Working on the assumption they'll drop down to the Championship of course !

their going nowhere! the RFL will bottle it, like on other threads, whoever that has saved wakefield will have been told by the RFL not to worry ....

mark my words.....they are an imcompetant bunch of liars

Do you not credit the management at Wakefield with the intelligence to have considered this?

Just as much as giving credit to the managent at Wakefield to insert a clause saying the contract will be void if no longer in SL.

Talking to a guy who helps out voluntarily at Wakey and he says they know SL will be 16 teams and that even the refs are saying Wakey have nowt to worry about!

That's what I've said in other posts. 16 teams in sl next season with a Matt Calland and Brian noble led Halifax in there as well as wakefield

I think it's pre-printed on the contract these days ......

Thats my understanding of it, as well.

And these refs have names I presume ?

It's not as if they know anything anyway.......

they voted against the idea of expanding SL last year so when is there going to be a meeting to vote for it? less than 2 months before SL licences for next 3 years to be announced.

Ronnie Laughton says Halifax are definitely not going up

So does Brian Carney.

Guy at Wakey didn't say which ref told them they were ok for SL but they way the RFL is run it is quite likely that the refs wil be told which grounds they will be reffing at next season before the clubs find out.

Clutching at straws there! Why would they need to be telling refs about the 2012 season now???

Because they are idiots maybe?

But, back to the point of this thread, I would have thought that, even if Wakefield weren't in Super League next season they'd want to keep a talented young local player who wanted nothing more than to play for them. Therefore, why insert such a clause?

I've read some twaddle on here over the years but this is a corker !

That was my response when he said it

Well they have.

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At the bottom of the page it states Wilde is out of contract if Wakey are relegated.

I don't like seeing that Makka and blacky are out of contract on Wednesday, saying that shad is there too.

it must just be that they can talk to clubs about deals for next year i know greg worthington who is on thier has a deal at fev till the end of the season

It'll be the agent that insisted on that.

Tbf can't blame them as IF they do stay in SL they'd be a bit gutted if they then lost all their best players / youngsters because contracts are out!

Wouldn't be surprised if with these young lads they discuss dual terms in case they do go down. We used to it in 2006 / 2007 one contract if SL / one contract of NL!

I thought all our guys were now on 1 year deals

It doesn't say that at all. It says:-

1. The list of players they represent are out of contract in 2011 (i.e end of the season)
2. This information is correct as of June 1st (i.e the list is up to date)

If they agree a deal for one of their clients the list will be updated. Do you really think clubs would offer contracts that finish mid season? or that players would use agents that negotiated contracts that finished mid season nevermind sign the contract?