I'll hold my hands up, when I first found out about this I jumped in feet first and put it all down to the club (probably due to some of the many shambles we've had over the years, admittedly we are improving vastly now). Having spoken to James he cannot have speak highly enough about the club and they have done their utmost to help him. It seems it is his status that is the underlying problem here so the club and James are behind the 8 ball so to speak.

true, just seems devastating losing the cornerstone of a good pack and leaving it short

If this is true then that leaves us a little light in the front row.
We will have Moore, Tronc, Korky and Bibb, with Russ Spiers from the academy who I guess won't play too many games.
The problem that we have this year is that none of our back rowers are the type of player who can cover prop like Steve Snitch and Olly Wilkes could.

Is the rumoured loan signing of Ben Davies from Wigan more than just a rumour? If so, this could be the answer!

We will be going from a prop/2nd row line up of...(start of last season)

Moore/Wilkes/Stos/Bibey/Scully/Bibb/Pitts.....
Snitch/Hendo/Winterstein/Fergy..................

To

Korki/Tronc/Moore/Bibb............(poss Spiers/Trout academy)
Fergy/Hendo/Morrison......poss Johnson...........

I am the biggest optamist about when it comes to Wakey, but this looks like a big prob to me, and did before I read this about James.

Hope JK has a rabbitt in the hat



**have i missed anyone?**

im sure we can find some better british talent that stosic.

im still flabergasted that wakey havent taken a punt on young rhodes at stanley, dodgy facial hair i know but come on kear!!!!

Top marks for optimism sunstroke

would it not be possible to loan him out whilst the passport is sorted and then recall him when he becames off quota or would it not matter as he would still be a registered wakefield player

If Stosic is off the wage bill....and we need a new prop...Jamie Thackray anyone???

nothing on club web site or sky so when will they let us know whats going on

My apologies..apparently hes joining Quins

This is certainly not good news.

Stos was consistent last year.

As for replacements which one prop will definitely be needed if the Stos is not to stay.

Paul King
Jamie thackray

Are the only two that come to mind unless Kear has his eyes on a NL project player but i dont know if there are any props breaking the mould in NL lately.

Unless there are any nrl props that actually have a viable passport. Not ideal but atleast it's one out one in