Re: Caleb Uele : Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:31 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Indeed. I'll split out the thread in the morning.

Sorry mate, didn't see that post.

Re: Caleb Uele : Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:19 pm  

LyndsayGill wrote:

Perhaps you might like to edit this sentence?

Yeah...I'm fairly sure that's illegal

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:34 am  

FIL wrote:

Yeah...I'm fairly sure that's illegal

Now amended to read correctly

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:43 pm  

What I liked most about Fifita wasn’t his bullocking runs or the way he could get the crowd on the edge of their seats , but for me his loyalty was beyond doubt his greatest asset imo . It only emerged near the end of his time with us just how many clubs had courted him with I suspect with far better offers than we could muster at the time ,yet stayed loyal to the end ,and even came back to lead the charge in the face of relegation . In this day and age and the mercenary dealings in sport , that says to me a lot about the guy he was . He could have definitely gone back home wealthier monetary wise if he’d have taken the kings ransom, but credit to him he stuck with us and put aside any hopes or aspirations of silverware that he may have had to stay loyal to the end , and for that I take my hat off to the big man .

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:57 pm  

I got told this morning that it was Dave and his brother Andrew that put us in touch with Uele and they are doing a bit of un-official scouting for us down-under

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:17 pm  

FIL wrote:

I got told this morning that it was Dave and his brother Andrew that put us in touch with Uele and they are doing a bit of un-official scouting for us down-under

Hopefully FIL the start of another player with a long association with the club and going down in Trinity folklore

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:18 pm  

Kettykat wrote: What I liked most about Fifita wasn’t his bullocking runs or the way he could get the crowd on the edge of their seats , but for me his loyalty was beyond doubt his greatest asset imo . It only emerged near the end of his time with us just how many clubs had courted him with I suspect with far better offers than we could muster at the time ,yet stayed loyal to the end ,and even came back to lead the charge in the face of relegation . In this day and age and the mercenary dealings in sport , that says to me a lot about the guy he was . He could have definitely gone back home wealthier monetary wise if he’d have taken the kings ransom, but credit to him he stuck with us and put aside any hopes or aspirations of silverware that he may have had to stay loyal to the end , and for that I take my hat off to the big man . Agree. there's a YouTube channel that most will know that has that agent Craig Harrison on it, who was Big Dave's agent as well. He brought it up on there and in a roundabout way said what you just said. Can't be bothered trying to find it on YouTube but seriousaboutRL has a condensed typed version of what Harrison had to say about Dave, very complimentary. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/wakefield-trinity-star-david-fifitas-massive-offers-from-super-league-clubs-58579/

Kettykat wrote: What I liked most about Fifita wasn’t his bullocking runs or the way he could get the crowd on the edge of their seats , but for me his loyalty was beyond doubt his greatest asset imo . It only emerged near the end of his time with us just how many clubs had courted him with I suspect with far better offers than we could muster at the time ,yet stayed loyal to the end ,and even came back to lead the charge in the face of relegation . In this day and age and the mercenary dealings in sport , that says to me a lot about the guy he was . He could have definitely gone back home wealthier monetary wise if he’d have taken the kings ransom, but credit to him he stuck with us and put aside any hopes or aspirations of silverware that he may have had to stay loyal to the end , and for that I take my hat off to the big man . Agree. there's a YouTube channel that most will know that has that agent Craig Harrison on it, who was Big Dave's agent as well. He brought it up on there and in a roundabout way said what you just said. Can't be bothered trying to find it on YouTube but seriousaboutRL has a condensed typed version of what Harrison had to say about Dave, very complimentary. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/wakefield-trinity-star-david-fifitas-massive-offers-from-super-league-clubs-58579/

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:19 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

What I liked most about Fifita wasn’t his bullocking runs or the way he could get the crowd on the edge of their seats , but for me his loyalty was beyond doubt his greatest asset imo . It only emerged near the end of his time with us just how many clubs had courted him with I suspect with far better offers than we could muster at the time ,yet stayed loyal to the end ,and even came back to lead the charge in the face of relegation . In this day and age and the mercenary dealings in sport , that says to me a lot about the guy he was . He could have definitely gone back home wealthier monetary wise if he’d have taken the kings ransom, but credit to him he stuck with us and put aside any hopes or aspirations of silverware that he may have had to stay loyal to the end , and for that I take my hat off to the big man .

AGREE and looks like he is still working for the club from down under

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:33 pm  

alegend wrote:

AGREE and looks like he is still working for the club from down under

Scouting?

Re: Caleb Uele : Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:49 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

Scouting?

Fil mentioned it earlier that Fifita seems to be assisting in some capacity.
What a guy.