Why not?

Someone said above that Chester said that we'd signed him in a press conference but I can't find anything.

Think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick there. I pointed out that Chester said we hadn’t signed him in his press conference and that the article wasn’t just taken off something said on here. Might well be Chester telling porkies but that is what he said today. The video version is on the RL with JD facebook & twitter sites.

Ah OK. Thanks for clarifying.

I saw his presser and he said nothing new to report they have spoke but not for 4 ort days and the new coach at cronulla may give him a chance

Serious question.s
I'm all for A F making the move to Trinity and if it happens the club should be congratulated.
Will he have enough to raise the squads performances.
If it falls through should we look at another prop or a playmaker.

Im sure with what we will be paying him we could afford a hooker and prop

Contradicting yourself as ever.

So let's split the money in half and get a mediocre prop (like the one who's just gone) and a mediocre hooker. The exact same kind of players you've been having a go at Chester for signing.

This is Trinity fan mentality all over. We get the chance to get one of the best then all of a sudden the shouty ones get cold feet and they're not worth the money. You want top players then you pay top money, there is no way around that, and by doing that you have to accept a hit somewhere else.

Even Leeds can't afford top players in every position. What you hope with a player like AF is that one, he plays to his potential and two he will lift those around him and help make the team better as a whole.

That's how I see it Vasty I would expect. Him to raise the bar and drag a few with him.

Agree Quality is better than Quantity

Here you are again trying to be little people you must really have one hell of a sad life

First of all where have i contridicted myself i have merley said should the AF deal go through which is a possibility the money put to one side which will not be peanuts may enable us to buy the 2 players needed.ie prop and hooker....i never mention calibre of player but as example brandon moore is in my view a better hooker than our current hookers would he be expensive i dont know but i can only guess he wouldnt be too much..

As for me been contridictng think the biggest culpript on here is ypu vasty after all at the start of the season you was more than happy with the squad and said we would go well.

Oh give it a rest, I can't belittle you if there is nothing to belittle, you belittle yourself if that's how you want to see it.

Every post you put is negative and even when the club do what you want it's still negative, what response are you expecting?

I'm still happy with the squad on paper, I don't see how we could have done much more, it's how they are performing. You seem to think we can just get rid of players at will and replace them just like that, you can't. We can all make better signings with the gift of hindsight.

Hahah every post so whats negative about maybe signing 2 players compared to 1 should the move for af not come off yep really negative that. I actually posted at the beginning of week that i thought we will win at hull somthing else negative....you tead what you want to read and nothing else and you will go in hiding should we lose tonight like you normally do after a loss

In fairness, if our 2 hookers were fit, we wouldn't want another hooker, we'd want a good prop forward (or two)..
I'm surprised that young Bowes hasn't had some game time.
Obviously it would be wrong to have him playing for 60 minutes but, he could be used to spell either of the Woods when they are fit.
He seemed to go ok when he was forced into action last season ?

Agree thought bowes may of been involved tonight and i get about the hookers been fit but sadley josh isnt and wont be for 6 months which is more or less the full season thats left

And to think fans went on about Randel been injured all the time ,and Randel was a tackeler and attacking hooker

Fifita is the sort of player who will not only bring a big persona within the camp but he will also attract interest from other players for future years that might have previously dismissed Wakefield.

With a club on such limited resources as us, its such a gamble, as we do need more than just an extra prop. The performances, are proving that.

Imagine, with his recent track record, his ACL or something goes early into his contract. The quota spot will have gone, and a large part of our budget.

I think, given his salary, what some suggest, we could get 2 decent players for a similar figure.

Hopefully that wouldn’t happen, but I get your point Traveller.

I think in 2016, when Hull KR went down, Kelly, Campese and Blair where said, collectively be on about 30% of the clubs salary cap. That’s a lot for 3 players, when they had a full squad to cater for.

A lot, considering due to injury, were rarely on the pitch together.

If he does turn up at the club fit and raring to go ,and puts anywhere near his top performances on he will be a revelation in our team .He’s played in a comp that compared to our is like chalk and cheese ,with skill levels off the chart .To be the best prop in that comp albeit a while ago he is no doubt a very special player.I just don’t want the club to be holding its breath waiting as there is an awful lot of politics to be sorted out at his club first and time is ticking for us .If he comes great but we collectively as a team and supporters need to dig us out of this ,with or without Andrew .
Or What about chipping both fifitas in for their cousin David who just scored a first half hat trick for the Titans ,what a monster at 21 , and almost unstoppable even in their comp .
I can dream can’t I

Just read that the move is now on hold.

If that is the case, it feels a bit similar with the Sam Williams story at the end of last year, and then the quick change of direction in bringing in Lino. Some felt it was a last minute panic and rush, then maybe with the Fifita saga, and now we're a prop lighter, and limited options in the pivots, then maybe we need to start looking at a plan B

I know some on here have said it’s a done deal and I really hope he has, plus why would we just release Tangata, I know he wasn’t a rampaging forward but the effort was always there and Never took a backwards step. Sometimes being a wakey fan makes you a little cynical as in what is going to scupper this from happening, ie new coach giving him a go in a struggling sharks side, nothing to lose? If so I hope we can get someone like we did In Kelepi, as he found himself out of the manly side. Guess we’ll see.

Sam although undoubtedly a talent didn’t break any pots at wakefield in his tenure ,let’s give Lino a chance at getting bedded in with hopefully a settled team before we hang him out to dry .I know we were all hoping Lino would come among us as the new messiah but he’s come into a team low on confidence and high on injuries,so hardly the easiest of starts . I’m sure when the performances start to improve on pitch so will his . We play as a team not a one man band ,and I’m sure a top flight half would struggle at this present time .

Thought Lino went well against Hull, started to mix things up a bit.

So did I ,Hampshire played with a broken jaw for 65+ mins and still think it was the best our halfs have looked all season

I have to agree.
Still improvement but loads better.

That was possibly also because the forwards stepped up too but even so.