Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:25 pm  

swifty62 wrote:

thought he had signed for a SL club

Ye I thought he was set to sign for Wakefield?

Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:28 pm  

he is at wakey, squad number 25, strange for them to loan him so soon.

Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:30 pm  

He signed a 3 month loan deal to join us from wakey

Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:35 pm  

I heard on Sunday he was coming in on loan from wakey, was one of them "dont tell anyone as its not official yet, but..." but I cant remember who told me now anyway

Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:47 pm  

I had heard a rumour that Wakey are over the cap and needed to find a way to get back under. Maybe this is part of their plan that instead of releasing him they loan him out with Fax now paying 3 months wages and then bring him back. Fits perfectly for Fax and Wakey if the rumour is true about Wakey and the cap. Wakey a joke of a club who just go from one disaster to the next. Still no news on their dream stadium neither.

Re: Matt James : Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:55 pm  

Luckyblackcat you are obviously clueless. Not at full salary cap so no problems there. Don't know where you've been hiding but a public enquiry has just been held with regards to the stadium. The inspector is now reading through all the evidence and will give his reccomendation to Eric pickles in march/April 2012. Until he's done that there's nothing else can be said about the new stadium. Plans approved for improvements to belle vue and work begins early January bringing capacity up to 12000 with cover also being added to the north and west terrace. All in all a club delivering on its promises. Suggest you do a bit of research before slating others, take it you're still bitter that you lost the franchise even though your club has had all the reasons explained and accepted the decision despite the childish outburst from your chairman in the heat of the moment.

Re: Matt James : Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:55 am  

1) Bitter? Why would I be bitter when my team have a good chance of winning silverware and face little chance of being smashed each week. My team also has a decent Stadium and has not been in administration once again in the past 12 months.

2) Where is the news on your stadium? As you have said "Until he's done that there's nothing else can be said about the new stadium" so you are not able to say whether you are in a position to build a stadium anytime in the next 4 months. There has been no news on your stadium for months. IF - (and whilst Wakey fans may feel things look good)- you cant say for definate the inquest will be in your favour. IF you get bad news then where are you then? Buggered. And IF you get the green light you still have to get the thing built and payed for which will take time. Your club doesnt deserve to be in SL and I hope personally you are replaced by another club next time round whether it be Fax, Fev or whoever. YOu have had your time and mainly wasted money and opportunities.

3) I am pretty sure you will find that a club can spend up to a set amount, as long as it is no more than 50% of the clubs "salary cap relevant income". Now Wakefield probably have now got a wage bill thats just over 50 % of their "Salary Cap Income". So they are not in a position to spend the full cap as they dont meet the guidelines set out. Now I would think Wakey are looking to use the Matt James Loan to solve this current problem they ALLEGEDLY have with the cap. Why else would they sign a player and then loan him out for 3 months? An Academy player or a player not named in the 25 man squad would not count on this but on another issue regarding the cap and so it has to be one of the 25 man named players of the first team.

Re: Matt James : Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:59 am  

Uptoncat wrote:

Plans approved for improvements to belle vue and work begins early January bringing capacity up to 12000 with cover also being added to the north and west terrace.

You can't polish a turd

Re: Matt James : Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:03 am  

Wakey had to offload due to being over the salary cap & that's the truth. This has been sizzling for quite a while & has been common knowledge around these parts. My sources tell me his agent is the same one as one of our other props who might not be at full fitness right now, ironic ?

Re: Matt James : Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:08 am  

Uptoncat wrote:

Suggest you do a bit of research before slating others, take it you're still bitter that you lost the franchise even though your club has had all the reasons explained and accepted the decision despite the childish outburst from your chairman in the heat of the moment.

At least our chairman was prepared to face the press, well those who weren't peeping through the locked gates at whatever Belle Vue is called nowadays after your club decided having the press around wasn't such a good idea. That was embarassing, they expected the chop & we all know it, sickening to see them celebrating about an hour after the Cru debacle became public.
Shameful.