Ian Laybourn
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Wakefield coach Chris Chester says he expects the club to part company with five or six players at the end of the season and is hoping to bring "four quality players in"

Who are we thinking?

Out: Huby, Hampshire? MCB? Kirmond, Annakin? Baldwinson? Randell?

In: Walker? Westerman, Atkins?

Atkins? - no thanks!

Not saying i want him, just seen it rumoured

I think MCB should be given a long term deal if we can agree terms . He has shown since his return he knows his way to the try line and always gives 100 percent .

I think he's shown a lot more than that actually.
I was surprised how good he was at centre and his defence is better than most too.
I'd happily keep him if he wants to stay. And I don't necessarily think he's backup either.

Really would like him to stay but I keep hearing that he has already signed with London for next season.

That said now we know that we have an adequate back up in Kershaw maybe he is just an expense that we cannot keep in the wings as a back up, in all honesty he would be a starting winger for me over BJB next season, that is not to say I am not happy with BJB, I just think MCB has performed better this season.

Another rumour that just wont go away, I have heard he has been signed for cover which TBF if at the right price isn`t the worst cover for the SR/Centre in the world.

Wants four quality players yet happy to waste money on Westerman.

I think the only problem with Westerman is that he'll be asking for way too much due to what Toronto and Hull will have put on the table.

Not really, Hull didn`t offer him a contract, He wants to be close to home that leaves us, Leeds, Cas and Hudds - Hudds don`t have the Cap space and are looking to offload, Cas did not want him and Leeds offered him a deal yet I reckon they were more interested in throwing money at overseas players rather than giving him a decent deal. You should know, aren`t you his best mate?

When at cas he looked like he was going to be a world beater, but didn’t kick on in my opinion.Im Sure the club won’t have broke the bank for him ,and have got themselves a decent player

Could be worse, we could be paying half a million pound per annum for an overweight Aussie that gets binned for dissent more frequently than Brough



I have trust in our management to get the best value for our playing squad, they have done a good job so far, lets put some trust in them.

Hull did offer him a contract but we have offered more.

Didn't Hull offer him only a 1yr deal and we offered 2

This could all be coach speak to try and hasten some signatures for next season.
However, we certainly need some more grunt in our pack.
At the moment, we are far too reliant on Fifita having a good game.
A forward with a quality offload would be top of the list., plus a real quality HB.

Interesting that we are talking about 6 out and 4 in.

If we'd had 2 fewer players this season, we may not have had a full 17/19 for some games.

Well how did he end up signing with them then?

Neither do we, isn't that exactly what this thread is about? Getting rid of 5-6 players so we can replace them with 4 more?

Think Westerman still has plenty to offer on the pitch. Happy to see how he goes.

With all said I'd be happy with Westerman, brings a lot of experience with him.

Yep, on less money than both us and Leeds were offering.

Yes, thats right, according to the Hull Daily Mail.

Yes, Hull offered him a 1 year deal on half the money he was on this season, then gave him a 14 days to sign the deal which was taken off the table before the 14 days as the other player they did the same to signed his deal straight away. So they kind of did, kind of didn`t.

You don`t think we have cap space? Lol. We might not have the funds but we definitely have the cap space. Ignoring your first point.

If we are cutting senior squad by two then for me the 6 outgoing would be
Huby - probably retiring if not think he still has a year
Baldwinson - not really sure why we signed him
Hampshire - looks like he wants more than we will pay
Kirmond - just too injury prone
England - as above
Randal -
Annakin ?
Hooley - if we are signing walker and keeping Jowitt

Priorities
Signing arona big priority

If randals going signing a quota prop
Westerman signing must mean we are getting rid of at least one back row forward if not two
28 man squad is small - sure we can't have another season like this

I wouldn't lose Hooley. He's a developing project.
I'd keep Annakin as a squad player but depends on the young guys coining through.
The rest I agree assuming Hampshire makes the choice to leave. More than happy for him to stay.

I know we have the cap space but we don’t have the funds, essentially we are in the same position. Having to get rid of players to sign another.

Why are you ignoring it chap?