I regret to inform you that there may be some good news coming around the corner - as soon as this week!



There is a horrible chance that a new player may be on his way to join in the 'Wake' at Belle Vue, with his only motivation being to come and prove himself and help the club move forward.



And if that wasn't enough, lo and behold, the club have still had the temerity to continue down the cul-de-sac that is the 'white elephant' of Newmarket. They are hoping to make a significant announcement this week towards the facilities being provided and continue in the vain assumption that a new stadium may actually help us retain a place in Super League!!!!





I know none of this will be popular, it's all too little too late by our appauling management. We are Wakefield, we should be number 1 at everything with all that money the club have robbed from us and everything that's been done for the past 15 years has been a total catastrophe! We should have built a stadium 10 years ago; we should have made Gareth Ellis play out the last year of his contract; we should have made Mr Sulky (both of 'em) stay and play - regardless of how badly - until the end of this year and if that meant us going bust - so what!

Clearly the club have no direction, have chosen to lead us into the current position and have had the finances available for a long time to ensure that we are at least every bit as good as Saints / Leeds etc, I mean, Huddersfield have done it and it's only cost Ken Davy a bob or two!



So, having read the views on this board right now, I say we have no choice but to BURN the management and form a new BoD from the posters on here, and to hell with any excuses of 'good news' that may be coming - We want it all, and we want it now!

Some good news on its way, eh? Don't like the sound of that...

Could be quiet on here next week, unless Leeds humiliate us, which will mean business as usual.

Exactly what we need,to be honest with the last few weeks it may be too much good news in one go,they might want to space it out and give it to people gently.

Thank you TRB, with a bit of luck it might shut some of them up

Another forward TRB ??!! Yeah cos thats gonna win us some games aint it !! I think we should sign an attacking half back - maybe someone like Danny Brough - heard hes a very good player !!

dont see why it would as it implies that if brough and tronc had stayed it could have bankrupt the club!

usually a fan of trb's posts...dont see how this one has helped, because its not the usual whingers doing the whinging its the more die hards on here.

I've heard that too - but he'd be a right twit if he was being forced to play for someone he didn't want to!

He wanted to go, he wanted the money - he's gone and we need to get on with it!

Whilst I welcome Stosic back I like others think we need a out and out scrum half, thus moving Jefferies to stand off and Cooke to loose forward.

Only 1 player??? Still shortchanged then!!!!!
TRB don't burst into tears everytime the running of the club is criticised, just cos your in love with em, doesn't mean, everyone is as biased as you.
Becoming boring!!!!

lol

Is this the official answer from the club to BIGAL1 question then TRB ??

no its sort of avoids it!

there seems now to be 2 clear points

1. we wil get sausage and then thats it!
2. were skint again

Who says we are signing Stosic, someones barking up the wrong tree IMO.

i read it somewhere.

Jeez - I'm so tired of this!



1 Not Sausage / not a SH - OK?!!!
2 We are finding life tough - what's new?

What is the point in me even trying - no-one wants to listen!

We have a problem with the gates and the sponsorship - so we've brought Jim Elston back to do something about it.
We have a problem with lack of players / quality of players - so the club is looking for opportunities where it can.
We will not get a SL licence without a stadium - so we are doing EVERYTHING WE CAN to do something about it.
We had a massive IR bill to cover as well as fund the running of the club - so we've done everything we can to cover it.

If anyone has a couple of million spare, or a geni in a lamp - get in touch with Ted now. Otherwise, on your behalf, and whilst most seem to want to do nothing more than BURN someone, the club will get on with dealing with the real world.

In the meantime, just remember John Harbins comments the next time you feel crap after a game - 'at least the dog will still love you' (or words to that effect) - i.e. (in case of any doubt), get some perspective - no-one's died; the club is still there and I will still be here - bugging the lot of you!

I for one have never said this and i don't think its the case, but the fact is reading this board that loyal respected fans are asking questions and have serious doubts regarding player loss and the lack of replacements. No doubt the club are finding it tough at the moment, loss of support and sponsorship are difficult to deal with.

