I think we got tangled with politicians when we went into financial decline, probably started when we lost Ronnie Fell as our backer way back in the 60's. We started looking towards the council for help in the bad times that followed and the rest, as they say, is history.
I wish we could become non reliant on politicians because IMO they can make their mouth say anything.

I honestly give up

The question I often ask myself is
Who would I prefer at f b for trinity out of the rest in S L.

I think a lot on here would say they'd rather have Scott 'the second coming' Grix than anyone else in SL.

You clearly watched a different team last year; Grix was one of our most consistent players, in a position that is very exposed, and where the errors that every player makes over a season, can be most costly.

I'd say he was up there with Tupou and Ashurst as one of our most consistent performers of 2017.

Mega mistake v Saints, but these things happen over a season, was it a Leeds player who passed to opposition behind his own line? Or t'other way round, I recall a couple of times players missing the ball when kicking dead and the oppo score. Or Woods pass straight to Hull player.
It happens, still wouldn't swap Scott for ten of the other FB 's (would have Barba)

Ben Roberts who passed to a Leeds player behind his own line assuming it was a free play. He is the definition of rocks and diamonds.

And he reserved his worst performance for the GF - inexplicable!

I’d be tempted to take Golding from Leeds, I thought he was fantastic for them at the start of the year.

What? Instead of Grix or to freeze Jowitt out completely?

For me he's one of the worst fullbacks in SL - no idea how he keeps his place - He didn't that young kid took it for the GF!

Wasn't he also the one who got absolutely butchered at BV last month?

He's certainly nowhere near Jowitt IMHO

He was just as bad the week before. Makes ways too many unforced errors for my liking.

Yes that's the one Towns, and to use your analogy, rocks in GF

Poor man's Josh Vievers

Yeah, I've not seen too many diamonds from Golding this season, a few rocks....but nobody's perfect, he's mostly been just okay.
Undoubted talent, he keeps getting the shirt at Leeds but fails to have much of an impact, it may be that is the MO at Leeds, I dunno.
Could I see him at Wakey, umm, not really, there doesn't appear to be an opening, a wing berth or anything, short of extra extra cover.
But, ya never know.

Can't see the benefit of bringing Golding in.

If you watch his early season performances he regularly made try saving tackles that he had no right to make. He’s younger than Grix and quicker too. Not to say I’m unhappy with Grix it was just in response to a previous post asking who else you’d have at FB. And also note I said I’d be tempted not that I would.

I’m not sure how you can argue he’s nowhere near Jowitt though, at youth level Jowitt was always preferred I grant you, but over the last season how many times has Jowitt played and played well? Where as Goulding has been starting full back for the grand final winners on a regular basis.

This is hypothetical though based on the assumption we didn’t have Grix.

FFS! How many starts was Jowitt given last season? Two? One of those was a stand out performance away at Salford, the other away at Cas when they were fired up and at full strength to confirm the LLS.

I thought he played against Warrington.

Hence my question marks.

I don't think we need to get wound up by the Golding comment. We have two full backs more than capable of being our star player. We don't need another whether he is better or not.....though he isn't better than either imho.

No need for Ash Golding, Grix has 2 more years, Jowitt will increasingly get more game time as age starts to tell on Scott.

Luke Hooly could well surpass both of them as he develops over the next 24 months.

still was a big reason we did not make semis

Who's we? If you're a Wakefield fan I'm an admirer of Castleford RLFC.

You are correct. He is a big reaon we nearly made the semis.