loverugbyleague.com/news_5697-wi ... -deal.html How can they hand 2 year contracts out when they Don't know which league they will be in next season? Do they know something we don't?

loverugbyleague.com/news_5697-wi ... -deal.html How can they hand 2 year contracts out when they Don't know which league they will be in next season? Do they know something we don't?

Sorry link Does not work but this is the story

Young Wakefield hooker Matthew Wildie has agreed a new two-year contract at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium.

Wildie, 20, has forced himself in to the first team picture this season, having graduated from the Wildcats academy.

He said: "I’m really happy to have signed another contract here, ever since I was a child all I have wanted to do is play for Wakefield and it’s fantastic that I’m finally living that dream.

"I’m looking forward to a great few years here and I hope I cement myself as first team regular. I’d like to thank everyone at the Club for giving me this opportunity."

Wildie follows Frankie Mariano in committing his short term future to the club.

Wildcats Chief Executive James Elston added: "It’s fantastic to have Matty on board, he epitomises everything we want to do with the future of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and that is to sign and keep local home grown talent.”

"Matty has truly earned this extension and we look forward to seeing him become an established Wakefield first team player."

Good PR

Only if that's written into the contract.

If he wants to play for his home town club then he can do. Whatever league they're in.

What's the problem?

The much lower salary cap.

Will they receive a parachute payment for dropping down to the Championship?

Working on the assumption they'll drop down to the Championship of course !

their going nowhere! the RFL will bottle it, like on other threads, whoever that has saved wakefield will have been told by the RFL not to worry ....

mark my words.....they are an imcompetant bunch of liars

Do you not credit the management at Wakefield with the intelligence to have considered this?

Talking to a guy who helps out voluntarily at Wakey and he says they know SL will be 16 teams and that even the refs are saying Wakey have nowt to worry about!

That's what I've said in other posts. 16 teams in sl next season with a Matt Calland and Brian noble led Halifax in there as well as wakefield

I think it's pre-printed on the contract these days ......

Thats my understanding of it, as well.