Today is the day clubs can approach players out of contract for new contracts next year. https://www.facebook.com/20489440954928 ... sn=scwspmo

Today is the day clubs can approach players out of contract for new contracts next year. https://www.facebook.com/20489440954928 ... sn=scwspmo

I'm not sure who we should retain, depending on who we might bring in.
One things for sure we are going to be left with some ageing players still on the books who could come in handy for the championship

Being realistic would like to see Ikahihifo, Livett, Dudson, Ashworth and Akers at Trinity.

Think they would improve us in key areas.

I think the main worry is of those out of contract how many have we resigned, I presume none but it is possible which allows them to talk to other clubs. I have to be honest currently we have not a lot to offer unfortunately other than relying on a player’s loyalty or lack of appeal at another club.

Can’t really trust the club atm to make the right decisions regarding retentions/signings.

It is a little worrying that some players have not been re-signed already.
The obvious ones are Tom and Dave. Just because we haven't heard, of course, doesn't mean something hasn't gone on already behind the scenes. Just have to wait and see I suppose.

Hasn’t Fafita said it’s his last year in SL? I’m sure he issued a statement along those lines, may have dreamt it however.

Don't know. Who is he?
I'm pretty sure the guy that plays for Wakefield hasn't though.

What he said, IIRC, was that he may do another year, but it was up to his wife/family.

Nice one.

The problem we have in signing players is we cant gaurentee been in sl next season so players will be weary of committing to us

That's been the case for a few years now luppy, that's why the club get what other SL clubs would tend to overlook.
Unfortunately the club then go over the top with the length of the contract offered

Yep and we have to pay over the odds to get them because of that.

It’s a vicious circle.

With relegation from SL aren’t all contracts null and void.

Heard the same thing myself and Milky fwiw, can't remember actually seeing it written down though.

I doubt that being the case as it will be written into a contract that in the event of relegation contracts are null and void or something along those lines.
The problem is competing with clubs with better finances, better facilities it's a fact of life, if it were that simple we'd all be at the top of the league, there's one or two on here give Carter a hard time, he does his job he's an accountant and part time miracle worker and works with the hand he's dealt with, we aren't unique, we don't have a monopoly on bad signings, some come off others don't that's how it is, if you can't accept it the best thing to do is walk away like some have, it's less stressful.

Seb is likely to resign with hudds, he had said he would if his family were willing to stay in the uk. I suspect he has already signed on the dotted line as for instance Russell already has from that list.
You can have ashworth he should be playing his best RL at the age he is but has not impressed at all, there’s a reason saints let him go. he’s a big unit but makes far too many errors and is prone to dropping the ball.

Yes but then the player is left scrambling to get a gig at another SL club when they will all be close to the cap.

Could it be a coaching problem at shudds?

Though Chester had gone

We just aren’t an appetising club at the min to attract the quality to take us to the next level. That’s what pee’s me off the most, when we’ve had quality seasons, we’ve never built off the back of them to add more quality to compliment our team. Losing Westerman this year for me has had a massive impact, as I feel he was the glue that masked our forwards issues. A team like Wakefield simply can’t lose the best 13 in the league (my opinion) and not feel any adverse effects without replacing him for someone of reasonable comparison, which we haven’t. I’m sure I read and listened to Carter say him and the board agreed that if a player became available that would not only add quality but was a quality individual too then there could be room for getting them in within budget. There will be players getting offered to us on the daily id imagine, but I guess it’s what Poching and Carter believes what player is right for us both as an individual and as a player.

The problem is that players won't commit to signing for us as even if contracts become null and void (which I'm not sure is a required contract clause) then they are left trying to find another club at the last minute when those clubs have already completed their squads/filled their salary cap.

As usual, we will end up with out of favour players or "projects" with perhaps a few older players coming to the end of their careers.
However, the big difference for the Trinity of today, compared with those sided of 5/10/15 years ago is that we have some excellent home produced players and that production line is doing well.
It would be great to sign another Solomona but, right now, getting the ground sorted and of course, surviving in SL is the priority.

This is the big difference. We have clearly invested in the academy and scholarship recent years and it is now starting to show dividends with the likes of Murphy, Bowes, Eseh, Shaw etc coming through. Then there’s the likes of Mearns who looks a prospect.

I really hope we keep on investing time and effort into the youth at trinity.

This won’t immediately bear fruit but over the next 2-5 years we could see some real quality homegrown players emerge. It’s just about adding the right quality players to that. I think once we get this stand built and other works done it will be a little easier to attract players of higher quality.