It’s a forum for discussion on all things Wakefield Trinity. What facts do you want? I said reportedly didn’t say it as fact. At the end of the day he’s a super league squad player who gives 100%. I’d value him between 45k-50k max. Good luck to the lad if he’s got more and especially if he’s got much more it’s a short career and can’t blame him for taking the money. However should cas go down then he’s screwed and signing for your relegation rivals mid season show me that he had no confidence in the club surviving that could really come back and bit him on the backside now. I hope it does, not in any way shape or form is that anything against the lad but it means we stay up and cas go down which is what we all want on here. He’s been a great servant and always given 100% but he’s not a game changing player and he’s certainly not irreplaceable. If possible I’d have kept him over some of our aging players but certainly not at that price tag that’s been reported.

Do you read the same words as me?
Agreement means both parties need to agree. Batch didn't.

Maybe we could have offered more I don't know but both coach and CEO are on record saying we wanted him to stay.

And yes I think the agent is the one he fell out with.

Wakefield have developed plenty of lads throughout the SL era and have unfortunately lost some to lazier clubs with bigger cheque books. Was Shudds in the early days, now its Rovers who choose to buy-in a squad.

Maybe things will change when the money man finally arrives. It would be nice to both develop and retain.

Absolutely correct, we do leave ourselves vulnerable because we have a history of paying Youth products the barest of minimums until forced to do otherwise and sometimes it’s too late

Indeed, it seems a bizarre policy after spending so much time and effort into getting them to a stage where they are ready to become regulars in the first team.

Maybe a "policy" in the days of Ellis and Wright but I don't think that is current as we get no cash benefit.

Victims of our own success at one end of the scale whilst not having the resources to match it at the other end.