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| Quote ="J.T"There were plenty of decent performances early on in the season but the masses didn't flock down they hardly bothered to turn out when we made the play offs so I think it's a fair comment on the apathetic Wakefield public.'"
Aren't our crowds up by almost a thousand per game in comparison with corresponding games from last year?
After everything that happened in the closed season I think that's a pretty big statement from the fans!
In addition there have been many fans who lost money through negated shares and sponsorship due to the administration process yet they've still backed the club by buying season tickets, memberships and 1,500 of them signing up to the 1873 club. Merchandising is up, hospitality is up the good members of this very forum raised nearly £3,000 to sponsor players. The WTWDSA has been very active in raising funds and launching a number of initiatives that help the club, short and long term.
The Supporters Trust is now one of the largest in RL.
I think you're pointing the finger in the wrong direction.
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| Quote ="J.T"=#BF0040I still find it strange how the tone of your posts has changed since the Club changed hands and suspect that it is because you were happy with how things were under Ted.
The stayaways who promised to come back when Ted left have not. They had plenty of opportunity when things were going reasonably well it's only the last few weeks when the wheels have really fallen off. Glover is hardly going to start putting big money in until the franchise decision is made and the biggest reason we are sweating on that one is down to your old mate Ted.'"
Not at all, there were many aspects of that regime that I disagreed with, but mostly kept them away from here in respect to the position I had at the time.
Whilst still campaigning for the stadium (and we had a significant meeting just this week) I no longer share any of the deeper understanding of where the club is going - in short, I no longer no what the gameplan is. On that basis I am free to review what occurs and interperit it as I feel is appropriate. People like 'Jack' above can be miserable sods at times, but are they wrong? The same could be said of Mopsey last year - and yes, I did think that at the time.
I assume Glover has a gameplan - there is enough evidence of that, but I feel that there is a massive a fundamental flaw in that the product is sheite! There is nothing about which warms my heart, nothing for me to hang on to - nothing!
So my view is (with respect to both parties) that we have gone from frying pan to frier. Ted got the stadium bit right, and even did remarkably well on the playing side with the funds available. Andrew has got the business in much better shape but has taken time to buy into the stadium (now resolved) but has done nothing to convince me about the playing side of the club - far from it in fact, and I fear that what has occurred is that John has been given a greater say in matters when in fact he works better when he has someone to balance his views.
Put it this way, there is little evidence to suggest that anything will change for the positive if we don't change course - and that has little to do with the previous regime!
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| In my opinion the clubs in good health apart from the playing side. Now i don't blame the players whatsoever, i think it's personally down to the coaching and conditioning they're receiving. Kear is Head Coach and whilst i've alot of respect for what he's doe for us in troubled times i think it's time for the benefit of WTW that we part company asap.
Those players are capable of an awful lot more, and i want to see our young players turn potential into reality at Wakefield
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| Quote ="The Clan"Aren't our crowds up by almost a thousand per game in comparison with corresponding games from last year?
After everything that happened in the closed season I think that's a pretty big statement from the fans!
In addition there have been many fans who lost money through negated shares and sponsorship due to the administration process yet they've still backed the club by buying season tickets, memberships and 1,500 of them signing up to the 1873 club. Merchandising is up, hospitality is up the good members of this very forum raised nearly £3,000 to sponsor players. The WTWDSA has been very active in raising funds and launching a number of initiatives that help the club, short and long term.
The Supporters Trust is now one of the largest in RL.
I think you're pointing the finger in the wrong direction.'"
I am not pointing the finger at the fans I am pointing the finger at the general Wakefield public. All those things are great but is generally the same people time and time again who are putting their hand in their pocket or taking time to attend meetings or to set things up.
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| Quote ="Schunter"Really? I have seen nothing throughout the periods in the last 6/7 years where we have had a decent team that leads me to think that statement is true. We have increased crowds only marginally all told even when we have had play off rugby. Only a sustained period of success combined with aggressive marketing to juniors would 'work miracles' regarding attendances imo. Crazy talk'"
So how do explain an increase in attendance this season despite losing almost all of our most influential players, being written off as no-hopers and still playing at BV?
What Andrew has achieved is a tremendous model as a business, but with a gaping hole tactically due to the lack of RL knowledge. It's a steep learning curve, but learn we must - and quickly.
Today was another small tac in our SL coffin IMO.
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| Quote ="TRB"So how do explain an increase in attendance this season despite losing almost all of our most influential players, being written off as no-hopers and still playing at BV?
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Dry winter, hot spring, scorching summer, last season in SL and plenty of free tickets floating about!!!
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| Quote ="Lupset_Airport"Dry winter, hot spring, scorching summer, last season in SL and plenty of free tickets floating about!!!'"
bingo, especially the last bit!
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| It's the playing side and coaching/ conditioning side that need a mass shake up!
If we are Sl next year, we need to be looking at a brown, McGuire type coach and tempting a good conditioner from a top team I'n Sl or nrl.
I still dont think sacking kear will do us any favours ATM but I would let drury take the reigns more with kear taking a back seat.
