Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:34 am  

Sacred Cow wrote:

It really did. Taken directly off the website...

'Wakefield Trinity can announce the signing of Sam Hewitt from Huddersfield Giants on an initial two-week loan deal.
Hewitt will link up with the squad on Monday ahead of our next game with Salford Red Devils on Sunday 19th March'.

But as you say it's immaterial. Huddersfield will call them back if needed, if they don't they are likely to stay with us. Doesn't help with longterm planning but thats where we find ourselves. In the meantime we need them to help lift us out of our considerable funk.

I'm reading it off the Facebook site, in which case I'm right, I don't read the website tbh, so I'll take your word. It's not an issue, as I say it all boils down to who words them.

Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:35 am  

PopTart wrote:

There's no point arguing. Giants have said all their short term loans follow that plan. 2 weeks initially and then reviewed weekly.

Really

Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:35 pm  

Another Ex-Academy player of ours.....blimey you may as well rename yourself Huddersfield Giants Reserves 'B' at this rate.
Bet your Academy players are delighted your giving gametime to other clubs reserves players rathen than them.

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Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:40 pm  

vastman wrote:

Really

Is that your way of saying "oh yes I realise everyone else is right"?

Re: Nathan Mason : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:42 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Did Applegarth kick your cat once? You really don't like him do you.

He's not the best coach that's ever been in Super League but he's not the worst either.

tbh despite what some say on here Applegarth is least of our problems

Most of the players we have were signed long before he was in charge, once he became head coach it would appear he had zero money to work with

Truly we could have mal meninga or Tim sheens etc but you can’t build bricks without straw , perhaps not signing Shaul was a bit of a mistake (although he hasn’t been fit to play anyway) but ultimately our problem is down to the playing roster.

Am sure he knew the constraints when he took the job - but realistically we have had between 5-7 starting players out pretty much since the word go.

The fact the club is trying to,wheel and deal to a massive extent after 6 games just shows what the consensus on the active playing roster is

Re: Nathan Mason : Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:03 pm  

vastman wrote:

You keep saying this, but name one - who exactly is this available No 6?

Just saying these coaches are playing rugby from the sixties, just signing forward after forward .The over sea forwards they have brought in this season have got to be as a bunch the worst overseas signings we had at Wakefield in a long time. Every thing about the team is so slow .Have we made a 40 hard break so far this season ? At the end of the day the coaches are the people who get paid for finding and getting the players in Fans to on about no money ,but maybe spending it all on overrated oversea players and instead of looking round for a decent 6 should have been the first option .We are just doing what Chester did in is last two year bringing in any body in posions we have no need to fill

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Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:29 pm  

But you answer your own question.

You don't like that they are recruiting forwards but then say the ones we have aren't performing. (Or are in many cases injured)

I don't know it's going to work but I'm glad they are trying.

Personally, if our pack can get on top it will ease things for the backs.
Though clearly, less mistakes and more urgency with the ball would help.

Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:39 pm  

To be honest if our forwards can't get us into some sort of decent position on Thursday on a school size pitch they probably need to look at alternative careers. This is the time for the halfbacks to come to the fore and show us what they can do, they should have enough good ball sets to work with.

Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:07 pm  

I’d have taken Mason at Leigh for a few weeks, one of our grunts out for a bit now and we don’t have a big squad

He’s had a couple of stunts at Leigh and has size and hits the line well - thought he’d kick on to be a decent SL player but seems to be injured a lot - hopefully serves a purpose for you guys

Re: Nathan Mason - 2 week loan agreed : Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:39 pm  

PopTart wrote:

But you answer your own question.

You don't like that they are recruiting forwards but then say the ones we have aren't performing. (Or are in many cases injured)

I don't know it's going to work but I'm glad they are trying.

Personally, if our pack can get on top it will ease things for the backs.
Though clearly, less mistakes and more urgency with the ball would help.

The frustrating thing is we have a prop who isn’t playing first team on a big deal (for us) and we let another prop go who played in the first team over him because we want to pay him a pittance….and now we are resorted to this.

This is before we think about the money we have tied up in a poor winger or 2.

I’m a bit sick of the old, we don’t have any money line…when we are spending significantly so poorly on certain individuals who bring nothing to the team.