The Wally Lewis backer famously never paid up shades of Pearman there. As for Mortimer it was Chris Mortimer we got not Steve and for me was a big disappointment. We were expecting a stand off and ended up with a guy who played in the back row. The story went at the time that we signed the wrong brother by mistake. It is nice to know that cock ups are not a recent phenomenon at Wakefield but have been around for years. Will things ever change.

Oh and Mark Graham was gone by the end of November in the days of the winter season and Steve Ella was gone by Easter in the same season. Two players who would have rolled their sleeves up in the current hole we are in would be Nigel Bell and Billy Conway. They could both put a shift in them two.

I remember Ella being class until he had to go home due to injury. He certainly gave us more value for money that Mark Graham and Brent Todd that season.

Rubbish

I know that man and he would be very disappointed to hear you say that. Also as the Clan who played with Wally says that it rubbish .

Thats the trouble with this forum, people can spout insulting garbage and get away with it.

Think I read that in King Wally's book.

Sonny Whakarau

He posts on here from time to time under the name of Falcon, he used to do that rowing thing after we scored and who could forget him being sent off at Haven when we secured the league title.

mopsey

Danny Brough..... I know dwelling on the past.... but he adds a spark that we need

Oi!!! behave yourself, he's confused enough as it is.

Why don't you ask Barry if he paid up or not - he still goes to every game and drinks in the Belle Vue WMDC. As for being in the book - no chance - Ive read King Wally (Lewis's book) and he went for a pint with barry every night - Do you think he would have done that if he didn't pay him

Grow up - and post fact notrandom fiction - leave that job to Ted & Diane!!

nice to see you back where you been ?

Thanks for that

Wally speaks VERY highly of Barry... to this day!!

who would spark us... not sure there are any charismatic characters around who could do that...

except maybe Wayne Bennett.... but that would never, ever happen!

Ask Mark Conway, or any of the other players at the time, about the influence of Mark Ella following the departure of Graham and Brent Todd and i can assure you it will be a completely different story to the tosh you have written.

Bill Gates

Ha I thought the sameyesterday and ondered if Sun Bed Kid had seen him in the Superbowl Car Park

Andrew Johns is over here at the moment, Paul Sculthorpe looks fit?

I remember that well. A good day.

Also, regarding other posts above
Chris Mortimer was never going to be Steve Mortimer but was not a bad aquisition. If you talk to people who played with him at the time he was inspirational leader and tactically astute. He just wasn't an international playmaking halfback......but as I understand it, that is not what he was bought to do.
Also, Brent Todd I agree with, though again I think expectations were not set correctly for what he was good at......but Mark Graham was not a disappointment to me. He put his work in and was one of the best we have ever signed in my opinion (even though only for short stint). Ask Andy Kelly how many times he was put through a gap by him. Another inspirational leader at the time.

Saying that, unless we got them all together they are not the answer to our problem. We need money right now so the inspirational leader is someone like Maurice Lyndsey was to Wigan back in the day. Could forge a club rather than just a team.

As for players, I'd be happy with Belly and Billy back, with a loyal and focused Danny Brough to go with them..........throw in the March twins too.......and a younger JD. There'd be no lack of passion anyway. Throw a couple of tall fast outside backs who could catch Broughys high ball and we are sorted.

Andy on Emmerdale seems to be good at sparking things along with a bent copper.Oh dear,now I really am getting sad.Bring on the new season!

Garen Casey.

Good shout especially if we are dropping down a league.