Quote ="upthecats"The thing about Schofield is he's judging us on our merits....the team we are, the way we are playing and is not judging us on just the name Wakefield...a name in recent times that means a struggling side, making up the numbers and happy to nick the odd win now and again against the big boys...
Trouble is...the big boys...the Wigans, Leeds, Saints etc...the teams who've dominated since super league began just aint those teams no more...they are shadows of them, but some...for some strange reason still believe Saints just need to turn up to win...
They're not bad side but are certainly no better than us, and on every single piece of evidence i've seen this season, and recent games, then we should be favourites! I'm a little concerned the way the results have gone tonight and the fact a loss could still mean 4th place...it's a mentality I hope the players don't adopt, and of who we might play home and away etc...
The simple equation we need to have in our heads is a win takes us 5 points clear of Saints and Wigan which is massive going into the super 8's...we should be looking at putting that gap and giving ourselves a real genuine shot at a semi final place and the higher up we can finish the better...no cup distraction could be one thing that's in our favour!
Don't think I've looked forward to a game as much as this for a very long time!'"
Great post.
