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Rioman

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  1. One of the last great ball handling forwards along with Lee Crooks.
  2. Further breaking news: Mafeking has been relieved
  3. Different owners, different players and no brass.
  4. ATEOD does it matter the ratio of adults to kids? It is people young and old watching Rugby League at Wakefield probably in numbers not seen for many a year at Belle Vue. A winning team (hopefully) will get the young wanting to come back in future years, and us oldies may yet see some silverware at the club before we shuffle off. As I've said on another thread, it won't be easy in the Championship, there will be 'blips' along the way but the feeling is that something is building at the club and ticket sales to date are an indication that people want to be a part of it.
  5. Yes it is an option.
  6. The upturn in interest is probably down to a two or three factor: Having a new owner who has 'a few quid' but also the business acumen to run the club. A whole new coaching and back office structure. A ground that is at long last being developed. This combination of factors has led to a wave of optimism and excitement for the future the like of which I've not seen in fifty years of watching Wakefield Trinity. We'll never know but, had Wakefield avoided relegation and with the factors mentioned above perhaps they might not have limped along. It won't be easy in the Championship and there are one or two supporters getting a bit ahead of themselves. There'll be some blips along the way but early signs are that a sleeping giant may be awakened.
  7. Neither has ours. He's responded to questions from interviewers and also told Wakefield supporters what he brings to the table and what he proposes to do. Communication with the supporters has been sadly lacking in the last few years, so we're finding it quite refreshing. Hardly "shouting his mouth off is it?"
  8. The Aussies trotting out the excuses yet?
  9. Eddie Syzmala from Barrow. Decent player and as tough as they come.
  10. The wife reckons if we'd a quid for every time I've come back from a Wakey game and said " I'm not going again.", we'd have enough to buy the club. Fifty years now and still going and still will be next season.
  11. If you're on about the western terrace, the dugouts have not been at that side all season and when they were they weren't concrete, they were uPVC and perspex with some crappy chairs in them.
  12. I've just watched it here in the UK on YouTube. Sad to see the best RL player I've ever seen with such a condition. Even his Neuro Physician was in tears talking about him/it. The xrays comparing Wally's brain to a 'normal' brain were a tough watch. When asked, would he do it all again his answer was in the affirmative, and as has been stated, he has no interest in pursuing any legal action. Find it on YouTube, well worth a watch.
  13. If you hadn't put ten posts on the topic in the last hour you may have had time to find said article.
  14. Hardly a few sketches though is it?
  15. Probably. As the Western terrace is not included in this phase, although the dugouts will be relocated to the Eastern side giving a slightly better view of the shins.
  16. Currently 7258 and will increase to 8866, The capacity of the new stand will be 2507 and renovations to the North Stand will allow that to function with a full capacity of 3500. There'll also be a permanent electronic display screen (scoreboard?) in the NW corner.
  17. 1. Wakefield till I die 2. Always had a soft spot for Dewsbury from games in the Jack Austin, Keith Mason, Johnny Wolford era 3. Favourite Amateur team. Sharlston Rovers 4. Australian Team Rabbitohs and Queensland in SoO
  18. Doubt there'll be any clubs around then.
  19. It's called a 'Sale', most retailers have them. Clearing out stock from the old supplier as next year there is a new one. A similar sale happened a couple of years ago when they changed suppliers (Kooga) to the present one. Move along, nothing to see in this one.
  20. Think he had a short spell at Fev towards the backend of his career when he was around forty.
  21. Point of order. We have Touch Judges in Rugby League not linesmen.
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