WakefieldCityLoyal
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Good interview on Radio Leeds this evening, all sounds good.
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2 hours ago, Monkeymagic22 said:
I accept that, but you are apparently spending the most money ever in the Championship, but are still using duel reg?. Fev may have failed last season, but at least we were self sufficient enough to only use our own players.
We will still be self sufficient, full time, elite academy and running a reserve team. Because we’re late signing players duel reg with the strongest deepest squad in SL will help.
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9 hours ago, LeytherRob said:
Front is really nice for both kits, back would look better with only the 1 sponsor above the number. Doesn't look like there is much room for the players names on the back of those
The away shirt hasn’t been officially released, you’re looking at leaked images of the Scholarship/academy shirts so sponsors are different.
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9 minutes ago, sam4731 said:
Look at the PL. By this measure, Arsenal at Highbury, Spurs at WHL, City at Maine Road etc, shouldn't have been in the Premier League.
The difference is that there is a general consensus that clubs stadia need to move forward either through new stadia or major renovation.
Now teams shouldn't be punished for not building or developing but there has to be a recognition that things at some point will have to change.
Both Wakefield and Cas have recognised that.. and again.. and again and every time has been a false dawn and no one really believes them anymore.
I believe work started on Belle Vue more than 12 months ago.
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2 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:
They should strive to get to a point where they can't be kicked out. That's the whole point.
Exactly, it’s up to clubs to get as many points as possible.
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9 minutes ago, Leonard said:
It's all fair and no complaints can be had. Wakey even have a small stand now.
That’s not included in this score it will in the next one.
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1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said:
In all seriousness though it is not out of the question for a team to "sell" a lot of junior season tickets (The future of our game 0-7 get in for a penny) to boost numbers which means there has to be some way to actually audit the amount of people in attendance.
Don’t some clubs offer free season tickets for kids already?
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Pleased with our grading, plenty to work on and I’m sure we will.
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15 minutes ago, Whippet13 said:
Statement on aims from the new owner and details of some changes at the club:
Brilliant news, exciting times.
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13 minutes ago, Gates1 said:
Haha I know regards Miller, as a Cas fan, I just wish they (or anyone else) would take him!
I think as much as it can be a tough league, there's almost a case of you dont need to start the season with a really strong squad, you can pick up so many players mid season through loans ect! I expect to see some of the likes of Ryan Hampshire, Sam Eseh (back on loan), Elliot Wallis, Richie Myler, Adam Milner, Hugo Salabio, Olpherts and similar, who are all based locally and will go well in the championship join on loan mid season.
Alongside maybe a high profile NRL signing or two.
You’re probably not far wrong regards the squad, I expect funds will be channeled on off field IMG criteria making sure all boxes are ticked that we possibly can tick. Investing in things LED advertising boards etc gaining as many img points as possible. Regarding Miller he’s got 2 years left on a very lucrative contract he’s not going anywhere. You should have done what we did, gone down and get rid of unwanted high earners.
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36 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:
You do know he’s not that rich? He owns a business on fev industrial estate not a chain of big businesses, he’s prob got less money than Campbell and clough at fev. He’s just taking over a club that is already at a good advantage. He will put money in this year but if they go up he won’t have too and probably won’t.
We will have to see what happens
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1 hour ago, Rovers13 said:
Wakey are in for a shock this season. Their squad looks poor to me so far.
What squad? We haven’t officially announced a squad yet.
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27 minutes ago, Agbrigg said:
As a fellow Wakey fan, I just think you are jumping the gun. Yes as a club we are now in a good place, but don't take things for granted.
I was only joking, having a laugh at someone on here. I do anticipate a good enough IMG score though.
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45 minutes ago, The Masked Poster said:
Nah mate, you’ve got at least one new person who hopes Wakefield don’t get promoted now.
Promotion is already confirmed IMG IMG IMG
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3 hours ago, The Masked Poster said:
Nice backtrack attempt but it's already out there . "We will be back in SL next year".
That is absolutely entitlement, thinking because you have been relegated, none of the existing championship clubs will have a chance. A year really isn't a long time so watch this space....
It’s not entitlement it’s IMG scoring.
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51 minutes ago, PREPOSTEROUS said:
I don't think id be too keen to see Trinity artificially saved by going going to 14 clubs. Let's face it all the best players have gone and we'd be left with the scraps again, this time with two other clubs fighting over them too. It would be a repeat of the season just gone which was not an enjoyable experience.
Haven’t you believed the no relegation rumours.
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16 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:
So wakey didn’t deserve to go down then as they weren’t worse side just petered out?
When the rules state that play off winners are champions then you are the best team in the league if you win the play off final. I’d prefer the league format of winning the league makes you champions because play off Rugby makes winning the league irrelevant.
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23 hours ago, Rovers13 said:
League table never lies to me griff tbh, we were the best side in the division just for some reason can’t get up for the games that matter.
League table can lie, especially when winning it doesn’t make you champions. It’s all about the timing and management when play offs decide who’s champions.
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2 hours ago, Damien said:
Yes. Hull has always been traditionally very strong with strong amateur and underage teams. It's amazing how this has never translated to professional level like it has in Wigan or St Helens. The ingredients have been there and the catchment certainly is, even with 2 teams.
St Helens?
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4 hours ago, meast said:
Talking to a mate who is a wakey fan, poor lad, he is extremely sceptical about this guy, his words were something along the lines of there's always a worry when people TALK about what they're going to do, what will happen rather than it actually happening.
I'm not saying this fella won't be true to his word, but there's an awful lot of talk about how much money he's got and what he's going to do and what Wakefield will
Tell your mate not to worry
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3 hours ago, Barley Mow said:
I don't think it is a waste of money.
With having had the last two years in Super League, Wakefield will almost certainly currently be in the top 12 clubs in terms of attendance, finance, social media engagement and on field performance for the IMG gradings. Their stadium does/will meet the top IMG grade requirements. The only negative they seem to have is their catchment area - which one of their main competitors (Featherstone) share.
With the grade calculated over three years, on field performance is therefore likely to be pretty important for them next year (and a winning team is also likely to have better attendance, finance and social media engagement).
The clubs they are likely to be competing with for the 12th graded SL place in 2025 are Featherstone and Toulouse. If Fev go up this year, it seems likely that Wakefield (with the advantages of two years out of three in SL to Fev's one) will replace them in 2025 - a good year on field in the championship will help this. If Toulouse go up this year (having already had a year in SL) who gets that place in 2025 is likely to be closer and staying full-time and winning the championship (along with better attendance, etc) could tip the balance.
Once those 2025 SL places are confirmed, it is going to take something pretty drastic for there to be any promotion/relegation going forward. Next year could be vital in deciding the 12th club long term - Trinity are in the box seat, but (particularly if Toulouse were promoted this year) next year could be critical for the club's long term future and being full-time will help them a large amount.
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3 hours ago, sentoffagain2 said:
Without promotion it would appear to be a waste of money.But have they heard that SL will be expanded to 14 teams in the next couple of years.Being full time would help them if that is the case.SL will go to 14 teams it's just a matter of when.
Looking at the IMG criteria I’d be confident of top 12,score.
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11 hours ago, Agbrigg said:
I have no interest in this game or the result.
Can I have your ticket then.
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We’re struggling to put a quality squad together at short notice so I’m happy with the duel reg with Wigan. It’s not embarrassing in my opinion.
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