What makes me laugh is we getting hammered every week but all these so called big clubs are wanting our players.if i was t smith (for example) at this moment in time i wouldnt be looking at any wakey player

A bit quick off the mark here aren't yer, one Wakey fan and one Salford fan does not rate him, plus a couple what are a bit cool on him coming, and all of a sudden there's a campaign against him according to you.

Very simplistic way of looking at things.

Just because a team aren't performing well together on the pitch doesn't mean that team isn't filled with quality players.

Squad announced for Sunday:-

Scott Anderson
Chris Annakin
Joe Arundel
Dean Collis
Pita Godinet
Tom Johnstone
Danny Kirmond
Reece Lyne
Paul McShane
Jacob Miller
Jon Molloy
Richard Owen
Chris Riley
Matt Ryan
Nick Scruton
Mickael Simon
Dan Smith
Tim Smith
Danny Washbrook

No Craig Hall again. Maybe he has played his last game for Trinity????

Very good point.

Lets look at this another way, Players like anyone else in life like to feel secure. What if the club have been very slow to sign up any of our lads who don't have a contract beyond next season. If so , who can blame them for not wanting to get a contract.

You could also take this a little further, lets suppose the vast majority of our squad are leaving for pastures new. To me this would answer many of the questions about the performance of the team.

Bronco's were getting hammered even worse last year but their ex players are going well at Cas.

Really

Has Jamie Rooney signed for Hull FC yet?

I guess the plan is to sign a duel registration agreement with Hull the way it is going. I do not remember anyone being disappointed when he was not offered a contract and now we are to accept that he will make a difference.
I have witnessed some bad seasons but this one is the worst I have known both on and off the field.

Would you like to point out what makes him a bad option and why?

Played for us one season, went to Salford, then Hull with various clubs on loan in between. We only signed him initially because he was cheap and despite this we moved him on after only one season.
I should ask you what does he bring other than to take the place of Godinet because it looks like he is not going to drop Miller.

Yes, Really. But there is a more important reason for them than Smith just been good enough.

It could be that McShane is going before his contract expires and is worth nothing to Trinity in terms of transfer fee?

Let's forget that he was at Saints also, when they swapped him for Gaskell.
Why would he replace Godinet?
When the new coach comes in I'm sure he can see that Miller should definitely be a no go starter.

Players departing to trim the wage bill?
Players departing so the new man can bring in his own players?
Based on the lower than anticipated gates id go for the former.

Perhaps if they reverted bacj to student tickets and 60 for consessions they might get a bigger attendance. Once you lose season ticket holders it is extremely hard to get them back.

Perhaps so!

Pretty sure the numbers don't back this up especially student tickets

I'd like to see the figures as well to be honest as it's not just a case of getting public through the gates it's also food, drink and merchandising sales lost on the day. Short sighted to say the least in my opinion and not looking wider or longer term building the fan base...

In terms of player departures as long as we lose the dead wood that haven't pulled their weight then fine but McShane does not fit within this. Losing Dan Smith would also be a blow.

That would be his brother Cameron

I think Howarth coming in would vastly improve us. Godinet is one of our best players, he's creative and dangerous in attack. When we played Wigan at home, he linked up pretty effectively with Smith. He's wasted coming on for 20 minutes a game. Howarth can do that 20 minutes, Godinet to Stand Off and although I personally don't rate Miller, if Hall is to leave than he can go to FB.

You can't be serious of playing Miller at full back. He couldn't tackle a big boys dinner. You ought to be on the selection committee.

Apart from Owen last week, Miller has been the best full back for us and played well there.
You clearly haven't been going.

That's not a good thing.

Nope, a squad full of awful fullbacks, young Jowitt aside as I've not seen him play. Sounds like Owen should be the number 1, particularly if as it seems Hall is on his way out of the club. Great chance for Johnstone to get some regular game time though.

Miller is am awful player, at fullback his ineffectiveness is less obvious. Sadly with Hall and Sammut the only two other options to play 6, notwithstanding Godinet who needs to interchange with McShane at hooker, we have a situation where no one else can play SO, unless Collis fancies being a running half, but that would be a complete unknown.