Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:32 am  

Come on let us know who it is, the wait is killing me.

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:33 am  

Fordy wrote:

Not quiet enough to keep the Old Wakefield Express guessing though???

Well it sounds like they may be still working through details, although it could just be that they wanted to let WE get the news out first!

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:43 am  

I have to admit Rinaldi is quite a baffling one. He has spent the most recent part of his career in super league playing at hooker, so how does that help the half back situation? Unless of course JK is planning on reverting him back to his original position of scrum half. I hope he turns out to be what we need for right now, but if people except him to be another DB then it won't be long before a new scapegoat is born.

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:49 am  

Or he is being courted by a few clubs and Wakefield think they have the strongest offer. Widnes are looking to sign a playmaker this week too.

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:50 am  

If it is Rinaldi then in my opinion it is a good stopgap signing. He will do us a job for the rest of the season and give us another option in the halfs which is something that we are lacking.

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:51 am  

trinfan71 wrote:

I have to admit Rinaldi is quite a baffling one. He has spent the most recent part of his career in super league playing at hooker, so how does that help the half back situation? Unless of course JK is planning on reverting him back to his original position of scrum half. I hope he turns out to be what we need for right now, but if people except him to be another DB then it won't be long before a new scapegoat is born.

He will probably play hooker. We have 2 issues - one is the lack of a dsitributor / organisor and the other is the quality of ball coming from acting half.

Sam is a great player, but is not noted for either quality.
BJ can distribute, but is better when allowed st second reciever.
Cooke can distribute, but not enough to organise the whole side.
Latu is a runner

JR will hopefully speed our play up by getting better quality ball out - allowing the others to play with a bit more time.

Good move IMO, but not the ultimate answer.

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:52 am  

I kind of hoped this was a joke.....

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:19 am  

He will also help JK to learn french.....

Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:29 pm  

TRB wrote:

He will probably play hooker. We have 2 issues - one is the lack of a dsitributor / organisor and the other is the quality of ball coming from acting half.

Sam is a great player, but is not noted for either quality.
BJ can distribute, but is better when allowed st second reciever.
Cooke can distribute, but not enough to organise the whole side.
Latu is a runner

JR will hopefully speed our play up by getting better quality ball out - allowing the others to play with a bit more time.

Good move IMO, but not the ultimate answer.

so neither a hooker nor half back then?

if he plays hooker then where is everyone gonna fit? unless latu is gonna be out of action for an extended period I am unsure as to the merit of the signing. Rinaldi himself can be ok but we now have 4 hookers and he will be keeping out Davey unless he is played at 7. If he isn't played at 7 then obst and latu will keep out davey. Strange imo

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Re: PLAYMAKER??? : Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:33 pm  

I think Latu is exactly the point. He is unavailable for now. We are having to play Morrison and Cooke at half back.
Surely the Rinaldi option is better than that.

For me, play Rinaldi at hooker and Obst at SH with Jeffries. Cooke fights for a place