think he'll train with wakey till a deal is sorted out.
Also think Wakey will have to pay compensation, but it'll just be a token effort, ad we obviously don't want him, and he doesn't want to play for us.

Really?
Why on earth would Cas expect compensation for a player they clearly don't want?

Would be interesting if we just said to Ritchie, "nah, your staying here this season". Then arranged for Basil & Ritchie to be locked in a room together for a day. If it doesn't work, then no dramas, we've got the model pro in Jordan Tansey ready & waiting.

Because he's still under contract so if you want him you pay for him, even if it's just a Mars bar.

Mini Mars bar, what you say is true but we could send him back and you could pay him, is it 90k well spent.

Transfer fee. He's still under contract and Cas could almost certainly use him in the team.

He was under contract last season, you compensated us by half his wages.
By my reckoning you owe us a snickers at the very least.
Can't see any comp, mutual agreement we either he remains on loan (costs you) or you release him and he signs for whoever on less money.

Sometimes I think you inhabit a parallel universe to everyone else.
Millward hates him, Owen is going to be the next england fullback.
If your so keen keep him, pay his wages, never play him, we'll move on and sign someone else.
It really isn't a problem (for us).

With the way I heard that Millward treated Ritchie mathers, Ritchie wouldn't be seen in the same room as him, and neither would I. What a nasty little goblin.

I think it is true little men are the most arrogant.

Actually, you're paying more than half his wages.

As for your other post, is there anywhere that proves that Millward "hates" Mathers or is that something you've just conjured up based on RM's departure on loan from Cas this season?

If Millward has any sense the first thing he'll be doing his seeing how RM can add experience and depth to the backline and thrash this out ahead of the new season. With only Dixon, Carney and Clare to cover the wings, having Owen as a third winger would be hugely beneficial. That would free up Tansey to cover 6 behind Rangi and Ellis.

You say it isn't a problem...but how many experienced decent quality full-backs are there out there on a free you're able to snare, if you believe that a new FB is key? Not many.

Cas could release Mathers purely for the salary cap space but that would almost certainly be reliant on us finding a replacement I would say.

We've hopefully still got Sykes, then there is Cockayne. No dramas.
Like I said the problems are all Cas's, is Mildred going to lose more face with the players by bringing Mathers back or does he want the extra wage of a non playing player on the salary cap?