Very well, usually....I believe part of the base is cinders from the old power station many, many years ago ??

I was told that its Victorian engineering under that pitch and the skills to replicate it have long gone.

That could be rubbish ofcourse, I was told it in the chippy.....


But it drains incredibly well.

Needs to be played. Weather should be a leveller.

Wire at 60% of what they showed against Saints, beats Wakey at 100% of what they showed against HKR.

So to have a chance, we have to be *significantly* better - and they have to be significantly worse; which seems unlikely.

I think that we all have to hope that what we showed against KR isn't seen again this season - it was awful (understatement).
The most worrying aspect about the game was it's similarities with London away, last season. Although our passing and kicking game were arguably worse.
Right now, we just hope that Toronto dont get up to speed any time soon.

The seasons only 1 game in for Trinity yet some seem more concerned about what other teams are up to and capable of. It's an all round better squad we have had in years , and i for one expect them to come good .

The squad, when close to full strength, does look better than last season.
However, we have begun the season with a few too many injuries, especially in the forwards, to allow us to be properly competitive.
We saw last season, the damage caused when we were unable to rest / rotate players and the effects of poor confidence in the side and after the utterly inept display against KR, who many have tipped for the wooden spoon, it's crucial that we start to see some signs of recovery, both in terms of squad numbers but, also in our ability as a side to compete.
Ourselves and KR survived on the last day of last season and from the pre season games, especially against Huddersfield and the game at KR, I havent seen anything to make me believe that we are in for anything other than a struggle.
Yes, we have players missing and yes, we have players just making their comeback but, we haven't seen anything yet to show that much has changed from last season.
I'll be more than happy for anyone to tell me that I was worrying for nothing and that it was just a case of getting some bodies back but, the Huddersfield friendly and opener at KR would suggest that we will be fighting at the wrong end of the table.
As for the game against Wire, if we can stay within 20 points of them, it will be a decent performance.

Forms a strange thing and when you lump it with confidence the outcome can be devastating but I think we have or should have the squad to see us through..The best time to evaluate would be after 5 or 6 games , C C will be the one to either pull the squad through or make a hash of it, the club's fates in his hand.

Well Warrington won't have Anthony Gelling. And if the rumours of what he has done is true he should be kicked out for good.

Thought Mr Chester said we had put together a squad in close season that could compete in every match .The Huddersfield game and the H K R game show's that is not the case .unless we have got our strongest team out all season do not think we will be capable off competing for the bottom four .Think the money as been wasted

You show me a SL team that can compete with 7 front rowers on the treatment table.

Don't think a friendly or even first game of the season is a good barometer for any team to be fair

Ok injurys but do not think it's all down to bad luck.

I think a better yardstick is 6-8 games in. I remember years ago we won our first three or four games and topped the table, some people were getting giddy but it turned out to be another season of struggle after all the early promise, so our present position is no measure of what we will do this season.

Warrington confirmed today that Widdop is available for selection on the weekend.

of course he is ha ha

we want wet weather - this could be a cricket score

Pity Gelling has been suspended by Wolves cos Widdop coming in could've put a few noses out of joint in their back line - who would they have left out, would Ratchford have gone back to fb etc etc

I agree with other posters that a heavy pitch will level the pace and that we need to be at our collective best while Wolves are off it a bit...that said injuries/ill-discipline/ref calls (or non-calls cos for me it's always more about the calls you don't get from the ref than the ones you do) could all make a difference

c'mon lads

The weather isn't a leveler for me. We have speed to match Warrington.
It's skills with the ball that's the problem.

not in the middle we don't but I agree with you about ball speed & skills

Well I think, as we don't know yet what players we're putting out, it's difficult to say how we'll go BUT a lot of it is about attitude and heart of the players on the pitch. We have to get up to them at the ruck and stop them playing! Oh...and sort out the defence on the flanks!

We have players who can play to a much higher standard than what we’ve seen so far even taking into account our injuries.What has always alluded us is consistency, playing week in week out at that higher level.We manage that level only for short spells throughout the season and so far it’s been enough to narrowly keep us in the top flight.Im afraid until both players and coach grasp that the club will always be flirting with the inevitable.I and many like me will watch wakey through thick and thin but those fickle fans that sit on the fence won’t be tempted back anytime soon with erratic performances like we’ve seen .Whether it’s coaching skill or player attitude I don’t know but we seem to be happily content to be those perennial under achievers

Yeah, that pretty much sums things up! although, since it's about 50 years since we won a major trophy I'm very much not content!

Perennial underachievers who finished 5th twice in the last 3 years with the lowest budget in the league?

Give it a rest, we get it.

Where only 2 games in and Warrington have give all of us the benchmark to copy, Relentless Non-stop speed getting the opposition on the back foot very enjoyable to watch .






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