinks for me. He was contracted to us for next year yes he had this super league release clause in his contract but for him just to walk away and leave the club if he didn't get his own way says a lot about him and i do not mean that in a good way.
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| Still seems a bit of a strange decision for me .
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| Gone down in my estimation after reading this article.
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| Not going to lie but it would be funny if Wakey did manage to sign Tom Johnstone back.
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| I am not defending the guy per se, and how it has been reported makes one think he has acted like a spoiled child, ie if I don t get my own way I am going home.
Look at it another way for a moment, how would Fax fans have reacted if a player did that to a perceived ‘lesser’ club and joined Fax in the same way? Would you be saying all the negative things about them or saying it is a players right to want to improve and play at the highest level available to them, we all knew it would happen and he would move on/up.
I’m just hurts how it has been reported, Wakey don t come out of this smelling of roses, if they had paid up first off every one would be disappointed but wished him the best.
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