Seems perfectly clear to me that he did not apply for the job according to that article.

What about his agent though ? Did he on his behalf ?

after such a vitriolic comment, im concerned for your health i suggest you go lay down and count to 10. when you have calmed down i would phone the doctors and book in at the well persons clinic and get your blood pressure checked out you will end up ill. MOPSEY LIVES ON is my name on here,i dont post under any other name or any alias but then i dont hide behind a screen. im willing to meet you at any game and discuss your concerns old boy.

So where do we go from here now then.... ?

Cats want Kear, Kear talks to Cats but Cats don't want to pay fee to Wakey for JK so drop interest...

We now have a coach at the club who obviously WAS interested in speaking to Les Cats otherwise he would have said thanks but no thanks immediately.

That said, in JK's defence the club ALLOWED him to talk to Les Cats.

So where do we go from here?

Club prepared to let coach go and coach who was prepared to go?

Interesting times ahead AGAIN!!!

As far as I understand it, Catalan approached Kear, not the other way around, and JK sought the permission of Wakey to see what they had to say, which is perfectly understandable, and was given approval. There was nothing underhand from any side. The issue of compensation ultimately led to Catalan pulling out, and as the statement says, we all move on. JK wasn't and isn't looking to leave Wakey, but simply pursued an approach made to him that was exciting and offered more security. Now the door has been closed, it's as we were, onwards and hopefully upwards, and I think we should just get behind him and the team for the rest of the season.

why do you have to go and be all rational and spoil things?
we surely have to burn SOMEONE??

I'm sorry I do not agree with the above.

IF JK was 110% happy, content and committed to Wakey then he would have declined ANY advances.

The fact that he wanted to see what was on offer and was happy to be interviewed for the job tells its own tale.

IF he wasn't interested he wouldn't have spoken to them re the vacant position.

Problems ahead I foresee....

From talking to a national rugby league journalist and a member of the Catalans Dragons:

Catalans approached Wakefield with a view to signing John Kear - FACT
John Kear wanted to join Catalans as coach - FACT
Wakefield insisted Catalans pay compensation for the remainder of John Kear's contract - FACT
Catalans refused to pay said compensation - FACT
John Kear was/is upset with Wakefield for not allowing him to leave for Catalans -FACT

so we have a coach who wants to be elsewhere, we have no new ground despite peoples hard work, no new ground no sl. bv sold,no ground to play in nl if we get booted out. good move by the board that. but i no lets back the bod and jk for HIS team playing total dross.

who knows getting to where im past caring, so are plenty of others.

Well to be fair they would struggle to slump from where they are now!