Mate only an idiot would react in the way some Cas fans have.

For those that say we've had better players in the past that we've sold on I don't think we've sold a Dally M winner from the best rugby league competition in the world before and he is one of the most creative players we've had in the last 20 years and has been an excellent signing by Agar. The only other player I can think of in recent years who was a class player was Gareth Ellis and where did the money go then to pay off debts?

'Trim the fat' first and get those off the playing roster and wage bill that don't contribute like Mellars and Molloy now. Tuson to look forward to linking up with Kirmond but they'll be a lot of pressure now on Sykes, Goulding and Kaye between them to direct our game and create try scoring opportunities.

We show yet again that we are a selling club and this has been on the cards for sometime with the surprise release of Kyle Wood a few months ago. I like the bunker spirit statement from the Chairman 'no sugar daddy available' but feel this is contrived and probably has been planned for a few weeks.

No mention of Poore and Tautai in the statement and I fear they will be next as they'll be on decent contracts.

Right, now is the time to stand up and be counted. The statement from Michael Carter seems frank, honest and genuine.
Selling Smith was the only option we had and so even though it's disappointing that it has had to come to that, I'd rather that than lose MY club!!




A fresh start is needed and that can only happen if WE back the Club and the new Chairman who seems to know what he is doing.
On the plus side we will start next season as everyone's prediction for relegation which is when the Wakefield Spirit shows itself and we generally go out and prove everyone wrong.




The Club and the Team will get my full backing starting tomorrow at Huddersfield. I hope that others feel the same.

On the plus side, we signed Smith for nowt and sold him for apparently a decent fee. It's all profit.

Think positive at least when we play Salford we know where to attack, in two years never seen him make a clean tackle.
Onwards and upwards, get behind the TEAM.

All we have to do is watch for the pre meditated inside ball. Or the infamous no look pass

I'm pretty disappointed that TS has gone, especially with promotion and relegation next season, but......I do tend to agree with you, add in a bullet like flat pass and you have his full repertoire.

I’m totally gutted that Timmy’s off, but if the other alternative is administration it’s a no-brainer.

My fear is that when the vultures come circling more players will follow – for peanuts.

I have the greatest respect for Glover, after all he saved us from oblivion, however, I thought he’d have more business sense than what’s been on show for the last couple of years.

Coming from an accounting background I have winced at the number of CCJ’s that have being thrown at the club, whilst AG & JE pop up on twitter saying “a few more followers & we’ll reveal some exiting news” .

Elston has been party to not one but two catastrophes whilst at the helm, he clearly didn’t / hasn’t the financial acumen required for the position & Glover should have been aware of that.

well I have read thru 27 pages of this debate and I am thoroughly depressed tbh, I have paid 40 pounds of my platinum membership but am seriously considering not putting the forms in for anymore money, its ok saying we got to be strong and ride the roller coaster but I not sure how many more times I can do that, 360 a lot of money and by the way the forms said 400 which they said was administrative error, no wonder we in if they carnt get basics right!! for us to put our hard earned money into this club for it to be misused breaks my heart and tbh if we left with calibre of players we had in kears last season I don't think it worth 360 pounds just my opinion of course and a lot will say I wrong but after 30 years I am now seriously disillusioned

salford those horrible vultures!!!

Tut tut brearley they are nowhere near in your league yet!!!!

Noone will ever catch them up
Tomorrow its Wakeys first team vs Wakey Reserves (us)

Two great forwards in their day I agree but think in terms of the best Wakefield scrum half for a long time Tim Smith can't be beaten, didn't he come top on the OPTA statistics last season for most assists/try scoring opportunities created in Super League. Although without a foil in Sykes being present at 6 he hasn't been anywhere near as effective for good chunks of this season.

Some of his passing has been sublime in a Wakefield shirt despite derrogative comments, Agar found him in the NRL wilderness can he find another quality scrum half going cheap?

The challenge for Agar now is to sort his 6 & 7 positions out with Super League standard players (appreciate Sykes could fill 6 but has been injury prone) with virtually no cash.