Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:10 pm  

Hopefully this guy will prove to be a great signing for us and help to keep our best team out on the pitch https://www.totalrl.com/wakefield-trinity-make-key-backroom-appointment/

Hopefully this guy will prove to be a great signing for us and help to keep our best team out on the pitch https://www.totalrl.com/wakefield-trinity-make-key-backroom-appointment/

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:21 pm  

Like most on here, it's cautious optimism.

Off-field, cautiously optimistic that everything will go as planned. It is bound to increase the attendance. It won't decrease it. The biggest risk is that people have got out of the game habit during Covid. That is the biggest problem for the game as a whole, in my view, the next year. If it comes off though, with increased attendances, improved sponsorship, and the ability to increase income streams outside of game-day, it's an absolute game-changer. Financially, we could be in a better shape than most other clubs, with many as mere tenants with rents to pay.

We have to stay in Super League though, so on-field is the big thing, and I'm hopeful we'll do okay. Sezer will be a loss to Huddersfield and I think Salford may struggle again. Toulouse may get a few wins at home but perhaps away from home they'll struggle.

Onwards and upwards, in my view.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:03 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

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I think Salford may struggle again.

Have you not seen there squad

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:15 pm  

vastman wrote:

Who’s our U19 HB’s? I know Abrahams plays six and looks classy but he doesn’t look like an out and out playmaker. Thought Butterworth was a HB but I’m not sure?

I’m personally of the opinion the best chance Abrahams has at securing a place as a SL regular will be if he focusses on being a 13.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:25 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

Have you not seen there squad

On paper it’s a pretty good squad particularly in the backs. I think they lack a bit of toughness in the Props and quality at 9.

Mossop and Brown have been huge players for them and could be big misses.

The main unknown/risk about Salford is their coach. I personally think he has been an embarrassing professional coach in his previous stints basically relying on bully boy tactics and when they didn’t work he had no plan b.

If he he has learned from that they could go well, if he hasn’t and he is expecting his pack to bash opposition teams up i think they could struggle.

Plenty of know how in his halves but without a platform they could be wasted. They have plenty of impact in the pack but I’m not sure it’s long minutes impact. They to meet are lads that come on catch the eye for 10 minutes then tend to go missing because they are shattered.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:58 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

Have you not seen there squad

Yep, nothing special, especially after the first 13, please don’t go down the grass is greener route again.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:02 pm  

jonh wrote:

I’m personally of the opinion the best chance Abrahams has at securing a place as a SL regular will be if he focusses on being a 13.

We will have to differ on this one. This is part of the problem, we need to stop this desire to turn every potential HB into a 13 or a 9 just because they are not quite there yet. Where does it stop, it’s like nobody ever gets a chance.

I’ve not seen as much under 19s as some but he immediately caught my eye, he’s a S/O all day long in my opinion, 13 would be a waste.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:16 pm  

vastman wrote:

Yep, nothing special, especially after the first 13, please don’t go down the grass is greener route again.

Im not going down any route all i did is pick out that they have a great looking squad to someone who think they will struggle and if fair be fairc
as john says they do have a good squad.i dont think there our competitors personally i think its toulouse, hull(yes hull)and Huddersfield but thats just me i do actually think we are looking at 10th which ill be delighted with as isaid other day its about the next 2 or 3 years

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:57 pm  

vastman wrote:

We will have to differ on this one. This is part of the problem, we need to stop this desire to turn every potential HB into a 13 or a 9 just because they are not quite there yet. Where does it stop, it’s like nobody ever gets a chance.

I’ve not seen as much under 19s as some but he immediately caught my eye, he’s a S/O all day long in my opinion, 13 would be a waste.

I think he lacks the natural pace to be a half.

He though has the frame to be a ball playing loose which as we have seen at Wakefield recently can be a real asset to a team in a division dominated by props running at 13.

Personally think a ball handing 13 is arguably the most important position on the field if you have a good one.

Re: A season for real optimism : Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:02 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

Im not going down any route all i did is pick out that they have a great looking squad to someone who think they will struggle and if fair be fairc
as john says they do have a good squad.i dont think there our competitors personally i think its toulouse, hull(yes hull)and Huddersfield but thats just me i do actually think we are looking at 10th which ill be delighted with as isaid other day its about the next 2 or 3 years

10th, same as last season ?