Pauls contract expires on 30th November. We therefore started paying the final year of his contract on 1st December 09. We have already paid a third of his final year. Assuming that he really is on 120k a year then there is 80k left to pay. You say that you have 90k free after Newtons demise........?

It'd be a free transfer, if Cooke moved to Wakefield permanently, I'm sure.

If Rovers are haggling over the difference between Cooke's and Newton's wages they are being daft IMO. Move on.

Said Circa!!!

We obviously paid him some of it....he started in Nov as with Cooke.

We have now signed Gledhill (Wont be much but still!!)

At a random guess would say we have around 65/75k left???

I think he means £90k pro rata - Wakefield have been paying Newton since November/December (or they were at least).

Wakefield won't be at the cap (interpreting what Kear said the other day), so if they were cashed up from a fee for Brough and are in desperate need of a playmaker we might get more - but realistically, not that much more. Even if Catalans put in a counter bid. IMO.

I think you've answered your own question

Taking it's time this deal isn't it.

What odds of cookie playing in the derby ?

I thought that given the actual date of Newtons failed test, Wakefield had taken steps to recoup monies paid. Could be wrong.
I would bet though that the RFL wont have counted any money already paid on the Cap.

Make no differance as we arnt at full cap.....but does make a differance to wakey as a club....we have a set budget that we wont break.

I like the way you are just pulling random figures out of the air as to what Rovers will or won't be paying Paul Cooke

That's the thread condensed into one post , you spoiler Mrs B.

FACT or fiction , a Cooke story always gets plenty of interest.