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| I dread to think what Kear could do with a full salary cap next season if everything goes to plan.
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| Btw, to win the 9s would be a brief respite and small positive.
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| Quote ="Willzay"least it wasn't 62- 0'"
Quite right. A 14 try mauling by a team who were 11th before kick off is much better.
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse"Btw, to win the 9s would be a brief respite and small positive.'"
Is there a link between us doing well in the nines and Kear not being in charge of that team?
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse"Btw, to win the 9s would be a brief respite and small positive.'"
Yes will be going along to that those lads really desreve our support and I enjoy watching them far more than the first team.
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| Quote ="altofts wildcat"Is there a link between us doing well in the nines and Kear not being in charge of that team?'"
It's a different game I'n many ways but the way dreary has the youngsters playing is a different style to kear. Would be interesting to see that style with the current crop
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| For me the telling point is how much the performance of players improves after they leave Trinity and work under other coaches. Take Millard and Blanch and to a lesser extent Jeffries this season.We all saw the video of "magic millard" when he played in Australia but he was not allowed to show his undoubted talents in our coaching set-up. Now at Catalans he is showing exactly what we missed.In previous seasons we have released players such as Grix, Atkins,Griffin and others who have gone on to be better players, they can't all be coincidences !
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| Quote ="Willzay"They have an academy?
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Yes mate for proof check the top of the super leagues try chart
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Only when you have players like hickey on the bench :/
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| Quote ="djcool"Only when you have players like hickey on the bench :/'"
Excuses - sick of hearing them. Earn your money Kear and do something about it.
There is no excuse for conceding as many points as we have done in the past 6 games.
No suprise no offer to step down either or acknowledgement that he might have some responsibility.
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| Quote ="PHe"In what way?'"
The starting 13 are playing well for starters.
The comments on the interchange bench - he picks it and insists on putting Hickey on it and a young French lad whose only experience of British RL is the 9's.
No acknowledgement of our failings and what he intends to do about them or that he has to take some responsibility as the coach.
The players are trying their best and we have to have empathy with them. I don't think recent performances suggest that the players are trying their best and we shouldn't be offering excuses for what we are seeing on the field which is totally unacceptable.
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| Quote ="miamivice"although i do agree with the buy english policy that is good for the future of the game, i don't think that any of the english coaches mentioned could really do it for us. we need a new way of thinking.
just look what maguire, smith and brown have done with their teams - they have transformed them almost overnight. this is why we have to look at an australian. not just any aussie though, a good, proven aussie who would be willing to show our players what to do etc etc.
as a game, the aussies are miles ahead of us (if you don't believe it watch the state of origin on wednesday). we need some of that thinking to be put into our club to drive it forward. i am afraid that the english coaches will just do a job for a year or so before running out of ideas.
the above said, having kear in charge (and probably only kear) will score us some "hidden points" in the search for a franchise.'"
I don't agree with the 'almost overnight' bit. They still had top half table teams to start with, and certainly they did improve their teams a lot.
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| Quote ="TRB"Not at all, there were many aspects of that regime that I disagreed with, but mostly kept them away from here in respect to the position I had at the time.
Whilst still campaigning for the stadium (and we had a significant meeting just this week) I no longer share any of the deeper understanding of where the club is going - in short, I no longer no what the gameplan is. On that basis I am free to review what occurs and interperit it as I feel is appropriate. People like 'Jack' above can be miserable sods at times, but are they wrong? The same could be said of Mopsey last year - and yes, I did think that at the time.
I assume Glover has a gameplan - there is enough evidence of that, but I feel that there is a massive a fundamental flaw in that the product is sheite! There is nothing about which warms my heart, nothing for me to hang on to - nothing!
So my view is (with respect to both parties) that we have gone from frying pan to frier. Ted got the stadium bit right, and even did remarkably well on the playing side with the funds available. Andrew has got the business in much better shape but has taken time to buy into the stadium (now resolved) but has done nothing to convince me about the playing side of the club - far from it in fact, and I fear that what has occurred is that John has been given a greater say in matters when in fact he works better when he has someone to balance his views.
Put it this way, there is little evidence to suggest that anything will change for the positive if we don't change course - and that has little to do with the previous regime!
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isn't that JK's jobs to look after the playing side of it, just like any Club. You seem like you want to put this on the toes of Glover but last years performance when Ted was around and with better players were just as bad. What do you mean with your last sentence, what's this change in course we need?
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| Whether you want to believe or not, the signing of Semi Tadulala was a huge backward step for your club. Tadulala is 30 + was signed from a union club that got relegated. This send out the wrong message to the players. Who's idea it was to sign Tadulala i don't know, but who ever it was should leave the club, NOW.
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| Quote ="Huddersfield1895"Whether you want to believe or not, the signing of Semi Tadulala was a huge backward step for your club. Tadulala is 30 + was signed from a union club that got relegated. This send out the wrong message to the players. Who's idea it was to sign Tadulala i don't know, but who ever it was should leave the club, NOW.'"
Your spot on.
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