Club Statement 24/05/2015

posted on 24 May 2015

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats can announce that Lopini Paea has left the club with immediate effect.

Chairman, Michael Carter stated 'We wish Lopini all the best for his new challenge in Australia. We hope he and his family enjoyed their time at Trinity. We now have a half quota spot available and are looking to find a replacement in the near future.'

What is a half quota spot.

Will we not get a fee?

Non quota, non federation trained I can only presume he means by saying half a quota spot.

I've heard that MC told the players that anyone who didn't want to play for the club should leave and so he did
Only a rumour and could be a case of Chinese whispers but if that's the case then it's disappointing to hear

Yes, MC started the rumour by saying it publicly. Fine, he wasn't happy. Not everyone can be happy in their current workplace. He wanted out. We wanted him out if that's what he wanted. Win-win, I guess.

I thought he was going to be great for us but he has hardly played so no big loss.
I wonder if the Hull Paea (brother?) going home gave him a nudge too.

Anderson, Scruton, Simon and Anna in is fine for me with Smith pitching in.

Shame i think he would have been good for us if he hadn't got injured. Never seemed to truely settle in England though.

Quote ="PopTart"I thought he was going to be great for us but he has[u hardly played[/u so no big loss. I wonder if the Hull Paea (brother?) going home gave him a nudge too. Anderson, Scruton, Simon and Anna in is fine for me with Smith pitching in.'" So much so that sporting life have had to use a pic from his catalan days www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... iate-effec

Quote ="PopTart"I thought he was going to be great for us but he has[u hardly played[/u so no big loss. I wonder if the Hull Paea (brother?) going home gave him a nudge too. Anderson, Scruton, Simon and Anna in is fine for me with Smith pitching in.'" So much so that sporting life have had to use a pic from his catalan days www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... iate-effec

He did come across as a bit of a plodder.

I'm really sorry to hear this. Wasn't it Paea who earlier this week spoke out in the Yorkshire Post about how players needed to show more commitment to the team? I wonder if going to the press has back fired on him?

Sorry to see him leave. He never really got a run of matches under his belt to show us what he can do. It would have been great to have him in form for later this year.

I was told that today at the ground by another supporter in my usual seats. Looks like he didn't want to stay...well I don't have to risk my final red card expulsion from the site expletives on him, do I?

Bad knee, good knee cleaned out.
Not played much.
Wakey with a small budget.
A gamble that didn't pay off.
If it's mutual without a pay off, that's fine.

No Surprise, i broke this news at half 5 on the Owen thread

What a chicken cannot believe he couldn't see the season out and help us on a 1 year deal. Should have saved 8 weeks of physio bills on the guy. COWARD

Yes he did say in the post that players had let Webster down and was up to them to get stuck in and fix it perhaps his Brother going home helped him to decide "I aint going to win anything here so Im off" at least with him walking it frees things up to bring another player in.

With hardly any game time he's been on a jolly. No time for sherbets . NEXT.

Family reasons as well,young family,doesn't take much to want to return home.Let's not start pulling him down for making what must be a big decision for his family and for himself.

Don't talk sense on here!

MC has made it very clear that this is NOT a response to his speech to the players last week!

A signing that just hasn't worked out - shame!

Would love to see you call him a coward to his face. One of the most committed players I have seen in Perpignan and an outstanding forward too. Somehow I don't think Lopini is the problem here.

I was pleased as punch when we got the guy. With his time out we ain't seen anything of him. it would have been better for him to get stuck in and see the season out. Easy way out for me.

With an offer to play NRl and take his family home, I have no issues with him leaving.

It goes for all players - you are either committed or you can go! Full stop!

Paea and Kirke. Who are they?

I have a problem with him why didnt he say all those weeks ago when he was getting paid for been injured

Big let down for me

I suspected this when he wasn't picked for the weekend. As already stated it is puzzling to say the least, if going to leave then should have done it two months ago when injured to enable greater time to get suitable replacement in.

Otherwise stay for the last few months of the season and show Trinity why you were signed from Catalan whilst giving a 'toughened up middle' in Websters words. Possibly the worst value signing in years.

I'm surprised he has got a contract from an NRL club looks washed up....but if he has why haven't we got a signing fee?

When is Kirke fit?