Has anybody got ratchford on facebook? if yes you will probly notice jordan turner has left this comment on his profile
"Jordan Turner, All the best at wakey next year mate you will leave a big whole in the team"

With ratchord replying

"Stefan Ratchford
Thanks a lot mate. i'll miss you aswel"

Is he on his way to wakey !? or can anyone else see why this would be said?

Brilliant.

If it's true then I'll be fuming especially given that Myler and Turner will be gone as well.

He's contracted for at least another year so where would Wakefield, who have allegedly been struggling financially, find the money for a transfer fee as surely we would stick a bit of a price on him....?

is it wind up time, Wakefield normally sign 30+ players,

ive just seen these comments myself, hopefully there not true, why are we getting rid of all are good youngsters???

If you were still in a job and being paid by those employees plus under contract, would you put on a public notice board that you were leaving ?
I think Stef is doing a wind up here well I hope he is

that's what I thought.

did i not say this last week? viewtopic.php? ... c&start=45 (next to last post) what do you reckon then, is the no. 6 we've been looking for? How highly do you lot rate him?

did i not say this last week? viewtopic.php? ... c&start=45 (next to last post) what do you reckon then, is the no. 6 we've been looking for? How highly do you lot rate him?

it isnt public if u block your profile only available to friends and it was jordan turner who left the message but if its true i will be more than happy to see him at wakefield next season

its a joke.

If Stef does move then it wont be to a club who may not get a licence next time. Big Q marks about Wakey getting one. Also where are Wakey going to find £400k when they dont have that to spend?

Why £400k?

Misinformed

We are not struggling financially, yes crowds could be better and that is affecting higher level signings but we are not in financial difficulty far from

Cheers

Either way there'd be a transfer fee involved and, like ourselves, Wakefield would be one of the clubs I'd least expect to be mentioned when it comes to actually buying players, especially one as promising as Ratchford.

Things that suggest that he is going:
Wakefield look like losing Brough to Huddersfield so they could do with a half-back.
Lewis Palfrey is making it into the 19 man squad (possibly to get some game time so he can take Ratchford's place next season?)
Ratchford can't be happy playing centre when he and everybody else knows he is our best option at stand-off.
It wouldn't surprise me if McRae lets him go/sells him.
It was on his personal facebook and he and Turner are good friends

Things that suggest he isn't going:
He has another year on his contract.
He has friends here.
Wakefield don't seem to be in a position, financially to buy a player out of their contract

Hopefully its a joke, if so HAHAHAHAHAHhahahaaaaa phew, if not then I think we really should be worried.

can not belive what i have jst read on ratchfords profile... im absolutely gutted... myler turner ratchford whos next.... cant wait for tomz i want answers... wtf is goin on i will not be weastin any more of my hard earned all other clubs tie there youngsters to the club we jst let them all go... WHAT A JOKE THIS CLUB IS

Brough is going nowhere. "No gets more out of me than Kear". I don't think anyone can argue with DB for making that statement. He knows he should never have been anywhere other than Wakefield from the start. And knows it was only his silly behavior as a kid that made him leave us the first time around.

As for SR from what i can gather he is being released after asking to discuss terms, he heard good things about Kear and the set up at Wakefield from a friend who made the move over here from what i have been told. And wants to partner BD. Potentially a very good combination.

As for the stadium. Plans drawn up and first pic's were released last week, (looks like LSV) to be owned by the community trust (a charity set up by the club to provide & improve facilities for the whole Wakefield district, cas included. headed by Sir Rodney Walker) Funding is in place, the council have donated land and pushed planning permission forward to September.
Land clearance and leveling could start as early as October, with construction commencing immediately after.
I know were all sweating over this issue, but you can take my word there's no more false promises at Wakefield. Like you, we know this is our only shot.

you hope building will start, once those archeaoligists get on there and find something then your b****red.

Would make no sense both in terms of playing personnel and from the financial side of things.

We've already blatantly lost Myler. Do you honestly believe that we would simply release a player who signed a 2 year contract last year with the option of a 3rd year, a hugely promising one and one whom we would get decent money from should he move on, simply because he liked the sound of the place. The club wouldn't deserve a place in Super League making decisions like that.

*cough* McRae *cough*

=darkredWe really do need to be sponsored by prozac next season



Turner, Myler, now possibly Steph. it's all becoming a joke !

Maybe we can all join in this new game :-
=darkred

Quote Heard it from a good source (add name of promising Salford Player here[i)is leaving for ([/iadd name of other club here , the more unbelievable the better [i) how much do you reckon we would get for him ?([/ithink of a large lottery style amount , the more unfeasible the better[i), What d'you reckon to ( [/i add name of ageing cripple , or tanked up Aussie [i) as his replacement next season? [/i'"

Just copy and paste into a new topic and you'll get us all wound up a bit more and provide another weeks hype for that players agent to use and RL Journo's to use as reseach ...

They don't like him

I feel for you i really do, i can't count the amount of world class players we have lost because they have asked to be released. Gaz Ellis, Benny Westwood & David Solomona for 3 in the last 5 years! You can't keep a player that want's to go elsewhere. If his heart isnt in it he won't perform.
Better off letting go and using the cap space to replace.

You can't really consider Salford to Wakefield a "side-step" though can you. Recent years tables and competition levels show he would be is moving to a better class of team, with a better class of personnel.

If a player asks to be released what would you do?

this hopefully is a terrible joke, but both players i am sure could well be in trouble tomorro when they meet up with the squad

who needs a rumour mill when players say it themselves, with out a press release i thnik there is some big trouble around the corner for both jordan and stef

the lack of ability to keep hold of promising young players, players that should be the backbone of a team for years to come has got me very concerned

i will still be there in the national leagues but i will have each person who is responsible's head in my front room

It is a complete sidewards step. If anything almost backwards. This can't be happening.