Completed, as in signed for next season?

If true, sadly it’s good business for us. Cash and an unsettled player gone. Hurts to say it but after a run of humiliating defeats it was almost inevitable. Still gutted.

Will we be getting money for him though with him being out of contract?

If he goes straight away, that is after tomorrows game, we will be entitled to a fee as i understand it.
Tom's in the squad,if he doesn't play tomorrow probably an indication he has gone. can't see either Trinity or whoever he is supposed to be going to, wanting him to play and risking anything upsetting a move.

Stuff his next team. If he’s going at the end of the year he still is contracted to play for us until then.

Where's Mason Caton-Brown when you need him........I suppose when the club signed Lineham on a 3 year deal they were probably resigned to losing him. Good luck to the lad, I hope he wins something, and gets his international career kick-started again.

We are not in a position to let him go now, it’s pure folly. We get some money now but how much do we lose if relegated. I know Vastman will support the club but even he must realise this is stupidly of the highest order and would say so if not so attached to those at the top.
We are on the brink of new facilities but will be in SL to populate it.

If he's going it's a massive disappointment to me but I do appreciate that Tom has to do what is best for his family and himself. Would want a big wedge to release him immediately cos he could be the difference between staying up and relegation.

Your telling me if Catalan threw 3/400k at the club, you'd still prefer to keep him and see him walk away for nothing in 16 games time? We need to be smart here for me, as I said before I don't think Tom is the difference between relegation and staying up, but that money could be the difference in our ability to build a competitive squad for next year.

I assume so.

Yes but that will not be the sort of money will it, this is rugby league.

Catalan have money to burn, Tom is a very special player and we have seen that sort of money, paid for a player in RL even 20/30 years ago. Around that figure was apparently the figure we turned down for Tom from Wire a couple years back. Obviously circumstances are different now.

Am I right in thinking that we will get some compensation for Tom anyway?

No we’ll get nothing if he leaves at the end of the season as i expect is the case here.

As for 300 to 400k to go 4 months early? I’ll have some of what you’re drinking please. If he goes now we might just scrape a five figure fee.

The difference is the length of contract and any money paid would impact his contract. I would usually expect it to be from next season but one thing about Vastman, he I believe is fed information from the club to get out to the forum. He was initially in denial that TJ had signed for Catalan but now not only the fact he had but it was good business for us and it removes an unsettled player which suggests more immediate. I may be wrong but we should know soon.

So we won't be entitled to the compensation associated with his development then?

No he is too old and will be out of contract.

Only counts until a player is 21.

Absolutely not and I have to ask why you’d ever think we would. We have got more than our money back with Tom. We deserve nothing in that respect, the debt was paid long ago.

Lewis Murphy then you’d have a case.

If he does leave at the end of the season which I am sure he will the club had better use the recruitment budget to sign players who actually improve the squad rather than to just fill a shirt and have a squad number. This season as been particularly bad with exception of Hall.

Could be some light at the end of the tunnel with the spare cash and some deadwood moved on regarding signings ,personally hope he stops ,I’d like us to build a team around him ,but I’m sure we could make use of the extra money if he decides to move on . But I believe it’s every players ambition to win medals/cups ,and unfortunately we are well off the pace being a team fighting for regular honours at present and presumably for a while yet , so I’d imagine Tom is no different and think this season will be his swan song ,but hopefully leaving us in a safe position to move onwards and upwards in our new stadium

One thing about Tom, I suspect that if he is here until the end of the season he will be the type of player that gives his all right up to the final hooter of the final game, unlike some, sadly
Just seen this news which has somewhat marred an otherwise enjoyable day.
Good luck Tom. I'm proud to say that I witnessed the career of one of the best wingers that I've seen in 66 years of watching Wakefield Trinity.

One thing about Tom, I suspect that if he is here until the end of the season he will be the type of player that gives his all right up to the final hooter of the final game, unlike some, sadly
Just seen this news which has somewhat marred an otherwise enjoyable day.
Good luck Tom. I'm proud to say that I witnessed the career of one of the best wingers that I've seen in 66 years of watching Wakefield Trinity.

Yeah because they would go out of thier way not to wouldn’t they!

Do you actually believe the stuff you post?