Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:58 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Having had a while to think about it, the most encouraging thing for me was just how bad Wakey actually are. Of course I have already said I now think it's pretty much impossible for us to stay up, and if we don't string together the wins it will make no odds, but at least we can be sure Wakey won't be winning many more this year.

Were they any worse than you were against Cats? I find it hard to believe, yet you managed to turn it around within a week. I am enjoying the Wakey board though.

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:06 am  

That is one of the interesting side effects of the points deduction for the SL, it could well mean that a side with a worse team, a worse ground, and fewer supporters gets to stay up?
What we need is a few more of the "never say die performances" we put in against Wire in a handful of the games we aren't expected to win to put the pressure on Wakey and Salford - the two teams we still have a chance of overhauling

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:46 am  

tigertot wrote:

Were they any worse than you were against Cats? I find it hard to believe, yet you managed to turn it around within a week. I am enjoying the Wakey board though.

My take on it is that we aren't actually that bad, but for some inexplicable reason, we frequently play as if we are. Whereas Wakey are that bad, but have on odd occasions played above themselves to scrape unfeasible wins.

We were several orders worse against Catalans and on other occasions, than Wakey were on Sunday.

[Bulliac]

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:23 am  

I guess all fans tend to look at their own team first and consider the best performances as "how good they really are" and all the other, somewhat less convincing, shows as just aberrations from this nebulous 'norm' which doesn't really exist. Using that principle, I suppose we think we are much better than Wakey and, no doubt, they feel they are much better than us.

To be honest, it depends on how you turn up and play on the day. In all truth we are not in the same class as Warrington but, on the day, we played to our potential and Wire, for whatever reason, dropped way below theirs and we took the points. Listening to interviews of the Wire squad they seem to be suggesting that they 'disrespected' us, well fine, whatever, but it just shows that if you 'turn up to play*' you always have a chance.

* I define 'turn up to play' as being willing to treat each game as cup final - if we want to stay up, points back or not, that is what we need.

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:20 pm  

What's with the announcer by the way? Very unprofessional and irritating chelping up during the game every 5 minutes, whats that all about?

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:22 pm  

He make me laugh. I like him.

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:34 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

What's with the announcer by the way? Very unprofessional and irritating chelping up during the game every 5 minutes, whats that all about?

It's Alex Simmons, the DJ from the Rugby League radio show Rugby AM. They have players on as guests every time the show is on, I think it must be getting quite popular as they recently recorded their first tv version of the show.

It's just a bit of banter really, not taking things too seriously and just having a laugh where he can. As evidenced by that obstacle course race at half time and his attempt to 'tackle' the guy who was winning!

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:35 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

What's with the announcer by the way? Very unprofessional and irritating chelping up during the game every 5 minutes, whats that all about?

He is very annoying. The only positive is that I can't make out a word he is saying.

[Bulliac]

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:37 pm  

If I'm honest it sounds like they've handed the mike to some guy in the pub. The people around me seem to find him a bit embarrassing.

Never thought I'd say it but if anyone feels like getting a, 'Bring back Steve Long' petition started and needs a seconder, I'm your man.

Re: Wakefield game thread : Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:41 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

If I'm honest it sounds like they've handed the mike to some guy in the pub. The people around me seem to find him a bit embarrassing.

Ditto, it's like a fan is doing it or something out of Pheonix Nights. The atmosphere yesterday should have spoken for itself.

I can take or leave the pre-match/half-time wittering (at the moment, very much in the leave camp), but "banter" from the PA during the match is disrespectful to the teams slogging their guts out on the pitch IMO.

It's very similar to the match announcers at some lower league clubs, so at least we are prepearing in some aspects