Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:48 pm  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

Course he does.....
But I bet you don't look like that plank in your picture...

Don't be so sure

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:21 pm  

Catalan have had a short pre season and a few players out. Cold dark Feb night in Wakey will also be in our favour. I really fancy us to win

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Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:48 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

Catalan have had a short pre season and a few players out. Cold dark Feb night in Wakey will also be in our favour. I really fancy us to win

The cold dark night thing doesn't really count any more.
Half the team are from Wigan or at least not from South of France so no different to our team.

And it's not exactly warm in South of France right now anyway.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:55 pm  

PopTart wrote:

The cold dark night thing doesn't really count any more.
Half the team are from Wigan or at least not from South of France so no different to our team.

And it's not exactly warm in South of France right now anyway.

Discounting today, its usually warmer over there than it is here but, you're right, it wont make much difference.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:49 pm  

PopTart wrote:

The cold dark night thing doesn't really count any more.
Half the team are from Wigan or at least not from South of France so no different to our team.

And it's not exactly warm in South of France right now anyway.

By half the team, you mean 1 player? 2 if you count the one that`s not playing. I think you`re discrediting Catalan here PT, in there first 17 squad numbers they have 10 French players. Out of a squad of 32, 20 are French, 5 are Englishmen, the rest are Aussies.

The "cold dark night thing" may well not really count, but the travel does and in the past Catalan haven`t travelled very well at all, that`s proven in the results although I do think they have got a lot better away than they were a few years ago.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:41 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

By half the team, you mean 1 player? 2 if you count the one that`s not playing. I think you`re discrediting Catalan here PT, in there first 17 squad numbers they have 10 French players. Out of a squad of 32, 20 are French, 5 are Englishmen, the rest are Aussies.

The "cold dark night thing" may well not really count, but the travel does and in the past Catalan haven`t travelled very well at all, that`s proven in the results although I do think they have got a lot better away than they were a few years ago.

Sitting on the fence a little aren't we my mate

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:11 pm  

No better time to play them.

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Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:04 pm  

So last year, they only lost to Sts on the road on the cold dark nights.
And they beat us with half a team.
So we need to take it seriously. Its not about the weather, its about our attitude.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm  

I hope we aren’t expecting the Catalans of old to rock up. They’ve shed a few big forwards and look more mobile.

With some pacy and speedy back I fully expect them to attack behind the ruck and on the edges more than down the middle.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:29 pm  

So Wakefield are strong favourites to win the opening round

I mean Catalan are missing their 1st choice spine, don’t travel well, it’ll be a cold, dark February Friday and we’re at home