: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:15 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

still, it does pose the question of why Wakefield are willing to take a punt on an untried, untested Samoan, yet not on a young british player

Unfortunately the recent RFL backtrack on the number of imports has allowed this singing, and many like it, to happen.

I’m disappointed that another import will be playing for Trinity next season but the fact is the a pack already lacking in depth suffered the loss of Moore for the season dues to illness and the youth players not already in the 25 man squad are not up to it yet. In terms of numbers he is needed. Trinity had a part time player in their 17 against Leeds.

Whether or not there are better players in the championship is another matter. The club have recruited heavily from this source in the past and many have worked out but perhaps there just was not the talent there this time.

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:17 pm  

Catnap wrote:

No really Aye O.K

So transparent isn't he/she, one very nasty poster is this one mate if you rattle it's cage(s).

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:20 pm  

vastman wrote:

So transparent isn't he/she, one very nasty poster is this one mate if you rattle it's cage(s).

Am I? Oh dear.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:22 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

still, it does pose the question of why Wakefield are willing to take a punt on an untried, untested Samoan, yet not on a young british player

Really? Young British players have been holding our team together for most of last season and the start of this one, still they're not up to the whino standard of youngster so you wouldn't have noticed them would you

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:24 pm  

vastman wrote:

So transparent isn't he/she, one very nasty poster is this one mate if you rattle it's cage(s).

Aye they get their rs's smacked in their trolling attempts on our board so have to come on the VT to rally support

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:30 pm  

Marsdengiant wrote:

This is not anti wakey.

I think every post of your I've ever read has been anti Wakey.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:31 pm  

TURFEDOUT wrote:

I love it how you always exagerate ,3 years since he played for Samoa??
Actually bit closer to 2years isnt it??
It was you that made the big deal about him not playing for Samoa - when you can see he has.

Just let all the bitterness spill out,go on, have a good old cry.

You could have quite simply admitted you made a mistake.

But hey ho,you can now keep your fingers crossed that he doesnt get a Visa.

You may wish to count the months/days. Go ahead.

The Bulldogs site said no rep honours. I thanked you for the pres cutting of his game.

No bitterness sweetie. as others on here have posted: Why take a reserve grade NRL player? You have been in SL over a decade and still resort to this type of recruitment. understandable for a newly promoted team....but Wakey

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:33 pm  

deeHell wrote:

I think every post of your I've ever read has been anti Wakey.

Really? Wow. Do you have any comments on the benefit to our game of signing reserve grade NRL players?

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:33 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

still, it does pose the question of why Wakefield are willing to take a punt on an untried, untested Samoan, yet not on a young british player

Should we all sign big fat NZ players on big money like a certain club which shouldn't need to due to having the worlds most fantastic production line of talent? I'll tell you this much I suspect Winterstien will likely bring more to SL than Greg Eastwood will should he ever arrive. Sam Obst arrived as an unknown and has been a credit to the game and I am yet to see a British player I would even come close to replacing him with.

As for playing young British players Wakefields recent record holds up rather well these days.

If you were there last friday you will have seen Pitts, Bibb, Ferguson, Atkins, Snitch, Gleeson, Blaymire and Blake play. All eight were given their SL chance at Wakefield. Whilst only five of the 17 were overseas, 2 of whom in JD and Obst have been here that long they can apply for citizenship or does that only work for you if it's a certain Saints prop as we know your hypocrisy on these issues knows no bounds.

Re: RFL and Wakey signing : Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:34 pm  

Marsdengiant wrote:

Am I? Oh dear.

Yep, and gutless. The sheers audacity of a Shudds fan questioning the integrity is hysterical yet strangely sad and predictable. Have you actually produced a single player of any quality in ten years of SL?