These fans don't "We want it all, and we want it now" expect miracles but they do expect value for money and a bit of honesty now and again, neither of those have happened, can you honestly say that some of the fans who have questioned the club on here are wrong to do so.

How can you expect fans who have little idea whats going on to understand the loss of three key players on decent wages to have not been replaced, most of these people don't even blame the club for the circumstances of these players leaving but they would like to know "why" it seems we can't/won't replace them.

I would have thought that its logical to ask these questions and get some sort of answer, that way fans don't feel used. Silly old me

Has Charlie Leano got his visa then ?

Pity its not a scrum half as we would look a lot better with a scrum half taking the lead with BJ at stand off playing a supporting role and Cooke at LF - but thats just my opinion.

And Phil, please chill a bit, the frustration comes from all of us wanting the same thing. I for one do not want to BURN the Board and run the club. I want to see us play well and I can take a defeat if we play well and are beaten by the better side. It hurts like hell when I see us beaten by teams like Crusaders and a depleated Hull side because rightly or wrongly I think we are better than that.

agree with all of that, and not having a go at you trb in any way.

its just some of what is happening does not stack up, and as ive said before its not the usual suspects, i feel i have defended the club through thick and thin over the last 25 years against a whole variety of people slagging us off, just at present we are actually looking a bit daft.

In short, if its the tax bill, lack of revenue from sponsorships, which would/should have been known pre season, why did we sign high earners such as newton, tronc and morrison in the first place and why didnt we cash in brough in the close season when there could well have been a bidding war for him?

Sorry TRB but the real word on the terraces is the tax bill thing suggests someone stuffed up, and in the meantime we kept spending cash bringing names in.

Was just going to post the same myself.

Carn't say I'm too impressed with TRB's attitude either it's not like him.

Not silly at all - but there is plenty of silliness going on around here, which some can and some can't be answered right now.

People can make their own judgements and will, but what irritates is the flat refusal of some to accept some things which don't suit their agenda's.

The club are aware of the problems on the pitch, and they put their faith in the coaching staff to deal with it. The same coaching staff that wanted to bring in Paul Cooke - being the best available half-back at the time. It isn't working yet, but that doesn't mean it won't, even if we all think that's the case.

Value for money - well that's a tough one right now. If we're paying for the equivalent of teeth extracting, then yes - but it's a loss of form, not the end of the world.

Honesty - well I doubt you get any more from any club in the competition, without going into the detailed accounts for each 'movement'. The deals the club have done have been widely reported - with reasons for them, and it would be nice to see some 'honesty' from people about what they would do in the same situation - again that is NOT a personal comment, more a broad generalisation.

We all get frustrated - just look at the other threads on here at the moment. TRB sees things in a different light. I support the stance the club has taken too. People may disagree, but that's where I stand.

That said, I think Al makes a very good point too. Some kind of statement from the club outlining the plans for the rest of the season and beyond would be a welcome thing. It would go some way to appeasing the frustration that people rightly feel at the moment.

The bottom line is this, though (and PB has said as much on other threads) - withdraw your support now, and you'll never see what you dream of seeing. Clubs need support most when times are tough. Players need support most when times are tough. It's back to the people - are you "Wakefield till you die", or "Wakefield till next week"?

50 odd years tells it's own story, and as I've said before , don't really know why I feel like I do after what we've gone through in the past.

All I ever want from my club is the team to give it's all each game win or lose, something I have not seem in recent weeks, and after the progress made in the Kear era, to take such a big(it seems) step backwards does not make sense, hence my support on AL'S post.

By the way what is the clubs stance, which is all Al was asking.

Absolutely spot on (if I'm allowed to say that).

We have moved generally forward for years, yet when the club faces some harder times, with some difficult decisions and a few 'cracks' showing, many on here turn on them, or John, or the players (some can't make their mind up and choose all 3).

However, I can assure everyone that Ted is going nowhere quick and is determined not only to see this short term situation through, but also to see this club begin a new and vibrant future in a first class facility of which we can all be proud of - then the players will be ringing us up wanting to come here!