Not trying to add fuel to the fire and I hope it's all nonsense because it stinks, however a Halifax fan told me over a week ago now that the RFL had offered a 'parachute payment' to Wakey. No sums mentioned.

Was more on basis Wakey think are gone anyway but try to get something out of it by stepping in early? Just speculation of course. If RFL wanted to send Wakefield or anyone else for that matter down they could no problem so why would they hand over 250k for no apparent reason?

What a load of nonsense.

If we get a successful outcome next Friday why would we be looking at NL1. If we don't then we probably don't have much of a future and will be gone anyway so why should the RL offer any payment.

Where do people dream these up from.

If it were true (& IMO I very much doubt it is) an offer of £250k is ridiculous when you consider the handouts the RFL has made in that past to Hull/Gateshead & Sheffield/Hudds each of which was at least a million quid. Add to that the countless attempts of the RFL to make life as difficult as possible for Wakey from a financial pespective when we first got into SL and £250k doesn't come close enough.

I'll indulge whoever started the rumour a little and say that in the event that the RFL want to get Wakey to agree to not having a franchise for 2012-2014 the MINIMUM acceptable offer would be for the RFL to pay WT £3.6m (3 years Sky money), allow WT to retain a SL salary cap & guarantee a franchise from 2015.

As has already been said by others the factor that will have the greatest impact on the club's future comes this from the planning committee this week. If the outcome doesn't go our way then weve got bigger things to worry about than our future in SL.

According to one of the academy players on Facebook Dale Ferguson's KD is 0.87 on 'COD - world at war.'

On a more serious note aren't bribes illegal in sport?

Yes all forms of bungs are illegal. If this were to happen they should force the RFL into an agreement providing we tick the boxes next time we are guaranteed a place in superleague. But i guess we probably won't think of that.