WakefieldCityLoyal
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2 hours ago, Damien said:
I suppose Wakefield will be hoping he does a similar kind of job on limited resources that he did at Castleford. Probably as good an appointment as any for the Championship but a fair few question marks after his Warrington tenure.
We won’t have limited resources.
Up the Trin
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7 minutes ago, daz39 said:
So is the we've had to put up with from some of them over the last 20 years, good riddance.
You haven’t had to put up with anything, nobody’s bothered about you.
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Unlucky tonight but we’ve been poor for much of the season. Get takeover sorted come back stronger.
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Radio saying referee’s having a nightmare and Proctors not been much better.
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Forgot we had a game tonight. Least this season’s nearly done then onto IMG qualifiers next season and SL proper 2025.
Up the Trin
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4 hours ago, Taffy Tiger said:
We were , but times have changed. Too many teams were going into heavy debt as a result of trying to meet new stadia requirements and so RFL changed the criteria . Cas no longer had to upgrade WR . We still don't have to upgrade WR , but if we don't then it will cost us a point , which when combined with the point we can't get for location , would leave us with only 18 achievable points out of the 20. With that in mind , we have no choice but to put into place Plan B, if Planning Permission isn't forthcoming (I still believe it will be though , hopefully) . IMG have set criteria for teams to get the extra point , and Cas , to their credit , have found a Plan B that can achieve this .
I fully take on board that this isn't perhaps what IMG were intending to happen with their new system , but this kind of thing will always happen in situations like this where points are awarded for specific attributes . You can't blame Cas , in fact you could say that we have been very resourceful in finding an alternative way around the stadium situation. Indeed , in moving seats to Princess Street stand , this will also reduce capacity of ground , hence more points (well fractions of a point) for utilisation of stadium.
That said , Cas fans would love to see new stadium plans come to fruition , and I do agree that £2M would be much better spent in upgrading the ground , all Cas fans would agree , but needs must I'm afraid.
Can the 2m council money be used for a temporary upgrade, thought it was community/ grassroots facilities.
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2 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:
We’re always told how people engage with their club when their competition position is at risk. Everyone remembers that Wakey vs Cas game a few years back. But the reality is, even with clubs on the line in one single game, less people came to watch that than a mid-table match with 6th spot at stake
Of course the crowd would be less if it was 11th versus 12th. But that MPG shows that it wouldn’t be any higher even with relegation on the line.
It was 11000 sell out, would have been more if capacity allowed.
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3 hours ago, Fevrover said:
It's only taken Wakefield 28 years - yes TWENTY EIGHT years to sort that dump out ,but hey they have a flat pitch!
A flat full size pitch should be standard for all teams.
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4 hours ago, Fevrover said:
So by your reckoning our pitch which as served us well for over 100 years isn't fit for SL ? But because Castleford have a flat pitch ( but garbage ground) they are ok ?
Flat but not full size.
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Come on Wakefield
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If we start well we may have a chance, if Saints start well our heads will go down and they’ll probably put a big score on us.
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12 minutes ago, JM2010 said:
I thought it was basically lowest placed B gets relegated. The only way to be safe from relegation is to become a grade A
That’s the aim, grade A
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32 minutes ago, Spidey said:
Would be interesting to know how high London in this example would need to finish to avoid being outscored by clubs below
Its all clear as Mud - I'm sure we'll all know the full details at the appropriate time
The first few seasons will be interesting, when are IMG scores announced? is it a live scoring system? You could know who’s relegated/promoted before season even starts.
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49 minutes ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:
Could someone who understands the process explain if the following is possible:
London somehow fluke their way through the play offs and win promotion. They replaced Wakefield. Next season they manage to finish 11th. Wakefield failed to win the championship the following year finishing third and not making the play off final. However when we run the spreadsheet Wakefield outscore all the championship clubs and also London. Thus we relegate London and promote Wakefield. Because if that is possible I can imagine the outcry.
That’s correct if a SL grade B scores lower than a championship grade B the championship grade B will be promoted. Getting promoted this season if you’re a weak B will be interesting, that’s if they keep it 12 team league.
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5 hours ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said:
Wasn't it this one?
Looks an absolute beauty. What a shame they had to knock it down. It would probably be listed nowadays!
That’s the one, we knocked it down straight after the Bradford fire only to find out later we didn’t need to. So the story goes.
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13 hours ago, The 4 of Us said:
Being a bit of a saddo, I looked at the space they have on google. There’s more than appears at a sideways glance.
I always thought there were issues behind with the houses, but there is a road in between.
There is a partial roof on the right hand side which you think could be extended fairly easily along the length of the ground.
However, if they are looking for some fairly inexpensive and heavy engineering light coverage, they could look to something like a heavy duty awning/canopy type cover which would make the area look much better than it is now and provide much needed cover.
There’s space for a decent stand on the western terrace, we used to have one can’t you remember the old west stand.
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57 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:
Apologies, I haven’t been since 2021. Has the below been removed now?
Yes
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4 hours ago, north yorks trinity said:
Not expecting much from this game to be honest. Twice bitten, thrice shy after having big hopes at Hudds and Hull. I'm dealing with the stress by writing the season off and assuming relegation is inevitable so I'm not at all nervous about tonight. I generally go to all home games but rarely travel. I'll do something else tonight and avoid scores till I have a sneaky peek after full time (at which point maybe I'll be a little nervous for a few seconds but at least it'll be over quickly)!
It's probably a bit of coping mechanism which I hope isn't shared by the players! I'll be satisfied if I hear that they've shown a basic level of competence and complete commitment, whatever the outcome.
Of course if they do win, it's all on again. Not sure whether that'd be good or not; I can stand the despair but it's the hope that kills you!!
That’s my coping mechanism mate, that performance against cas drained any hope of avoiding bottom. The ground improvements and hopefully take over are keeping me going.
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New coach effect for them has me worried, big game but not be all and end all.
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48 minutes ago, meast said:
Maybe Wakefield fans should be worried about their own players and coach rather than who is officiating?
You’re right we should, but we’re not and that shouldn’t be the case, we should be looking forward to a good derby game.
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53 minutes ago, JM2010 said:
Wigan, Warrington, Leeds, St Helens, Catalans. Who is the 6th Grade A?
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FFS Chris Kendall two games on the trot.
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5 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
Yup. I want to give the IMG system a chance as at least there will finally be some accountability for SL teams in terms of minimum standards, and also because the current P & R system has definite problems of its own, but I can't help thinking that at the end of next season the scoring is going to be fairly close between a few teams and it might come down to team A having won half a dozen more games than team B, but team B gets the nod for SL because it has 500 more social media followers, or has just bought a big screen, or has a 1,000 smaller ground capacity, or is situated in an area with a population of 10,000 more than team A.
It will certainly be interesting and hope it will be credible, accurate and transparent. Will the IMG scoring be live throughout the season?
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Good appointment, hope he does well.
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Fri 22nd Sept: SL: Wakefield Trinity v Hull Kingston Rovers KO 20:00
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Can I have your ticket then.
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