Sad but inevitable news about Campese. Super League is short of class players and he is certainly one of them. The decision to extend his contract last season was madness. Related to this with all the long term injuries you have had this season I'm flabbergasted you have not got anyone in on loan? You have used this successfully before Chan, Chisholm and Puletua recent examples.

The only consolation is that we know where we stand and it gives us time to find somebody for the 8s. If it'd been 4 weeks and then fingers crossed for another comeback, that'd have been queasy.

Whether we'll take the opportunity to make a signing, is another point of course.

Plus you need to try and get at least 10th position to get that extra homegame.

Must look at the loan market, Ryan Hampshire or Abdul could be options, would free up Blair to play backrow.

No disrespect to either of them, but they're not what we need at the moment. Well not as top priorities, anyway. I'd rather go with Blair at stand-off and sign quality elsewhere, if there are no more proven halves available. And in fairness there mightn't be.

The Wakefield chairman was saying that there are new and more stringent criteria for bringing in players to the UK from down under - can't recall whether they are already in force though. If they are, it'll limit our options. Chisholm's French passport was relevant, so it could already be EU/kolpak only - again suggesting to me that limiting ourselves to hbs mightn't be wise.

Campese. 22 appearances out of 67 likely League and Cup games in 2 seasons. Injuries have robbed us of our talisman, captain and playmaker. Time for the club to cut its losses and the player to do the honourable thing and retire.

If available, I would have Dane Chisholm back for the rest of the season in a heartbeat. The sight of Albert Kelly struggling on one leg for parts of games is a worrying portent for a fairly intense middle 8s struggle to come.

Peacock was adamant that no loan signings would happen at the fans forum. It makes me wonder whether this statement will bite not only him but 'us' on the backside because of his pride.
In the same forum, someone asked about the chance of us getting relegated, and the board practically scoffed at the question. Well I wonder if panic stations have woke the board and the management team to where we really are at the moment.

Campese is doing everything possible to get back playing and has a Rovers contract until October 2017. Unless we are relegated (contract void?) he is completing his side of things so is entitled to another 16 months of full pay. If anyone wants to pay him out I'm sure the board would like to hear from them

Yep, your totally right. He can sit in the stands with a tartan rug over him for the next 16 months if he wants.
Don't you think players have a duty for the good of the club (like Mick Wayman) to admit when he's doing more harm than good. It's called doing the honourable thing.

rangi chase?

What about him?

don't worry Jamie will sort it

Just texted me to say you and roversmad are one and the same

Poor Jake, always the last to find anything out.

Erm, have I missed something here, is Campese dead?

Definitely done for the year?

Unfortunately for him, and moreso KR, his career is over. JP wanted to get rid of him and Kelly (apparently) but Hudgell couldn't afford to. Always sad when a good player finishes their career, if he was a racehorse he'd have been shot by now.