100% agree which as I said to someone at the game is worrying given he is the only on loan player we have and appears to put more in then some of "our own" players.

Yep, far and away the best players.

Just to add some balance, JH has lost 1.5 stones since arriving, so he is at least trying,

No excuse though - he should have arrived at fighting weight, with only match fitness to achieve.

That's like throwing deckchairs off the Titanic.

Still extremely unfit though.

I did say that.

From what I heard today, his signing and subsequent selection has been extremely divisive; I blame him for turning up in a disgraceful condition, and JK for picking him in that condition.

The sad thing is that with an off-season, he could be outstanding.

Don't see it myself just another average overseas player if he was any good he would still be playing NRL

1st time i ever saw him play yesterday. Im just glad i had a free ticket so i didnt contribute to his wages. The bloke's a disgrace and jk is a disgrace for picking him

To be fair Hickey was involved with our most exciting attacking play of the first half, not hard I know but I thought he deserved some credit !

I was going to point that out, but it's not fashionable at present; his 1-2 interchange with Tommy Lee (?) just in front of their sticks was a touch of class that very nearly put us over for a try.

Yeah that was the one, nice hands. Although he did ruin it by conceeding a penalty.

What i dont understand is why he isnt losing weight, i cant see no difference in him at all. The weight should be falling off him. Its a joke.

Yeah, you would think he would have been involved in some kind of fitness boot camp. Alot of our players seemed to be unfit yesterday ! What I cant understand is why would you play him if he wasnt fit enough to make the initial squad, ok i understand higgins pulled out last minute, but why not move pj back to prop and bring spiers in as a second row (or is he injured ?).

can't see any reason why we shouldn't be the fittest team. we have spent most of the last 4 matches stood at the back of our posts........

fwiw, playing hickey for 16mins total yesterday was a joke. both jarrod and kear should be equally responsible (1 for been so unfitm the other for picking him)

this is turning into a soap opera. 16 mins, 19 the other week. he clearly can't be fit enough if that's all he can manage.

You are spot on, we are effectively playing with 16.5 players instead of 17.

I've been trying to be the voice of reason about him and saying we are being a bit harsh on him but he's run out of time as far as I'm concerend.
I'd rather have Hendo as a prop, or get a loan player, or play a kid.......or even play with 3 props doing more work....but not Hickey until he gets his rather large belly down the gym.

Slimming World group meet at Outwood Memorial Hall on Mondays apparently. I'll even give him a lift!

Your being generous with the 0.5, I dont think he's half a player (other than in size), although only Amor stood out in our pack yesterday.

yeah and Amor aint even our player

I too think he could be a good player and its a big shame he arrived in the condition he did. Lets hope its just first season syndrome. Remember when Wigan fans wanted rid of Pat Richards and Warrington fans were disappointed with Mat King first season. A few games in the U20 maybe should have been the preferred route for Mr Hickey to the first team

Feline, its a "big disgrace" and he won't be with us next season anyway, PR and MK were both close to "world class" so don't hold you're breath with player like Hickey.

I thought you had totally lost it Al, with the reference to MK (Korki) as being close to world class

Good job I re-read feline's post

Another 15mins or so match time against Saints - what good is that for Wakefield ?? I dont know whos most at fault - Kear still playing him or Hickys state of fitness !! The buck stops with the player tho - its a discrace the state he has come over in with all that time waiting for his VISA !!

Well i'm a big fan of Korki but that would be stretching it a touch.

The coach should not have played him, he needs to play in the reserves.

I understand Higgins was going to play but had to pull out at the last minute, Kear could have played one of the kids like Spiers or Trout. There's nothing left to play for this season, it's the perfect chance to give the young lads a shot in the first team, after all it's one of the major reasons P & R was done away with.

On Football Manager i'd never play a player who was under 85% fitness, I've won everything on there so I know what i'm talking about