Re: Five New Signings : Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:53 am  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

Costa Del Carter says no and he likes oranges!

I'll have to have a word with the lying numpty from the Walnut tree then if Carter says no.

Re: Five New Signings : Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:32 pm  

The ever unreliable Nosey Parker had Paddy Flynn linked with us in this weeks league weekly.

Re: Five New Signings : Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:42 pm  

No thanks.

Hes ok but really do we need any more backs.

We need to spend what cap space is left wisely in the areas we need.

Re: Five New Signings : Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:54 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

No thanks.

Hes ok but really do we need any more backs.

We need to spend what cap space is left wisely in the areas we need.

Yes we do ! a bloody good centre.

Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:05 am  

cheshirecat57 wrote:

Yes we do ! a bloody good centre.

Not sure how bloody good he is there but I presume we've got Caton Brown signed to play there. We already have Gibson, Arundel, Lyne & B Tupou as well, that's quite a few players fighting for 2 spots. I think someone said they heard an interview with CC saying we'll look at Centre next year, presumably when most of these names are off contract. We've got Johnstone & BJB on the wing, plus a couple of those mentioned can fill in there. There's the forgotten man in Owen as well. Not sure if he's going or what. Jowitt at FB with Grix as back up. Imo the back line isn't somewhere we need to spend our relatively limited resources.

For me, it's in the forwards money needs spending. We've lost Scruton, Anderson, Yates and Walker and have only brought in Hirst so far and we don't know if Fifita's signed yet. You'd think we'd need at least 2 more Props, not including Fifita. Especially how this year we became light there when we got a few injuries. Without some power in the forwards, it won't matter who we have in the halfbacks , Centre or wing.

Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:24 am  

Has it been announced Walker is going as he is under contract for next year?

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Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:54 am  

Andrew Fifita says he's fed up with NRL after being omitted from Kangaroo selection.

2 Fifitas at Wakefield would be nice!!!!

Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:09 am  

1 Fifita at Wakefield would be nice.

Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:26 am  

Yes, I think we are OK in the centres too, for now.

Much more pressing positions to fill at this stage.

Centre should be the project for this time next year. I'm not saying we should get rid of them all, as I dont think any are poor. I think it is more qauntity over quality.

Maybe bring one in that is pure classs, and then there to be competition for the remaining spots.

Not sure about both Fifita's in same team, as good as it would look on paper. I actually read a feature on David Fifita in one of the rugby magazines a couple of months ago, and he was saying that in his younger days, he got into trouble when he was around his brothers. Would rather keep the one we have with no adversity

Re: Five New Signings : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:52 am  

Shifty Cat wrote:

For me, it's in the forwards money needs spending. We've lost Scruton, Anderson, Yates and Walker and have only brought in Hirst so far and we don't know if Fifita's signed yet. You'd think we'd need at least 2 more Props, not including Fifita. Especially how this year we became light there when we got a few injuries. Without some power in the forwards, it won't matter who we have in the halfbacks , Centre or wing.

Totally agree and its not only at prop. Second row also looks very suspect Ashurts is a reasonable player. Molloy can fill in but very injury prone, Kirmond worries me and I really wonder if he has that much left. Tupou is the biggest waste of money this club has ever made and although he may hang around in order to draw his huge salary , his body is shot and I think he will offer even less next year.