It works both ways! The board have said we need 3,000 ST holders to keep that squad. But you need to encourage them to part with their money. The marketing has significantly dropped in fact it's disappeared. Who is on the phone twisting the fans arms to buy a ST, where's our presence in the community. We seem to expect to say 'buy your ST' and everyone will do so.

The club needs to do an awful lot more to merely get 2,000 at this rate.

The carrot was dangled with the disclosure the budget for next year would be the same as this years if 3k bought a season ticket. I think about 400 have been sold since then. That will only mean one thing. There does need to be more of a presence in selling tickets/merchandise thats why closing the shop on a Sunday would be a mistake. As they're paying the players anyway I'd get some of them in town interacting with passes by to try and boost sales. This is reletively cheap marketing tool at time when there is a lack of money to do anything other. The club are relying on volunteers to phone up non renewals, thats why things have dropped off.

I think Aiton is a good player and I wish him look he was a very hard tackler. I thought at times he could be slow I prefer a live wire running from the play the ball that always looks busy. I went to the game last night PNG looked better when there 14 was giving them some go forward from dummy half. I would be happy with Wildie there and someone who is pretty nippy maybe a unknown from the World Cup. Mcshane wouldn't come cheap and I personally don't rate him. Aiton is certainly replaceable. Does anyone want Washbrook?

How has Lee Smith gone for you guys? Always rated him at Leeds and Hull could do with a utility back. On the Aiton situation, with you guys needing the cash, 70k would seem a pretty good deal. McShane going the other way would be a very good deal.

Where has the 70K come from, heard that figure touted about twice today.

It was in the Daily Star a week or two back. So it is probably a mile off.

They should now announce the signing of Wildie on a 2 year deal...

Smith has dine well for us, nothing outstanding but solid enough wherever needed, although centre seems to be much his best position these days. His goalkicking has been very good though.

Made me smile, are you the policeman Crabtree from 'Allo 'Allo?

Haha fat fingers and mobile phones don't mix!

Although given Smiths waistline at times it might not be far off!

End of the day buck stops with chairman.

some wil say what could he have done?

Most will say look what he has done!

end of the day the previous guys spent money we clearly did not have and in fact used the goodwill of suppliers to pay the wages of the players. Now to pay those suppliers and ensure we have a team for the future drastic measures have to be made . We ALL have to decide ...are we going to give up , do we want a team to follow and are we behind the club . We need to show fellow fans and potential sponsors that the heritage of this great club is worth preserving and we can re build on solid foundations not on fresh air and inflated egos

As I have said before the best thing MC could do is walk away & let the people on here run the club. Now that would be a laugh.

This post sums up my thoughts entirely. Well said

Absolutely gutted with Aiton leaving, personally my favourite player. A real hard man, winner, powerhouse, tons of effort and makes those yards. Not the smoothest passer of aball from dummy half, but distribution is still pretty good.

Big shoes and presence in (leading from the front type) to replace.

Might as well sell, charlie, poore, kirmond and collis.. clear the books, clean the decks, Had enough..just put me out of misery flog the lot then build again. giving agar time to try and gel a whole new team again.

I thought Aiton had asked to leave.

You thought wrong. Interview with him in todays yep.

[url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-aiton-keen-to-shine-1-6215362Aiton interview[/url

Aiton stressed he had not looked for a move away from Wakefield.

“We had some hardships and they brought us quite tight together. That’s why I am sad to leave, but it is not the new management’s fault.

“They have got to look after the club and enable it to survive. Things have to be done and tough calls have to be made.”

Agent XIII needs to read that because he thinks differently!!

Come on WTW announce the signing of Matt Wildie on a 2 year contract, we need a lift out of the gloom!

Can anyone tell me when we went into Admin under Ted howmany players we lost and who they were. Just asking as it seems to me we are worse off this time yet we are not in admin?

Three, Obst, Ferguson and Millard. If Trinity went into administration this time they woukd lose the entire squad other than the kids due to the likely demotion to the Championships.

Would have thought a 12 month deal would be more likely.

Aiton ...he was ok. He hardly set the world on fire. Above average but not much above. I am very surprised Leeds parted with 70k and good business I say, hoping it means we keep players who are more important to our cause. He was in and out. Good games, awful games. Some of his passing at acting half was pedestrian and predictable. He wasn't a patch on Sam. He offered little threat near the line, as opposed to Sam who had defences bricking it when Kear got the best out of him.

SPOT ON...I JUST POSTED WE NEED TO KEEP PLAYERS IMPORTANT TO THE CAUSE.. and losing Aiton is no great loss in those terms. The 3 you mention are. Lets go with youth and a backbone like this.