Re: Recruitment : Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:36 pm  

vastman wrote:

That’s fine but if you can’t rustle up 17 from the 30 then you’re stuffed.

true you can only replace them when you can

Re: Recruitment : Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:40 pm  

vastman wrote:

Correct.

Not wanting to pick on a specific player but Tanginoa is your perfect example.

you just have so while we have Tanginoa named just what has gone wrong with him because he was used to do some barm storming runs and his defense wasn't that bad

Re: Recruitment : Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:29 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

Put things into perspective at this present time with the teams I’ve watched only saints would compete n beat Wigan . Wigan are on a roll , we sent a weakened team , any other team in super league sending a scratch squad would end up the same , look at saints at Toulouse for proof , even they came unstuck

I don’t think anyone would deny that but all the same it doesn’t sound like we made much of a fight but the damage was done in Thursday.

Re: Recruitment : Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:45 pm  

I think there’s about 6 players in the First Team Squad that aren’t up to SL standard in my opinion and possibly shouldn’t have been signed….they appear to be merely making up the numbers rather than genuinely competing for positions …..

Money saved from these signings could have led to the signing of a promising prop forward….

Re: Recruitment : Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:59 pm  

asmadasa wrote:

I think there’s about 6 players in the First Team Squad that aren’t up to SL standard in my opinion and possibly shouldn’t have been signed….they appear to be merely making up the numbers rather than genuinely competing for positions …..

Money saved from these signings could have led to the signing of a promising prop forward….

Think 6 is the starting number

Re: Recruitment : Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:09 am  

Truth is I’m sure WP will turn it around and we will survive.

But we need to recruit better. There has to be better in the championship than some of our recent efforts.

It’s early days for WP but we need to concentrate on finding players with guts if we can’t compete for ability.

Our two best coaches in my time were Kear and Kelly and both had a knack for finding these mongrel players. Poching needs to find that, he can clearly spot class.

Truth is that Gaskell, Lineham and Hood were not his signings but whether he would have signed them who knows.

Nest season should we survive this on will be Willies real test.

Re: Recruitment : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:33 pm  

vastman wrote:

Truth is I’m sure WP will turn it around and we will survive.

But we need to recruit better. There has to be better in the championship than some of our recent efforts.

It’s early days for WP but we need to concentrate on finding players with guts if we can’t compete for ability.

Our two best coaches in my time were Kear and Kelly and both had a knack for finding these mongrel players. Poching needs to find that, he can clearly spot class.

Truth is that Gaskell, Lineham and Hood were not his signings but whether he would have signed them who knows.

Nest season should we survive this on will be Willies real test.

The problem is Wakefield generally have a smaller pot of players to focus on than others, and not just because of finances.
Whilst ever we continue to flirt with survival it is hard to attract or engage with players early because of the uncertainty around our status as a SL club. Most of the top clubs have the luxury of doing their business early and get it wrapped up early long before realistically we can. What we are generally left with is the B or C list of players who have not been able to secure a deal which makes finding the gems all the more challenging.

We are starting a 100m race 5 seconds after most other clubs and will always continue to do so unless we break the cycle.

Re: Recruitment : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:45 pm  

jonh wrote:

The problem is Wakefield generally have a smaller pot of players to focus on than others, and not just because of finances.
Whilst ever we continue to flirt with survival it is hard to attract or engage with players early because of the uncertainty around our status as a SL club. Most of the top clubs have the luxury of doing their business early and get it wrapped up early long before realistically we can. What we are generally left with is the B or C list of players who have not been able to secure a deal which makes finding the gems all the more challenging.

We are starting a 100m race 5 seconds after most other clubs and will always continue to do so unless we break the cycle.

What makes it more worrying is we will potentially competing for said B-C players with championship clubs like Leigh and Fev. It’s just a shame we have never been able to build off the back of top 5 seasons.

Re: Recruitment : Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:07 pm  

One club the thing do seem to be doing right is focussing on youth. We should be bringing 1/2 players through every year to full time. It won’t pay off immediately but in 3-5 years we could have some talent on our hands.

I’m looking at Bowes, Eseh, Murphy, Shaw current crop. We need to invest and really develop them. Eseh if managed right has the size to go all the way.

Re: Recruitment : Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:21 pm  

vastman wrote:

Truth is I’m sure WP will turn it around and we will survive.

But we need to recruit better. There has to be better in the championship than some of our recent efforts.

It’s early days for WP but we need to concentrate on finding players with guts if we can’t compete for ability.

Our two best coaches in my time were Kear and Kelly and both had a knack for finding these mongrel players. Poching needs to find that, he can clearly spot class.

Truth is that Gaskell, Lineham and Hood were not his signings but whether he would have signed them who knows.

Nest season should we survive this on will be Willies real test.

what we really need is for mc to get his wallet out and sign some quality players recent signing are let’s face it cheapys