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But still not a sleeping giant, let's not pretend.

Born in Fev, lived in Wakefield for 47 years... now't against Wakey fans, most of my mate's support them. What more can I say, local rivalry and all that...

And by having an system in place that chooses the teams in Super League other than on field performance should be irrelevant. It can be the best, most up to date restaurant, with LED lights and loads of space, but if its a MacDonalds its still just a burger joint.

Really!!! Having had 25 years at the top table, with the same Sky money as Saint, Wigan, Wire and Leeds. Pull the other one, it's got bells on.

You have more confidence than me.

Wow, what a bite!!!! Slating Fev having had to beg to borrow our training facilities when coming out of the covid restrictions, your club is a joke. From the author of the sleeping giants thread, as if Wakefield could be classed as a sleeping giant. Apart from the sixties, when you won 5 of the seven major trophies you have won (champions on CC), you have done nothing. Just remind us all how many years you sat at the top table, taking all the sky TV money on offer, you wasted the same amount of money that got Saints, Wigan, Wire and Leeds where they are. You obviously think that now you have a money man you can talk a 'boad of lollocks', well jog on. Wakefield are just as bad as Cas, you've had the funding and done nothing.

So you believe trying to charge fans of a championship club top end super league prices without knowing what level the level of team they will be watching is acceptable? Having a membership last season, my intention is to buy tickets on a match by match basis, and I am sure I am not the only one. They are not doing themselves any favours by keeping us in the dark.

Then submit a bill for £450k...

Really disappointed that we seem either incapable or unwilling to finish recruiting / announcing the squad. This does nothing to encourage people to purchase memberships for next season. Most other teams seem to be concluding squads, and a lot look far stronger than we are.

More than likely as Fev would not have remained in SL under IMG criteria.

In the forum MOM totals, there were 15 players who scored more points than Cozza... so I guess that he didn't impress that much. For what it is worth I would have kept Cozza.

Just thought I would look at the new player sponsorship, more to see if there were any players not yet announced. There was.... someone called Greek Minikin They obviously need to improve the proof reading.

Not really sure that championship clubs got much out of Viaplay, except reduced attendances on TV games.

By giving aging Aussies one last pay pay day. As I said, SL has been in charge of the game for a long period of time, and SL club chairman are in charge, not the RFL. The funding of the game, from amateur upwards just isn't there. Any funding for junior / community clubs will only decrease due to funding of girls football. There has been over 20 years for SL to grow the game, but if growing the game conflicts with self interest then nothing seems to happen. How long do we need to keep going down the same path and getting the same results, is that not the definition of insanity?

And that is with the current incumbents of SL and nothing else. SL has existed for over 20% of the existence of the game, not something that is new. It purely works on a top down structure in which the sport at lower levels is slowly dying due to lack of funding. But as long as the top clubs, who are probably in the best position to generate income anyway, receive the lions share of the media funding then nothing will change. And not allowing clubs, outside of the chosen few as allocated by the RFL, to be able to develop their own players further restricts RL below SL.

A big middle would be nice.

Guess that was part of the deal in Sam Eseh signing for Wigan... I would expect that we will see him more in a Wakefield shirt than a Wigan one, at least for next year.

I thought so too... I was hoping for red and white.

Fev away shirt..

Updated on opening post on page 1

Away shirt out... was hoping for the red retro one.

We look like we need at least 3 or 4 more middles.

We still have Lacans, who I thought was unlucky not to play in the playoffs.

My problem is, with Addy we have 8 players announced, and we are expected to sign up for memberships that are the highest in the league, and higher than half of SL. I have no real issue with Addy, I haven't seen enough of him to comment, but we need to have a little feel good around the team.... if we had one. Not sure that Ford is the man to take us forward.

So much for getting rid of the over 30's...