Full timers v Part timers and a near full strength Fev team apart from Ben Hellewell, Etu Uaisele, Tommy Saxton, Andy Kain, Kyle Briggs and Andy Bostock

Only a friendly, no doubt the doom and gloomers will be out in force.

No where near our full strength team?? I'd say that if all fit 12/13 of that squad today would be in our opening day 17! Only the 3 overseas players and Lee Smith & ali were missing. Fev were also missing a few as stated above.

Reality check performance, fev deserved the win. The result doesn't matter and other than confidence no harm is done. It has no real bearing on how the season will go but it shows there is plenty of work to do in the next 5 weeks to be ready.

Our kicking game and PTB needs to improve that's for sure.

Well played Fev.
They showed desire in defence and had some quality with ball in hand.
Sykes had an absolute mare.

Shudds next.

IMHO our first 17 is probably... So 7/8 missing.



Mathers
Fox
Collis
Keinhorst- missing
Smith- missing
Sykes
Godinet - missing
Anderson- missing
Mcshane
Raleigh - did he play longer than 15 mins?
Ryan - missing
Kirmond
Washbrook

Moore
Tautai
Lauitiiti - missing
Siejka - missing

Conceded a contender for the quickest try ever scored in a rugby league game and it didn't get much better after that.

dummy half play was all over the place with players on different wavelengths, handling was shocking with more passes going over, behind players or onto the floor than went to hand.

We got beaten on the outside for all but one of Featherstones tries so that problem still exists at the moment.

We'll have to improve massively in the next few weeks or predictions of a bottom 2 placing look bang on.

Doubt we'll be seeing Smith on the wing, he'll be at centre and one of Briscoe or Lyne will be on the flank. And one of those you mention hasn't even signed for us yet! So five it is!

Here we go a massive over reaction - well done for making my prediction come true

That was a dour, boring and low skilled game, played in terrible conditions in the freezing cold in a stadium that is still bloody awful, new stand or not.

Wish I'd stayed at home!

Taking into account apparently how we got beat on the outside Lee Smith is more likely to be wing than Fox or Lynne with Keinhorst at centre with Collis...but we'll see. Hope Raleigh had a good run out..

No over reaction from me. Better team won no arguments.

The pitch was very sticky but fev handled the conditions much better and could have won by a bigger margin if I'm honest.

Disappointing thing for me was some of the brain farts in decision making which we saw numerous times last year. First tackle throwing it to the winger on the blind side and watching him get piled in touch

Not an over reaction at all, I've just called what I saw in today's game.
Are you telling me none of the faults I mentioned were evident today?

You say in your earlier post that the coaching staff will be looking for evidence of the passeges of play practiced in training, well I'm saying they'll have gone home disappointed having seen very little evidence of that in today's performance?

I'm saying that, based on what Ive watched today, we need to improve massively over the next 3 weeks, am I wrong, am I over reacting?

n'awww bless. We had a young team out and it bodes well for the future, matched you in the forwards and out played you in the backs. Good support from yourselves today and i do expect hat was far from your best, thought your 17 looked good.

Suggest you try the Black Monukka variety, bit sweeter than the average supermarket ones.

Calm down dear, it was only a friendly.

That said, if I were a Wakey fan, I'd be a bit worried about the coming season.

Was quite shocked at how poor you were and someone needs to get a grip of your squad's fitness ASAP. They were blowing after 20 mins and looked absolutely buggered by the end.

Maybe you should rent the purpose built Rugby League fitness suite a few miles down the A645 from you

"A stadium that is poor"? Have you seen where you play your home games?

Our defence was awesome today and the result showed that. Looking forward to the season ahead if that performance was anything to go by!

ps: Got to love Richie Mathers, never fails to disappoint!

Aren't we Mr Grumpypants today!



It was always going to be tough in those conditions. We didn't learn anything we don't know, but maybe reinforced the things we do!

Out enthused. Well done Fev.

Lots to work on but nothing that cannot be fixed.

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The team all round today was poor, we will get better when our over seas players get here, but flat caps off to fev they did play well, big let down running out of burgers

I have to congratulate Featherstone on their performance today. They defended with intensity and strength. They also for the main had a decent sliding defence. All the team played with passion and grit. In attack they threw the ball about well and completed many set moves including a great second try (or third). I'm not going to mention about who was missing etc as its 13 v 13 and they deserved the win.

Overall I was disappointed with Wakefield's performance but certainly not despondent for the season. The start was woeful not just in the first pass and dropped ball but in the many mistakes that lead to a 16-0 lead. We regrouped well and scored two tries. Collis always looked dangerous and on a firmer pitch would have had an even greater impact.

Critically IMO I thought our passing was poor at times around the knees and ankles. Also our last kick options do not relieve pressure enough for the team from deep and are not challenging enough in the final third. They scored a few tries out wide and it would be interesting to watch back our sliding defence to see what areas we could improve on.

Other than Collis, thought Kirmond worked hard and I'm sure there was other stand out players but it was that cold my eyes couldn't grasp who was doing what!

Historically friendlies in all sports throw up a whole range of results so I'm not overly fussed. We got another 80 minutes of fitness, 2 young debutants and another game closer to Salford!!

The new lads arriving will be a boost and I'm sure the intensity, sharpness and efficiency in training will continue to improve as we get closer to the season!

Carefull you'll be accused of overeacting

Carefull you'll be accused öf overacting

A sudden influx of Fev fans ganging up on me!

I stand by what I said though - it was a horrible afternoon and the rugby was of a pretty low standard; Fev did the basics well and we didn't. And the stadium is dire - like a smaller, scruffier BV, without the saving grace of an excellent pitch.

I'll probably feel better when I've thawed out.