Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:07 pm  

charlie63wildcat wrote:

I completely agree with all the positive comments about Chris. I never saw a game he didn't give 100%. I am really not sure this is a good choice but we don't know the grand plan and total finances so it may be a case of tough choices. It must have been close because, as a squad player in SL, Chris Annakin ticks most of the boxes. If you get some injuries, if he's in the 17, you are not going to be weakened by his presence on the field against anyone. Hope it goes well for you, you deserve success

Good post
That sums it up for me well too

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:54 pm  

Agree with what has been said.
Good luck Chris - and thanks!

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Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:27 am  

I hope Dewsbury realise he's a 13 rather than trying to make him a prop
He'll be a fans favourite.

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:54 am  

Agree regarding his heart and enthusiasm and the energy he brought to the team, but he just couldn’t crack regular SL rugby and I feel Dewebury is the right level for him st this stage of his career. He deserves to be a big fish in a small pond for a while.

Trinity must improve the squad next year.

In Jay Pitts we have his replacement so for me it’s a positive move for the team and the squad.

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:03 am  

charlie63wildcat wrote:

I completely agree with all the positive comments about Chris. I never saw a game he didn't give 100%. I am really not sure this is a good choice but we don't know the grand plan and total finances so it may be a case of tough choices. It must have been close because, as a squad player in SL, Chris Annakin ticks most of the boxes. If you get some injuries, if he's in the 17, you are not going to be weakened by his presence on the field against anyone. Hope it goes well for you, you deserve success

I suppose you have to go with the clubs mantra over the past few years and that’s less players more quality.

Now I’m not saying Chris doesn’t have quality I’ll leave that to individual poster. However few can argue that throughout his Trinity career he’s never been more than a back up/utility player, not my opinion but that of at least four coaches.

He simply doesn’t fit in our modern plan, I’m not brave enough to say whether I think that’s right.

Of note we have two young what I call compact forwards in Crowrther and Batch and an older one in Arona all of whom fulfill similar rolls, it’s a crowded market I suppose.

Anyway we move on and I still wish him well at a club where he still has time to gain cult status.

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:08 am  

Great signing for Dewsbury and he will rip it up in the Championship.
Absolute class as a junior but, just not big enough to play prop in SL but, there's nothing he can do about that.

I'll never forget his MoM performance when we beat Wigan in the academy GF all those years ago and wish the lad good luck at Dewsbury.

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:24 am  

Play him at 13 and he will blow that championship apart.

Just too small for SL but a great player with a brain and a heart

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:29 am  

Moving over to the dark side I see.

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:54 am  

Gazwire wrote:

Moving over to the dark side I see.

Has Dewsbury been moved to tuther side of the Pennies?

Re: Annakin signs for Dewsbury : Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:00 am  

Mr Bliss wrote:

Has Dewsbury been moved to tuther side of the Pennies?

Lol